Rachel

My daughter has a friend, Rachel Saxe, who is amazing. When Jana had her sixth birthday party a few years ago, Rachel came with us on a long drive to Funtastic Fun (it's pretty much a kids' paradise), only to discover it was closed. We went across the street to the Hamburger Stand to get some drinks, and while we were there, Jana threw up. She continued to throw up throughout the half-hour drive home. In my mind the day was definitely ruined. But Rachel sat there cheerily chattering away as if nothing had gone wrong. I apologized for the whole ordeal, and she said, "Oh that's all right." Her response to the situation was so far from what I expected from a six-year-old. I think Rachel Saxe knows something I don't know. It reminds me of Proverbs 15:15: All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.