Joy isn't living in denial

Masks were never meant to be permanent, because they don’t change anything that matters. All they do is cover what’s on the outside.

Laughter can conceal a heavy heart, but when the laughter ends, the grief remains. (Proverbs 14:13)

Mascots creep me out. They always have. I remember going to Showbiz Pizza (the forerunner to Chuck E. Cheese) when I was little, and one of the people dressed up as a character scared me to death.

Clowns I can deal with; mascots are another story. There’s …