Katherine Kane, M.A., M.C.C.

THE EMOTIONAL CHRISTMAS HANGOVER The house is empty, the silence is deafening, and the emotional roller coaster had begun.  The emotional hangover sets in.  As the last of my children pulled out of the driveway last night, the feelings and emotions overwhelm me like most mothers bidding farewell after the holidays. The start of the holidays was full of bumps, struggles, and difficulties navigating the changes required to take an emotional and physical "time out".  Time out from situations that cause stress, anxiety, and take away the joy of celebrating relationships.  The way it happened, the hurt feelings, the intensity of decisions, all dumped themselves in the middle of the kitchen at the table.  What resulted was an amazing act of a gracious Father, whose heart is to heal. I learned that it is acceptable to take an emotional "time out". The process was less than ideal, and darn if Satan didn't just vomit in the middle, but......God showed u