“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
― Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
Dear Granddaddy, I'm not even sure where to start. There's a lot that I've never told you, but it's now necessary that I tell you because I never know when I won't be able to. More than anything, I want to say thank you and I love you. To start with I want to say I'm sorry that I don't talk much to you. I just never know what to say and I don't want to sound dumb around you. You are unlike any man I have ever met. As you get into your old age you become more and more stubborn and we understand that life is getting more difficult but we are here to help you and we want to help you. Ask us for help. I know it's hard. I'm learning as well. You are the kindest, wisest, most thoughtful, strong, sweet, and generous man I have ever come to know. You give me hope for all men in the world. There's so much you have done and given me that I could never repay you. There's not enough peanuts, moonpies, TCM movies, collard greens, overalls, and german chocolate cakes that could give you that truly shows the gratiutde I have towards you. There's so much you have taught me that I don't even know where to begin. You taught me how to carve my first pumpkin, how to shell peanuts, the correct way of politics, the purpose of overalls, history lessons, how to find the best cantaloupe, and how to cut a tomatoe and how to spice them up the best way. Here are just a few of the things I am grateful that you have done. 12. Thanks for allowing me to catch you off guard one day and telling me I was your favorite and now you deny it. 11. Thanks for always being so eager to try my recipes. You light up my world when you say, "Oh boy. I can't wait to try them." 10. Thank you for planting the seed of traveling in me. You've traveled the world and the seven seas. You've been to all fifty states and even more countries. I hope to one day travel to the Great Wall of China in honor of you. 9. Thank you for being simple. You are the most simpliest person I have ever met. The little things are truly what make you happy. A cup of sweet milk and cornbread and a plate of collard greens will suite you just fine. You have taught me to love the little things and the simplest things. 8. Thank you for giving me the key to your heart - I wear it everyday and I thank God for how truly amazing you are. 7. Thank you for giving me the boot that you took the great walk around Jacksonville in. You may have been small at the time but even then you knew where you wanted to go and you've accomplished everything you've saught out to do. Thank you for allowing me dream big. 6. Thank you for driving seven hundred miles to come see my dance recitals when I lived in Georgia and thank you for driving thirty miles to come see me dance when I lived in Palestine and thank you for driving down the road to see my last dance. 5. Thank you for opening your heart to my best friend over the past year. 4. Thank you for cooking my favoirte meals when I'm home. I do truly love what you cook (except sauerkraut and weenies) I'm just a picky eater. I love your potato, taco and tamale soup. I love your tunafish casserole. I love breakfast on Saturdays. 3. Thank you for the flowers you've given me over the years. No one truly knows how much I love flowers. On behalf of granny I thank you for always putting new flowers on her grave. 2. Thank you for giving me the best love story to ever know. Thanks for falling in love with granny's legs and asking if she was single and going after her after she called of her prior engagement. Thank you for being a true gentleman. 1. Thank you for being the dad I never had. Thank you for helping my mom raise me over the last nineteen years. Thank you for accepting us into your house when we moved back from Georgia. Thank you for still loving me even though I've cluttered your house with all my art supplies, thrity something pairs of shoes, and my endless baking supplies. I can't wait for you to walk me down the aisle one day. Thank you for all you do. I wouldn't be where I am today with you - literally I wouldn't be in my dorm writing this because you've helped with Southwestern soooo much. I don't want to ask for anything but I do have one request and that is that you use the ramp to the house. It's on the side you park your truck and it would be so much safer and easier if you took it. I constantly worry one day you're going to fall and I don't want that to happen. My goal when I get home is to talk to you more. I want to hear all your stoires and I want to make a book about you because you are the most fascinating person I have ever met. Everyone should get to know you or know about you. I feel like you have lived the dream life. My Dear Grandfather My dear grandfather, a wonderful man, Always believed in me, knew that I can. Wisdom of life, openly shared, Comforted me, when I was scared. My dear grandfather, routinely amaze, Since I was little, you gladly helped raise. Countless things, with patience you taught, You listened to me, whenever I thought. My dear grandfather, I truly care, You've always been, much more than fair. I'd like to wish you, only the best, With the dearest grandfather, I have been blessed . I'll leave it on this note granddaddy when you are no longer physically here with us anymore (which better not be for a super uber long time, you thought your 80th was fun you just wait until your 100th), know that you will live on through the many lives you have touched just like granny does. I know I have inherited some of your traits that will be carried on through many future generations, specifiaclly this dang Earle gene.
I love you granddaddy. XOXO, Your favorite granddaughter
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