Someone asked me if Christmas is too hard for me now that you are missing. I told him it is quite the opposite. Of course Christmas will never be the same without you being here, but it's a time of warmth and light, of family and love. It's the time of year I feel especially close to you. I see and feel you in all the warmth and love around me. When I look at my brothers and I, at my nieces and nephews, I see you in each and everyone of us. It fills me with so much love. You aren't missing, you are the heart of our family. Christmas was our holiday and as long as we carry you within our hearts, it will always remain so.
Merry Christmas, mom!