The Christmas Portrait (2015)
“We never had Christmas before without Mama. It wouldn’t be the same. Nothing was the same. Like this morning, if Mama were here, she’d be waking me up just like she did every morning, opening all the curtains and diving into my bed beside me. Mama was gentle about most things, but not about getting up. She got up early every morning and thought the whole world should be up. Granny Grace told me it was because Mama was born at 5:00 a.m. and her clock was just set that way. I think Mama was born ...happy too. And if I didn’t have a happy look when I woke up, she’d say, “Get that grumpy look off your face, Kate. You think life’s gonna be better today because you’re grumpy?”
She’d tickle me to make me laugh and say, “Time to get up and get going. God gave us another day to make somebody happy. That’s our job—to make somebody happy today.” Then we would lie quiet for a minute so I could think of one person I wanted to make happy that day. Every night before I said my prayers, Mama would ask, “Okay, Katie J, so who smiled today just because of you?”MoreLess
She’d tickle me to make me laugh and say, “Time to get up and get going. God gave us another day to make somebody happy. That’s our job—to make somebody happy today.” Then we would lie quiet for a minute so I could think of one person I wanted to make happy that day. Every night before I said my prayers, Mama would ask, “Okay, Katie J, so who smiled today just because of you?”MoreLess
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