Letter from Grandma

Virginia Lee Phifer


Daughters April 30, 1978

Thou there are two of you and I love for you both, you are two
separate people who in so many ways are as one. Nan with your
ways of I don't care, and who cares very deeply but can not let
people or a person know as we or I might think you are weak so be
weak but weak you are not that part of me is in you while Fran on
the other hand in soft and caring, but to people who know her,
you are coming into your own, there are times when I am so proud
of you I could pop. I am so proud to call you mine for so many
reasons. You are so many things of me I would never let out, I
kept them all hid and played tough - please don't ever let your
sweet self get tough always be gently and hold on. Love my
Granddaughter and I thank God every day for you and my
Granddaughter. Nan I want to thank you for my first Grandchild.
There is something about Brian that is special. I guess he is
the son I never had or the love he gives me is something extra
special when he says "Grandma I love you". My heart swells up
and laughs with joys I never thought possible.

Girls, daughter, Nan & Fran I love both of you as one but
understand you are two different people so I will try to treat
you both as two separate people and with Gods help can manage to
make your lives happy.

My son in-laws, I am very proud of both of you. Love my
daughters and their children and never let them go. Always put
your wife before any on this earth, before your Mothers and
fathers, before all else except God. And I am sure my daughters
will also do the same. I love both of you very much and hope I
have not disappointed you to much.

Steve Nelson thank you for being so good to my Brian and loving
him I love you very much for caring for both of them.

I am proud, happy, content, and loving to all six of you, may all
your lives go well and may all of you grow together.

Love Mom,

P.S.
Girls please love your husbands very much as they are something
else, special people both "My Steves".

P.S.S.
And then there is my Mel or "T" as I call her, well she is
everything there ever was, my youth, my happiness, my laugh, my
life and as I watch her every day the more of my life pass in my
life how I love her God only knows. And I hope and pray that God
gives her good health and a whole lot of love in her life.