Tea Of Life Podcast

We are Busy People. We are Techy people. Some more Techy savvy than others, but my point is this: since we are busy people, our communication methods to one another fall more in the "electronic" category. Emails & texts lead the way rather than good old-fashioned paper & pencil. I (April) want to bring back the lost art of writing to others. In this episode, Tiffany shares a story of how One Simple Act Influenced her life. One as simple as receiving a Birthday card. Do you like to receive cards or send cards? It truly is a simple way to make a difference. Try it today! Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links. Music by Brad Inman & April Abraham  

In this episode, we give great ideas for things to do during the summer. If you're at a loss of what to do either with friends or your kids, we've got you covered.  Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.    

Money is emotional, and studies show that money can make you happy after all; however, you may not need as much as you think. Peeking that happy scale may be easier and more achievable than ever before.   The quickest way to get a raise is totally in your control and may be easier than you think. We realize that asking your boss for a raise may not be the easiest thing to do, so we wanted to share with you the easiest and quickest way to get a raise without having to talk to your boss about it.  Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.  

In light of Mother's Day week coming up, we pay tribute to moms and encourage women to build community with one another, cultivate their individual passion amongst nurturing their family, and we review tips we've learned for "pursuing your passion while raising a family."   Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.  

Unstoppable: "Unable to stop or prevent." When you hear the phrase, "A force to be reckoned with" does your own face come to mind? How does a person become unstoppable when pursuing a life they love to live? Listen in today as we embrace characteristics we believe make a person unstoppable. Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.    

  How do we begin our journey to heal our hearts? One place to start is with Danee's book "Scorpions, Scones & Your Favorite Playlist. She will challenge you to look at the condition of your own heart, and you'll be given a guide to asking deeper questions regarding those wounds.  Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.    

The school year can feel very overwhelming and stressful when our kids are trying to prepare for test; especially their end of year testing. These feelings are completely unnecessary if you know exactly what these are for (or not for). We give a little (a lot) of encouragement, freedom, and reasons in knowing that these tests and school is really not as important as educators make us believe.  Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.        

Since Tiffany is the master backpacker here and actually headed out for a few days on the Appalachian Trail with her family and a group of scouts, she unpacks (pun intended) what typical backpacking prep looks like for her family - from what food they take, drinking filtered water from the streams, how to train yourself and a group of scouts, and even how to use the potty; this includes number two. ;-)    Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.  

Tiffany shares her article Forgiveness is Freedom and we unpack forgiveness; why we should forgive, and how it really does bring freedom.  Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.    

Sometimes we find comfort in lies rather than unpleasant truths. What does this even mean? Today we check into Instagram and review "Mustard_Seed_Ladies" post from Jan 27. We unpack our thoughts about why we settle for lies rather than hearing the truth.  Check out the link to see the cartoon that we refer to.  It's cute.  Shout-Out: 5 am Miracle Podcast - 7 Step Spring Cleaning Guide (relationship detox). As always, thank you to Inman Music for intro/outro music arrangement :)   ejzpzsts 

Healthy boundaries produce freedom and are something that everyone needs to practice on a regular basis, but before setting boundaries, you must first learn and decide for yourself what you want your boundaries to look like. What you have experienced in your past, where you find yourself in your present, and your hopes and dreams for your future will determine what boundaries you need to set in place for yourself. Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.    

  Amanda White shares her story of motherhood and leading her kids to the Lord. This led to her writing the e-book Truth in the Tinsel and Sense of the Resurrection.  Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.    

Alexandra Kuykendall is a wife and mom of 4, an author, blogger, and Podcaster. She was also on staff with MOPS International for nearly ten years and is a trusted voice in mothering circles. Not only was she kind enough to join us today and share her author's insight into her book Loving My Actual life: Relishing what's right in front of you; she also gave us a little preview of her upcoming 4th book which is due out early 2019! Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.  

Today we talk about a joy robber to cultivating a passion--DEBT! Finances can be a huge factor in pursuing your passions. Actually, we not only talk about how to budget for your passion whether you are debt free or not but also why it is important to cultivate your passion whether you are in debt or not. Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.  

When do you know that it's time to cultivate a passion? When can an interest morph into a passion? There is a lot of similarities between cultivating a garden and cultivating a passion. Or so it seems. I have killed more plants than I care to share, but as for cultivating a passion, I've learned a thing or two. Join the conversation today as we talk about when to cultivate a passion. Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.        

This week we review Loving My Actual Life, An Experiment in Relishing What's Right In Front of Me by Alexandra Kuykendall. This book struck us both totally different. April's Take: "My spirit totally resonated with this book. This book was showing me how I could take the ordinary and make it extraordinary. She shared the monthly challenges she did and questions and reflections. I felt like it was giving an order to my chaos." Tiffany's Take: "meh." Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.  

Tiffany and April talk today about trusting God for His provisions, transitioning into the New Year and Season 2, and fighting the Imposter Syndrome. Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.  

Today's episode is about Christmas and Ending the Year Well. This is our last episode of our 1st Season of Podcasting in 2017! We will be back mid-January 2018 with Season 2.  Topics include:  What do you give the person who has everything? Christmas parties and Dirty Santa gifts Eggnog. Do you like it? When to start the Christmas Season How to do Christmas well Ending the year well  So my question to you, dear listener/reader is: How is this year shaping up for you? Did you start out with goals? Which ones did you meet? For those that were not met, do you want to keep them for 2018 or tweak them? Because the bottom line is... it's YOUR YEAR! You can do it! Own it! Share it! Enjoy the rest of it and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!    

Karen holds a masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialization in Trauma Recovery from Richmont Graduate University. She’s been in Full-Time ministry, pastoral counseling for the last 16 years. She now lives in Nicaragua with a dream to start a Trauma Recovery Training Center. Her goal is to "train those who can train others to equip professionals and pastors to help individuals heal from traumatic events in their lives. We envision having training centers at strategic locations throughout Nicaragua that will allow all those gifted and willing to learn the appropriate skills to help victims of trauma heal and thrive." Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.   

When pursuing passions doesn't pan out as quickly as you'd hoped it would, what do you do? You keep going! In this episode,  my friend Allison Mackey shares encouragement, advice, and tips on how to preserve in pursuing a passion for writing amongst rejection letter after rejection letter. Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.