An Appreciation Letter To My Grandmother
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An Appreciation Letter To My Grandmother

No love compares to the love we share and that is so special to me.

Marissa Danielle Rosa
Jan 16, 2017
Mount Saint Mary College
3815
An Appreciation Letter To My Grandmother
Jo Ann Rosa

Dear Grandma,

I know you may never actually read this even if I post it to your Facebook wall. I do give you a lot of credit for welcoming the new age of technology with an open mind despite the struggles you have with sending a simple email.

I want to take a moment to tell you how important you are to me and what an impact you have made on my life. Yes, I have had lots of influences and amazing role models to admire, but you are different. There is just something about the bond of a grandchild and their grandmother. Something so special that finding the words to explain it seem nearly impossible. It is not visible or tangible, but it is such an overwhelming feeling of love and admiration. So much so that your heart is on the verge of overflowing with endless amounts of love.

From a young age I watched you sing to flowers and talk to animals in the yard, simple and yet silly things that were in their own way so beautiful. Home cooked dinners and cookies made from scratch always tasted better when they were from you. You would swear you added a secret ingredient but we could never guess what it was. Now that I’m much older I know what that ingredient was: LOVE.

You teach me life lessons and family secret recipes. Although my cakes will never quite be like yours and my knitted scarfs are always lopsided I have fun making them with you. Some may say I’m an old lady for loving the time I spend with an 80 year old, but I don’t mind. I’d say you’re rather hip for your age. Never has an elder women taken a better selfie than you and your modern vocabulary is very fleeky.

Growing up with you has been a total blessing and I am and always will be forever grateful for that. You showed me the beauty in the little things and taught me to accept the things that weren’t always so beautiful. When life made me face hardships you reminded me that I was not alone. You held both my hand and my heart through some of the best and worst days of my life.

I love you and appreciate you more than you will ever know. No love compares to the love we share and that is so special to me.

Love always,

Your Granddaughter

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