Tears

The other day I was reading this awesome article. A very small part of it talked about Mary's 'silent courage' in traveling to Bethlehem and delivering her first born son alone. The article itself is amazing (how can it not be, as it is by Elder Holland), and it brought strong emotions not only because it helped me appreciate the nativity story more deeply, but also because it was with 'silent courage' that Katie dealt with her cancer. She rarely complained, but spent her days cheering others who were saddened by her health. A bit later with those thoughts on my mind, I was reading to my girls and I choked up again. Tessa noticed the tears and asked why I was crying. I simply told her that I missed my sister. A few minutes later she was off in a corner faking a cry (although, she had me fooled for a few seconds!). I asked her what was wrong. She burst into more fake tears, "I miss Santa!" She has quite a knack for changing moods very quickly!