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it will find you Isaiah 5:1-7 and 11:1-5 : From the Thanksgiving-ings, to the holiday office, in quotation-marks parties , to the shorter days and even shorter tempers , to the over -stimulated children and even more over -blown expectations, we’re about to go through it. Before you start to feel too sorry for yourself, though, remember for many folks the excess of the holidays only point to days gone by . There are many of us who would love to have our calendar be a little more crowded . You see? None of us are going to escape. We’re all about to go through it. The days ahead are going to nick us all up. But , for all that, it isn’t really all that, that’s going to make the days ahead so hard .   No, the biggest challenge is going to be the person who stars back at you from the mirror each morning. We are the ones who make the holidays so hard!   And one of the reasons, if not the primary reason, is a piece of advice we received; ...