{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 116: How Christmas Traditions Can Help Build Strong Families with Carol Roper","description":"  Merry Christmas Y\u2019all! I know as this episode drops it Thanksgiving week but since Thanksgiving is so late this year, I wanted to get a head start on Christmas! I\u2019ve got my tree up already so I can enjoy it longer and I\u2019m not sad about that at all! Haha.    Another reason I wanted to go ahead and release this episode is because I\u2019m sharing some Christmas traditions, and you may want to implement some of these ideas into your own family and might need a little time to prepare.  So, I\u2019m going to share a little research, a few fun and meaningful Christmas traditions and some fun Christmas stories as well as something we did when our family was grieving and having a hard time wanting to celebrate the holiday at all that helped a lot.  &amp;nbsp; Check out the show notes at CarolRoper.org\/podcast  A Marriage That Started With Spaghetti - Guideposts ","author_name":"Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/buildingstronghomes.libsyn.com\/site","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34129866\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/181540746"}