Lessons from a Mom of 19 | Let's discuss "words" with Granny Bates!

[@dixierachell]

I could listen to Mama Bates all day. She is beautiful inside and out, it shows. So much wisdom. She needs her own KZbin also.

[@moonloversheila8238]

She’s wonderful!

[@judithshelton5655]

Agreed!

[@calliewolfheart1697]

I was just thinking the same thing ❤️

[@sarahscharber5559]

AMEN!!

[@Betty_Spaghetti84]

That's funny I'm the opposite I think she's sooo boring and has a difficult voice to listen to. It's just not pleasant.

[@TheUnmodernMaiden]

I am seventeen years old and have been so encourged by Erin and Mrs. Bates since I was thirteen. This month I actually got the opportunity to talk to Mrs. Bates in person and she is such an encouragement to all!

[@MorganC.]

If she ever wrote a book about her life, I'd totally buy it.

[@triciaoquinn9238]

Momma Bates needs her own KZbin to educate new mothers!

[@laurenqualls711]

Yess!! Not even just new moms, but young mamas! She is amazing!

[@melissad6939]

“It’s not my story to tell” is one of my favorite phrases. With regard to gossip.

[@mountaingirl8124]

Now we need the Mama Bates and Erin podcast!!! Such amazing Titus 2 ladies! ❤️

[@gailewing4080]

When I saw the notification for this video, I could not click fast enough! Mama Bates is such an encouragement and so full of wisdom! Please please please do more of these videos of her sharing!

[@zoeygroat1560]

Love Mrs. Bates. Thank you for sharing with us 🩵

[@Lisa-ne5pd]

Erin tell your mama thank you. I needed to hear every word she had to say ❣🙏

[@lclass003]

It’s so very true! My mom gave me a verse “Philippians 4:8” as a struggling teen. Kids at school were brutal, and she said that if I could focus on those beautiful, truthful things in my life, instead of hurt or pain. I loved how encouraging this was, and truly focus on the things that are True, not careless, angry, hurtful. I really appreciate this uplifting message.

[@deborahb3664]

I could listen to her teach all day! So much wisdom! ❤❤

[@michellewalton1011]

Momma Bates needs her own podcast for sure! You can’t help but feel uplifted & hopeful listening to her encouragement 💕

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

My Mama was the most kind, thoughtful & soft spoken person in the world. I miss her so much, grace came naturally to her. I'm so different, always struggling to say things right or just be quiet. Its nice to see your mom, she has that same gift of grace in her words & spirit. No matter how old we get we always want our moms.

[@lindapenrod413]

This whole family is a reflection of their upbringing!!! Lead by example, an thats what your Mother has taught!! God bless your Godly Mother !!

[@milliewilson9614]

I absolutely love kelly jo!! She's a beautiful woman. I could listen to her all day everyday. Love you Erin and your beautiful family. Thank you Kelly for your positivity and knowledge.

[@leephilips3669]

Momma Bates looks amazing.. such a beautiful Woman.. and very encouraging..God Bless you all..

[@leighschleper7901]

Your mom is such a beautiful lady!

[@susaningram6360]

What a wonderful lesson. I tend to get snippy with my husband when I get tired. I live with chronic pain and chronic illnesses. It’s not always what I say, it’s how I say it.

[@suekandel7625]

Recently retired teacher here, So right on... I'd find the "bad" kids and find a way to compliment something before I had a reason to "scold"... "Hey, nice shoes, my nephew's been wanting the same..." "Did you just kick that ball all the way across the yard...??? Can you do it again?" Often, these "bad" kids were so unaccustomed to a compliment or a kind word, it would disarm them and gave then a chance to return the "kindness" without putting them in the position of having to make the first move. Also, my "authority" was not put in question.

[@claudia_christianmommy]

Mrs.Bates and Sally Clarkson are the 2 wise Christian women I enjoy hearing share wisdom! ❤ Mrs. Bates, please consider writing a book one day.

[@Cupcake-p7p]

Your mom and you are the biggest inspirations in my life. Im 26 with 3 kids and I don’t know how you have 6 and how your mom has 19!!! Seriously love yall, I wouldn’t be the mom I am today if I hadn’t found this page. I wish so bad I could sit down and talk to you both and ask a million questions. ❤ It’s hard to live the lifestyle you live in this generation , but that’s all I aspire to do!

[@BrendaCloutier]

All the Bates daughters are so beautiful, take after their beautiful mother. The sons are handsome, taking after their father. Great parents, great children! They all married good people and have good children. Great job mama & papa Bates! Blessings 🙌 ❤

[@pixelgamesdestiny]

I love your mom. She is so encouraging and so beautiful. I wish I had a mom like this. You’re so lucky, Erin.

[@jamiewarrington3198]

I could listen to mama Bates all day!! She gives each child so much quality time! I pray that I can be that type of mom with my adult kids!!

[@sandylawrence3704]

We all love Mama Bates. What a wonderful encouragement she is!

[@reetayoung]

I love hearing your Mom's wisdom

[@cricket47222]

I love Mrs Bates. She's a very wise lady. I really enjoyed this video, Erin ❤

[@bethanneg1217]

I need to start my every morning with this video. 😢 Thank you, Mrs. Bates, for sharing your words of wisdom.

[@theworldbetween4048]

Thank you so much for having her share, as a mama of 5 young ones I’m in such need of wisdom and guidance! This helped me so much and I’ll be printing it off as a remember for my spirit as I do life and raise my little arrows.

[@nmikloiche]

I am just a few years younger than Kelly Jo, and I do admire her very much. She is so wise, encouraging, and humble. These are the characteristics that I endeavor for in my life. I take great inspiration from her. But I would like to also say, that my life looks very different than Kelly Jo's. I am not at all traditional, I am not overly religous, and politically I imagine we are on different ends of the spectrum, but nonetheless, I have always felt a connection with Kelly Jo. I say all that because I think its more important to find and celebrate connection and not allow that which makes us different divide us. Thank you Erin for having your Mom share this with us all.

[@stephanieW.1922]

THANK YOU, Mrs. Bates!!❤ Thank you, Erin, because I don't have a Christian mother & I'm extremely thankful for the GODLY women I come across. Thank you for sharing.🙏🏼💗 sometimes, we need these reminders for sure. I know I do. Greatful!

[@lisah.07]

Timely Message! God is so Good! So Great to see you Erin and Mrs. Bates! God Bless You and Families 🙏🏻♥️! 😊

[@wendeymorales19]

I could listen to your Mom for hours. She is such a blessing. She has so much wisdom to give. I wish they would create a YT. Thank you so much for this.

[@servantwarrior880]

If I would have had a mother that was 1% like Momma Bates how my youth would have been so different.

[@BamaFreak132009]

Mine too

[@Melissa-jq2qn]

Same!

[@sheriturner6118]

I pray the two of you Erin and KellyJo had a wonderful Mother's Day. You both are precious women of God. This message KellyJo was just what I needed to hear and be reminded. Thank you!!!!

[@GrammyG1]

Mama Bates is a wise woman. I always love hearing her advice about everything . Y'all are so blessed to have her in your lives .

[@ritaturner9906]

Your mom has so much energy at 57, still raising kids at home, traveling, always planning things, I don’t know how she does it. ❤

[@Kohanski5]

57 is not old.

[@ritaturner9906]

@@Kohanski5 it’s not old but not everyone at 57 has that much energy.

[@music4thesoul80]

​@@ritaturner9906 - Not everyone at 27 has that much energy. lol When it comes to ageing I think we're still far too hung up on numbers when the fact of the matter is that 57 is not the same as it was 30-40 years ago. For example The Golden Girls were all in their 50s when that tv show aired back in the 80s and yet when we look at those women now with 2024 eyes they look like 80+ year olds. Certainly everyone is different but with all the advances in medicine and our lives in general being made much easier from a technological standpoint, 57 just isn't the same as it used to be, nor are your 60s for that matter.

[@ritaturner9906]

@@music4thesoul80 good points. It I kind of think it was the opposite. Because of all the labor intensive jobs and hard work, people lived longer if you had good genetics or healthcare was available. I think genetics plays a big part and I’m not sure they own a tv. They are always on the go. Beautiful family regardless. I know I’m 60 and not as healthy as my mom was at same age. She lived to 89. I don’t think I’ll ever see 89. But longevity was in her genetics and she worked hard in her younger years. And had best health care.

[@susystewart5569]

Gods Grace and mercy!

[@paulabeaman5586]

God Bless You Both and your Amazing Family!!! 🩷🩷 Kelly Jo and Erin, you are both women of the word!!! ✝️ Kelly, I wish you and Gil had your own KZbin channel!!! It would be very inspirational and uplifting!!!! May God Bless You!!! ♥️♥️

[@ProjectEquatorReads]

Thank you for this!!

[@marthashellman1973]

Love to hear your mom….wise lady!

[@judithshelton5655]

I am not a Christian, but, my goodness, I love and respect the Bates. I learned so much from this video, and I love the gentle way Kelly Jo delivers this message. This was as comforting as a warm blanket on a cloudy day.

[@suesmith776]

Please become a Christian because Jesus is coming back.And you don't want to be left behind and go through the tribulation. The gospel 1 Cor. 15:1-4

[@believestthouthis7]

John 14:16-18 KJV 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. If you come to know the Lord Jesus Christ, you will have the "Comforter" with you always, the Holy Spirit dwelling in you.

[@MitMag-id1ij]

Beautiful words from Kelly. Her mother was a wise woman - she must have impacted so many students! What an encouraging video.

[@JackieKing-k7e]

Mrs Bates should get mom of the year,

[@margarethicks8833]

I could sit and listen to your beautiful Mama talk for hours. She is such an amazing woman and an inspiration in my life. Love and God Bless Y'all!!!

[@sarahscharber5559]

Mrs. B is my role model. She's really reminded me that happiness is a choice, and l love her values❤.

[@carolwhisenhunt7504]

Wow! Mom Bates is such a wonderful lady full of Godly knowledge. This was so convicting. I love the Bates family. Ty Erin.

[@amandanicole3999]

Your mom is adorable ❤your daughter is adorable ❤❤❤

[@amylocke531]

"forgiveness is a choice we make every single day" WOW thank you very much for that reminder Mama B!!!!!!

[@TheSicilianLife]

What a tremendous challenge and blessing ~ thank you so much. 💗

[@lynn7348]

Thank you Jesus for Momma Bates, this was perfect timing..

[@TS-wz4gg]

All the talks with Mama Bates are so encouraging to me - including the previous interviews you did with her and also your mother in law. I am in a season with young kids and do not have older Christian women around - most of our church is full of young families so these talks are always so encouraging! Thank you

[@candeebishop5736]

Finley is adorable! We are grateful for whatever time we can get Erin and Chad and the whole Paine family!

[@daughteroftheonetrueKing]

Happy Mother’s Day and thank you to you both! I am grateful the Lord put this on your heart to share with us, Mrs. Bates. Erin, we appreciate you and your family taking any time to encourage us by sharing parts of your life and how you honor the Lord! Never apologize for not being able to do more than you do, God is Sovereign!❤ I cannot wait to share your study with my family and ladies in our women’s ministry! We live in FL too, so we understand how much the sunshine changes your outlook☺️ Praying blessings over you and your families. ~Nicole ❤

[@minniemia5427]

Thank you Erin and Chad for doing videos that are encouraging and intentional to edify believers. It is always wonderful to see Mrs Bates!!

[@valc2313]

Mrs Bates is one in a million! Thanks!

[@raspberrysky17]

I love Mama Bates! She is a beautiful soul in every way. Her wisdom is amazing. I don't get to see her enough! 😥 And, Erin, you are correct that it's important for Christians in general - not just moms - to be careful about your word choices. I say things all the time that upon reflection, I wish I had not uttered. I am going to watch the video again, taking notes. It's really a help in my faith! Thank you both!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ilsetreyvellan744]

You have no idea how I needed this. We all need this x God bless you

[@lindaarthur2646]

I could listen to Mrs Bates for hours!

[@lindaqueen634]

Such a beautiful and Godly family. I wish I had been raised in a family like this.

[@dianarodriguez8085]

Hermosas Dios les bendiga 🙏💐♥️ saludos desde el bello Texas

[@jeannehoverman8430]

I love, love. love your words of teaching and coming from a humble heart. Thank you. In everything I do I try to remember the words of St. John Vianney, "Here is a rule for everyday life: Do not do anything which you cannot offer to God." Are these words I am about to say something I can offer to God?

[@Devonbroyles]

Mama bates is aging like fine wine ❤️

[@tishaprimrose6733]

I really enjoyed listening to your mother speak. Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@jennifermartin5066]

Thank you Mrs Bates for sharing your heart on how the Lord convicted you on your words. This has been something I have been convicted on as well. Thank you for sharing your notes. I have printed them out and will be added this study to my personal time with the Lord. Thank you Erin for having your Momma share with us this Godly wisdom. I look forward to digging in and learning how I can turn from(repent) negative/thoughtless words. Blessings Ladies!!! By the way..word of encouragement…you are both beautiful women. Just want you to know that. The Spirit of the Lord is upon you and you are doing great and mighty things!!!!

[@kimdodd8055]

Thank you Mrs.Bates, you really convicted me to really put more thoughts in my words.

[@margaretsmith2470]

God bless you and thank you. ❤

[@JamesPatBailey]

Thank you for the needed edification in the Lord. Praise God- Ayla

[@dollfactory]

I love your Mama!!

[@moonloversheila8238]

Kelly is so wise and sensible. She’s always an encouragement. Thank you for sharing her with us, Erin!

[@elizabeths8165]

I recently went back and started rewatching the original show - seeing how much you've grown as a wife, mother, woman, is really kind of neat. I'm sure that's a challenge as a private individual, but I found it very encouraging. I'm someone who lost their way for many years and is finding their path again. You're an inspiration. Glad to see you back again! All the well wishes for you and your family.

[@chessyharris6200]

Kelly has the most sweet, gentle spirit about her. ❤ her. Erin, you and Michaela take after your Mommy. You both have that same sweet, gentle spirit about you. ❤

[@Corie404]

Mama Bates is AMAZING!!!!!! I could listen to her for HOURS!!!!!

[@beautifullychaoticfamily]

One of my favorite videos! 🧡

[@judyplante9276]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us Mama B, God Bless you!

[@kellyedes6318]

Always love your mom's insights on different things. Erin, you have amazing parents. The one thing I see is how much everyone loves each other, and it's a genuine love.

[@patriotmama]

What a great word Kelly! So so true. Words are powerful and it is hard if we don't follow what the Holy Spirit wants us to do. Thank you for reminding us and convicting us to do much better with our words.

[@mchristner1]

Thank you for sharing this! My heart needed that today. You're blessed to have such a wise mother. Thank you both for sharing. I'll pray for the woman who lost her leg and nearly her life. May God use her situation for good and through her testimony point people to Jesus.

[@joandecker1438]

Thanks for being so real Kelly Jo. I really needed to hear this! I love the Bates family! Thanks for sharing your Mom Erin.

[@heathercinotto8584]

Thank you so much for this message and encouragement and a bigger thanks for the resource! Would love more interviews with Momma and Daddy Bates! God bless!

[@harborspringsgirl]

Kelly Jo you are such an inspiration to me. I would love a copy of that. I hope Erin that you post it and you also are near and dear to my heart.

[@MickeyMinica]

I love listening to mama Bates. She has so much wisdom. Love your whole family ❤❤

[@jannepit8251]

Pleeeease have more of these videos! Her wise words are something I desperately need to hear. My friends and I just complain our kids all the time haha! It's just such a bad habit and something I don't really think much about but definitely need to work on. Life can be hard and our children can be draining at times and we can get so consumed in the negative all around us. Hearing this is like a breath of fresh air. Such great reminders ❤

[@MekeaBrowning]

I just love Kelly Jo and her honesty..it shows that even Christian our not perfect and we all make mistakes with our words at times. I really wish your momma would start a you tube channel with different topics just this.. much blessings to u all

[@Kathleenhobbsbeauty]

Hey Erin. ❤I love watching you and your family’s show, and your other show bringing up Bates!❤love you and your family In Christ. ❤️

[@Kathleenhobbsbeauty]

I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day. And I hope that Chad and your kids did something special for you. And I hope your mom felt special to.

[@janetgrace1986]

Erin I just love your family. your mom is so wise and kind. I have always loved watching the Bates. Erin I have to say you and Chad are a blessing to watch. I love the way you are with your children and each other. I am so grateful that thtough the changes in your life y'all have remained so humble and kind. Y'all love the Lord and it shows in everything you do. I am grateful you choose NOT to be like the world. I so much can watch y'all and know you love the Lord and y'all are so humble and kind. NOT given in to worldly things or even looking like the world. Y'all are set apart and different. thank you sooo much for being geniune. it's shows in how you live how you speak how you do life. what a blessing. thank you. I see some of your siblings who have been so very blessed in many ways and how they have let it change their lives and it shows in the way they choose to live . I'm kind of disappointed because they have been blessed with a platform to change so many lives but they use it to show off what they have. worldliness. anyway keep on Erin and Chad you are an inspiration for sure. thank you for your witness.

[@lisaconway4847]

Thank you for this. I have so longed to hear from your mom. All of you kids are incredible and I think we can learn a lot from her advice.

[@gailremick]

Thank you for having your Mom on. Good show.

[@annielyst]

Thank you for sharing!! Powerful stories. That woman and her family are on my heart.

[@saraspeicher3837]

This was wonderful! Thank you!

[@Tammy-pj2ht]

I needed to hear this today! Thank you for your encouragement Mama B ❤

[@aimsers183]

Goodness what a good word - this would be a great study.

[@merledowning7192]

Thank you! Can't wait to share with my ladies' Sunday school class and with my daughter.

[@sarahscharber5559]

I love receiving wisdom from Mama Bates❤!

[@michellemckinney1527]

Erin and Mrs. Bates thank you so much for this video. It has been so encouraging and so convicting to me.

[@rachelmaples9692]

I LOVE when you and your Mom make a video! I take notes and replay it! Thank you. I'm learning a lot.

[@judyhenson9970]

If so many struggling would just truly open up their own hearts and believe in their own personal strengths and truly just their sorrows over to the Lord, their soul will feel the peace! Prays to all struggling, truly put your faith in the hands of the Lord and you will start to see the sunshine behind the cloudy storms!…❤️💝…Thank you Kellie Jo for sharing your knowledge and “light”!💝

[@lyndarowe7191]

Words of wisdom! Wish you had a show to minister daily 🙏 to people.

[@aleshalipsky1684]

So wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing your time to share this truth. It has my heart feeling encouraged and an idea of what to work on!

[@sandyspaunhurst6241]

This was so convicting. Thank you ❤

[@clwhite1127]

Just ran into "Granny" the other day taking one of your siblings to college. :) I got to express my appreciation for this super helpful video in person! Thank you for taking the time to record this!d

[@Kay-xl3ee]

I really appreciate each time you share these types of videos, such godly wisdom. Thank you for sharing ❤