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As a mom, I often feel pressured to create “Christmas joy” for my kids: 
🎄 decorating our home perfectly 
☕ drinking hot chocolate while watching movies 
👼🏻 cheering for them at Christmas pageants 
📖 choosing the perfect Advent devoti
We sat down for Sunday dinner, and I pulled out our family Advent wreath devotional. Not two minutes in, my youngest was shushing me, my son gagged on a cherry tomato, and my oldest kept trying to predict my words so she could yell, “Jinx!&rdqu
I come into the Christmas season carrying a lot of expectations.

I expect every light on our tree to work. I expect cozy family movie nights. I expect to bake dozens of cookies. I expect my children to respond with smiling gratefulness. I expect my

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