The message, again, that I get from the story, for me personally, was that there would always be a special connection between me and God, and actually was just another of the ways my grandmother put for me to learn, or believe, that I could do anything, I could be anything, because I had a special connection and special protection, um, from not only her, which was more important for me at the time.
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The message that I got from my Grandmother's story was that I would always have a special connection with God and that I could do anything, I just needed to believe.
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