5 Tips for Less Stress this Christmas

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Monica Swanson and Christian Parenting

Parenting, Kids & Family, Kids & Family:parenting

5.0 • 971 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever let the stress of the season steal the JOY of the season, you know what inspired this episode. I’ve been there, and I don’t want to go back! Today’s episode is all about facing the reality of the holiday season with intentionality, and ending it with no regrets! Today I share five very simple and do-able tips that will decrease our stress, and help us be more present, patient, and peaceful this season. Hoping you can catch this while running errands, wrapping presents, or folding laundry! Find show notes and links over at: http://www.monicaswanson.com/less-stress-christmas General podcast page: http://www.monicaswanson.com/podcast Looking for a Bible-based math or science homeschool curriculum? All my boys have used DIVE/Shormann Math and science for short-but-thorough lessons through the AP level! They believe it was the best preparation for their college studies in engineering and data analytics. Shormann Algebra 1&2 prepares kids for everything on the Pre-SAT, SAT, and ACT with over 200 practice questions! Go to diveintomath.com to learn more! The Monica Swanson Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual resources to help you grow into the parent you want to be, visit www.christianparenting.org Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Christian Parenting
0:03.0	Hello.
0:07.0	Aloha friends and welcome to the Monica Swanson podcast powered by Christian Parenting.
0:17.0	I am Monica Swanson, mom to four boys, wife to Dr. Dave, podcast host and author of Boy Mom,
0:24.6	Raising Amazing, and the newly released Becoming Home Schoolers.
0:29.0	Here on the podcast, it is my goal to bring you practical advice and biblical wisdom for raising
0:34.4	amazing kids and building strong families.
0:36.9	You can always find show notes over
0:38.8	at monicaswanson.com forward slash podcast. I'm so glad you're here and I hope you'll be
0:44.8	encouraged.
0:53.7	Hey friends, welcome back to the podcast and I am so excited to kick off the next three weeks
0:58.7	of short and sweet Christmas-related episodes.
1:02.5	I think these are going to be encouraging, practical, helpful, and hopefully a nice companion
1:07.4	for you as you wrap gifts or bake or run around, Christmas shopping. I know we're
1:12.6	all busy this time of year, but I want to come alongside and support and encourage you. Now, before we
1:17.2	get into today's conversation, I just want to tell you about a little resource found over at the
1:22.5	Christian parenting website. We know that there's nothing quite like finding that perfect gift for
1:26.8	the special people on
1:27.7	your Christmas list, but let's be honest, it's easy to feel uninspired, especially when life gets
1:32.5	busy. We've all been there, scrambling for ideas and then experiencing chaotic trips to the mall.
1:37.6	Please don't let me do that this year. Christian parenting is here to help ease that stress.
1:41.6	They've put together a Christmas gift guide packed with faith-based
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