Background
I'm sharing stories with my granddaughters, now ages three and five as keepsake collection.
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Dear Charlotte and Eleanor,
Your daddy was a year old when Grandpa began Army basic training. After an eight-month separation, we left Illinois and moved to Darmstadt, Germany.
During Grandpa's twenty-three years in the Army, we lived on eight military bases and in thirteen houses. Your dad attended six schools from kindergarten until he graduated.
Deployments were the most difficult part of military life.
* Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1990-1991.
* A NATO Peacekeeping Mission to Bosnia 1995.
* The Afghanistan War 2001-2021.
Grandpa, your Uncle Greg, and Great Uncle Jared were in Southeast Asia during the same time. Grandpa deployed to that area twice.
Being a military family, we had many advantages. While in Germany, we witnessed history being made. The Berlin Wall came down November 9th, 1989. We also traveled and explored Europe. We called Germany home twice. We also lived and explored different parts of the US.
I want to share important lessons we've learned being a military family:
* trust in God for a strong family and cherish your family
* grow where you're planted.
I hope these lessons help you as much as they have me.
Love and Prayers always,
Grandma
Author Notes
This is a photo my husband took of Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Germany about 1997.
I've read this all week, but as I read it yesterday, I wasn't at all happy with it and almost deleted it. I am planning to put this letter back until one is 13 and the other is 11. I went ahead and posted it. I wanted to do into much more detail but need to keep these letters short because of space. This one is about 190 words. HELP!!!
I was excited when I received this gift from my son and his wife, but as I thought more about it, it scared me. What could I possibly have had to say that my granddaughters would want to read as teenagers or in their early twenties. As of right now, I only have ideas for the next two letter. I will try to post weekly, on Thursdays but can't promise.
As with any of my writing, I did additional editing as I posted. Every time I read my writing; I make changes. I am never satisfied. Thank you for your help and idea.
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