My Uncle Jerry is retiring from the Antique shop. He has been there ever since I started working and way before. He is so special to me. I love him very much and it is going to be a HUGE adjustment for me and Arden. He is the letter I wrote to him and want everyone to know what he means to me.
Uncle Jerry
You have been a part of every memory I have made at the antique shop. I am hoping it will be my only career and you have always been there in picture, encouraging me and supporting me. You have the kindest heart. I don’t know that I have ever seen someone so tender hearted in my life. You never turn someone away that needs help. I know you are one of the people in my life that I will look at when I am trying to understand what it means to walk like Jesus walked. What you have done for the least of these you have done for me is what HE says. It isn’t often that you meet someone who can put aside the things of the world (and their coveted time) enough to put those words into practice. I have always felt so loved from you. I have always felt like I had one more person on my team. You have blessed my life in the days that we have spent together at the shop and now you have blessed the life of my kids. I know that you know you are the FIRST person on Arden’s prayer list-even before mommy and daddy. You have always been like a grandfather to her. I am sure Grand-dad and Granny Doris would look down on you and Aunt Lois and see how you had taken their place in the lives of the great grandchildren that they would never know and they would be proud. Thank you for all that you are to Arden. I know you say that she is the perfect child and always save bank suckers in your top drawer. You know for a parent that when people treat our children with kindness and love it is the greatest gift to us. It has been a gift for Arden and me to see how you have loved my little girl and her brother. I know that even though you aren’t at the shop you will be in our lives and always in our prayers. We just love you so much and will miss you! It won’t be the same.
LOVE YOU
Christy
Thursday, January 28, 2010
a sad day
Posted by Christy C Beach at 5:54 PM
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3 comments:
That is the sweetest letter. I am so glad you are blessed to have such a wonderful person in your life, and your childrens as well. That is such a gift!!!
so so sweet Christy. i know the shop will be so different for you!! You are blessed to have Jerry and he is blessed to have you also!!!
This letter will be a treasure to him all the rest of his life. You could not have given him a better gift. You have a kind and loving heart and it's not hard to see where you get it. God bless you.
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