As she handed it to Eva, she said, “I wanted to be the one to give you your first Christmas ornament. I hope that from now on, wherever you are, wherever you go, you will think of me when you look at it.” Eva unwrapped the layers of tissue paper, revealing a handblown glass bluebird. “The bluebird is the harbinger of happiness,” Liz said. “That’s my Christmas wish for you.”

