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How Can We Teach Kids Contentment at Christmas? · Becoming Financially Confident

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  Hey,
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  I
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  can
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  still
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  remember
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  those
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  Christmas
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  mornings.
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  Picture
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  this,
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  if
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  you
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  will.
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  It's
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  early
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  in
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  the
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  morning.
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  I'm
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  waiting
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  for
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  my
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  parents
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  to
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  get
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  up.
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  It's
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  like
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  4am
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  in
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  the
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  morning.
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  Probably
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  the
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  one
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  day
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  a
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  year
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  that
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  mom
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  didn't
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  have
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  to
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  come
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  to
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  my
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  room
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  10
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  times
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  to
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  get
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  me
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  out
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  of
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  bed.
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  And
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  I
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  can
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  just
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  picture
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  sitting
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  at
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  the
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  top
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  of
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  the
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  steps.
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  We're
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  waiting
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  for
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  mom
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  and
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  dad
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  to
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  get
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  up.
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  We
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  see
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  the
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  glow
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  of
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  the
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  Christmas
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  tree.
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  We
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  see
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  the
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  toys,
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  we
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  see
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  the
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  gadgets.
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  And
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  of
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  course,
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  as
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  soon
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  as
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  my
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  parents
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  got
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  up
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  or
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  as
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  soon
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  as
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  we
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  woke
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  them
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  up,
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  better
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  way
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  to
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  say
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  it,
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  right.
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  We
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  race
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  downstairs
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  and
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  we're
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  tearing
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  into
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  these
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  presents,
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  the
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  toys,
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  the
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  gadgets.
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  Now,
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  of
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  course,
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  for
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  us,
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  the
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  clothes
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  went
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  into
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  a
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  completely
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  different
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  pile.
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  Those
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  are
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  days
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  I
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  never
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  forget.
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  And
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  it
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  leads
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  me
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  to
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  some
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  statistics
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  we
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  have
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  for
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  today's
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  show.
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  Think
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  about
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  this.
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  We
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  looked
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  at
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  some
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  stats
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  for
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  kids
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  ages
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  8
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  to
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  11.
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  This
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  doesn't
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  shock
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  me
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  at
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  all.
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  73%
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  of
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  kids
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  say
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  receiving
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  gifts
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  is
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  their
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  favorite
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  part
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  of
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  Christmas.
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  Again,
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  that
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  doesn't
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  surprise
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  me.
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  In
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  that
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  age
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  range,
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  8
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  to
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  11,
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  32%
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  of
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  children
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  under
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  11
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  say
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  spending
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  time
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  with
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  family
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  matters
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  most.
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  I
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  don't
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  know
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  about
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  those
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  kids,
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  but
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  that
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  isn't
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  the
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  way
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  I
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  always
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  thought
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  about
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  it.
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  And
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  looking
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  back
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  at
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  it
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  now
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  certainly
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  was
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  the
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  way
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  that
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  I.
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  And
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  that's
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  what's
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  important
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  to
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  me
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  now.
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  But
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  here's
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  the
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  really
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  sad
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  part.
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  It's
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  a
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  Christian
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  show.
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  Only
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  7%
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  of
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  those
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  kids
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  mentioned
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  the
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  religious
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  meaning
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  of
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  Christmas.
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  That
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  really
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  struck
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  me.
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  We
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  got
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  to
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  do
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  something
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  about
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  that.
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  Which
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  leads
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  me
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  to
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  today's
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  listener
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  question.
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  Ralph,
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  I
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  want
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  my
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  kids
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  to
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  enjoy
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  Christmas,
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  but
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  I
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  don't
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  want
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  them
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  to
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  think
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  it's
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  all
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  about
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  gifts.
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  How
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  can
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  I
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  teach
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  them
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  contentment
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  when
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  the
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  world
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  keeps
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  telling
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  them
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  more
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  is
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  better?
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  Wow.
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  What
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  a
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  great
• 2:07
  question.
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  And
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  the
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  truth
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  is,
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  start
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  by
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  saying
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  something
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  very
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  bold.
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  Today,
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  kids
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  learn
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  more
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  from
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  what
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  we
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  model
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  than
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  from
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  what
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  we
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  say.
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  And
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  I
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  just
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  want
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  to
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  park
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  there
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  for
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  a
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  second.
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  It's
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  all
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  about
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  what
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  we
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  model.
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  Because
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  if
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  we
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  show
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  peace
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  and
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  we
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  show
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  gratitude,
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  they're
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  going
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  to
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  remember
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  that
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  longer
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  than
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  any
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  president.
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  Well,
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  let's
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  talk
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  about
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  modeling
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  that
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  behavior
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  on
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  today's
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  show.
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  This
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  is
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  Financially
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  Confident
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  Christian,
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  your
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  daily
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  dose
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  of
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  gospel,
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  grounded
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  insight
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  and
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  faith
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  driven
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  tips
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  to
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  help
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  you
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  break
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  the
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  with
• 2:38
  confidence.
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  Welcome
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  to
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  the
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  show.
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  I'm
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  Ralph.
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  I
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  appreciate
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  you
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  joining
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  me
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  today
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  as
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  we
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  work
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  together
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  to
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  break
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  that
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  cycle
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  of
• 2:46
  financial
• 2:46
  shame
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  and
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  do
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  it
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  with
• 2:47
  confidence.
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  We
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  Continue
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  in
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  our
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  series
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  enjoying
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  the
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  Holidays
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  without
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  going
• 2:51
  Broke.
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  Now,
• 2:52
  listen,
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  I
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  got
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  some
• 2:53
  street
• 2:53
  cred
• 2:53
  today.
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  I'm
• 2:54
  a
• 2:54
  parent
• 2:54
  myself
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  and
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  I've
• 2:56
  seen
• 2:56
  the
• 2:56
  difference
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  when
• 2:57
  families
• 2:57
  focus
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  on
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  giving
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  rather
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  than
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  getting.
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  Let
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  me
• 2:59
  tell
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  you
• 2:59
  a
• 2:59
  story
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  about
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  my
• 3:00
  family.
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  You're
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  not
• 3:01
  going
• 3:01
  to
• 3:01
  believe
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  this
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  one.
• 3:02
  My
• 3:02
  wife
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  and
• 3:03
  I
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  came
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  to
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  a
• 3:03
  realization
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  when
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  the
• 3:04
  kids
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  are
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  pretty
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  young.
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  These
• 3:05
  kids,
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  we
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  were
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  very
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  blessed.
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  My
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  kids
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  had
• 3:07
  whatever
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  they
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  wanted.
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  And
• 3:09
  I
• 3:09
  started
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  to
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  see
• 3:10
  like
• 3:10
  this
• 3:10
  entitlement
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  growing
• 3:11
  with
• 3:11
  my
• 3:11
  two
• 3:12
  boys.
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  My
• 3:12
  kids
• 3:12
  were
• 3:12
  young
• 3:13
  at
• 3:13
  the
• 3:13
  time,
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  maybe
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  like
• 3:14
  five
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  and
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  eight
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  years
• 3:15
  old.
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  And
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  my
• 3:17
  wife
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  and
• 3:17
  I,
• 3:17
  we
• 3:17
  were
• 3:17
  thinking
• 3:18
  about
• 3:18
  Christmas
• 3:18
  presents
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  that
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  year
• 3:19
  and
• 3:19
  we
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  sat
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  down
• 3:20
  together,
• 3:20
  we
• 3:20
  said,
• 3:20
  what
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  can
• 3:21
  we
• 3:21
  do
• 3:21
  to
• 3:21
  make
• 3:21
  a
• 3:21
  dynamic
• 3:22
  change
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  this
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  year?
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  And
• 3:23
  I
• 3:23
  said,
• 3:23
  you
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  know
• 3:24
  what
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  we
• 3:24
  should
• 3:24
  really
• 3:24
  do?
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  We
• 3:25
  should
• 3:25
  just
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  say
• 3:25
  to
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  the
• 3:26
  kids,
• 3:26
  listen,
• 3:26
  this
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  year
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  you're
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  each
• 3:27
  getting
• 3:27
  one
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  gift
• 3:28
  from
• 3:28
  us.
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  And
• 3:29
  my
• 3:29
  wife
• 3:29
  says,
• 3:30
  how
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  are
• 3:30
  they
• 3:30
  going
• 3:30
  to
• 3:30
  react
• 3:30
  to
• 3:30
  that?
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  I
• 3:31
  said,
• 3:31
  you
• 3:31
  know
• 3:31
  what,
• 3:32
  we
• 3:32
  need
• 3:32
  to
• 3:33
  set
• 3:33
  a
• 3:33
  tone.
• 3:33
  They're
• 3:34
  young
• 3:34
  enough
• 3:34
  now
• 3:35
  that
• 3:35
  if
• 3:35
  we
• 3:35
  set
• 3:35
  this
• 3:36
  tone,
• 3:36
  they'll
• 3:37
  understand
• 3:37
  it.
• 3:37
  So
• 3:38
  we
• 3:38
  sat
• 3:38
  them
• 3:38
  down
• 3:38
  and
• 3:38
  we
• 3:38
  had
• 3:39
  come
• 3:39
  up
• 3:39
  with
• 3:39
  an
• 3:39
  idea.
• 3:40
  We
• 3:40
  had
• 3:40
  seen
• 3:40
  an
• 3:40
  advertisement
• 3:41
  for
• 3:41
  this,
• 3:42
  this
• 3:42
  charity
• 3:42
  called
• 3:42
  the
• 3:43
  Smile
• 3:43
  Train.
• 3:44
  And
• 3:44
  what
• 3:44
  the
• 3:44
  Smile
• 3:44
  Train
• 3:45
  did,
• 3:45
  and
• 3:45
  I
• 3:45
  don't
• 3:45
  even
• 3:45
  know
• 3:45
  if
• 3:45
  they
• 3:45
  still
• 3:46
  exist.
• 3:46
  I
• 3:46
  probably
• 3:46
  should
• 3:46
  have
• 3:46
  looked
• 3:46
  that
• 3:47
  up
• 3:47
  before
• 3:47
  today.
• 3:47
  But
• 3:47
  the
• 3:48
  Smile
• 3:48
  Train
• 3:49
  deals
• 3:49
  with
• 3:49
  kids
• 3:49
  who
• 3:49
  are
• 3:50
  born
• 3:50
  with
• 3:50
  cleft
• 3:50
  palate.
• 3:51
  They
• 3:51
  have
• 3:51
  a
• 3:51
  misformation
• 3:52
  in
• 3:52
  the
• 3:52
  top
• 3:52
  of
• 3:52
  their
• 3:52
  mouth.
• 3:53
  And
• 3:54
  they
• 3:54
  were
• 3:54
  taking
• 3:54
  on
• 3:55
  donations
• 3:56
  during
• 3:56
  the
• 3:56
  Christmas
• 3:56
  season,
• 3:57
  which
• 3:57
  I
• 3:57
  thought
• 3:57
  was
• 3:57
  a
• 3:57
  great
• 3:58
  idea.
• 3:58
  So
• 3:58
  this
• 3:58
  is
• 3:59
  when
• 3:59
  my
• 3:59
  wife
• 3:59
  and
• 3:59
  I
• 3:59
  decided
• 4:00
  we're
• 4:00
  going
• 4:00
  to
• 4:00
  give
• 4:00
  the
• 4:00
  kids
• 4:00
  each
• 4:01
  one
• 4:01
  gift.
• 4:01
  The
• 4:02
  rest
• 4:02
  of
• 4:02
  it
• 4:02
  we're
• 4:02
  going
• 4:02
  to
• 4:02
  donate.
• 4:03
  But
• 4:03
  we
• 4:03
  pulled
• 4:03
  the
• 4:03
  kids
• 4:03
  together.
• 4:04
  This
• 4:04
  is
• 4:04
  about
• 4:04
  a
• 4:04
  month
• 4:04
  before
• 4:05
  Christmas.
• 4:06
  Now
• 4:06
  picture
• 4:06
  this.
• 4:06
  You
• 4:07
  got
• 4:07
  a
• 4:07
  five
• 4:07
  year
• 4:07
  old
• 4:07
  and
• 4:08
  an
• 4:08
  eight
• 4:08
  year
• 4:08
  old
• 4:09
  and
• 4:09
  we
• 4:09
  say
• 4:09
  to
• 4:09
  them,
• 4:09
  listen,
• 4:10
  kids,
• 4:10
  we
• 4:10
  got
• 4:10
  some
• 4:10
  great
• 4:11
  news
• 4:11
  for
• 4:11
  Christmas
• 4:11
  this
• 4:12
  year.
• 4:12
  Here's
• 4:12
  what
• 4:13
  we're
• 4:13
  going
• 4:13
  to
• 4:13
  do.
• 4:14
  I'll
• 4:14
  tell
• 4:14
  you
• 4:14
  what,
• 4:14
  it
• 4:15
  was
• 4:15
  like.
• 4:15
  I
• 4:15
  dropped
• 4:15
  a
• 4:15
  bomb
• 4:16
  on
• 4:16
  them.
• 4:17
  My
• 4:17
  oldest
• 4:17
  son,
• 4:18
  he
• 4:18
  was
• 4:18
  like,
• 4:18
  okay,
• 4:19
  Dad,
• 4:19
  I
• 4:19
  kind
• 4:19
  of
• 4:19
  understand.
• 4:20
  He's
• 4:20
  a
• 4:20
  little
• 4:20
  bit
• 4:20
  more
• 4:21
  mature.
• 4:21
  My
• 4:21
  youngest
• 4:21
  son
• 4:22
  wasn't
• 4:22
  having
• 4:22
  any
• 4:22
  part
• 4:22
  of
• 4:22
  it.
• 4:23
  He's
• 4:23
  like,
• 4:23
  that's
• 4:23
  ridiculous.
• 4:24
  I'm
• 4:24
  used
• 4:24
  to
• 4:24
  getting
• 4:25
  this
• 4:25
  and
• 4:25
  that
• 4:25
  and
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  other
• 4:26
  things.
• 4:27
  And
• 4:27
  I
• 4:28
  pulled
• 4:28
  out
• 4:28
  that
• 4:28
  website
• 4:29
  and
• 4:29
  I
• 4:29
  started
• 4:29
  showing
• 4:30
  my
• 4:30
  youngest
• 4:30
  son
• 4:31
  some
• 4:31
  pictures
• 4:32
  and
• 4:32
  he
• 4:32
  started
• 4:32
  to
• 4:33
  see
• 4:33
  these
• 4:33
  kids
• 4:33
  who
• 4:34
  had
• 4:34
  this
• 4:34
  cleft
• 4:35
  palate
• 4:35
  thing.
• 4:36
  And
• 4:36
  he
• 4:36
  looked
• 4:37
  at
• 4:37
  me
• 4:37
  and
• 4:37
  he
• 4:37
  said,
• 4:37
  dad,
• 4:37
  man,
• 4:38
  I
• 4:38
  was
• 4:38
  selfish,
• 4:38
  wasn't
• 4:39
  I?
• 4:39
  Now,
• 4:39
  from
• 4:39
  a
• 4:39
  five
• 4:40
  Year
• 4:40
  old.
• 4:40
  I
• 4:41
  was
• 4:41
  kind
• 4:41
  of
• 4:41
  surprised
• 4:41
  by
• 4:42
  that.
• 4:43
  So
• 4:43
  the
• 4:43
  truth
• 4:43
  is
• 4:43
  my
• 4:43
  kids
• 4:44
  weren't
• 4:44
  happy
• 4:44
  at
• 4:44
  first.
• 4:45
  But
• 4:46
  I
• 4:46
  recognized
• 4:46
  something.
• 4:47
  My
• 4:47
  wife
• 4:47
  and
• 4:48
  I
• 4:48
  had
• 4:48
  to
• 4:48
  model
• 4:48
  good
• 4:49
  behavior
• 4:49
  if
• 4:49
  we
• 4:50
  wanted
• 4:50
  our
• 4:50
  children's
• 4:51
  dynamic
• 4:51
  to
• 4:51
  change.
• 4:52
  Which
• 4:53
  leads
• 4:53
  me
• 4:53
  to
• 4:53
  our
• 4:53
  quote
• 4:54
  for
• 4:54
  today.
• 4:54
  This
• 4:54
  comes
• 4:54
  from
• 4:54
  a
• 4:55
  fellow
• 4:55
  named
• 4:55
  Andy
• 4:55
  Stanley.
• 4:56
  And
• 4:56
  he
• 4:56
  says,
• 4:56
  what
• 4:57
  you
• 4:57
  model,
• 4:58
  you
• 4:58
  multiply.
• 4:59
  Think
• 4:59
  about
• 5:00
  that
• 5:00
  for
• 5:00
  a
• 5:00
  second.
• 5:01
  What
• 5:01
  are
• 5:01
  we
• 5:01
  modeling?
• 5:02
  Our
• 5:02
  children.
• 5:02
  Because
• 5:02
  that's
• 5:03
  what
• 5:03
  we're
• 5:03
  going
• 5:03
  to
• 5:03
  multiply
• 5:04
  in
• 5:04
  them.
• 5:04
  Which
• 5:04
  takes
• 5:05
  us
• 5:05
  to
• 5:05
  our
• 5:05
  question
• 5:05
  today.
• 5:06
  How
• 5:06
  can
• 5:07
  I
• 5:07
  teach
• 5:07
  my
• 5:07
  kids
• 5:08
  contentment
• 5:09
  when
• 5:09
  the
• 5:09
  world
• 5:09
  keeps
• 5:09
  telling
• 5:10
  them
• 5:10
  more
• 5:10
  is
• 5:10
  better?
• 5:10
  So
• 5:11
  I'm
• 5:11
  going
• 5:11
  to
• 5:11
  talk
• 5:11
  today
• 5:11
  about
• 5:12
  how
• 5:12
  we
• 5:12
  can
• 5:12
  teach
• 5:13
  contentment.
• 5:14
  The
• 5:14
  number
• 5:14
  one
• 5:14
  thing
• 5:15
  I
• 5:15
  think
• 5:15
  you've
• 5:15
  absolutely
• 5:16
  got
• 5:16
  to
• 5:16
  do
• 5:16
  is
• 5:17
  you've
• 5:17
  got
• 5:17
  to
• 5:17
  model
• 5:18
  that
• 5:18
  gratitude.
• 5:19
  How
• 5:19
  do
• 5:19
  you
• 5:20
  do
• 5:20
  that?
• 5:20
  Well,
• 5:20
  when
• 5:21
  kids
• 5:21
  hear
• 5:21
  you
• 5:21
  thank
• 5:22
  God
• 5:23
  at
• 5:23
  the
• 5:23
  dinner
• 5:24
  table
• 5:24
  or
• 5:24
  maybe
• 5:25
  in
• 5:25
  prayer
• 5:25
  as
• 5:25
  a
• 5:26
  family,
• 5:26
  even
• 5:27
  for
• 5:27
  other
• 5:27
  people
• 5:27
  and
• 5:28
  for
• 5:28
  small
• 5:28
  blessings,
• 5:29
  they
• 5:29
  start
• 5:30
  to
• 5:30
  learn
• 5:30
  by
• 5:31
  example
• 5:31
  from
• 5:31
  that.
• 5:32
  Because
• 5:32
  the
• 5:32
  truth,
• 5:32
  the
• 5:32
  kids
• 5:32
  are
• 5:33
  like
• 5:33
  sponges.
• 5:34
  They
• 5:34
  model
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  behavior.
• 5:36
  They
• 5:36
  become
• 5:36
  what
• 5:37
  you
• 5:37
  teach
• 5:37
  them.
• 5:37
  So
• 5:38
  start
• 5:38
  there.
• 5:38
  Model
• 5:38
  gratitude.
• 5:39
  Second
• 5:40
  thing
• 5:40
  I'm
• 5:40
  going
• 5:40
  to
• 5:40
  encourage
• 5:41
  is
• 5:41
  what
• 5:41
  my
• 5:41
  wife
• 5:41
  and
• 5:41
  I
• 5:42
  did.
• 5:42
  Involve
• 5:43
  them
• 5:43
  in
• 5:43
  giving.
• 5:44
  Help
• 5:44
  them
• 5:44
  choose
• 5:45
  a
• 5:45
  charity.
• 5:45
  Maybe
• 5:46
  we
• 5:46
  can
• 5:46
  do
• 5:46
  some
• 5:46
  baking
• 5:46
  for
• 5:47
  neighbors.
• 5:48
  It
• 5:48
  doesn't
• 5:48
  have
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  be
• 5:48
  that
• 5:49
  elaborate.
• 5:49
  Maybe
• 5:49
  write
• 5:49
  some
• 5:50
  thank
• 5:50
  you
• 5:50
  notes,
• 5:51
  but
• 5:52
  involve
• 5:52
  them
• 5:52
  in
• 5:52
  the
• 5:52
  process.
• 5:53
  Kids
• 5:53
  are
• 5:53
  excited
• 5:54
  about
• 5:54
  that.
• 5:54
  The
• 5:54
  thing
• 5:54
  I
• 5:55
  will
• 5:55
  say
• 5:55
  is
• 5:55
  kids
• 5:56
  have
• 5:56
  a
• 5:56
  heart
• 5:56
  for
• 5:57
  generosity
• 5:57
  and
• 5:58
  if
• 5:58
  you
• 5:58
  can
• 5:58
  get
• 5:59
  them
• 5:59
  to
• 5:59
  grow
• 5:59
  in
• 5:59
  that,
• 6:00
  it's
• 6:00
  such
• 6:00
  a
• 6:00
  great
• 6:01
  thing.
• 6:01
  Nothing
• 6:01
  I
• 6:02
  would
• 6:02
  encourage
• 6:02
  you
• 6:02
  to
• 6:02
  do
• 6:02
  is
• 6:03
  start
• 6:03
  a
• 6:03
  service
• 6:04
  tradition,
• 6:04
  whether
• 6:05
  it
• 6:05
  be
• 6:05
  volunteering
• 6:06
  or
• 6:06
  something
• 6:06
  along
• 6:07
  those
• 6:07
  lines.
• 6:07
  Listen,
• 6:08
  during
• 6:08
  the
• 6:08
  holidays,
• 6:08
  this
• 6:09
  is
• 6:09
  such
• 6:09
  a
• 6:09
  huge
• 6:09
  thing
• 6:09
  you
• 6:10
  can
• 6:10
  do
• 6:10
  and
• 6:10
  it
• 6:10
  leaves
• 6:11
  a
• 6:11
  lifelong
• 6:12
  impression
• 6:13
  on
• 6:13
  your
• 6:13
  children.
• 6:14
  Here's
• 6:14
  another
• 6:15
  thing
• 6:15
  you
• 6:15
  can
• 6:15
  do,
• 6:15
  and
• 6:15
  this
• 6:15
  isn't
• 6:16
  easy.
• 6:17
  Teach
• 6:17
  contentment.
• 6:19
  I
• 6:19
  think
• 6:19
  in
• 6:19
  our
• 6:19
  society,
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  biggest
• 6:21
  problem
• 6:21
  we
• 6:21
  have
• 6:21
  right
• 6:21
  now
• 6:22
  is
• 6:22
  this
• 6:22
  belief
• 6:23
  that
• 6:23
  everything
• 6:23
  is
• 6:24
  a
• 6:24
  need.
• 6:25
  But
• 6:25
  we've
• 6:25
  really
• 6:25
  got
• 6:25
  to
• 6:26
  talk
• 6:26
  openly
• 6:26
  with
• 6:26
  our
• 6:27
  children
• 6:27
  about
• 6:27
  needs
• 6:27
  versus
• 6:28
  wants.
• 6:28
  And
• 6:28
  hey,
• 6:28
  listen,
• 6:29
  parents,
• 6:29
  I'm
• 6:29
  talking
• 6:29
  directly
• 6:30
  to
• 6:30
  you.
• 6:31
  You
• 6:31
  got
• 6:31
  to
• 6:31
  understand
• 6:32
  that
• 6:32
  yourself
• 6:33
  and
• 6:33
  model
• 6:33
  that
• 6:33
  behavior
• 6:34
  in
• 6:34
  your
• 6:34
  own
• 6:34
  life.
• 6:35
  Especially
• 6:36
  around
• 6:36
  this
• 6:36
  time
• 6:36
  of
• 6:36
  year
• 6:37
  when
• 6:37
  commercials
• 6:37
  are
• 6:37
  rolling
• 6:38
  in
• 6:38
  like
• 6:38
  crazy.
• 6:39
  This
• 6:39
  is
• 6:39
  the
• 6:40
  time
• 6:40
  to
• 6:40
  really
• 6:40
  be
• 6:40
  an
• 6:41
  active
• 6:41
  parent.
• 6:42
  Because,
• 6:42
  listen,
• 6:42
  you've
• 6:42
  got
• 6:42
  to
• 6:43
  battle
• 6:43
  that
• 6:43
  culture,
• 6:44
  social
• 6:45
  media,
• 6:45
  television,
• 6:46
  all
• 6:46
  those
• 6:46
  things.
• 6:47
  Our
• 6:47
  kids
• 6:47
  are
• 6:48
  getting
• 6:48
  soaked
• 6:49
  minute
• 6:49
  by
• 6:49
  minute,
• 6:50
  hour
• 6:50
  by
• 6:50
  hour
• 6:51
  with
• 6:51
  this
• 6:51
  more,
• 6:52
  more,
• 6:52
  more
• 6:53
  thing.
• 6:54
  And
• 6:54
  you've
• 6:55
  got
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  really
• 6:55
  battle
• 6:55
  that.
• 6:55
  You
• 6:56
  got
• 6:56
  to
• 6:56
  explain
• 6:56
  to
• 6:56
  them
• 6:56
  what
• 6:57
  contentment
• 6:57
  looks
• 6:58
  like.
• 6:58
  Talk
• 6:58
  about
• 6:58
  what
• 6:59
  goes
• 6:59
  on
• 6:59
  on
• 6:59
  Your
• 6:59
  family.
• 7:00
  And
• 7:00
  finally,
• 7:01
  here's
• 7:01
  another
• 7:01
  one.
• 7:01
  I
• 7:01
  mentioned
• 7:02
  this
• 7:02
  several
• 7:02
  times
• 7:02
  in
• 7:03
  this
• 7:03
  series.
• 7:04
  Focus
• 7:04
  on
• 7:05
  your
• 7:05
  presence
• 7:07
  more
• 7:07
  than
• 7:08
  the
• 7:08
  presence.
• 7:10
  This
• 7:10
  is
• 7:10
  the
• 7:10
  time
• 7:10
  of
• 7:10
  year
• 7:10
  to
• 7:11
  think
• 7:11
  about
• 7:11
  giving
• 7:11
  time
• 7:12
  and
• 7:12
  attention
• 7:12
  and
• 7:12
  laughter.
• 7:13
  We
• 7:13
  started
• 7:13
  out
• 7:13
  the
• 7:13
  show
• 7:14
  talking
• 7:14
  about
• 7:14
  that,
• 7:15
  but
• 7:15
  the
• 7:15
  truth
• 7:15
  is
• 7:16
  I
• 7:16
  can't
• 7:16
  remember
• 7:16
  the
• 7:17
  gifts
• 7:17
  that
• 7:17
  my
• 7:17
  parents
• 7:18
  gave
• 7:18
  me
• 7:18
  when
• 7:18
  I
• 7:18
  was
• 7:18
  a
• 7:18
  young
• 7:19
  person.
• 7:19
  But
• 7:20
  I
• 7:20
  sure
• 7:20
  do
• 7:20
  remember
• 7:21
  those
• 7:21
  times
• 7:21
  spent
• 7:22
  in
• 7:22
  front
• 7:22
  of
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  fireplace,
• 7:23
  in
• 7:23
  front
• 7:23
  of
• 7:23
  the
• 7:24
  TV
• 7:24
  with
• 7:24
  my
• 7:25
  grandparents
• 7:25
  who
• 7:25
  aren't
• 7:26
  with
• 7:26
  us
• 7:26
  anymore.
• 7:27
  Those
• 7:27
  things
• 7:27
  are
• 7:28
  going
• 7:28
  to
• 7:28
  outlast
• 7:28
  anything
• 7:29
  under
• 7:29
  the
• 7:29
  tree,
• 7:30
  and
• 7:30
  they're
• 7:30
  going
• 7:31
  to
• 7:31
  remember
• 7:31
  those
• 7:31
  things
• 7:31
  for
• 7:32
  a
• 7:32
  lifetime.
• 7:33
  Let's
• 7:33
  get
• 7:33
  into
• 7:33
  our
• 7:33
  scripture
• 7:34
  verse.
• 7:34
  We
• 7:34
  actually
• 7:34
  have
• 7:34
  two
• 7:34
  scripture
• 7:35
  verses
• 7:35
  today
• 7:35
  because
• 7:35
  I
• 7:36
  couldn't
• 7:36
  decide
• 7:36
  which
• 7:36
  one
• 7:36
  I
• 7:36
  liked
• 7:37
  best.
• 7:37
  Let's
• 7:37
  go
• 7:37
  to
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  first
• 7:38
  one.
• 7:38
  This
• 7:39
  is
• 7:39
  From
• 7:39
  Proverbs,
• 7:39
  chapter
• 7:40
  22:6.
• 7:42
  Start
• 7:42
  children
• 7:42
  off
• 7:43
  in
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  way
• 7:43
  that
• 7:43
  they
• 7:43
  should
• 7:43
  go,
• 7:44
  and
• 7:44
  even
• 7:44
  when
• 7:45
  they
• 7:45
  are
• 7:45
  old,
• 7:45
  they
• 7:46
  will
• 7:46
  not
• 7:46
  turn
• 7:46
  from
• 7:47
  it.
• 7:47
  So
• 7:47
  exactly
• 7:48
  what
• 7:48
  we're
• 7:48
  talking
• 7:48
  about
• 7:48
  today.
• 7:49
  Start
• 7:50
  to
• 7:50
  ingrain
• 7:51
  this
• 7:51
  sense
• 7:51
  of.
• 7:52
  Of
• 7:52
  contentment,
• 7:53
  this
• 7:53
  sense
• 7:54
  of
• 7:54
  generosity
• 7:55
  and
• 7:55
  giving
• 7:56
  as
• 7:56
  a
• 7:57
  young
• 7:57
  person.
• 7:58
  And
• 7:58
  that
• 7:58
  will
• 7:58
  be
• 7:58
  their
• 7:59
  second
• 7:59
  nature.
• 7:59
  And
• 7:59
  it
• 7:59
  will
• 8:00
  reverberate
• 8:01
  all
• 8:01
  throughout
• 8:01
  their
• 8:02
  life
• 8:02
  and
• 8:02
  through
• 8:02
  their
• 8:02
  children's
• 8:03
  lives
• 8:03
  and
• 8:03
  your
• 8:03
  great
• 8:04
  grandchildren's
• 8:04
  lives.
• 8:05
  But
• 8:05
  here's
• 8:05
  my
• 8:05
  other
• 8:05
  verse
• 8:06
  for
• 8:06
  Today
• 8:06
  comes
• 8:06
  from
• 8:07
  First
• 8:07
  Timothy,
• 8:08
  chapter
• 8:08
  6,
• 8:08
  verse
• 8:09
  18.
• 8:10
  Command
• 8:10
  them
• 8:10
  to
• 8:10
  do
• 8:11
  good,
• 8:11
  to
• 8:12
  be
• 8:12
  rich
• 8:12
  in
• 8:12
  good
• 8:13
  deeds
• 8:13
  and
• 8:14
  be
• 8:14
  generous
• 8:14
  and
• 8:15
  willing
• 8:15
  to
• 8:15
  share.
• 8:16
  That's
• 8:16
  really
• 8:16
  the
• 8:16
  key,
• 8:17
  isn't
• 8:17
  it?
• 8:18
  Teach
• 8:18
  it
• 8:18
  young
• 8:19
  and
• 8:19
  encourage
• 8:20
  them
• 8:20
  to
• 8:20
  do
• 8:20
  good.
• 8:20
  That's
• 8:21
  what
• 8:21
  the
• 8:21
  scripture
• 8:21
  is
• 8:21
  telling
• 8:21
  us,
• 8:22
  to
• 8:22
  be
• 8:22
  rich
• 8:22
  in
• 8:22
  good
• 8:22
  deeds,
• 8:23
  not
• 8:23
  rich
• 8:23
  in
• 8:23
  getting
• 8:24
  stuff,
• 8:25
  but
• 8:25
  being
• 8:25
  generous
• 8:26
  and
• 8:26
  willing
• 8:27
  to
• 8:27
  share.
• 8:27
  Why?
• 8:27
  But
• 8:28
  we
• 8:28
  pray
• 8:28
  together
• 8:28
  right
• 8:28
  now,
• 8:29
  Lord,
• 8:30
  we
• 8:30
  just
• 8:30
  ask
• 8:30
  you
• 8:31
  right
• 8:31
  now
• 8:31
  to
• 8:31
  help
• 8:31
  us
• 8:32
  set
• 8:32
  godly
• 8:32
  examples
• 8:33
  to
• 8:33
  our
• 8:34
  children,
• 8:35
  examples
• 8:35
  of
• 8:35
  gratitude
• 8:36
  and
• 8:36
  contentment.
• 8:37
  Lord,
• 8:37
  teach
• 8:38
  me
• 8:38
  and
• 8:38
  my
• 8:38
  family
• 8:39
  to
• 8:39
  find
• 8:39
  joy
• 8:39
  in
• 8:40
  giving,
• 8:40
  not
• 8:40
  in
• 8:41
  getting.
• 8:41
  Help
• 8:41
  us
• 8:42
  to
• 8:42
  battle
• 8:42
  this
• 8:42
  constant
• 8:43
  culture,
• 8:43
  this
• 8:43
  noise
• 8:44
  all
• 8:44
  around
• 8:44
  us,
• 8:44
  Lord.
• 8:45
  And
• 8:45
  help
• 8:45
  us
• 8:45
  during
• 8:45
  this
• 8:46
  holiday
• 8:46
  season
• 8:47
  to
• 8:47
  focus
• 8:47
  on
• 8:47
  relationships,
• 8:49
  those
• 8:49
  things
• 8:49
  that
• 8:49
  really
• 8:50
  matter
• 8:50
  for
• 8:50
  a
• 8:50
  lifetime
• 8:51
  over
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  rewards
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  the
• 8:52
  gifts
• 8:53
  this
• 8:53
  Christmas.
• 8:54
  Lord,
• 8:54
  just
• 8:55
  give
• 8:55
  us
• 8:55
  courage
• 8:55
  to
• 8:55
  do
• 8:56
  that.
• 8:56
  Give
• 8:56
  us
• 8:56
  strength
• 8:56
  to
• 8:56
  stand
• 8:57
  against
• 8:57
  the
• 8:57
  evil
• 8:58
  one
• 8:58
  who
• 8:58
  is
• 8:58
  constantly
• 8:59
  filling
• 8:59
  our
• 8:59
  head
• 8:59
  with
• 9:00
  more,
• 9:00
  more
• 9:01
  and
• 9:01
  more.
• 9:01
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• 9:01
  help
• 9:02
  us
• 9:02
  to
• 9:02
  find
• 9:02
  contentment
• 9:02
  in
• 9:03
  you.
• 9:03
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• 9:03
  we
• 9:03
  ask
• 9:03
  this
• 9:04
  in
• 9:04
  the
• 9:04
  name
• 9:04
  of
• 9:05
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• 9:05
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• 9:06
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• 9:07
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• 9:41
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• 9:41
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• 9:41
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• 9:41
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• 9:42
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• 9:42
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• 9:43
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• 9:43
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• 9:43
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• 9:43
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• 9:44
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• 9:44
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• 9:44
  action
• 9:44
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• 9:45
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• 9:45
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• 9:45
  you
• 9:45
  to
• 9:45
  ask
• 9:46
  your
• 9:46
  kids
• 9:46
  just
• 9:46
  one
• 9:47
  question
• 9:47
  tonight.
• 9:48
  You
• 9:48
  ready
• 9:48
  for
• 9:48
  this?
• 9:49
  How
• 9:49
  could
• 9:49
  we
• 9:50
  bless
• 9:50
  someone
• 9:50
  else
• 9:51
  this
• 9:51
  Christmas?
• 9:52
  Just
• 9:52
  start
• 9:52
  there.
• 9:53
  How
• 9:53
  can
• 9:53
  we
• 9:53
  bless
• 9:53
  someone
• 9:54
  else
• 9:54
  this
• 9:54
  Christmas,
• 9:55
  then
• 9:56
  take
• 9:56
  one
• 9:56
  small
• 9:56
  step
• 9:57
  this
• 9:57
  week
• 9:57
  to
• 9:58
  make
• 9:58
  that
• 9:58
  happen?
• 9:59
  And
• 9:59
  listen,
• 9:59
  be
• 9:59
  ready
• 10:00
  for
• 10:00
  them.
• 10:00
  Be
• 10:00
  ready
• 10:00
  for
• 10:00
  those
• 10:01
  negative
• 10:01
  responses.
• 10:01
  I
• 10:01
  certainly
• 10:02
  got
• 10:02
  them
• 10:02
  for
• 10:02
  my
• 10:02
  kids.
• 10:03
  So
• 10:03
  be
• 10:03
  prepared
• 10:04
  for
• 10:04
  that
• 10:05
  prayer.
• 10:05
  Pray
• 10:06
  about
• 10:06
  it
• 10:06
  beforehand
• 10:07
  and
• 10:07
  ask
• 10:07
  God
• 10:08
  to
• 10:08
  give
• 10:08
  you
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  courage
• 10:08
  and
• 10:08
  the
• 10:09
  strength
• 10:09
  to
• 10:09
  do
• 10:09
  it.
• 10:09
  Because
• 10:10
  remember,
• 10:10
  this
• 10:11
  Christmas
• 10:11
  isn't
• 10:12
  about
• 10:12
  getting
• 10:12
  everything
• 10:13
  on
• 10:13
  the
• 10:13
  list.
• 10:14
  It's
• 10:14
  about
• 10:14
  showing
• 10:14
  our
• 10:15
  kids
• 10:15
  that
• 10:15
  joy
• 10:15
  lasts
• 10:16
  longer
• 10:16
  when
• 10:16
  it's
• 10:17
  shared.
• 10:17
  So
• 10:18
  I'm
• 10:18
  going
• 10:18
  to
• 10:18
  encourage
• 10:18
  you
• 10:18
  right
• 10:18
  now,
• 10:19
  model
• 10:19
  peace,
• 10:20
  model
• 10:20
  gratitude,
• 10:21
  model
• 10:21
  giving.
• 10:22
  Because
• 10:22
  what
• 10:23
  we
• 10:23
  live,
• 10:23
  they'll
• 10:24
  learn.
• 10:25
  So
• 10:25
  go
• 10:25
  be
• 10:25
  a
• 10:25
  financially
• 10:26
  confident
• 10:26
  Christian
• 10:27
  today,
• 10:27
  stay
• 10:27
  financially
• 10:28
  savvy,
• 10:28
  God
• 10:29
  bless
• 10:29
  you,
• 10:29
  and
• 10:29
  I'll
• 10:30
  see
• 10:30
  you
• 10:30
  again
• 10:30
  tomorrow.