Good Morning Emma Grace, I found this sweet photo of you and Zan and know you would enjoy seeing it.  It’s the day after Easter, 2018 and here in NC the weather is nice and sunny 😎.  Auntie Jo is experiencing some very cold snowy weather but looking forward to seeing everyone in Naples very soon.  Grandpa had his knee replaced and doing very well.  He graduated from the walker to the cane and soon will be off that too so that’s all good news.  

I hope you had a nice Easter and wherever you are, that you are safe and happy.  

Be kind, courteous and help others if you can and be kind to yourself.  We are praying for your mother and her mother.  They desperately need our prayers and we pray that God changes their hearts.  The Lord is the only one who can do it.  

Love ❤️ you Sweet Emma, Your Gram

Hi Emma Grace,  wanted you to see how Zan and Taj have grown  They are healthy and happy 😊.  Miss you sweetheart, Grammie

Good Morning My Sweet Granddaughter,
It has been 73 days since I last wrote you but I must tell you that each and everyday I think of you, pray for you and remember your sweet face.  Some days I shed a tear or two because we have been separated. I have to remind myself everyday that it is Gods will that you are alone with your mother and her family and not with your Daddy’s.  I cannot question Gods plan because He is always right.  I feel rest assured that you will take this experience in your life and help other children who are in the same situation that you’re in now.  Maybe some day you can change the court system so they think of the child’s welfare and not their own corrupt, lazy reasons.
The boys are getting so big.  Zan is studying fractions now and got 100% on his very hard spelling test.  He is so smart.  Taj is speaking much better and is progressing. They are both very sensitive, good kids. They pray for you each night as we all do.
Grandpa is having his knee replaced this Monday the 12th.  Like so many of us we are grateful that replacements are available!  You are going to have another cousin born in October. Yes, you have many cousins.  As my brother, your Uncle Jim said, “another leaf 🍁 on the Putnam tree”. I have saved you the ancestry information so you will know the goodness of a wonderful family that waits in the wings for you.  By the time you can see us again, some of my siblings may have passed away because we are getting on in years. Just know that they too grieve your loss from our family.
Well, I didn’t expect to write so much but my fingers kept on moving and here we are.
My constant love 💕 to you.  Until we meet again...........Grammie

Day after Christmas

Good morning Emma Grace, it is December 26th, the day after Christmas in 2017.  Outside the sun is shining and 39 degrees. Golfers are teeing off from the 3rd tee right outside our window.  Are they crazy 😜.  I am comfortable on my couch 🛋 with my morning readings, fireplace going and coffee in hand.  I hope yesterday was nice for you.  We have our Christmas tree 🎄 right outside our big window in the back so there’s no mess and when we light it up, the reflection of the lights in the window looks like it’s inside the house 🏡.  Auntie DDe, Auntie Jo, Zan and Taj had a fun day with all the presents 🎁 all over the floor playing with them and getting excited about the snow outside the window at Auntie Jo’s.  They’re going to the Mall of America and ride the roller coaster.  I FaceTime with them everyday so I am able to see them even though I am 1200 miles away.

Well, Emma, Grandpa and I love 💕 you to the moon and back.  Be safe my sweet little girl.  

Grammie

Hi Emma,  it’s fall and our weather is cool and refreshing.  Grandpa and I just got back from traveling into the Midwest.  Grandpa’s older sister passed away so we went to the funeral and spent some time with his family.  Joy was 89 years old and had been sick and gradually declining in health.  She was a wonderful person and I loved her very much.  We then visited Auntie Jo.  We enjoyed seeing all the trees rich in their reds, oranges and yellows.  We don’t have that by the beach here in North Carolina!  We had fun in Minnesota.  We were busy seeing the sights and having fun. After visiting the Midwest we went to Virginia for the birth of another cousin of yours.  Yes, a little girl was born October 26th. They are all waiting to meet you someday.
We’re enjoying being retired because we can make our own schedules.  I’m in Naples with Auntie D’De, Zan and Taj much more now that I don’t have to get up and go to work everyday.  Wish your mother would let you see us because we would have fun. We go places and have fun together.  We are patient and we will all be here when the time comes for you to return to your Daddy’s family.  Meanwhile stay safe my sweet little girl.  Love you lots. 😍
Your Grammie

Good Morning Emma Grace,
You had your 10th Birthday yesterday and remember we had plans for your 10th?  We will still do that when you are older.  I hope it was a good day for you.  We miss celebrating those events with you.  I made a copy of your 10th birthday card from us.  I presume you don't get any of my notes, cards and postcards so I make copies of them and will give them to you someday.
Zan and Taj spent a week with Grandpa and I when they all had to evacuate Naples when Irma hit. Hope you were safe too.
Well, my love,  I will continue posting.  Prayers and positive thoughts to you all the time.
Love, Grammie

August 12, 1995

Hi Emma Grace,
I ran into this picture that I wanted to share with you.  Today is September 2, 2017 and 22 years ago, your father walked me down the aisle when I married Grandpa on August 12, 1995.  It was a lovely evening ceremony with only family and close friends.  We had a small reception back at my house on Redd Road, the first house you ever came to.  Anyway, thought you would enjoy seeing your Daddy as a young man giving your Grammie away holding my nervous hand in his on the way to the altar.
Love you to the moon and back............