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Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs

495: Finding Hope This Christmas

Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs

Karen Stubbs

Christianity, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Kids & Family, Christian Parent, Religion & Spirituality, Faith, Motherhood

4.9 • 936 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Today we’re kicking off our Advent series with a focus on hope. December fills up fast with activities, expectations, and pressure for a picture-perfect holiday, making it easy to place our hope in circumstances, schedules, and our spouses. But what do we do when Christmas doesn’t go as planned?

In this episode, Karen invites us to ask a powerful question: Where am I placing my hope this Christmas? If you’re craving a calmer, more Christ-centered Christmas, this conversation will help you anchor your hope in Him alone.

(Psst! If you’re listening with littles, you may want to skip to 3:30, we talk about Santa early on.)

Episode Recap:

  • Karen and Emily talk Santa and gift purchasing (1:45)
  • What is one thing about Christmas you love & one thing you could do without? (4:15)
  • Karen went on an advent deep dive this year (7:59)
  • Everyone can use more hope (12:27)
  • There’s a lot of grief and sadness at the holidays (14:50)
  • Emmanuel means ‘God with Us’ (16:52)
  • Our hope cannot be in our circumstances (18:02)
  • Where are you placing your hope right now? (19:07)


Scripture: Micah 7:7 (NIV) 
“But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.”


Discussion Questions: 

  1. Where are you most tempted to place your hope: your spouse, finances, health, kids’ behavior, or a “perfect” holiday?
  2. Have you ever walked through a Christmas marked by grief, disappointment, or loneliness? How did God meet you there (or how are you asking Him to now)?
  3. What would it look like, practically, to shift your hope from circumstances to Christ this month?
  4. How can you help your kids see Christmas as a season of hope in Jesus, not just presents and activities?


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Transcript

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0:00.0

I had this massive tree fall over my driveway. I couldn't get out or in. Thank you, Jesus, that he

0:05.0

provided me a wonderful son-in-law like Brian to come chop it up. My washing machine started just

0:09.8

leaking all this water. I couldn't figure it out. Kevin came over, tried to help me. And then, y'all,

0:14.9

I know this is so small. But I depend on Hallmark channels while Greg is traveling to watch those

0:20.3

movies and just to stay in happy bliss.

0:22.8

And my Hallmark channel, it started messing up.

0:25.6

And then I couldn't sign in.

0:27.1

I didn't know the password because Greg did it all.

0:29.4

And I'm like texting him, like send me the password.

0:32.4

And I was so upset.

0:34.5

And I realized I put a lot of my trust and hope in Greg. Yeah. I want to challenge all of you.

0:40.7

Take a few minutes this week and just start, ask yourself that question, what am I placing my hope in?

0:47.1

Welcome to Wire Talk, where we encourage and equip moms by answering practical questions about motherhood.

0:52.9

We want to help instill God's truth in your heart so you can experience more joy and peace

0:57.9

on your journey of motherhood.

0:59.4

Are you ready for some truth?

1:00.8

Let's dive in.

1:04.5

Well, hello and Merry Christmas from everyone at Wire Talk and Birdt on a Wire to you.

1:09.5

Thank you for listening.

1:10.5

I'm your host, Emily, and with me is my wonderful, amazing mom. Hello, Mom. Hello, we looked like we planned this, red and green, but we did not. I promise you guys, we really don't plan this. And I even called you today. I was like, before we started, I was like, hey, I'm going more casual, so don't like come in with like a blazer type thing. And I didn't tell you what I was wearing. You didn't even tell me what color you were wearing. I know, it's crazy. We were channeling the Christmas spirit. That's right. That's how Christmassy we are in the studio today. And that's a lot of Christmas because we're actually filming in November. Yes, it is. So my question to you is, Emily.

1:46.7

Oh, I have a question for you too. today. And that's a lot of Christmas because we're actually filming in November. Yes, it is. So my question

1:45.9

to you is, Emily. Oh, I have a question for you too. Oh, good. I'll go first. Have you started

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