Day 6: Christmas

One of the best Christmas presents I have received in a long time was the gift one of my older sisters  gave me this Christmas. Most of my family knew what I was getting, so they were super excited for me to open it. What my family didn't expect was everyone else's reactions to MY reaction. By the time I had fully unwrapped the gift and held it in front of my face; not only was I crying, but SEVEN other family members were teared up too (including two brother-in laws and my DAD!) Last summer (2012) my grandpa Whitlock passed away. I kept my suffering silent for a LONG time. Around Christmas time last year life didn't seem bearable anymore and I was ready to end it. This past summer (2013) I got some help in the process of getting through the grieving process. I dearly missed my Grandpa and still have a hard time with it all. My older sister got my younger sister and my parents in on gathering things for the gift. My younger sister sorted through all the pictures my mom had saved over the years, and had my dad scan them into the computer. My dad sent the pictures to my older sister and she picked the one's she thought would be good. Today I opened a box that had the lyrics to the song "In Your Arm's" by Silent Force, and a blanket. This was not just any blanket, it was a blanket that had pictures of me and my grandpa having fun. The pictures varied in age, but each one was special. I am so grateful for this blanket because it is my "hug from grandpa". Life definitely will be tough, but i have one more thing to help me get through it. Not that I haven't loved all my Christmas gift's, but this one is THE BEST GIFT I have gotten in my life(to this point, and probably for a long time).