The Boy Mom Podcast with Monica Swanson and Friends
December 14, 2022
Ep. 188 : Loving Your Actual Christmas, With Alexandra Kuykendall
True confession: This is about the exact week when I typically find myself morphing from the happy, care-free, “I love Christmas everything!!!!” Mom, to the stressed out, feeling behind, “I just want to get Christmas over with” Mom. Yep. Anyone with me? As much as I love (truly, adore!) this season, I have learned that Christmas can bring up all kinds of hard emotions and dashed expectations, leaving us moms weary and worn. If you relate to this a little or a lot, today’s episode (a replay from 2020) is for you.
Alexandra Kuykendall joins us today with such a refreshing, endearing message about Loving Your Actual Christmas. Drawing from her book (by that name ;)) Alex reminds us that Christ did not come for the people who have it all together (if such people even exist!) but for the weary, grieving, and hurting. He came for us real people who sometimes struggle our way through the holidays. When we don’t have our act together, Jesus meets us in the most real way.
Whether this Christmas finds you with joy and plenty, or grief and struggle (or any combination of things in between,) I think Alex’s words about Jesus and Advent (and “Christmastide” – I learned something new!) will will be refreshing to your soul.
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About The Monica Swanson Podcast
Monica Swanson, author of Boy Mom and Raising Amazing (releasing 2/21/2023), and blogger at monicaswanson.com, shares encouragement and inspiration for raising amazing kids and building strong families. Monica shares practical advice and biblical wisdom through honest conversations, interviews with experts, and light-hearted humor.
You can follow Monica on Instagram, Facebook, and on her website at MonicaSwanson.com.
About Monica Swanson
Monica and her husband Dave raise boys and tropical fruit on the North Shore of Oahu. Monica has homeschooled their four sons (two who are currently in Southern California, one in college, one a recent college grad!) Monica is the author of Raising Amazing: Bringing up Kids Who Love God, Like their Family, and Do the Dishes without Being Asked (released this week!) as well as Boy Mom: What Your Son Needs Most from You, and host of the Monica Swanson Podcast. Monica has been blogging for over 12 years and has encouraged over 10 million visitors to her website with articles on parenting and family, healthy living, and (mostly) healthy recipes. The Swanson boys are all surfers, (Luke, who is 19, surfs professionally) which keeps Monica on her knees. Monica loves good coffee, running trails with her husband and dog, Thor, the Word of God, and connecting with women all over the world through the crazy gift of the internet.
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