Dear Great Grandma,

Its been years since you were here and I can’t help but wish that I met you. I think about you all the time and treasure the stories my grandma has told me about you since I was little. Your picture sits on my coffee table in the living room and I tend to catch myself staring at it now more than ever. In the picture you are holding my two older brothers but I wish so bad you were holding me.

I always wondered what It would be like to meet you and interact with you. It's difficult for my brothers and cousins to remember you because they were so little. My oldest cousin and your oldest great granddaughter though was about 12 so she told me what she could remember about you. When I listen to all these stories it feels like we have met but as soon as that feeling fades away I start to get sad.

Nanny has told me that I am so much like you. She said I have your smile and sense of humor as well as your love for baking . Nanny has made sure to pass down your recipies. I can’t even pick a favorite because they are all so good. We never forget to make the traditional ones for each holiday and birthday. The most popular are your chocolate chip cookies and I can't wait to pass them down to my kids someday.

Since you passed away nanny had six more grandchildren including me, a great granddaughter and another great grandson on the way. I guess this makes you a great great grandma. Our family has grown so much and I wish you were here and able to see it but I know you are looking down on all of us. We miss you everyday even though most of us have never met. I know my younger cousins will ask about you as they get older and I promise to tell them all about you like my grandma told me. You will never be forgotten great grandma.

Lastly, I wanted to say thank you for raising my grandma to be such an incredible women. I’ve heard she is a lot like you and I am so blessed for that. You have spoiled me with her and I hope to be half the women you were someday great grandma. I wish heaven had a phone so i could hear your beautiful voice but I know someday I will get to hear it. I am forever grateful to have you as my angel.

I love you always,

One of your many great granddaughters