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Christmas Survival Guide

The Christmas Parenting Woes of Joseph

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It occured to me the other day, normally when you see Mary and Joseph in a stable, they seem to be smiling. Whilst I know that a birth of a baby is meant to be a happy occasion, I’m fairly sure Joseph was already having his own series of parenting woes. After all, all parents have them, but I wondered what sort of issues Joseph had as a parent…

  1. Busy wondering if the animals had been fed recently.
  2. Why are all these guys rocking up?That smell? Baby or livestock?
  3. “Yes I know I didn’t book ahead – sorry dear”
  4. When people comment about how the little one looks like his mother.
  5. Those moments he compared himself to the other father.
  6. Dealing with a little drummer boy.
  7. Getting shouted at by Mary for spending “just 5 minutes” in the inn.
  8. The pressure of having to entertain three kings at once.
  9. Being slightly worried that the animals may get confused over the whole baby in a manger thing.

I guess I’m thankful we didn’t have to put up with a little drummer boy randomly showing when Little Sofa was born.

Christmas Survival Guide

List of Stuff to do before Christmas

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Obviously not including wrapping, buying, planning, eating, panicking over what to buy people, rushing to get to extra church stuff, hearing your wallet cry louder and louder…

Its the most wonderful time of year…

(Side note. I do enjoy Christmas more than this post lets on! Honest!)

Christmas Survival Guide

Christmas Carol Service Bingo 2019!!

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We are about to enter the season of Christmas Carol Services in Churches around the world. Have you ever sat in one and felt that it felt oddly familiar? Maybe the service feels the same as a previous one, but with a few changes?

To help celebrate Christmas Carol services, and all they contain, give our Christmas Carol Service Bingo game a go!

Print out this PDF file, and share the cards out amongst everyone else on the back row. When you complete a row, shout out “Hark!”

Make sure you share a Mince Pie and some mulled wine while playing!

Make your own Bingo Cards here!