When Mississippi man Jimmy Breland lost his wife of over 60 years, he found comfort in an unexpected place. Two days after her passing, Jimmy discovered a note that his wife, Billie Breland, had placed inside her checkbook. Cliff Sims, grandson of Billie and Jimmy Breland, described his Mimi [1] and the handwritten gift she left her husband of more than six decades to find after she passed:

"I heard so many stories about the impact my Mimi had on people's lives over the years — from students she taught to friends she did life with. There's nothing like the celebration of a life lived well and a legacy that will last for generations. But I couldn't help but think about my Grandaddy — the single kindest, most generous man I've ever known — having to wrestle with the Earthly loss of his sidekick of over six decades.

But always being one to consider everyone else before herself, my Mimi found a way to ease the pain.

She was an avid note writer . . . She wrote down funny things that happened or quotes she wanted to remember, all in the perfect cursive handwriting that could only belong to a school teacher. We don't know exactly when she did it, but she left one final note tucked inside her checkbook — but this one wasn't for her, it was for my Grandaddy, and it perfectly sums up the hope and comfort that comes with knowing you'll meet again . . . "

The note reads: "Please don't cry because I died! Smile because I lived! Know that I'm in a happy place! Know that we will meet again! I'll see you there!"