The holidays are coming. At times, these four words fill me with dread, and yet this is supposed to be a happy time. All the cards and commercials say so. And yet, it’s not. For so many reasons, the holidays are filled with angst and heartache. More often they are filled with the need to do more and have more, be everywhere. As this is often the case, one of the struggles we tend to have is that we are a blended family and trying to keep everyone happy is a juggling act that defies reason. I wrote about this last year in my post, Slow Down and Breathe. The…