Tea Of Life Podcast

With over 35 years of experience in serving talented musicians, he is one of the most respected executives in the Christian Music Industry. In his career, John Mays has discovered bands such as The Waiting, Matt Redman, Point of Grace, Cindy Morgan (one of Tiffany's personal all-time faves), the Passion worship band, Nichole Nordeman, Lauren Daigle, and many, many more... Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links. 

Forever We is a purpose-driven organization who partners with foundations, corporations, schools, and individuals to donate dolls to terminally ill kids. After hearing Chantel Adams tell her story, we knew this was one message we wanted to bring to our listeners and to share the wonderful hope that this company brings to children with cancer through the gift of a doll. Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.

This episode wraps up our conversation with friend Sue Becker, of The Bread Becker's Inc. We review and finish up with her 7 easy steps to Healthy Living Simplified. Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.

Bread Beckers believes "one simple thing can change your life: real food." They are all about "giving people their lives back; bringing hope and encouragement" by sharing the tools to healthy eating. They are real people with real stories of how milling their own wheat and making their own bread and eating real food has helped change their health and others.   Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.

Leadership is something we are passionate about here on the Tea of Life Podcast and today we want to honor our favorite leaders. These two are the leaders of our homes, the leaders behind and the biggest fans of our podcast, the fathers of our children, and our sweet husbands. Meet Brandon and Conrad. Since this episode falls around the Father's Day weekend, we thought it would be fun to highlight the men behind Tea of Life Podcast.   Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.

Today, we share some of what we've learned on our journey to minimalism. You’ll hear our disclaimer that we are NOT pretending to have the corner on this market, nor do we want to re-invent this wheel, but rather, our hope is that you will feel encouraged to start your own journey to simplicity and keep it going.  Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.

Matt shares his own passion story about children’s ministry and what led him to become Director of Children’s Ministry for Woodstock City Church. We chat about the importance of attending a church that your kids love to attend.   Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.

Jennifer Bernhard is a wife and mom of three. Today she shares about her family’s decision to transition to homeschooling after the closing of the school her kids were attending and where she happened to also work. She was a teacher by trade who had moved into administration at a small chartered school. Faced with the school closing, Jennifer and her husband felt that God was leading them to homeschooling. Jennifer and her husband's initial reaction was to ask themselves, "Why would I do that?" But, by taking it year by year, their excitement for this opportunity to engage and connect with her family began to grow. Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.  

Singer-Songwriter Rachel Noel shares her struggle with mental illness; the effect it's had on her life, and how through sorrow and pain, she's experienced a new depth in her passion for music and worship. Rachel's story encourages us to stay passionate even when you are not where you want to end up. She has learned to find grace for herself as she pushes towards her Nashville dreams.    Visit our website at teaoflifepodcast.com for show notes and links.

What do we do when we’re pursuing our passions and life suddenly knocks us off our course? This week, we’re going to continue with Troy and Casie from onestepinfaith.org. Troy and Casie found themselves at a screeching halt when their daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, and the frequent travels to Ghana suddenly, but temporarily, ceased; however, this did not stop them from pursuing their passions and continuing their journey, it just looks a little different now. If you haven’t yet listened to last week’s conversation, we encourage you to go back and listen to Part 1.  

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you knew that God was calling you out to do something that you had never taken interest in before, nor did you ever think that you would have a desire for it or equipped for it? Our guests today share their story of how they found themselves in a place they would have never imagined they would be. Join us today as Troy & Casie Haight of One Step in Faith share with us Part 1 of their journey of loss, sorrow, grace, restoration, and hope. Follow them at http://www.onestepinfaith.org/blog or at https://www.facebook.com/One-Step-in-Faith-427604964001820/

Tiffany, the founder of dontwastethecrumbs.com, tells us how simply sharing her ideas on her blog turned into something more than she could have ever imagined. What started out as something small has now become one of her biggest passions and her full-time business - helping others save money on groceries. She also shares her newest addition to Don't Waste the Crumbs, Grocery Budget Bootcamp. Tiffany's passion is very evident in her story.

In our interview today, Dr. Lisa Stafford Johnson talks about how she developed her passion for helping others and her ministry into her career. She is a Doctor of Chiropractics and avid tea drinker/health advocate! You may have heard of some of the benefits of drinking tea, but did you know about using it as a beauty aid? Listen in as we talk about uses of tea and the benefits of chiropractics for both preventative and treatment avenues. Don't forget to subscribe before you go!

Do you believe that we can only have one passion and that we are born with our passions already planted in us, or is it something that we cultivate over time? What do you do if you don’t know what your passion is? In this episode, we share, not only what we are passionate about, but we also share some practical ways to find and cultivate your own passions. We share a life-hack or two, what Tiffany is adding to her tea, and reflect on how motherhood gave us a new lens to our view on Passion Week.

Today we interview Jamie. Jamie shares with us life, love, and what she does. Due to the nature of the topic we discuss, today's episode has sensitive content. The Month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Jamie is a S.A.N.E. --Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. She shares with us how she came in to this field of nursing and why she feels compelled to bring awareness to this very important topic.

If you’ve ever thought about homeschooling, chances are it has happened a lot during the Spring. There’s something about Spring that initiates growth, new beginnings, and fresh starts. Join us today as Tiffany talks about how she reluctantly and temporarily started homeschooling her first son during his kindergarten year. They ended up falling in love with it, and are now about to complete their 10th year of homeschooling!    

This week's episode highlights Tiffany and will allow you to get to know her a little better as we begin the journey of podcasting.    SHOW NOTES: Tea Bag Life Hack

This week's episode highlights April and will allow you to get to know her a little better as we begin the journey of podcasting. I know what you're thinking "I don't know her. Is she famous? Why listen?" Help a girl out and lend your ear for a few minutes. Put this on in the background and if you don't laugh… well, then throw a tomato.       

Welcome to our very first podcast EVER! We are so excited that you have decided to join us. This week, we talk a little about what to expect in our podcast episodes and a little about being brave. Please be patient as this is our very first podcast recording ever, and we are at the start of working everything out. As we continue in our podcasting adventure, things seem to start coming together and sounding a little better. We hope that you enjoy this first pilot episode of the Tea of Life Podcast.