02/14/25🦋 I know God is real because of how he shined through her. Love and strength radiated off of her in ways I’ve never seen in another human before. I’ve always craved it. I have never felt so loved, understood and accepted by another human. Before it got bad I never even realized the rougher parts of my childhood because her love and presence was so overbearing I couldn’t think of anything else. When it hit me, my world was changed forever. My life will be a tribute to how beautiful, compassionate, and absolutely incredible of a person my granny is. I pray every person finds a love like this. I spent my whole life feeling like God gave me one person who truly understood and supported me in every aspect of my life. It often felt like it was just me and you in this life. I wanted you to see me graduate. I wanted my kids to know who made me who I am. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. You deserved so much more than what you went through. Gods greatest gift to me was making you my granny. Spending years watching your illness takeover is a pain I’ve never been able to describe or share. Gods second greatest gift to me is ending your pain. Our love is for life.
One day I imagine myself writing a book or collection of stories to share just how one of a kind she is. The guilt of knowing that many people who love me are unaware of her impact on my life has always sat with me. Truthfully, this has always been the hardest thing for me to talk about. My granny was my everything and the topic has always been too sensitive for me to share and I became so used to hiding my pain that I started to hide that aspect of my life as well. But no more. I’ll honor your name for the rest of my life BJR. To know me and love me is to know you and love you and I’ll devote my entire life to making you proud. Thank you for always making that so easy. Until we meet again Betty Reid. A billion thank yous will never be enough for how many times you’ve saved my life.❤️
