LETTERS TO OUR GRANDCHILDREN
Dear Angela, Tiffany and Daniel,
It has been said that families who really love the way God intended…think they are the only family in the world who loves that way. Okay, it was me who said it. Ha. Only I have seen evidence that it may be true. There are things that we want to say to you and a letter is the best way to convey it.
It has been said that families who really love the way God intended…think they are the only family in the world who loves that way. Okay, it was me who said it. Ha. Only I have seen evidence that it may be true. There are things that we want to say to you and a letter is the best way to convey it.
Dear Angela…Our first born grandchild. How sweet you are! We were at your Great Grandmother’s 80th birthday party on September 24, 1983, at the Tupelo school cafeteria when your Aunt Betty came in and said that your dad had called and was trying to contact us. The message was too precious for us to hear second-hand, so he just told her to have us call him back. We knew probably what it was about and we hurried home to call him. Sure enough, you had made us grandparents! What a wonderful feeling!
We hurried back to the party and told the great news! We hurried home and packed our stuff and left for Fritch, Texas. We got to hold you and take pictures of you when you were only23 hours old and you were already settled in at home.
We are so blessed and so glad that you all moved here in February of 1986. It has been great following your progress through school and your growing up years…through your infant years, kindergarten, T Ball, grade school, soft ball, basketball, academics, spelling bees, graduation from 8th grade (valedictorian), Going to state several times in high school softball, home coming queen, high school graduation (Valedictorian), and college. It has been a joy following you through it all.
We are proud of your current endeavors and pray that you reach your dream in life…that of realizing your dream of wanting and being able to help people as much as you can. What a great way to spend your life. We are so proud of you and we love you so very much!
We hurried back to the party and told the great news! We hurried home and packed our stuff and left for Fritch, Texas. We got to hold you and take pictures of you when you were only23 hours old and you were already settled in at home.
We are so blessed and so glad that you all moved here in February of 1986. It has been great following your progress through school and your growing up years…through your infant years, kindergarten, T Ball, grade school, soft ball, basketball, academics, spelling bees, graduation from 8th grade (valedictorian), Going to state several times in high school softball, home coming queen, high school graduation (Valedictorian), and college. It has been a joy following you through it all.
We are proud of your current endeavors and pray that you reach your dream in life…that of realizing your dream of wanting and being able to help people as much as you can. What a great way to spend your life. We are so proud of you and we love you so very much!
Dear Tiffany,
Our second born grandchild. If anything is sweeter than a granddaughter, it has to be two of them!
We didn’t get to go to Fritch quite as soon when you were born, but you were only two weeks old when we got to hold you for the first time. What a joy it was! Aunt Ke Ke once had told your dad, because he complained at times of her being so moody, that she hoped that he had six girls just like her. LOL When he had two baby girls in a row, he was beginning to think she had put a jinx on him. LOL But he was really proud of his two little daughters.
It has been great following you through the years too. You have gained many honors also…T ball, kindergarten Queen, spelling bees, 8th grade graduation, (valedictorian), high school (Valedictorian), college, marriage and four precious children. You and Beau are doing a wonderful job of rearing them up for God. We are so proud of you and we love you so very much!
Our second born grandchild. If anything is sweeter than a granddaughter, it has to be two of them!
We didn’t get to go to Fritch quite as soon when you were born, but you were only two weeks old when we got to hold you for the first time. What a joy it was! Aunt Ke Ke once had told your dad, because he complained at times of her being so moody, that she hoped that he had six girls just like her. LOL When he had two baby girls in a row, he was beginning to think she had put a jinx on him. LOL But he was really proud of his two little daughters.
It has been great following you through the years too. You have gained many honors also…T ball, kindergarten Queen, spelling bees, 8th grade graduation, (valedictorian), high school (Valedictorian), college, marriage and four precious children. You and Beau are doing a wonderful job of rearing them up for God. We are so proud of you and we love you so very much!
Dear Daniel…It’s so great having a grandson too! Baby boys are sweet too...as you well know now. You were about 20 minutes old when we first laid eyes on you! We saw you turn over in your little hospital crib before you were 30 minutes old. You had already gotten tired of lying on your back.
You had a big audience that day. Your dad, Angela and Tiffany, Pa-Pa and me, Maxine, Brenda, Janice and Maggie and I think Jared was there. We have pictures of all of us there. Nanna and Granddad came a little later.
You have always been a tough one. We all think you had to be …the way your big sisters roughed you up all your little life. (But Dan, as rough as they were on you, we have proof that they loved you. We have a picture of you as a tiny (Well…you were never really tiny) little baby…and Tiffany is up in bed with you and Ang is on her way up and they are both there with little puckered up lips…ready to give you sugars.)
We are proud of your accomplishments, Daniel. You have also excelled in whatever you were involved in. Drug poster contest winner...and getting to go see the governor, baseball, basketball, 8th grade graduation (valedictorian) winning state baseball in 2005 your senior year, high school graduation (valedictorian), college years.
We are proud of you and Shanelle and the way you are raising your 3 precious sons. We love you so very much!
Pa-Pa and I and your Mom and Dad speak often about how very blessed we all are in you three Grands.You had a big audience that day. Your dad, Angela and Tiffany, Pa-Pa and me, Maxine, Brenda, Janice and Maggie and I think Jared was there. We have pictures of all of us there. Nanna and Granddad came a little later.
You have always been a tough one. We all think you had to be …the way your big sisters roughed you up all your little life. (But Dan, as rough as they were on you, we have proof that they loved you. We have a picture of you as a tiny (Well…you were never really tiny) little baby…and Tiffany is up in bed with you and Ang is on her way up and they are both there with little puckered up lips…ready to give you sugars.)
We are proud of your accomplishments, Daniel. You have also excelled in whatever you were involved in. Drug poster contest winner...and getting to go see the governor, baseball, basketball, 8th grade graduation (valedictorian) winning state baseball in 2005 your senior year, high school graduation (valedictorian), college years.
We are proud of you and Shanelle and the way you are raising your 3 precious sons. We love you so very much!
