Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is. ~C.S. Lewis Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. ~Henri Nouwen Several years ago on a drive to the mountains of NC, I heard a phrase on the radio that broke through to my awareness …
Yes, you read that title correctly. Embrace the dysfunction. This is one of the best pieces of holiday advice I can give you. I am not talking about embracing pathological or destructive behavior. I am talking about embracing normal, universal, our-family-is-nuts and I-can’t-believe-I-have-to-do-the-holidays-again kind of dysfunction. Specifically I am encouraging you to do this as …
