A Letter To My Grandmother On Our First Christmas Without You
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A Letter To My Grandmother On Our First Christmas Without You

We love you and miss you so much.

Miranda Helton
Dec 25, 2017
Jacksonville State University
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A Letter To My Grandmother On Our First Christmas Without You
Deverell Family

Dear Nannie,

This is a happy and joyous time of the year, but it's our first Christmas without you and it makes it a little hard to be festive. It was always your favorite holiday, and having Christmas without you here and laughing seems wrong. We love you and we miss you so much.

You've missed a lot in these past few months, everything we thought you'd be able to stay for. Amanda graduated college, just like you always knew she would. We're so proud of her, just as you would have been. Talon and MacKenzie got married this past October. The wedding was beautiful and sweet, and everything you knew it would be. Sean started his first year of high school, and I wish you could've seen how he lit up after marching in his first football game.

We've all missed you so much, especially PawPaw. Not having you with us during the holidays has been hard on him. And not having you here for your 60th Anniversary has been even worse.

I know you wouldn't want us to, but there's going to be some tears this Christmas. Aunt Debbie told us that you had already gotten all our Christmas ornaments for this year, so we might not be able to stop the waterworks after getting these last bits of love from you.

We love you so much, and we miss you every day.

Love,

Your family

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