Dear Grandma Kaiser,

I miss you. I know I never got the chance to meet you but I feel like I know you. I want you to know that Mom talks about you a lot. “You would have loved her and she would have loved you” is what she always tells me. Well, I do love you. If you were able to help raise someone like Mom, then you must have been an amazing lady. I love hearing Mom tell me about the times you used to bake whenever it rained. And how you loved to cook. Mom loves your cookbook. She tries to cook your recipes as much as she can. And of course, you know how much Dad loves your food. Dad talks about you as well. He tells me how much you loved the fact that he had a big appetite and would eat anything you served him. You are so missed. I want you to know that. I miss you even though I never met you. There have been so many times that I have wanted to talk with you and have you tell me stories about Mom as a child or a teenager. Or visiting you, especially on the rainy days, when I know you would have been baking. So many things I have wanted to say to you and so many things I could have learned from you. I miss you. But please know that Mom has done a fantastic job at carrying on your legacy. She has carried on your legacy by being an amazing mother and an amazing person. She has shown my brothers and me what an amazing job you did as a mother by raising such a strong, beautiful, intelligent, selfless woman. She carries on your legacy every single day. She often gets emotional even beginning to talk about you because she misses you so much. We all do. But I know one day I will get to meet you. And I take comfort in knowing I’ve had someone looking out for me in heaven for my entire life. Even before I was born. You were there in heaven waiting for grandchildren to pray and look out for. I may not get to meet you on earth, but I am sure you will be one of the first angels ready to welcome me into my true home, heaven.

Love,

Laura