You want to enjoy this season, and the best way to do that is to stop and pray, because otherwise we get so caught up in the hurried, busy craziness of it that we kind of forget to enjoy it.

And I think prayer for me, as I've learned to stop, it really makes me remember, okay, what is this season about?

It's about celebrating Jesus' birth

and the huge gift that that was to us that we can't even imagine, actually. And for me, when I

stop and remember that, that's the important thing. And so then I can have God order my schedule

after that and know that he will put in place what needs to

happen. And, you know, some things just won't get done and that's okay. Well, hello, welcome to the

Christmastime X-O marriage podcast with Mark and Grace Driscoll. And we're going to talk about three

different things during these three episodes, during the holidays, how we can pray,

how we can plan, and how we can pivot.

All right.

This first episode, talk about the importance of prayer during the holidays.

And throughout the year, generally we're praying for, you know, kind of routine and rhythms.

And then the holidays come, and there's an increased amount of stress.

So for you as a wife and a mom, we've been together quite a while now, additional stressors

on you as wife and mom heading into the Christmas season.

Well, you got to stay on budget with all your shopping.

So you have financial pressure.

And right now, everything's expensive.

Inflation is up.

Most people are feeling the financial pinch.

So there's financial budget pressures.

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