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What if gratitude could actually make you more beautiful from the inside out? In this conversation with Meredith Curtis, we're exploring the transformative power of cultivating gratitude in your homeschool family—and how thanksgiving changes not just your heart, but your entire countenance and home atmosphere.From Thanksgiving traditions that knit families together to miracle stories of God's provision, Meredith shares decades of wisdom on raising grateful children who focus on Jesus instead of consumerism.In this episode:✅How cultivating gratitude transforms you into a more beautiful person (yes, really!)✅Simple Thanksgiving traditions that build faith and family unity✅The crab legs miracle story that reminds us nothing is impossible with God✅Practical activities for the holiday season that shift focus from presents to Jesus✅Why serving others creates grateful hearts in your childrenReady to make gratitude a daily practice? Grab the free 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge mentioned in this episode and join hundreds of families started November 1st!Recommended Resources:30 Days of Gratitude ChallengeGrand Prize GiveawayGod's Girls Beauty Secrets Bible StudyCelebrate ThanksgivingJesus, Fill My Heart & Home Bible StudyChristmas Unit StudiesMeredith "GrandMerey" Curtis, mom of 5 homeschool grads and grandmother of 8, writes, speaks, leads worship, and loves celebrating God's goodness at every opportunity possible, believing that gratitude is the secret to joy. She enjoys creating homeschool curriculum and Bible studies for Christian families, as well as writing Maggie King Mysteries, wholesome cozies. Find her at PowerlineProd.com, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.Show Notes:The Beauty Secret That Changes EverythingMeredith Curtis is here with me today, and we're talking about gratitude. Meredith, y'all know I run the 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge, and I get guest bloggers to come in and post on our blog. I think Meredith has done it every single year I've ever done this. I know that's your heart. I know that's my heart. Gratitude just can do so many things for us.Meredith is a homeschooling mom who graduated her 5 children. Now she's grandmother to 8, so far, and all of them homeschool. She's a pastor's wife, a worship leader, a writer, a speaker, and she loves ministering to homeschool families. She's created a lot of curriculum, and she just started a mystery series called Maggie King Mysteries.Gratitude as a Beauty SecretMeredith, you have actually talked about gratitude as being a beauty secret. Can you sort of explain what you mean by that, and how you've seen gratitude actually transform someone from the inside?Meredith: I've always believed this, and I remember my grandmother used to say to me, beauty is as beauty does. When I was a young woman, teenager, young adult, young wife, I wanted to be beautiful on the inside. From my grandmother, I grasped that principle that beauty on the inside flows to the outside.One of the passages that really stood out to me was 1 Peter 3:1-7, and how God commends Sarah as a beautiful woman because of her gentle and quiet spirit. That got me on the road to thinking about beauty. I actually have a Bible study called God's Girls Beauty Secrets.When you're kind, when you're grateful, it changes your heart. Gratitude changes your focus from self to the Lord. Kindness changes your focus from self to others. When you're grateful and you walk into a home, or you walk into work, or you walk into your homeschool co-op or church, and you're having a conversation with people, it changes the expression on your face.You have more of a smile, you don't have those frowny frown lines. You have a beauty that emanates from you, and I think people want to be around you when you're like that. They want to be around people that are grateful, because it's gonna be raising them up rather than pulling them down.I'm a pastor's wife, and I see all the terrible things that happen to people. Mike and I have gone through so many trials. I think that sometimes the Lord just has to remind me, be grateful, be grateful, be grateful. When I am grateful, I notice the way people respond to me is very different than when I'm complaining and bitter.Beauty isn't just about a symmetrical face. Beauty goes so much beyond that, because it's your poise, it's your confidence. A truly beautiful woman walks into a room, and she's like, God is good, I'm so happy to see all of you, and her focus is completely on other people. That is beautiful.The Physical Impact of Bitterness vs. GratitudeYou know, as you're saying that, I do believe that however you're thinking on the inside is going to come out in your facial expressions, in your gestures, the way that you hold yourself. I also think, unfortunately, the opposite is true. Someone who is bitter—I have friends that are still holding bitterness towards people, and they're the ones that are in the hospital all the time. They've got illness, like, physical illnesses.Bitterness in your heart can actually mess up your insides. But the opposite of bitterness—you're forgiving, and you're grateful, and you're thankful, and you're kind—and that person, I think, God just blesses. When you have that attitude, people are like, oh, I want to be around them. Who wants to be around someone that's just complaining all the time?Passing Down Gratitude to GrandchildrenLet's talk about your grandchildren. Are there some things that you have been doing, or are doing, to pass down these values of gratitude and of your faith as well? Do you have any traditions that you're really cultivating a spirit of gratitude?Meredith: With Thanksgiving coming up this month, the first one I think of is we have a Thanksgiving tradition where before we say the blessing, we all pass around—sometimes I pass around kernels of corn, there's like this Thanksgiving poem about kernels of corn—or sometimes we just share things that we're thankful for.That is really powerful, because there's always tears. There's always something that's bittersweet, where someone's gone through something hard, and yet they're thankful for the things God did through it, or the people that helped them through it. There's just so much knitting together of family as people are thanking one another.Another thing I do with my grandchildren specifically: whenever they come over, I always ask them, what was the best thing that happened today? And then I always say to them, isn't God good? And then they say, yes, he is so good. That's not necessarily a tradition, but it's a habit that I've purposely cultivated with them to focus on the positive and be grateful.That's so interesting. When I'm with my grandkids, especially if I'm taking care of them and their parents are gone somewhere, and we're getting ready for bed, especially when they're younger, like 5 and under, I'm like, okay, we're gonna pray before we go to bed. I want you to think of one thing that you can say thank you to God for.That way, I'm like, we're gonna think. The only thing you have to say is, thank you, God. It does sort of make them think, well, what did happen? What can I be thankful for? That's such a simple way to say thank you, and it's thank you to God for whatever had happened.The Birthday Tradition That Honors PeopleMeredith: On birthdays, we always go around and talk about why we're thankful for the birthday person. Everybody shares, like, I'm so thankful for you because I love the way you do this, I love the way you do that, I appreciate it. My kids have carried it on, so at Cooper, my grandson just turned 9, and we were at the birthday party.They always start all their family birthday parties with just the mom or dad saying what they're thankful for, with all the kids there. They do it with all the kids' friends there. I think not only is it a blessing to the other children, but it's a blessing to the parents that are there.We do that a lot in our church, too, with people on a birthday. I noticed Paul does that in his letters. He'll say, I so appreciate you because of this and this and this. I was talking to someone the other day, and I was like, Paul wrote to the Corinthians, who were the squirreliest church in all of the New Testament, and he starts out thanking the Lord for them. There is no one we can't find something to be thankful for.You know, that's really important, too, because I have heard people say they're in a really difficult marriage, and they're just like, there's nothing good about my husband, there's nothing good. And I'm like, does he go to work every day for your family? Okay, there's one thing. Do you have a house that you live in? There's always, even in the most difficult situations, you can find something to be thankful for.When Gratitude Shifts the AtmosphereIs there anything else? Maybe you're walking through a difficult situation at your home. Has there ever been a time where gratitude sort of shifted the atmosphere during that difficult situation?Meredith: My husband right now is battling cancer, and it's been really hard on my kids. The Lord has been really good, but one of the things that I notice is talking with one of my children, and we'll both be talking about dad, and then we'll both kind of sniff, you know, like, suck back the tears, and then we'll just talk about what we're grateful for, like, what the Lord has done.There's just so much that God always has done. I think because of that psalm that says, enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise—I always start with thanking God. Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, I just lay there and start thanking God. I've trained my children to try to find something to be thankful for, so even in the most difficult situations.The Miracle of Crab Legs and Strawberry CakeI remember years ago, this is over a decade ago, we didn't have money. We had enough money to pay some bills, but not all. The whole family, we got in the family room, and we got on our knees, and we were praying. We were desperate for God to come through, but yet our prayers were so filled with thankfulness.We were thanking Him for all the times in the past that He had provided. I remember when we got up as family from our knees, we were fully, fully confident God was gonna come through. I remember Jenny Rose saying, well, I just wonder how God is gonna take care of this. I know He will.There's no testimony without a trial. Sometimes in the middle of a trial, when you can even just thank the Lord—I thank you that there's going to be a testimony in this.One story I can tell you that has to do with thankfulness: my niece came to visit one summer. This is when Mike was in seminary. We had no money. I would make hair bows and sell them, and that was our grocery money. My niece was there, it was her birthday.I said, what would you like for your birthday? And then I thought, wow, why am I asking her this? She said, I would like a strawberry cake with vanilla frosting, and I would like crab legs.I took her hand, and I prayed with her this really simple prayer. She wasn't a believer at the time. I said, Lord, thank you that you're the God who provides, and you hear this little girl what she wants, and I pray that somehow you would do a miracle and provide for that. I was not necessarily full of faith. About 5 minutes later, I was kind of like, what have I done?We had this food pantry, and they would have, like, you could pay a dollar, and you could get a bag full of groceries. That day, never before and never again, they had a strawberry cake mix and a vanilla frosting. We brought it home, I made the cake.It was getting close to dinner, so I thought, okay, I'm just gonna have to tell her, sometimes God says no. We get a knock at the door, and our pastor comes in with a grocery bag, about 4 feet high, filled with crab legs. Can you take these off our hands?I just remember saying, nothing is impossible with God. That filled our hearts with so much thanksgiving, and believe it or not, almost every time we face a difficult situation, we remember that story. God has probably been thanked for that story by my kids that weren't even alive then.When we pray boldly and see God answer, it builds a thankful heart in us even more. When we see God move, it helps us when we face difficult circumstances, because then there's a groundwork that, yes, God is good.Building Faith Through GratitudeJust the fact that y'all—I think it's growing thankfulness with our kids, but also their faith. When they see things like that, they do want to be thankful and continue to look back at that, but that is just another little step of building their faith that, look, God came through for us.It's really important, personally, keeping a gratitude journal. If I had to do it over again, I would keep a family gratitude journal. That way, you can record the things your kids are saying, and when bad things happen, you pull that thing out and read some of them.God wants us to record what He's done, and to be able to remember. Sometimes it's just verbally saying it, but sometimes we forget what He's done. The other idea is that we really believe in miracles. Sometimes we don't ask, because we don't think he's going to come through, and yet you just shared stories. He came through!Practical Activities for the Holiday SeasonWe're going to be sort of in that Thanksgiving-Christmas season. Do you have any practical activities that parents could do, families could do, to really build a habit of gratitude in the hustle and bustle? How can we be intentional during these holiday seasons to build that habit of gratitude in our kids?Meredith: First of all, the 30-day gratitude Challenge. That is a great one. I love that it's geared for children and for teens.The thing that I talked about earlier of going around before Thanksgiving dinner and sharing things that you're thankful for. As we were talking, I just thought, you know what I'm gonna do for our church is put a post at the top of our Facebook group, and just put the word gratitude, and I'm just gonna ask people, would all this month, when things happen, will you just post under that things that the Lord did to come through, or answers to prayer?What I used to do when the kids were little at Thanksgiving is I would put up a poster. Sometimes I did an answered prayer poster, I would write answered prayer, and then I would make columns, and then as God answered prayers, we could list the prayers. Or other times it was just what I'm thankful for.There's a craft that I've done, a thankful tree, where you make leaves and write something you're thankful for and glue that on.Serving Others Creates Grateful HeartsI also think just serving others gives us a grateful heart. There's one thing that it's almost the time will almost be up to turn them in, but it's the Shoebox Franklin Graham's ministry. When the grandkids were really little, like 2 and 3, the oldest ones are 9 and 10, I would take them to the Dollar Tree, and they could fill the box, and then I would just purchase everything, and we would wrap it up, and they would write a note.That just instills thankfulness. It could be serving at a soup kitchen. One year, I remember we adopted a poor family, and I remember it was a really dilapidated part of town, and we climbed up these rickety steps to the apartment on the second floor and delivered presents. I remember my kids, on the way home, they were thinking, wow, we're so blessed. When you see other people struggling, you realize how blessed you are.Christmas Carols and Focusing on JesusAnother thing that we do is we sing Christmas carols and have devotions all through December. On Christmas Day, we have these super long devotions. It's basically Luke 2, with a Christmas carol after every verse. We always sing, like, 3 or 4 verses, so it takes us, like, an hour. Then we sing happy birthday to Jesus.What that has to do with thankfulness is it sets the tone that Christmas isn't about presents. Christmas is a birthday, it's about a king, it's a king's birthday. We're gonna make the main focus of this day, Jesus. When you focus on Jesus, even the fact that he came in the Roman Empire, which was so evil—we think times are evil now, but the Roman Empire was so evil.He was born to a poor family, and he lived a perfect life, and how many times did they try to kill him? Finally, he let them take his life, and he died for sins, and he rose again. The more that we can gaze on that as families, in ways that are fun and relaxing and filled with love, the more children can gaze on Christ, the more they will be thankful.I think Christmas carols—there's something so powerful about the words to Christmas carols, especially if you go beyond verse 1. Even the song, God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen, there's, like, 8 or 9 verses, and every one of them is powerful. I think that there's something about the theology in them and the old hymns, too, but especially at Christmas time, the carols. Focusing on Jesus creates a thankful heart, too. Above all.Oh gosh, it's been 10 or 15 years ago, we were singing O Come All Ye Faithful, and we were singing the third verse. There's a line in there, God of God and Light of Light. We were studying the Roman Empire after Jesus' time period, but the church was growing in our history. Athanasius was standing up to say, no, Jesus was actually God. He was on the run because they wanted to kill this man.That phrase in that O Come All You Faithful verse, God of God and Light of Lights, was exactly what they were saying back in history at that time. We need to expose our kids to the verses. Pick one Christmas carol each year, and just sing it all the time. Go into the verses, use it for copywork, talk about what that means at the dinner table.Serving others—we did the same thing. Steve was head of the Benevolence Fund, and he would pick one of the families that really needed help. We'd go buy a turkey dinner for them with all the fixings for four or five people. The first time I did it, I was at the store, and I was like, they've got kids. We should get some Christmas gifts for them.We did that for 10 or 15 years, and would take it to a family that didn't have much. It really puts your kids in—it gives perspective to what is going on around us. Too often, we see the people that seem to have more than us, and we don't always see the people that have less than us.Resources From MeredithIf people want to reach out to you, Meredith, what would be the best way to find out more about you?Meredith: I do have two resources that I think people would enjoy. One is called Celebrate Thanksgiving, and it has hymns and prayers and poems. It has the entire story of the pilgrims in it from going to Holland, and then coming back, and then going to the New World.It has a lot of different Thanksgiving things, like the Macy's Parade. Then it talks about how to plan Thanksgiving festivities, like a pie breakfast or a praise and prayer brunch, or the big traditional family dinner, or a family football game. It's got a lot of different social things that you can plan. Some are really simple, some are more challenging, and then planner sheets to do it.The other book is called Jesus Fill My Heart and Home, and it's a Bible study. It talks about, first of all, letting Jesus live and abide in our hearts. Then it talks about how to bring the presence of God into your home in a really practical way. It touches on cleaning and all kinds of aspects of homemaking, but it does have a great chapter on holidays.It goes through the different holidays and how to celebrate holidays with a Christ-centered focus. Those are available at PowerlineProd.com. I have a store, lots of resources, lots of curriculum, lots of high school classes, and Christmas unit studies.I also have a blog on the site, PowerlineProd.com, and if you go there, there's links to our Facebook group, Powerline Productions. You can find me on Instagram, Twitter, and everything else from there. I'd love to hear from you.Final EncouragementAs we close out, is there anything that you would like to leave our audience with?Meredith: Yes, I would like to say this. Life is hard. I'm sure some of you listening are going through challenges, maybe challenges with homeschooling your kids, maybe grown children who've wandered from the faith, maybe health challenges.Jesus promised—the least favorite promise in all of the New Testament is, in this world, you will have trouble. But it doesn't stop there. It goes on and it says, take heart, because I have overcome the world.I just want to remind you that Jesus has overcome the world, that He is for you, not against you, and that if you put your hope in Him and your trust in Him, He will pour out grace and provision for everything you go through in this life. He will open your eyes to see so much beauty, and so many blessings, and so many people who end up coming in and just wrapping their arms around you and loving you that you don't expect.Draw near to Him, He will draw near to you, and eventually, one day, if you know Him and are born again, you will be with Him in heaven forever. It starts with just opening your eyes and being grateful, but there is so much more.Ready to transform your home with thanksgiving? Sign up for the free 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge at HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com/gratitudechallenge. Join hundreds of families cultivating gratitude together starting November 1st!

It's time for our last Habits and Holidays episode of the year! We're covering all of November and December, and the many events between now and the end of the year. Chris, Clayton, and Amy are discussing the importance of fully experiencing the joy and significance of the holiday season, without getting bogged down in the stress of it all. They share how time can feel both fleeting and slow, the value of gratitude, and the concept of feasting versus fasting during the holiday months. The conversation emphasizes creating meaningful moments with family and friends, celebrating endings, and building in rest to enhance the joy of the season.TakeawaysTime perception varies between moments of joy and hardship.November offers opportunities for reflection and gratitude.Feasting is a biblical concept tied to celebration.Gratitude should be a year-round practice, not just during holidays.Celebrating endings can foster a sense of accomplishment.Creating small moments of joy can enhance the holiday experience.Rest is essential to truly enjoy the feasting season.The holiday season is a time for togetherness and reflection.Chapters00:00 - Introduction to The GoodKind Podcast02:33 - The Perception of Time05:30 - Experiencing Life Fully08:17 - Seasons of Celebration11:00 - Defining the Holiday Season13:51 - Feasting vs. Fasting16:20 - Embracing Gratitude19:09 - Creating Meaningful Moments 21:47 - Conclusion and Reflections

Mackenzie Rivers and Dan Rivera talk NFL Survivor entries for NFL Week 3. Survivor Podcast – NFL Week 3 Entries Survivor Podcast - NFL Week 3 E… [Mackenzie Rivers] (0:14 – 1:36) Mackenzie opens: “No favorites have lost, essentially, at all this season… does that mean there's a fundamental change?” He frames the survivor context—favorites are dominating, with field-goal favorites now 18-3. The implication is that while carnage hasn't struck yet, it eventually will. [Dan Rivera] (1:37 – 6:10) Dan critiques the Broncos-Colts game: “Sean Payton… you deserve to lose. Your defense was manhandled all game.” His analysis underscores poor coaching decisions and Denver's collapse. He emphasizes that despite chaos, his survivor strategy remains unchanged: avoid saving teams without attaching them to specific weeks and look for calculated creative plays. [Mackenzie Rivers] (6:11 – 10:17) Mackenzie ties league trends to survivor dynamics: “Teams are scoring on 41% of their possessions… an all-time high.” He connects higher efficiency to favorites' success, explaining why survivor pools remain crowded. Yet he warns of regression, reminding listeners that waves of upsets inevitably strike. [Consensus Pick Strategy] The hosts weigh options: Packers, Seahawks, Buccaneers, Chiefs, Colts, Falcons. Chiefs are dismissed due to Thanksgiving/Christmas scheduling needs. Bucs are avoided because of injuries and Todd Bowles' poor Week 3 record. Packers are sidelined due to uncertainty with Jordan Love. That leaves Seattle, Indianapolis, and Atlanta. [Final Decision] (37:35 – 39:41) Dan and Mackenzie agree: “Let's make Atlanta Falcons the official pick.” They cite “least variance” and reliance on Bijan Robinson against Carolina's weak defense. The implication is clear—the Falcons' rushing attack provides the most stable survivor path, minimizing upset risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Mike, Rikki, and Scott as we answer your Listener Questions on today's show!  We discuss dining at Storytellers Cafe out at Disneyland during the Halloween season, strategies for seeing the theme parks without Park Hoppers nor Lightning Lanes for a family with teens, some Thanksgiving/Christmas talk with dining options outside the theme parks, ideas on switching up your runDisney resort choice for different weekends, and much more! Come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse!  Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast.  Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

There is so much Star Wars content out in the wide world. Some of it is loved, some of it hated, but there is one piece of Star Wars media that is so hated by its creator that it was almost lost media. If it wasn't for fans making bootleg VCR copies during its one and only broadcast it would be lost to time. I'm talking about of course the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special. A variety show set in the Star Wars universe that was also meant to sort of celebrate Thanksgiving/Christmas. George Lucas was so mortified by how this special turned out that he has tried to remove any trace of its existence from the earth, and because of that resistance it has since become a cult classic amongst Star Wars fans. But how did the Star Wars Holiday special end up so bad? Today, Savannah will be going over how the special was made and its content, so you can be spared from having to watch it yourself.

The Friday Nooner returned today after a one-week break for Thanksgiving. GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy was joined by co-hosts Melissa Crosby and Kaitlyn Dang and the trio discussed Christmas decoration timing. More specifically, Joe revealed that his distaste for pre-Thanksgiving Christmas trees is… um… fiercer than we realized. The main event was an interview with Victoria Fritz, who beamed in from D.C. Victoria is the Founder and CEO of Chapel Hill-based Baby Bumps—a startup that connects couples with surrogates (sort of like “Hinge for surrogacy,” as she once framed it for us). She filled us in on her personal journey, the need for Baby Bumps, and how the service is helping couples—with a brief foray into Friends talk in the middle.

Text and Be HeardImagine the holiday season not as a time of joy, but as an emotional labyrinth for those navigating addiction recovery. Feelings of isolation can intensify as Thanksgiving fades and the more intimate holidays of Christmas and New Year's approach, leaving many feeling stranded without close family ties or a partner to celebrate with. This episode explores these emotional complexities and offers strategies to connect with supportive communities, like the Recovery Freedom Circle, to help foster a sense of belonging. We discuss how spiritual activities can provide solace and connection during these challenging times, shifting the focus from loneliness to community and healing.The holidays can be a minefield of temptations for those in recovery, from alcohol and gambling to more dangerous substances. We tackle the pitfalls of holiday excess and emphasize staying grounded in your emotions to enjoy life without overindulgence. Don't let the festive season derail your progress; we provide resources through our YouTube channel and podcasts, encouraging a transformative journey with our 18-week Recovery Freedom Circle program. Start the new year with a renewed sense of purpose and connection, working towards personal growth, recovery, and spreading unconditional love.Support the showRecovery is Beautiful. Go Live Your Best Life!!Facebook Group - Recovery Freedom Circle | FacebookYour EQ is Your IQYouTube - Life Is Wonderful Hugo VRecovery Freedom CircleThe System That Understands Recovery, Builds Character and Helps People Have Better Relationships.A Life Changing Solution, Saves You Time, 18 weekswww.lifeiswonderful.love Instagram - Lifeiswonderful.LoveTikTok - Lifeiswonderful.LovePinterest - Lifeiswonderful.LoveTwitter - LifeWonderLoveLinkedIn - Hugo Vrsalovic Life Is Wonderful.Love

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Bloomers in the Garden • 11.30.24• The Beauty of Amaryllis • Thanksgiving Christmas vs Christmas Cactus • Fresh Christmas Greens • Balled & Burlapped Christmas Trees • Bringing a Fig Tree Indoors?!? • and More!  Do you love Amaryllis as much as I do? This beautiful Flowering Bulb has a story almost as beautiful as the flower! Learn all about Amaryllis during our 1st segment! Christmas Cactus are a popular Holiday Plant. Hear about the differences from Thanksgiving Cactus vs Christmas Cactus and how to grow them in our second segment! Bring a sense of nostalgia to this Holiday Season using Fresh greens everywhere in our homes. Hear about thier use in history and lore during our 3rd segment. Before you go out and buy a cut Christmas tree! Con- sider a Potted or Balled and Burlapped Tree you can plant After Christ- mas! We'll weigh the options in our 4th segment. After listening to our Fig Winterizing segment a listener contacted us about how to winterize a fig tree growing in a container! Hear all about it during our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....   NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Julio Zamora has worked within Bloomers Nursery Department for over a decade and is a life-long gardener. Julio's unique passion for customers inspires Gardeners of all ages to try new things. His relaxed friendly demeanor and enthusiastic joy when discussing the benefits of gardening is inspirational. Julio's authentic love and concern for people makes him and exceptional individual and host! Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer's Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you're from! You can also write to len@bloomers.com or julio@bloomers.com

In the first segment of our Week 13 NFL preview podcast, Michael, Mark and Jason ask if the season is over for certain teams. They also talk about their favourite Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner spread!Podcast presented by 888Sport 18+ Be Gamble Aware

For those who are alone on holidays like me -we can be alone on holidays by knowing we have a higher power, and that the holidays are just one day and that it is just another day

Bloomdaddy is back the day before Thanksgiving talking about favorite Thanksgiving dishes, favorite Thanksgiving memories and Pat Butler checks in with what his gift to Bloomdaddy would be for his birthday coming up. Mark Klaus from Castle Noel also dials in to talk Thanksgiving/Christmas and MORE!

Celebrating Life Day never gets old! It kicks-off the Thanksgiving/Christmas season for us and we get into the spirit of the holidays with the very best of what Life Day means! Plus a reading of the now classic "T'was the Night Before Life Day" by Tom & Michelle of Hyperion Adventures Podcast! Thanks to Todd from WSTR Galactic Public Access & Big T+little t Podcasts for our intro! Thanks to Cam Ray from Cam Ray Semiproductions for providing our intro song. We have t-shirts for sale! Please visit our Etsy store for our latests designs! Start a ConverSWation with us: converswations.com converswations on twitter converswations on facebook converswations on instagram converswations linktree We are proud founding members of the Red 5 Network

Put the entertainment back into entertaining with these fresh, innovative tips from Joan Baumer, a corporate caterer, writer, national award winner, and the owner of Crepe Cakerie.

In this midweek podcast TNC Elder Ann Moore shares some perspectives, rooted in the Scriptures, on our upcoming Thanksgiving-Christmas holiday season, the challenges it brings, as well as the possibilities for joy and healing.

With the holidays coming, are you preparing any farm promotions to finish Q4 strong? If not, this episode is for you. I've invited my friend Christina Marbury (the marketing director of Taste the Local Difference -- a marketing agency for farmers) to share her expertise in building holiday promotions that sell. Christina has the advantage of working with hundreds of farms across the Midwest on their marketing strategy, and she has seen the types of offers that work well for the Thanksgiving/Christmas seasons. Your consumer is "trained" to buy this time of year. Between gift giving and the big three holiday feasts (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years), there is ample opportunity for farms to pitch their products. In this episode, Christina will share what types of products and offers work well for this time of year. She also gives tips on how to set up your online store so that more people will buy those offers. AND, we talk through some marketing pointers so that your customers find out about those great offers living on your e-commerce platform. My challenge for you is to listen to the episode with your key decision makers and then brainstorm a holiday offer (or two!) that you will pitch this season. Let us know how it goes! Who is Christina Marbury? Marketing Director at Taste the Local Difference At Taste the Local Difference, Christina and her team support farms and other local food businesses to reach their goals with specialized marketing services designed just for those businesses. From website design and e-commerce system setup to graphic design to strategies and implementation for social media, email marketing and search engine optimization, TLD aims to make marketing work efficiently and effectively. Christina fell in love with local food while attending the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and has since spent her career working with and supporting local food businesses of all types. From farm work to bakeries, retail, and food service - she's been in the thick of it, which brings an understanding of these businesses to her work in marketing. When Christina isn't working, you can find her in her garden, boiling maple syrup, baking up a storm, and soaking in the incredible waters and landscapes near her home in Leelanau County, Michigan.   Podcast Sponsor: This podcast was sponsored by Local Line, my preferred e-commerce platform for farmers. Are you looking for a new solution for your farm? I can't recommend it enough. Easy to use inventory management, great customer service, continuous improvement, and a culture dedicated to equipping farmers with marketing expertise, Local Line should definitely be one of the e-commerce solutions you consider as you switch.  Local Line is offering a free premium feature for free for one year on top of your paid subscription. Claim your discount by signing up for a Local Line account today and using the coupon code: MDF2024. Head to my special affiliate link to get started: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/localline Some of the resources mentioned in this episode: Join my free email list! I have a great "Crash Course in farm marketing" that will guide you through the marketing jungle over the course of several months. Each week, you'll get a new email with suggestions and tips to make your marketing better. Subscribe at https://www.mydigitalfarmer.com/subscribe Download the Guide we mention in this episode: E-Commerce Optimization for Farms here. It's an overview of the key elements of this episode, put together by Christina for you! Farm Marketing School - my monthly online marketing school membership just for farmers. Farm Marketing School is an on-demand library of marketing workshops and project plans that will help you build some of the most important parts of your marketing system: building a promotion calendar, setting up your Google Business Profile, auditing your sales funnel, updating your home page of your website, building your first email nurture sequence, acquiring and deploying testimonials, writing great weekly email promotions, nurture emails, onboarding emails, and practicing different types of offers. You get to chose what you want to study and build each month. These projects are designed to be completed in under 30 days, so that you slowly build your marketing system piece by piece. Use the step by step project planner and resource folder to help you jumpstart your work. Take advantage of my new marketing crash course inside or take the onboarding assessment tool to help you identify where your funnel is broken and what project to do first. To see what courses are currently inside of FMS, or to try out Farm Marketing School for a month at mydigitalfarmer.com/fms  Start and cancel your membership anytime. Early Bird Campaigns that Convert --  In this week's episode, I mentioned that I am currently in my final week of the CSA this season. In fact, I'm in the middle of my "early renewal promotion" to get my CSA members to sign up again. IF you want to learn my system for how I do this every year, I offer my step by step online course to help you get it done. This course will teach you how to build a compelling offer that gets your current members to decide to renew during your promo campaign. I show you the emails to write, the posts to create, and the ENERGY you need to generate in the week before you launch. Find my marketing Facebook group for CSA farmers!You'll find my video trainings for the Early Bird Challenge inside here for a few more days. Follow me on Instagram for a daily IG story tip on marketing! @mydigitalfarmer Subscribe and Review in Apple Podcast I'd love for you to subscribe to my podcast! I don't want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts!

Franco went weird at the end of today's episode.... but importantly we picked out our random trivia topics! Stay tuned next time for the actual trivia! Plus a quickie but a goodie from a Ronnie who wants to know what we'd do if we won the lottery.Send your questions through @canwehelpyoupodcast on socials or canwehelpyoupodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Franco went weird at the end of today's episode.... but importantly we picked out our random trivia topics! Stay tuned next time for the actual trivia! Plus a quickie but a goodie from a Ronnie who wants to know what we'd do if we won the lottery.Send your questions through @canwehelpyoupodcast on socials or canwehelpyoupodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy and Daryl discuss what elements the Browns schedule will include (England/Germany/Brazil game, Primetime games, Thursday/Monday Night games, Thanksgiving/Christmas games, and flex games) ahead of the schedule release on Wednesday To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Creek Road Pottery LLC update and a holiday story: "The heavy-loaded train slowed its speed as it entered the little sleepy town of Laceyville, Pennsylvania. Its loud horn echoed across the river, through the corn fields, and over the mountainside as it entered the straits. Hobo Smoky tossed off his pack from a gently rocking sander car, then made the light jump and roll to the ground on the hard railroad gravel. The train cars clicked and squeaked by as Smoky brushed himself off and then walked back to find his pack."  ...read more here. If you enjoyed this story I wrote and love pottery, sign up for our newsletter and become a raging fan.

We're a little late so this one's a little over stuffed. We're back once again for our annual tradition to talk Spider-Man for Thanksgiving/Christmas. Enjoy. It takes some wild swings into some bizarre places. enjoy. IHAGFAT is releasing Season 2.5 very soon all on the Rankin & Bass cartoons. stay tuned to the link below. bit.ly/IHAGFAT Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Rosemary Harris | Directed by Sam Raimi Music is "Something So Wrong" By Union Suit Rally open.spotify.com/artist/0H7DvcwVPDp5oV7ih8krQp Follow the show on Instagram @electricmonsterpod or myself @aerosoulpro @ihaveagoodfeelingaboutthis #IHAGFAT Thanks for Listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/electricmonster/message

Another nonsensical episode of Metalology After Dark, a series where the hosts cut loose and talk about daily life bullshit and hilarious random topics from their day. In this episode, the guys wait on Jandro and discuss Thanksgiving/Christmas obligations, Alberto's Bad Bunny relationship, and more! This will be the last After Dark episode available for free as this January, After Dark will be a Patreon exclusive podcast. But don't fear! After Dark will be available on all 3 Patreon tiers, which we will be announcing in January 2024.

Karen talks about finally the New Van??? Thanksgiving, Christmas and Starlink - EP83-25: Molly's presents the Pitboss Podcast #podcast #duckhunting #pitbosswaterfowl #duckboat #seaduckhunting https://www.mymollys.com https://www.crabstogo.com https://www.duckblindbistro.com https://www.dirtyduckcoffee.com https://www.duckwaterboats..com https://www.gunnerkennels.com https://www.turtlebox.com https://www.pitbosswaterfowl.com https://www.patreon.com/jeffcoats https://www.instagram.com/pitbosswaterfowl Email: jeff@pitbosswaterfowl.com Text: 410-937-4034 Thank you for Watching & Listening!! Jeff & Karen Coats

Is there a way to stop time and make the Christmas season last longer? In this 7 Minutes, Aaron shares a controversial remedy.  Story created & performed by: Aaron Calafato Senior Audio Engineer: Ken Wendt  Additional vocals: Cori Birce  Art: Pete Whitehead  Original Music: thomas j. duke 

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Episode 113: Are you dreading the weeks ahead? Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year. You can't quite believe another ENTIRE year has gone by and you still don't have your baby. You're putting so much pressure on yourself to be pregnant by the end of 2023 you might actually implode.  And you're not sure how you are going to get through the celebrations, the social gathers and the never ending cheer.  I've got you.  In this episode I talk about the four options you have for how you go into the holiday season.  Also talk about the free class that I ran last year "Holiday Survival Guide for those trying to conceive"  This years class will run on Sunday 19th November at 8pm GMT sign up here: www.embracefertility.co.uk/free-class Come and say hi @embracefertility on Instagram.

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Howdy everyone we're back with another episode of Wow, Nice Segue!!  In today's episode we're talking about the best cough drops ever Halls Minis, Wakanda Forever (SPOILERS), Guardians 3 & the Holiday Special, blacking out at a work Christmas party, we chat about Halls Minis again, we draft our top 5 Thanksgiving/Christmas foods and we're drinking something that tasted pretty good but I can't remember the name listen to the show to find out.  If you enjoy this podcast please Like, Share, Comment and review our show.  Send us suggestions for movies to watch and discuss, send us suggestions for alcohol to review during the show.  Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @wownicesegue12, subscibe to our Youtube Channel, and follow us on TikTok @wownicesegueNot Sponsored by Halls Minis??? (but we're willing to change that)

After taking a week off to celebrate Thanksgiving, the guys are back to recap what they did for the holiday. Then, they talk about their favorite Christmas movies, why Die Hard is absolutely a Christmas movie, then debate the definition of "athlete."+++Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5 star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts.Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham.The music you heard in this episode comes from:Ryan Dann of Holland Patent Public Library. You can find him online at hollandpatentpubliclibrary.com

What are your must haves on Thanksgiving? What food will you pass on while going down the line? Are gift cards bad Christmas gifts? Why are Howie Mandel and Russell Wilson under by scope on their birthday? Which pies are underrated and overrated in my opinion? All of this answered and more on this episode. Stay Wobbled ya turkey stuffed specimens!!!

How do we keep up our healthy habits & nutrition during the Thanksgiving & Christmas celebrations? This is Part 1, where we focus on 8 simple but powerful ways to find balance in staying on track with your goals while enjoying the holiday celebrations (no, it's not by counting macros or tracking everything you eat)   Pop in those headphones as you prep your Thanksgiving meal, and settle into this 2-part Episode, where we'll cover:  The single most harmful message to be aware of around food, nutrition & fitness during the holidays that keeps us stuck in negative shame & guilt spirals The #1 most helpful strategy to combat the tendency toward an all or nothing mindset.  The real reason you tend to overindulge or binge eat during the holidays (spoiler, it's not because you lack willpower, self-control, or motivation), and how to regain your balance when you fall into any extremes  How you can begin to let go of your rigid food rules and enjoy the holiday celebrations without feeling out of control or guilty  How to get the nourishment you need while allowing yourself the flexibility to also enjoy your favorite treats  The #1 way to stick with your eating preferences, even when everyone around you is eating differently   As we've been shedding light on in the latest episodes, the holidays can cause certain triggers to surface or intensify. If you've been struggling with your relationship with your body image or food in any way, and/or working hard toward your fitness goals, you may be starting to feel stressed as we approach the holiday season, knowing just how challenging this time of year can be with so many social events and family gatherings where food is the center of the celebration.   So, how can we realistically & reasonably navigate all of the unique challenges of this season — from holiday gatherings, extra sweets, and even peer pressure from our family or friends?    Today we're gonna lift the shame around these topics - break through feelings of guilt around nutrition, your body, & fitness, and learn how to manage the inevitable triggers that can come up around food & our bodies during the holidays.   Let's help you find your balance to nourish yourself fully AND enjoy food this Thanksgiving & Christmas season to make lasting memories with the people you love!   Peace with food is possible & you don't deserve anything less!   You deserve the freedom to actually treasure the memories & moments with your family and pursue those goals & dreams of yours with dedication & determination, with a healthy balance physically AND mentally.   **If you want to continue this journey to break free from the ways your relationship with food, your body, & fitness is imprisoning you & stealing your joy, join us in Prepare Him Room, a 5-Day Virtual Retreat to Ditch the Holiday Stress & Hustle to Focus on What Matters Most.   You'll gain access to 5 days of short videos jam packed with practical tips & a workbook with reflection questions to go even deeper & help you to gain back your time & peace (NOV 30 - DEC 4).   DON'T MISS IT! BLACK FRIDAY SALE is LIVE! Take 25% off any of my Programs/Services below with the discount code BLACKFRIDAY from NOW, through NOV 28th! Strong + Resilient Postpartum Fitness Program (18 week+ Plan for Busy, Active Mamas in the military + beyond who want to get stronger, heal their core + pelvic floor + regain confidence in their bodies again after giving birth, and have an empowering postpartum experience where you & your family can truly thrive) 1:1 Coaching Call (I can support you through fitness, pregnancy, postpartum, or anything on your heart in motherhood or military life!) Renew: My signature Group Coaching Community of growth-minded Christian women (in the military & beyond!) who want to balance work & family life and live out who God is calling them to be!

How do we keep up our healthy habits & nutrition during the Thanksgiving & Christmas celebrations? Last episode we dove into 8 simple but powerful ways to find balance in staying on track with your goals while enjoying the holiday celebrations. This Part 2 focuses on the 7 biggest mistakes you may be making when approaching the holiday season, and simple strategies to avoid them.   Pop in those headphones as you prep your Thanksgiving meal, and settle in my friend!   Today you'll learn the main mistakes that are most likely keeping you stuck, overthinking, and stressed with food — what to release, shift, & what to do/focus on instead so you can find your balance to nourish yourself fully AND enjoy food this Thanksgiving & Christmas season to make lasting memories with the people you love!   I'll give you practical steps, strategies, tips & how to ditch the guilt, shame spirals, & anxiety in enjoying the celebrations, while still staying on track — even when your routines, norms, eating, drinking, sleep, & exercise habits are shifting due to travel or so many holiday events.   We'll cover how you can have more mental space to enjoy the holiday celebrations without feeling out of control, over-restricting then overindulging or binge eating.   Peace with food is possible & you don't deserve anything less!   You deserve the freedom to actually treasure the memories & moments with your family and pursue those goals & dreams of yours with dedication & determination, with a healthy balance physically AND mentally.   *Ready to continue this journey to break free from the ways your relationship with food, your body, & fitness is imprisoning you & stealing your joy? If you're like HECK YES, join us in Prepare Him Room, a 5-Day Virtual Retreat to Ditch the Holiday Stress & Hustle to Focus on What Matters Most.   You'll gain access to 5 days of short videos jam packed with practical tips & a workbook with reflection questions to go even deeper & help you to gain back your time & peace (NOV 30 - DEC 4).   DON'T MISS IT! BLACK FRIDAY SALE is LIVE! Take 25% off any of my Programs/Services below with the discount code BLACKFRIDAY from NOW, through NOV 28th! Strong + Resilient Postpartum Fitness Program (18 week+ Plan for Busy, Active Mamas in the military + beyond who want to get stronger, heal their core + pelvic floor + regain confidence in their bodies again after giving birth, and have an empowering postpartum experience where you & your family can truly thrive) 1:1 Coaching Call (I can support you through fitness, pregnancy, postpartum, or anything on your heart in motherhood or military life!) Renew: My signature Group Coaching Community of growth-minded Christian women (in the military & beyond!) who want to balance work & family life and live out who God is calling them to be!

Pastor Chris Witt and the Morning Crew discuss Thanksgiving, Christmas, and communal living. 

How do we keep up our healthy habits & nutrition during the Thanksgiving & Christmas celebrations? This is Part 1, where we focus on 8 simple but powerful ways to find balance in staying on track with your goals while enjoying the holiday celebrations (no, it's not by counting macros or tracking everything you eat)   Pop in those headphones as you prep your Thanksgiving meal, and settle into this 2-part Episode, where we'll cover:  The single most harmful message to be aware of around food, nutrition & fitness during the holidays that keeps us stuck in negative shame & guilt spirals The #1 most helpful strategy to combat the tendency toward an all or nothing mindset.  The real reason you tend to overindulge or binge eat during the holidays (spoiler, it's not because you lack willpower, self-control, or motivation), and how to regain your balance when you fall into any extremes  How you can begin to let go of your rigid food rules and enjoy the holiday celebrations without feeling out of control or guilty  How to get the nourishment you need while allowing yourself the flexibility to also enjoy your favorite treats  The #1 way to stick with your eating preferences, even when everyone around you is eating differently   As we've been shedding light on in the latest episodes, the holidays can cause certain triggers to surface or intensify. If you've been struggling with your relationship with your body image or food in any way, and/or working hard toward your fitness goals, you may be starting to feel stressed as we approach the holiday season, knowing just how challenging this time of year can be with so many social events and family gatherings where food is the center of the celebration.   So, how can we realistically & reasonably navigate all of the unique challenges of this season — from holiday gatherings, extra sweets, and even peer pressure from our family or friends?    Today we're gonna lift the shame around these topics - break through feelings of guilt around nutrition, your body, & fitness, and learn how to manage the inevitable triggers that can come up around food & our bodies during the holidays.   Let's help you find your balance to nourish yourself fully AND enjoy food this Thanksgiving & Christmas season to make lasting memories with the people you love!   Peace with food is possible & you don't deserve anything less!   You deserve the freedom to actually treasure the memories & moments with your family and pursue those goals & dreams of yours with dedication & determination, with a healthy balance physically AND mentally.   **If you want to continue this journey to break free from the ways your relationship with food, your body, & fitness is imprisoning you & stealing your joy, join us in Prepare Him Room, a 5-Day Virtual Retreat to Ditch the Holiday Stress & Hustle to Focus on What Matters Most.   You'll gain access to 5 days of short videos jam packed with practical tips & a workbook with reflection questions to go even deeper & help you to gain back your time & peace (NOV 30 - DEC 4).   DON'T MISS IT! BLACK FRIDAY SALE is LIVE! Take 25% off any of my Programs/Services below with the discount code BLACKFRIDAY from NOW, through NOV 28th! Strong + Resilient Postpartum Fitness Program (18 week+ Plan for Busy, Active Mamas in the military + beyond who want to get stronger, heal their core + pelvic floor + regain confidence in their bodies again after giving birth, and have an empowering postpartum experience where you & your family can truly thrive) 1:1 Coaching Call (I can support you through fitness, pregnancy, postpartum, or anything on your heart in motherhood or military life!) Renew: My signature Group Coaching Community of growth-minded Christian women (in the military & beyond!) who want to balance work & family life and live out who God is calling them to be!

Episode: 270 Title: Today we JAM! What do Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentines Day all have in Common? Host: Thommy Sandvick Guest: Michael J. Maher Description: JAM Session with Michael: Typically the host, Michael answers the foundational questions about the Generosity Generation, Tribe of Trust, Referral Mastery System, and more! (7L) Referral Strategies and Podcast Topics: Referral Mastery, Self Mastery, Relationship Mastery, Event Mastery, Generoisty Generation, Referability, Ego Era, #GiveFirst, #GiveThanks, #GiveBack Special Offer: Join thousands of other like minded referral based businesses by joining The Generosity Generation at www.JoinGenGen.com

Worried the holidays are going to derail your fitness goals, want to stay on track as much as possible so you don't feel like you have to completely reset in January after falling off the train in the coming weeks?   Tune in for 15 simple ways to still prioritize your health & fitness, while fully enjoying the holiday season.   As we've been discussing, the holidays are a special time of year, but can also bring a ton of extra stress just due to the busyness, all the celebrations, expectations, and travels that pull us in many directions.   It can be a challenging time to maintain our fitness & stay consistent, even with all the best intentions to keep up a routine. We can also experience the additional pressures & guilt that can come with indulging more during the holidays than usual, and feel pressure to make up for the way it's throwing a wrench in our normal nutrition & fitness habits, or compensate for the extra calories or sweets we're eating, through our exercise.   It can be a struggle, and also a triggering time in body image, our relationship, with food, and fitness. I don't want stress about losing progress in your fitness or an underlying pressure & sense of guilt make it harder to fully enjoy the season and be present with your loved ones. You don't have to give up until New Years, or beat yourself up & be overly rigid & restrictive in your expectations of yourself either. So these tips will empower you to integrate fitness into your busy holiday plans while finding a balance that feels good & right for you!   Holiday-proof your fitness by leaning on these 15 Easy, Practical Tips/Hacks for making movement a consistent — and positive — part of your holiday season.   Can't wait to hear how you apply these tips, and hope you have a happy, healthy Thanksgiving & Christmas season as you celebrate with family & friends!!! **If you're ready to reclaim your time & ability to enjoy the beautiful, grace-filled moments with your family, find more time to rest, & remember the true meaning of Christmas, WITHOUT getting burnt out by the end of all of it (even if you do have an incredibly busy rest of the year planned out!) listen into this episode, and come join us in Prepare Him Room, a 5-Day Virtual Retreat to Ditch the Holiday Stress & Hustle to Focus on What Matters Most.   You'll gain access to 5 days of short, practical tips & a workbook with reflection questions to help you to gain back your time & peace that I'll share by email & a private Facebook community over NOV 30 - DEC 4.   Reminder: BLACK FRIDAY SALE is LIVE! Take 25% off any of my Programs/Services below with the discount code BLACKFRIDAY from NOW, through NOV 28th! Strong + Resilient Postpartum Fitness Program (18 week+ Plan for Busy, Active Mamas in the military + beyond who want to get stronger, heal their core + pelvic floor + regain confidence in their bodies again after giving birth, and have an empowering postpartum experience where you & your family can truly thrive) 1:1 Coaching Call (I can support you through fitness, pregnancy, postpartum, or anything on your heart in motherhood or military life!) Renew: My signature Group Coaching Community of growth-minded Christian women (in the military & beyond!) who want to balance work & family life and live out who God is calling them to be!

Let's spice up your holiday season by going on vacation! Just imagine how memorable this year's Thanksgiving, Christmas, or even New Year's would be if it was celebrated while on vacation!Say what Kevin? Why would I go on vacation over the holidays? I'm so glad you asked! Because I'm about to blow your mind and quite possibly provide you with the best excuse ever as to why you can't make the casseroles for Thanksgiving or why you can't attend your company's Christmas party.Got your attention yet? I'm about to unpack my TOP 5 reasons why you should seriously consider taking a vacation over the holidays!No cleaning, cooking, or shopping required!Oh the money you will save!Finally get the kids to come home!And for the others, you'll just have to press PLAY! You can thank me later for making your holidays one to remember!HOLIDAY SPECIALOn Sale for a Limited Time!Work 1-On-1 with Kevin!Kevin is offering all listeners of the podcast the chance to work with him one-on-one at 50% OFF!YES, ALL coaching packages are on SALE for 50% OFF!Just SEND A MESSAGE to Podcast@LoweDownMedia.com to request more information!LINKS FOR THE PODCASTGrit, Grace, & InspirationHosted By Kevin LoweWEBSITE: www.GritGraceInspiration.comPINTEREST: @GritGraceInspirationINSTAGRAM: @GritGraceInspirationFACEBOOK: @GritGraceInspirationCOACHING SERVICES: Work with KevinGuided by Faith. Inspired by life itself.Podcast artwork © 2022 Kristen Girard of Radiance and Grit and Used with Permission by Lowe Down Media LLC

13. Thanksgiving: Christmas Foreplay by Rosemary Media

Kick off your Thanksgiving week with RADIO RONIN!!!!It's a big week for Chunga, Chandler, Gregg and Chris!!! The Turkey Bowl is happening this Saturday! We hope to see you there!This week is also a week when Chandler and Chunga watch a ton of movies, both old and new, leading up to Thanksgiving! So... Let's talk movies in this episode!The new Christmas Story sequel come out today! Are you going to watch it?! All four Ronin want to watch but... But... They think seeing the kids all grown up and old, is a little creepy, and the movie will make them want to shoot their eyes out!!!Have you seen the John Wick 4 trailer? Is it going to be awesome or... EVEN MORE AWESOME!!!!Chris has found an incredible documentary on Amazon Prime. It's called "The Bond Sound--The Music of 007"! He says it's incredible!!!And Gregg has a Thanksgiving / Christmas double feature SHOUT OUT!!! Grab some yams and taters! The Ronin are talking about lots of movies!!!!

Kick off your Thanksgiving week with RADIO RONIN!!!! It's a big week for Chunga, Chandler, Gregg and Chris!!! The Turkey Bowl is happening this Saturday! We hope to see you there! This week is also a week when Chandler and Chunga watch a ton of movies, both old and new, leading up to Thanksgiving! So... Let's talk movies in this episode! The new Christmas Story sequel come out today! Are you going to watch it?! All four Ronin want to watch but... But... They think seeing the kids all grown up and old, is a little creepy, and the movie will make them want to shoot their eyes out!!! Have you seen the John Wick 4 trailer? Is it going to be awesome or... EVEN MORE AWESOME!!!! Chris has found an incredible documentary on Amazon Prime. It's called "The Bond Sound--The Music of 007"! He says it's incredible!!! And Gregg has a Thanksgiving / Christmas double feature SHOUT OUT!!! Grab some yams and taters! The Ronin are talking about lots of movies!!!!

Kick off your Thanksgiving week with RADIO RONIN!!!! It's a big week for Chunga, Chandler, Gregg and Chris!!! The Turkey Bowl is happening this Saturday! We hope to see you there! This week is also a week when Chandler and Chunga watch a ton of movies, both old and new, leading up to Thanksgiving! So... Let's talk movies in this episode! The new Christmas Story sequel come out today! Are you going to watch it?! All four Ronin want to watch but... But... They think seeing the kids all grown up and old, is a little creepy, and the movie will make them want to shoot their eyes out!!! Have you seen the John Wick 4 trailer? Is it going to be awesome or... EVEN MORE AWESOME!!!! Chris has found an incredible documentary on Amazon Prime. It's called "The Bond Sound--The Music of 007"! He says it's incredible!!! And Gregg has a Thanksgiving / Christmas double feature SHOUT OUT!!! Grab some yams and taters! The Ronin are talking about lots of movies!!!!

In this solo episode, DJ is sharing some things that are very personal to her about the trinity of holidays that occur between now and December 31st. Tune in to hear her thoughts about why they come in the order they do; how Thanksgiving, gratitude and being humble go hand in hand; how Christmas is about letting Christ into our hearts, being kinder, more caring and more understanding; and about how we typically see opportunities when the New Year approaches to improve our lives and the lives of those  around us.TIMESTAMPS• [1:57] DJ discusses the importance of being humble. • [8:59] “People who are humble are more compassionate, more caring, and less likely to be aggressive.”• [11:11] DJ shares the significance of humility in our lives. • [17:06] “You can be successful or you can make a difference.” For more information on the Imperfect Heroes podcast, visit: https://www.imperfectheroespodcast.com/Connect with Us!DJ Stutz - DJ Stutz: https://www.littleheartsacademyusa.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littleheartsacademy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littleheartsacademy/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpphCRklDJiFXdS76U0LS

Today we are gonna be talking about brokerages. Are they worth it? What's the benefit? Do you really need them? You might be surprised but they just might help you survive this recession.Three Things You'll Learn in This EpisodeDoes your brokerage really matter?How can your brokerage help you through the recession?Why teams can be important to helping you grow. ResourcesReal Estate Marketing DudeThe Listing Advocate (Earn more listings!)REMD on YouTubeREMD on InstagramTranscript:So how do you track new business? You constantly don't have to chase it. Hi, I'm Mike Cuevas to real estate marketing. And this podcast is all about building a strong personal brand people have come to know, like trust and most importantly, refer. But remember, it is not their job to remember what you do for a living. It's your job to remind them. Let's get started. What's up ladies and gentlemen, welcome another episode of the real estate marketing do pa girls? What's up? Ladies Gentlemen, what we're going to be chatting about today is brokerage. Are you at the right brokerage? Does your brokerage even matter? What is the difference between all these different offices? And what does it mean to you? So, I have a lot of experience on this unfortunate, I think, in my career, I've been to like 11 different real estate offices or something like that. And for whatever reason, I used to switch every year to two years, I felt like, and I would go around and chase the next shiny object. And I did this for about 15 years. But in hindsight, when I really realized is that, you know, it doesn't matter what brokerage, you're actually at, at least for me, it didn't, because ultimately, unless they were handing me business, which meant I was just part of a large team, the chances were, that I was still going to be responsible for my business, all my advertising, and all of the above. So what we're gonna be chatting about, on this week's episode is at the end of the year, and a lot of the times in the fourth quarter here, if you don't haven't done this in the past, what I always advise and do a show out of this time of year for over the last four years has been, I'm preparing for next year, and it is ever more important than ever, right now in this particular season. And the reason for that is because of what we're experiencing books, the market is rough. I talked to a couple lenders today. And you know, guy's gone for four months, which is two closings, right, as someone who has to do a lot of business and people are being affected everywhere by this, which is why would I suggest you do during this time is to start working on that business, despite how many closings or clients you're working with right now. Because what you do today will pay off tomorrow. And the reality of the situation is that, you know, this market is going to be slow, guys, I don't see it getting better anytime soon. I wish I had different news for you. But there's opportunity in that. So as a matter of fact, I've seen transactions to be down roughly a third, transactions are down 33%. Across the board, we're seeing I just saw the data a couple of weeks ago. But agents are dropping just as quickly if not even faster. So there will be less transactions. But I say this to you, because the amount of agents that are leaving the business is greater than the lesser transactions from last year. And that alone is the opportunity. But you got to put yourself in the business of running a business folks, for most of you and I have not seen a shift like this before. I'm going to warn you, I've just done my second and a half shift, I know what's going to happen, I have a very good pulse of this stuff. And you have to start adjusting to what the markets doing. You see, most of the agents in today's world this is for your broker owners to anyone who's been in the business in charge of managing agents like you have to share with what happened in the past because we only learned from history. And what i i You guys can refer back to us it is November 10 2022. But I believe we're not seeing the worst of our marquee. And I think in the next six months, it's gonna get a little bit uglier, I may be wrong and may be right. But in either way, regardless of whether I am the most important thing you can be doing with your business right now is adapting to this change adapting to the shift. And part of that is whom you surround yourself with. All right. Real estate can be a lonely business. It really can sometimes just feel like you're on your own raft and you're your own little island out there. And no one's really out looking out for you. Right. And, you know, real estate's been pretty easy. You guys for the past 12 years, we've been in like a bull market for like 12 freakin years, man. It's insane. And things have shifted, which means about 90% of the population out there has never seen a shift, therefore they don't know what to do. And it's going to require shows like this. Other people in the industry stepping up and showing people what to do. And what is going to happen folks is you got to switch up. What you're doing today, the status quo is not going to be no longer acceptable. You have to go to where the transactions are going to be. And one of the best ways you can do that is because I know there's a lot of people at the end of every year making a switch and switching brokerages but I know soar more than now than ever is people are not only switching brokerages because it's the end of the year. People are switching brokerages because they're scared and they're looking for leadership. And if that's you, I want to share with you on how to look for the right spot for you because I wish someone would have shared this advice for me before I made 11 changes in my career. So here's what I'm going to get into. Ultimately 96% of consumers are going to hire the agent over the flag they hang their license with so people aren't hiring REMAX Coldwell Banker exp real big block whatever the hell it is people aren't hiring, that they're hiring you as an individual. So my first answer to you is, it doesn't matter what brokerage you're at, I believe that you are 100% responsible for your business. Now, the only caveat to that is going to be if you have a broker, or something along those lines that are feeding your business, okay. And if you're in the position right now, where you're struggling, and you're worried about the future, go out and find a team immediately. Like, there's nothing wrong with joining the team, especially if you're less than three years or so in the business. Or if you just don't have any business teams are a great way to leverage transactions, yes, you'll give up some of your commissions for it, but they weren't your deals anyways, and get that experience. Because what you want to do right now is rather the storm, and who you surround yourself with is going to be absolutely essential. Now, if you're looking at an overall office and an overall offering, I just want to give you pros and cons of different things. You're seeing a lot of movement with these 100% offices, and then we'll talk about the recruiting offices and the downlines. So you've seen a lot of movement with 100% brokerage, so is 100% brokerage right for you. In this type of market, I'm at 100% brokerage. And yes and no, just because you get 100% of your commission is nice, but if you don't have the support, that is going to help you get more commission, then it could sort of bite you in the butt. So if you're considering that type of brokerage, my advice, again is to who's running it, it doesn't matter who the flag is, the things I look for in a brokerage, our great culture, right culture is going to be really important in the next market. And the reason for that is you're gonna have to stay motivated in the next six to 12 months, this is no longer going to be just real estate, this is going to be hand to hand combat in the trenches of World War One, you're going to have to do some things that you are not used to doing that are gonna make you uncomfortable, but take peace in that because you only grow when you're in situations that you're uncomfortable, you stop growing when you are comfortable. So I want you to remember that something I heard Jesse Itzler say, once in a mastermind that really stuck and think about it all the time. But you have to always position yourself and put yourself in an uncomfortable situation. If you truly are working on growing. It's when you're in a comfortable situation that you stopped growing and stop building. That's where complacency sets in, which is where a lot of us has gotten into this market. So so look for a brokerage with that culture guys, because the culture is where gives you the motivation and gives you the ideas, brokerages with a good culture, I think always have their eyes on the ball. Some things I would tell you to be looking at for brokerages and questions I would be asking them is, what are you planning on doing on the shift? Do you guys plan on having any active foreclosure accounts? Do you guys plan on implementing any types of new systems? What are you guys doing about the shift to help us sell more houses? Right, because brokerages just as well as you are gonna have to also go out there and work twice as hard. Right, the brokers are gonna work twice as hard to support their agents. But you also have to work twice as hard on your business. So first thing is is look for that culture. Number two, look for niches. The riches are in the niches in this market. There's two rules I have in a real estate marketing when it comes to one is own your database. Your database is recession proof and this is a different podcast. Okay? If you want to learn about that, go visit our new product called referral suite WWW dot referral suite asked W E T like sweet popsicle. And check that out that is a marketing platform and allows you to farm your database and own them. So they stop cheating on you on Facebook with other real estate agents and lenders. But the point is, is that database is always recession proof because a percentage of it is always going to move. The question is whether or not they're going to use or refer you Okay. That's a different podcast. When I'm talking about as I would look for the brokerage that's shifting to the market already had a schedule. And here's what I mean by that. There's there's a lot of things happening in the industry, brokerages that are very forward thinking are already setting up short sale loss mitigation departments and office. Okay, that's a great question to ask a broker, Hey, what are you gonna do in short sales come and if you don't think short sales is going to come. We disagree and where we see the market going, but I think short sellers are gonna come there's an affordability issue out there. And the more layoffs we see, the less people are gonna be able to afford the houses they have, they're no longer worth the price they bought them with. Okay,I'm gonna say we're gonna crash and go into 2007 But I'm saying you will see distressed and the brokerage that is thinking forward is going to already have those plans. We have loss mitigation plan for when it's ready. Our agents are going to have short sale negotiators ready to rock and roll so that we don't skip a beat and they're going to adapt to the market that they're In today, all right. Another question you could ask your brokerage that I believe is extremely important is Do you allow me to build my own brand? Or do I have to like ask you for every bit of advertising or marketing I do. If you've been listening to the show for a while, I'm a huge advocate for brand advocacy for individuals. And I believe that you're an independent contractor. And if I believe that your brokerage won't let you have your own brand, your own brand logo, if your brokerage won't let you market your own brand logo, if your brokerage doesn't allow you to put your phone number on your damn signs, I believe you're at the wrong brokerage. All of those things are abilities to allow you to build your own brand. And I believe that a brokerages job because 96% of consumers hire the agent, not the brand they're affiliated with, is to become the client of their agents. It's a model that we follow here at a big block and it works well. But I believe that you should have your own brand, because that's what this business is based on. 80% of people hire the first agent they meet with, of which 74% are either referred they used in the past or you personally met or run into him in Open House walking down the street or even on your Facebook feed. So the brand has always been you. And the second question I would ask that brokerage is hey, how can I can I you care about me doing my own brand? Do you have any recommendations? Like do you care if I wear my underwear on social media, all of that stuff because you have to be you, especially in this market? So that would be the next question you have any brand restrictions. Third question I would say is look at the brokerage and see how they're marketing themselves. It is 2022. If I have a brokerage that's not even creating content on video, like this is the brokerage creating content and video, they're a little bit behind the times nowadays, if you see someone out there creating content, handling a bunch of shorts, reels, always multipurpose and if you see him just creating a bunch of stuff, they have a lot of videos, a big video channel, you know that they're more than like little bit more forward thinking than others. If you see a brokerage that doesn't even have one video up and their website still looks like a das Microsoft System. Well, you're sort of behind on the times. And these things matter folks like you know, it's getting more expensive to operate as an individual, independent contractor regardless of where you're at. You have video costs if you're doing video, you have an added in costs, you have to pay your MLS dues, you have all these other fees, brokerages today have the ability to subsidize services on behalf of their agents or their agents could take advantage of services for lesser cost. I look for brokerages like that. There's a they're actually clients, but friends too. They have a first class Realty franchise in Kansas City. If you're in Kansas City, look them up, they do a fantastic job. But they give their agents all these different options. And what I love about their business model is they have 100% option, they have a split option that has a lot more support, but they give them a split. And then they have every type of vendor or service provider around them that like it's just like a it's like a storefront for real estate agents. And I believe that's what a brokerage should be. Like, if your brokerage is not serving you in earning their split, then what the hell are you doing there? Right? You want to look at all of this stuff, because I'm telling you guys like you have to be in the right. You have to be in the right state of mind, for the market like this, you have to have the right leadership, you have to read the right culture to create the energy that you're gonna need to get through it. And I'm not trying to scare you guys, I'm just this is serious stuff, though. You have to be in the culture and the community that's going to allow you to grow because markets like this are where you grow. markets like this are what build brands because those who make it out of here, you guys will have a brand and a team and you'll be in business for the next 1020 years. This is what happened in the last downturn. See the opportunity in markets like these is that you're gonna see brokerages go out of business, we're already seeing lenders go out of business. We're seeing lender shops closed up, we're seeing mergers and acquisitions across the fraud. If not, you're gonna see many more. But why is that it's because people are consolidating right now. And I think if you're in that position with your business to you know, go out there and find a better tools, a better value proposition a better environment, by all means you should because whoever you're with come January you want to stick because it's gonna be time to grind and grind for you might be a little bit different than grind for me but whatever that might be, whether you're gonna be creating videos, whether you're prospecting, cold calling, get ready to go but my point of this whole show today was just to share with you guys a couple of things to look for when entertaining a different brokerage because I do believe that who you're with during this next market will be extremely important to the success or non success. So if you're not getting that support, you need to go out and find it before that New Year hits. We have that Thanksgiving Christmas timeframe and the rest of the stuff you should be doing during this time. It's just working on building that business. sharpening re modernizing your listing strategy, modernizing your consumer experience working on little systems that are going to help you market your database more, cutting out all the fat of subscriptions things you purchased last year that you've never used or never logged into books. Button it up, Button up your business. Work on your business promise you spend two to three weeks just looking at your business and treat it like a business because the salesperson chasing a check will be out of business but the real estate agent or lender running a business as an entrepreneur will not only last through this market, but they're going to excel far and few are fired wide directly after it. So hope you guys got something out of the show today. If you have any additional questions, or if you need help with anything real estate related marketing like video services, where you'd like to check out our brand new software, I encourage you to go ahead and do it referral suite.com That's W S W et sweet like a popsicle referral suite.com Thanks for listening guys, and we'll see you on next week's episode. Thank you for watching another episode of the real estate marketing dude podcast. If you need help with video or finding out what your brand is, visit our website at WWW dot real estate marketing dude.com We make branding and video content creation simple and do everything for you. So if you have any additional questions, visit the site, download the training, and then schedule time to speak with a dude and get you rolling in your local marketplace. Thanks for watching another episode of the podcast. We'll see you next time.

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