Erica Ponders

Ginger Hubbard's biblical parenting podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-with-ginger-hubbard/id1550626556 Pastor Josh Smith's sermon on the hindrance of pride: https://pabc.org/resources/sermons/the-hindrance-of-pride/ Many quotes from Until The Streetlights Come On by Ginny Yurich, MEd Focus On The Family’s new podcast, “Practice Makes Parent: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod...

Today I’m discussing my personal belief that adults need “play” just like kids. So play with your kids, not just for them, but for you too!

Books mentioned in this podcast episode: Until The Streetlights Come On by Ginny Yurich, M. Ed Generative Artificial Intelligence by Jerry Kaplan, M. Ed There's No Such Thing As Bas Weather by lind McGurck

Here's the got questions.org article answering if jesus ate meat: https://www.gotquestions.org/clean-unclean-animals.html Here a link to learn more about Chelsea Blackbird, who I mentioned at the beginning if you are interested: https://www.thechristiannutritionist.com/about-1

Do we really need Fiction? What are the benefits to fictional stories especially in younger kids? Here is the link to the article I referenced today by Lydia Martin: https://blog.friendscentral.org/experts-agree-kids-need-fiction-to-succeed-in-school-and-life

Do we really need fiction and stories and pretending? If so, is there such a thing as too much? Today I referenced Nicholas Kardaras, Ph. D.'s book "Glow Kids" Ginny Yurich, MEd's book, "Until The Streetlights Come On" and and article by Foster Heidenrich's article, "Addiction To Fiction". Here is the link to the article: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180503-our-fiction-addiction-why-human...

Today my husband, Michael, and I are going to discuss how we’ve overcome the constant fighting of household responsibilities and chores.

Today I want to talk about how I’m trying to shift my mindset to think about the things that I Do want to do, eat, say, think, etc. rather than focusing on what I DON’T want to do.

Today I’m reading lots of excerpts from Dr. Nicholas Kardaras’ book titled, “Glow Kids” and from Ginny Yurich, MEd’s book titled, “Until The Street Lights Come On”.

Today marks the day and we officially started the 1000 hours outside challenge one year, or 365 days ago! Today I share why I decided to do the challenge, what I learned, if I’ll do it again, and some tips and tricks that I learned!

Today I’m discussing the cultural shift in America, that we aren’t culturally Christian anymore. This means we have to be more into pal than our parents and grandparents did when it comes to teaching our kids about God and about the Bible.

Today I have Aimee Morley, a seasoned mother and step-grand mother back on the show to discuss all things motherhood!

Today my husband, Michael, and I talk about our vision and goals for 2024. We talk about how and why we are going to be living more intentionally in 2024 by making sure that everything we do is aligning with our long-term goals and who we want to be as individuals, spouses, and as parents.

Today is part 2 of my episode with Anna Silverberg! We’re talking about the Proverbs 31 Woman, different roles a woman plays when single, married, newly married with young kids, etc.

Today my friend, Anna Silverberg, is helping me dissect Proverbs 31 and how we can be Godly women whether single or married.

Today Aimee Morley shared her story on being pro-choice for her whole life and changing her mind at 50. Is really excited for people to hear her testimony!

What is the actual cost of screen time for kids? What example are you setting for the next generation? Resources mentioned in todays episode: The book Balanced and Barefoot by Angela Hanscom Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children https://a.co/d/gWNxwdf The book Amusing ourselves to death by Neil Postman Amusing Ourselves to Death: Pub...

Today I tackle government overreach in the medical sector and big tech! I’d recommend reading the book, How To Keep Your Head On Straight In A World Gone Crazy, by Rick Renner. I also read the book of Proverbs and several articles online, so I’d recommend googling the topics that I suggest in this episode! Thanks for listening!

Today I tackle the first two pillars of the Surgeon General’s Plan To Solve Loneliness. Will his plan work? Will it lead to the care and connection he promises?

Today I’m going to discuss ways that many companies may be profiting off of your loneliness. But is there an even more concerning reason why loneliness matters? Who’s responsibility is it to fix?

Today Michael and I finish telling our dating story and how we got engaged and then married at 19 and 20! I hope you learn something and maybe have a few laughs 😅.

Today is the first part of our dating story! We got married at 19 & 20, so I think it’s interesting to hear our story and how we got married so quickly and so young.

Today I wanted to share reasons why I am glad that I got married so young, but first I must define what marriage is, who made it, what purpose does it serve?

Today I share my vulnerable story of battling with postpartum depression and anxiety. I will spare the details of how dark and sad it is, because this is a story of hope! Hope that you can be the one to support a woman or family better; hope that you can be healed from depression; hope that you can feel bonded with your baby and love being a mother!

Today is part 2 of Brynlee’s birth story, where we were in the NICU for 14 days.