I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing.

This is a podcast about making decisions but also about making a life.

If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes

away from the constant stream of information, and the sometimes delightful but also distracting

hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing.

Today's episode is a special one because we have a surprise for you and it's finally time

to share it.

Listen in.

As you may know, it's been five years since we've been offering a reflective audio devotional

for Christmas time.

Over the years, we've had tens of thousands of people purchase the collection for themselves

or as gifts for teachers, small groups, family members, book clubs, neighbors, faith leaders.

The list goes on.

Now the very first time I created the Christmas collection was back in 2017.

I created it one time and thought that would be it.

But then the next year, I decided to offer it again and I offered it again the next year.

For three years, we offered the same audio collection for Christmas.

At that time, I think it was maybe a two week thing and people enjoyed it and they bought

it once and they could keep it forever.

Well then came 2020 and for all the reasons you already know, I felt like we needed a reflection

on the Christmas story that was informed by the current state of the world at that time.

Well, since then, I felt that way every year and so I've written a new 10 day reflection

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