Santa or No Santa :: Ep 306
Don't Mom Alone Podcast
11/23/20
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You know who is coming to town. The big man in the red suit is everywhere this time of year and each of us grew up with different traditions on how to engage with and celebrate Santa.
My assistant Sarah-Jane and I chat about what it was like for each of us growing up with and without Santa and how we acknowledge the jolly yuletide figure with our kids without taking the focus off Jesus.
Sarah-Jane shares how her family adopted a separate holiday in December, Saint Nicholas Day, and I talk about playing the “Santa Game” with my kids. Wherever you fall on the “Santa spectrum,” we hope this conversation gives you grace to celebrate Christmas with your family with or without Santa being a major part (and give that same grace to others).
“Isn't it so great that God doesn't work the same way as Santa? It’s because we're so naughty that we got the gift of Jesus. It's the opposite. So I would, as a teaching moment to reemphasize the glorious grace of Jesus. Instead of thinking, I can't do Santa because it takes away from the grace of Jesus, the good news is we have a different option.”
Links Mentioned:- Saint Nicholas Center
- Veggietales- Saint Nicolas: A Story of Joyful Giving
- Buck Denver: Who is Santa Claus?
- Light ‘Em Up
- The Star from Afar
- The Shepherd on the Search
- Using Santa to Teach Grace [BLOG POST]
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Celebrating Advent :: Tsh Oxenreider [Ep 305]
November 16, 2020
•47m
As a mom of three small children, author and podcaster Tsh Oxenreider found Christmas a bit overwhelming and as Charlie Brown would say, “too commercial.” Year after year she found herself dreading the season and looking for simple ways to refocus the holiday on the things that mattered most.
After living overseas for a year with her family and switching to a more liturgical church, Tsh found the centuries old observance of Advent to be the perfect way to slow down the crazy season of Christmas. She joins me to introduce Advent if you are new to it and to talk about the beautiful new Advent guide she created.
“This is for us, this is to reset our hearts and our focus to that which is the true reason we celebrate Christmas. So the thing I love about celebrating Advent in our culture is that it feels pretty counter-cultural in a world that both is focused on the gifts and is focused on the consumption parts of Christmas.”
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the liturgical practice of Advent, this is the show for you! Tsh shares a lot of practicals and perspectives about why celebrating this separate season can help us prepare for both the celebration of Jesus’ birth and the eventual time when Christ will, one day, make all things new.
Connect with Tsh:- Website: https://tshoxenreider.com
- Instagram: @tshoxenreider
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/tsh
- BOOK: Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent
- Biblical Feasts with Amber Lee
- Advent resources from Tsh
- Other books from Tsh
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How to Have Healthy Conflict :: Lynn Hoffman [Ep 307]
November 30, 2020
•49m
Between the pandemic and uncertainty of this last year and all the pressure of the upcoming holiday season, there is a lot of potential for conflict. My friend and mentor Lynn Hoffman is here with some timely advice on how to engage in this inevitable conflict in a healthy way.
We talk about doing some inner work when you feel hurt by someone or see conflict on the horizon and Lynn shares some stories of how examining her own heart and feelings have made all the difference in her own relationships.
“It’s about recognizing that I'm a limited human being and I have a limited amount of emotional capacity. It is not infinite. So it's my responsibility. Not somebody else's to pull back and spend some time with the Lord.To do some inner work to really figure out, okay, what's going on with me and what do I need at this moment?”
Whether you find yourself in new, hard places of stress and conflict or fear the constant repeating of old woundings when interacting with family, this episode is for you.
Questions to ask yourself in conflict:
- What happened?
- What do I think about this situation and person?
- What did I want (expect)?
- How do I feel (now and any related past feelings)
- EP 129: Recovery For Life :: Lynn Hoffman
- Lynn’s Book: Steps Into God's Grace: Spiritual Formation through God’s Word and the 12 Steps of Recovery
- EP 250: Setting Healthy Boundaries with Family :: Dr. John Townsend
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