Mommy Seasons

Merry almost Christmas to everyone! We have a special episode today where we give ideas into celebrating Christmas with family. We will discuss celebrating with young kids (babies and toddlers), ideas for activities in family gatherings, and tips on how to celebrate apart this year and organizing virtual celebrations. We hope you enjoy! :-)

We are here today to provide some affordable gift ideas for your loved ones! We will include DIY and affordable options, gifts by personality, and specific family members (mom, dad, grandparents, siblings, etc.) in your life. Links to what we discuss are below. Enjoy!Gift Guide Links:Tea Towel - Jayda InStitches youtubeCrochet gifts - Jayda InStitches youtubePainted Wooden Utensils - Feast and WestDehydrate Fruit and put in glass jars :-)Dollar Tree! - Chiconthecheap youtube Country Living

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! This is out last Character Builder episode of this year and its all about practicing gratitude and thankfulness. My mom will define and describe how we can show this to our kids and family through bible stories and fun activities. We hope you enjoy and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

As Thanksgiving is fast approaching, we wanted to share some tips and support about dealing with family dynamics. We discuss on letting the small things go, learning to love family members and why boundaries are important.Resources:Here is a link to the Fierce Marriage Podcast Episode "Dealing with Toxic People" with Gary Thomas - https://fiercemarriage.com/dealing-with-toxic-people-gary-thomasBoundaries Book

In this episode we discuss prioritizing your time in a day as a mom and take a practical look at our schedules. Writing down what your week looks like is helpful, pray for wisdom and adjust if necessary. Lastly, we touch on other common priorities such as health, chores, friendships, work, etc. For 10% off Bloom Planners website, use link http://bloomplanners.refr.cc/nicoletten Copy and Paste in url and it should give you a coupon code to use :-)

In the Character Builder episode we talk all about being Content and Satisfied. We share true feelings of how this has looked in our own personal life and how to teach this to our kiddos. Enjoy.

Today is my mother's first episode in her Character Builder Series and we are tackling the Fruits of the Spirit. Six ideas are provided on how to implement a Character Builder and then we will read Galatians 5:22-23 and discuss Love, Joy, Peace, and Patience in this episode. Time Stamps are available below for your convivence. Stay tuned for Part 2 next week!Scroll down to our Teaching Patience and Learning Patience Podcasts!

Coming soon is our Character Builders Series written by my mom! Stay tuned!

Our final episode in our series on Priorities is all about Fellowship and Stewardship. We discuss balancing time between friends, work, and activities/hobbies. We learn it's ok to ask for help, build a community of fellowship, and it's ok to say no. We sum it up by addressing influences are all around us to to remember to walk in the same direction with your family. Enjoy!

We talk all about why Family is a priority and how to be intentional with our time with our spouses and children. We discuss how to support and love your spouse along with the calling of motherhood and raising our children. Enjoy!

We begin a 3 part Podcast series all on Priorities, why we should place some before others and go into detail about each. Today's topic is God is #1, why He deserves to be number 1 and how to spend time. Stay tuned for more to come. Enjoy!

Today we will share our favorite daily devotionals for moms. My mother and I will take turns talking about favorites, giving a brief exclamation on each and why we like them. We hope you enjoy!Time Stamps:01:28 - What is Devotion?04:38 - What is a Devotional?Devotionals mentioned:- 08:30 Jesus Calling by Sarah Young- 11:15 Hope for Each Day by Billy Graham- 13:36 40 Prayers for My Husband by Selena Frederick Listen to The Fierce Marriage Podcast! https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast- 19:00 Daily Light: Morning and Evening Devotional by Thomas Nelson- 21:47 The Bible App- 24:52 Jesus Calling Family Devotional by Sarah Young- 28:02 The Weekly Prayer Project by Scarlet Hiltibidal 31:20 - Reiterating Our Favorite Devotionals again35:48 - Conclusion

The Enneagram is part of the latest Personality craze in Social Media! We will draw connections between each Enneagram Type and how it can affect your parenting style. We will describe each Type's common traits, desires, fears, examples in pop culture, and offer some insight and advice. We hope you enjoy our Candid Conversation today!Our Enneagram Types: I am a 4w5 and my mother, Aurelia, is a 2w1 :-) Time Stamps for this episode:04:05 - What is the Enneagram? ; 07:32 - Type 1; 10:39 - Type 2 ; 16:20 - Type 3 ; 19:12 - Type 4 ; 25:55 - Type 5 ; 28:55 - Type 6 ; 31:28 - Type 7 ; 34:10 - Type 8 ; 37:49 - Type 9Visit our website mommyseasons.com for a list of friendly, clickable links mentioned in this episode!YouTube Channels Mentioned: Abbey Howe and Hillary McCaskeyVisit Truity to take the Enneagram test! https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test

We discuss the harmfulness of using Unnecessary Speech around our kids. We will describe the many different types of unnecessary speech along with offer examples and advice. Lastly, we talk about how we can encourage and build up our kids with our words instead and strive to be intentional with what we say. Enjoy! https://www.mommyseasons.com

In this episode we discuss all things Tantrums! We define what a Tantrum is, at what age they are common and why they may occur. 3 Tips will be mentioned to offer helpful advice to use when dealing with tantrums as well as plenty of examples provided too. Blog post at mommyseasons.com

We explain 2 Motivation Types commonly found in kids: Intrinsic and Extrinsic. We will go over both types in detail, provide examples and advice. Enjoy! Blog Post at Mommyseasons.com

In this episode, we discuss how we can encourage a Little Helper Attitude in our Toddlers and Kids. We can look for opportunities to teach this through small doable tasks both inside and outside the home.

Discussion around approaching Technology with a 2 Year-Old. Four guidelines are provided on this topic as well as the importance of discernment. Enjoy! Blog Post: mommyseasons.com/technology-and-2-year-olds/

In Part 2 of our Learning and Teaching Patience Podcasts, we conclude our discussion with how we can teach patience to our kids in love. 3 more tips are provided to aid in our children's growth in patience! We hope you enjoy!

In Part 1 of our Learning and Teaching Patience Podcasts, we first discuss how we can learn patience as moms so we can teach it to our children effectively. 3 tips are provided to help us grow in our mommy patience! We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to our first Candid Conversations episode! Here I will share my Toddler routine with my mother and discuss my current mommy season and occurrences. Maybe we can release a few of these Candid Conversations each month. We hope you enjoy! Blog Post at mommyseasons.com

In our first Mommy Seasons Podcast, my mother and I discuss 3 pointers for first time moms and how to handle our expectations and the realities of motherhood. We hope you enjoy! Extended blog post at mommyseasons.com Here is a link to Chuck Swindolls Delighting in your Child Sermons https://www.insight.org/broadcasts/player/?bid=3622 https://store.insight.org/p-179-delighting-in-your-children.aspx

Welcome to the Mommy Seasons Podcast! Here is our Introduction Episode to our new Podcast - Mommy Seasons. In this Podcast, me and my mom talk and share about the many different seasons moms experience! As a new mom, I find myself calling my own mother for sound advice and wisdom pretty often. So what better way than to share with the world our experiences and learn from each other. We hope you check it out :-) Stay tuned for our upcoming Podcast - Mommy Seasons!