Embracing “Presence” as Families This Christmas

Famous at Home

Josh + Christi Straub

Parenting, Relationships, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.9 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Advent season is about “waiting in anticipation” for Jesus’ coming. In the Western world, we wait by throwing Christmas parties, buying presents, and trying to avoid the hustle and bustle.

But instead of trying to avoid, what if we tried to embrace? It’s one thing to avoid, it’s quite another to step into something with intention. In this episode, Josh and Christi share ways of embracing presence this Christmas — both with your spouse and kids, and with God as well.

They cover some key highlights from their Advent book for families, The 25 Days of the Christmas Story, and also talk about what’s coming for Tender & Fierce in 2026!

Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction and 25 Days of Christmas Story
4:50 What’s coming up for the podcast
6:15 Christi updates on Tender & Fierce and what’s coming for 2026
15:08 Embracing presence this Christmas
20:50 Ideas for helping your kids experience God’s presence this Christmas

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0:00.0	Literally this morning, right here in this very room, I was working out with my son, and he's been working out with me, and we're like, you know, I'm pushing and I'm loving, and I'm pushing and I'm loving, and I'm and I'm pushing and I'm loving, and he's just grunting and like, ah, I can't do this. I'm like, yes, you can. And it's like, but that is why G, that's why Paul wrote in Romans, rejoice in suffering, with suffering comes perseverance perseverance, perseverance, character, character, hope.
0:23.9	And hope, by the way, That's why G, that's why Paul wrote in Romans, rejoice in suffering.
0:21.3	With suffering comes perseverance, perseverance, character, character, hope.
0:23.9	And hope, by the way, is a certainty.
0:27.3	Like the hope in that word is certainty of things to come.
0:31.3	We know of what's to come.
0:33.3	And so with that said, my hope is for each of us, as we lead our families, as we lead our kids this Christmas, that number one, as we pay attention to the coming of Jesus, that we're doing life in community such that we can truly be present at home.
0:50.5	We can be present with our spouses. We can be present with our kids.
0:53.7	I won't lose hope in the night. at home.
1:12.6	Welcome back to the Famous Zone podcast.
1:29.2	It is once again a delight to be with you.
1:33.1	You love that, don't you?
1:34.8	You're just losing it over here.
1:36.7	Christy has joined us.
1:38.8	We have had a lot of life happen.
1:42.0	We are excited to announce a number of different things coming up here
1:45.3	at the near end of the year. Near end of the year. We're nearing the end of the year. Yeah. So the first
1:52.8	things first, Christy, you're back. Welcome. I'm so happy. Thank you. Thank you for having me.
1:58.9	Really an honor to be here with you today.
2:02.2	It's a delight for me. So tell us a little bit, first of all, let me start by saying this.
2:09.9	It is November. We are fast approaching Advent season, the 25 days of the Christmas story.
2:18.2	If you're watching on YouTube,
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