Learning how to manage our expectations during the holiday season means we will come to accept that things may not always be going our way.

Thanksgiving is upon us. Time to plan the menu and prepare our favorite recipes. We look forward to a day of good food, parades, games, and great company. It is a day for gratitude, for enjoying cherished traditions, and making precious memories. At least it is in Hallmark movies. But, for many people, this day is challenging, even painful.

"Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he...

“So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him;...