Maybe Because It's Too Pretty

Since the dividing of bedtime parental duties with my significant other about two years ago, I haven't been as good about singing bedtime songs to my children. So when Burglar was out one evening earlier this week, I thought it was a great idea to sing to Katherine and Jude together with the three of us cuddled in the dim night-light lit bedroom.

I was barely into the second song, Jesus Loves Me, when Katherine's face revealed that she was barely holding back tears.

"Are you sad, Katherine? Why are you crying?"

"I. don't. know," she said between runaway sobs as I hugged her close.

"We are all cuddled here together singing songs about how Jesus loves us. Why do you think that makes you cry?"

"I don't know." She quieted. "Maybe because it's too pretty."