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This is the Join the Journey podcast.

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Really, I should say thanks for joining and happy Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas Eve.

Today we are reading Matthew 2, 7 through 12, and I am back in the podcast studio with Mr. Ben Krati.

How's it going, Emma? Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. One day early. Ben, it has been a while since you and I have been in the studio together.

Yes, it has. For those who are newer listeners and don't know,

you were in the podcast studio for almost all of the first join the journey episodes. Oh, yes.

It was so much fun. And what a good day to be back. It's a great day to be back. It's Christmas

Eve. I don't know how many people actually will listen to this on Christmas Eve. So if you're

listening to this episode later, you can just pretend that today is Christmas Eve.

Relive some Christmas spirit. But yeah, and since we're in the Christmas spirit, Ben, what is a Christmas

present that growing up you always wanted or you wanted Santa to bring? What was like the present you

remember distinctly? I got, I got some good presents growing up.

My parents did a good job, but one particular was I just remember the first bicycle I got.

Like I feel like that's such a stereotypical answer. But that's a big milestone. Absolutely.

Of even seeing the training wheels on it and the wobbling and like my dad and I going

and trying to learn how to ride a bike that day. But I think that was one of the best gifts I received.

So fun. Do you remember what color was? Gosh, I was trying to remember that before we started.

I think it was lime green. So another fun story. Yeah, another fun story. My mom, I broke her down over time, but she let me paint my room lime green.

No way.

Because that was my favorite color.

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