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Welcome to another episode of the Coffee and Bible Time podcast where today we are going to explore the unique challenges

faced by Christian women during the holiday season. You know, the holidays are a time of

gratitude and celebration, but it can also be times of specific concerns and pressures.

Well, today we are going to delve into these challenges and offer some guidance on how to navigate them. And I have a special guest with me,

Ashley, from Coffee and Bible Time. Welcome. Thank you. I'm so happy to be here today.

Yeah. Thanks for joining. This is kind of, you know, it's like a topic that's so exciting,

but then at the same time it can bring up a lot of anxiety for people, right?

Yes, exactly.

Well, let's start with the first challenge that some Christian women may encounter, and that's balancing family expectations. You know, as

especially young adults, there's often this pressure to meet all of these, you know, expectations. If you might be hosting,

you know, you want to have the perfect holiday dinner or you want it to meet traditional standards.

And this can really be overwhelming for people, especially as a newly wed for you,

for example, you're just starting to build your own traditions and family.

So how would you suggest navigating this?

Well, this is something that I feel like anyone can experience is the pressure of just having that perfect holiday.

I mean, I remember even as a kid growing up, like if we would have a bunch of guests

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