Every year I feel the residue of Christmases of long ago.  The feelings of sadness live on from year to year.  Yet in the re-telling of a holiday memory, I find something beyond the melancholy.  I find a little girl who would never lose hope.  Perhaps you too can find that glimmer of light within the darkest of memories.  I am not going to wish you to be merry this holiday season.   I realize that is beyond the scope of so many of us during this time of year.  My wish, instead, is that...