#36: Proactive Ways to Enjoy the Holidays
Famous at Home
Josh + Christi Straub
4.9 • 653 Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2017
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
We try—emphasis on “try”—to talk about the upcoming holidays ahead of time. We pray and think through how we can make the most of it as a family. Having little kids can make it a bit more chaotic for us, but it can also make it a lot more precious too.
What #TeamStraub has found out is that, without a plan, it’s too easy to allow the chaos and busyness to rob us from being truly present with those we love most, especially one another.
In this week's episode, we talk through the acronym E.N.J.O.Y.I.N.G., and discuss eight proactive ways we can enjoy the upcoming holiday season as family. Some of the topics we discuss include:
* When and how to say "no"
* How to navigate Christmas gatherings with extended family
* Ways we can be proactive with potentially awkward family interactions
* How to simplify our lives
* Ways to take care of yourself during the holidays
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Josh. |
| 0:11.0 | And I'm Christy. |
| 0:12.0 | You know, we all have family picture frames. |
| 0:15.0 | Frames that reflect the people who bring us the most joy, |
| 0:18.0 | but also the people who can bring us the most frustration. Yet, no matter what, the people in those frames have your back, and you have theirs. |
| 0:26.6 | Regardless of who's in your frame, you're in it together. |
| 0:29.6 | They are your legacy. |
| 0:31.6 | Welcome to the In This Together podcast, where we go behind the scenes to share stories from our own crooked picture frame. |
| 0:39.7 | And interview guests to discover how their stories can give us insight on becoming families who live, |
| 0:46.7 | love, and lead well. Because you're not alone. We're all in this together. |
| 1:12.6 | This episode of the In This Together podcast is brought to you by Forcefield, the best parental control product on the market for managing screens in your home. |
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| 1:23.7 | That's Josh.forcefield.combe. Hello. me. |
| 1:38.0 | Hello and welcome back to the In This Together podcast, and we are talking about the wonderful upcoming holiday season. |
| 1:41.5 | I love Christmas. |
| 1:43.2 | I love it so much. It's literally my favorite time of year. |
| 1:48.0 | And if... Cold weather. I mean, I'm Canadian, so now we can wear... Well, we're in Nashville, so it doesn't |
| 1:55.2 | always quite cooperate. We mowed our lawn last year on Christmas Eve. You remember that? It was like, |
| 2:00.7 | what was it, 70? |
| 2:02.1 | Yeah, we were getting ready for Bocci ball because we did Christmas at our house last year. |
| 2:05.7 | That's not normal. |
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