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Erica Ponders
by Erica Gerlach
I ponder all things health, holistic living, mother hood, and politics from a Christian, conservative perspective.
Episodes
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Why You Need Novelty! Expand Your Time With Adventure
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...
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Adults Need Play Too!
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!
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Is College Becoming Obsolete? Raising Kids In an Uncertain Future & Job Market
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
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Should We Be Vegetarians? Did Jesus Eat Meat?
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
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Do We Need Fiction & Stories? Part 2
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
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Do We Need Fiction & Stories? Part 1
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...
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Husband & Wife Discuss The Division Of Household Responsibilities
Today my husband, Michael, and I are going to discuss how we’ve overcome the constant fighting of household responsibilities and chores.
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Stay Focused On The Positive & Improve Your Habits
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.
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Warning Against Screens: Find Balance Between Green Time & Screen Time
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”.
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1000 Hours Outside Challenge: Our One Year Anniversary!
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!
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Perspective Shift: Teaching My Kids About God and Being More Intentional
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.
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A Young Mother & A Seasoned Mother Discuss Motherhood
Today I have Aimee Morley, a seasoned mother and step-grand mother back on the show to discuss all things motherhood!
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My Husband & I Talk 2024 Visions & Goals & Intentionality
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.
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Part 2: A Woman’s Role In Singleness & Marriage: How Different Roles Support Each Other
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.
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Proverbs 31 Woman: Women’s Role In Singleness & Marriage: How We Can Support Each other
Today my friend, Anna Silverberg, is helping me dissect Proverbs 31 and how we can be Godly women whether single or married.
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Pro-Choice Person Turns Pro-life: The Story Of Aimee Morley Changing Her Mind On Abortion
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!
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Screen Time: Inspire The Next Generation By Setting Boundaries Around Screen Time
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...
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Who’s Responsibility Is It To Solve Loneliness? Part 3: Medical Sector And Big Tech
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…
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Who’s Responsibility Is It To Solve Loneliness? Part Two of Is Loneliness Commercialized?
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?
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Is Loneliness Commercialized? Is There a GREATER concern With Loneliness?
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?
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Married Young At 19 & 20: Our Dating Story Part 2
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 😅.
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Married Young At 19 & 20: Our Dating Story Part 1
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.
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What Is Marriage? Why I’m Glad I Got Married at 19
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?
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Postpartum Depression Experience | How to Support A Woman After Birth | Hope For Depression
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…
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NICU Story for 37 Week Baby | Unexpected NICU Story After IUGR Induction
Today is part 2 of Brynlee’s birth story, where we were in the NICU for 14 days.
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End Of Summer Reminder To Get Outside | There’s Still Time To Make A Summer Bucket List
There is still plenty of time to get outside! Today I am going to challenge you all to get outside of your comfort zone and explore what’s around you. Canva.com is an amazing, FREE website to find an aesthetically pleasing template to make your list.
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My Induction Hospital Birth Story With IUGR | Natural, No Epidural Induction Birth
I tell my strong of having IUGR and being induced at a hospital at 37 weeks.
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I Tracked My Time For One Week | How Much Time Do You Really Spend On Your Phone?
For one week, I tracked my time in 30 minute increments to see how much time I REALLY spend on my phone, with my kids, cleaning, scrolling on Instagram, and more. How surprising are the results?
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The Midwife Didn’t Come In Time! A Natural, Home Birth Story
Today I share some of my background leading up to having my first baby, and then I share the story of the birth of my first baby.
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How We Spend Our Time - Explore Tracking Your Time
Today I review the article “The Busy Person’s Lies”. I talk about what we may find if we tracked our time, and I ponder the question, “should we really be more efficient and productive all the time?”
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I ponder all things health, holistic living, mother hood, and politics from a Christian, conservative perspective.
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