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Welcome to Sizzy Larson Live.

Always, always so honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk.

That deepen your understanding of God's

word and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life. You know,

there's just something about this time of year. The sweet times are especially sweet,

but the hard times feel especially heavy, don't they? Maybe for you right now, life isn't

how you wished it would be.

Maybe you're grieving the loss of a loved one or feeling the pain of a broken relationship.

And you find yourself maybe wishing the holidays would just be over because this season amplifies so much.

It is the most wonderful time of year because we celebrate Jesus' birth.

But we want to be real about our

pain and our hurt and the stuff that this season so often kind of pushes to the surface.

What if Jesus invites you to invite him to be a part of this part of your story so that you

could actually heal? Instead of wishing it could be over, instead of

numbing out so you don't have to feel it, what if you invited Jesus in to heal it? I mean, what if

you experienced a Christmas miracle? It's possible, you know? Counselor and spiritual director,

Pamela Nelson joins me today to talk about grief, disappointment, and healing this

holiday season. And I want you to know she comes today armed with some really amazing free resources

you'll find in today's show notes. And this is how they're found because sometimes Angela will get

these emails. How do I find the show notes? The resources can be found in the show notes. By going to

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