Ep. 126: The Joyfulness Challenge
M Is for Mama Podcast
Abbie Halberstadt
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
During the Christmas season, joy can feel like something we *should* have, even while we struggle to stay afloat with everyday life plus the responsibilities of making magical memories for our children.
But what if joy were so much more than a feeling—were instead an assurance of something weighty and eternal that can never be taken away?
I wrote The Joyfulness Challenge to explore these exact themes, and we’re chatting about both the particulars of the challenge and practical, daily ways we can choose joy, even when our circumstances don’t seem like they warrant it on the show today.
May this episode and this challenge be a blessing to you this Christmas season and beyond.
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Bible References:
2 Corinthians 12:9
Matthew 22:36-40
2 Corinthians 5:17
Psalm 27:13
Philippians 4
2 Timothy 3:16
Philippians 1:21
Hebrews 12:1-2
Psalm 110:1
1 Corinthians 15:54-57
Hebrews 11:1
Revelation 21:4
Matthew 28:20
John 16:33
2 Peter 2:8
Luke 1:46-55
1 Corinthians 10:31
1 Thessalonians 5:16
Psalm 30
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The Gentleness Challenge
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the MS for Mama podcast. |
| 0:07.2 | I'm your host, Abby Halberstadt, happy wife, Mama to 10, Bible Believing Christian. |
| 0:12.2 | And we're going to dive into a topic today that is really relevant for this Christmas |
| 0:15.4 | season that we're in. |
| 0:16.3 | But before we do that, I want to highlight two podcast sponsors. |
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| 0:42.6 | Of course, their elderberry syrup. |
| 0:43.9 | They've even got a delicious jam that we enjoy. |
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| 1:09.9 | between each other for as |
| 1:11.2 | little as $30 a month. You can use my code, MIS for Mama 20 for 20% off each month that you're |
| 1:16.1 | enrolled in fiddle, mandolin, guitar, ukulele, and piano. They have a fun jingle jam challenge |
| 1:22.9 | where families in the Voteberg Music Academy community can show off their carol playing ability. |
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