Katie's Letter To Her Grandpa - A Journey Through Grief. 🕊️

My dearest Pa,

Your absence still feels unreal to me. To this day, almost one year since you’ve passed, I can’t believe I am writing and reading these words. In a lot of ways, I don’t feel ready but I don’t think I ever will be. There are many ways that I have grieved you; with others, alone, with my words, my time, going inward, and carrying on living.
I’ve learned, and I’m still learning that grief has many faces and many needs. It brings many emotions. I’ve felt an unimaginable, inexplicable pain in light of your passing. I’ve learned that I’m feeling this pain because of the immense love that I have for you and all of the beautiful moments that I’ve shared with you. I’ve learned that I can feel this intense pain mourning the loss of you but I can still be left feeling eternally grateful for all of the time I did have with you; getting to know you, growing so close with you. I’m grateful that I had you as such a huge part of my life. I’m grateful for the moments I had just sitting with you, listening to you, to your voice, to your stories, the sound of your laughter. I miss those moments, I miss you. I will cherish every memory I have of you and I will carry them with me. Every time I look at the sky, I think of you, I see you and I feel you with me. You will always be with me, with us.
I want to thank you. Thank you for everything you did for us when you were here. Thank you for the happiness and light you brought to our lives. Thank you for your constant care and love, for your generous and loving heart. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. Thank you for being one of the best father figures I’ve ever known. And thank you for everything you continue to do, for the signs you show us and the guidance you give us. You lived and dreamed bigger than us all.
From this moment on, I won’t try to live out your years for you, but I will live mine as best I can. I will make you proud, I will honor you in any and every way I can. Since you’ve passed on, I’ve learned that love and loss are two sides of the same coin. We all have a path to walk. And today, in my grieving of you, in my remembrance of you, in my honoring of you, I will hold the hand of this deep loss with the hand of the love I hold for you. And we will walk our path together with joy, light, and love.

I love you always and forever,
Katie




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