Expectations vs Reality...

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It’s nearly Christmas! Ed and Amy chat honestly about the gap between the Christmas we imagine and the one we actually get – the nits, the nit lotion, the 2am present-opening, the sleepless children and the WhatsApp family polls about who’s bringing the cheese.They share childhood Christmas memories, talk about the pressure to create a picture-perfect, movie-style Christmas, and gently remind us that “big Christmas joy” doesn’t come from the middle of Lidl or the perfect dinner set – it comes from Jesus, who stepped into our very real, slightly messy lives.Christmas Resources:https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/the-adventure-of-christmas-bookhttps://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/the-adventure-of-christmas-tracthttps://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/come-along-christmas-advent-calendarAdventure of Christmas Wise Men all age service:https://www.faithinkids.org/resources/church/the-adventure-of-christmas/The Christmas Build Up digital advent resource:https://christmasbuildup.faithinkids.org/Support the show

Released on 26 Nov 2025

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