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#014: The One Where We Study Our Husbands with Hannah Nitz + Leah Heffner Dec 13, 2017

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Leah Heffner has a blast chatting it up with Hannah Nitz about showing up for our people, being a student of our husbands, and growing in the gifts that God has given us. Spoiler alert - we laugh A LOT! and we also talk about the importance of Google. About Hannah Nitz Hannah Nitz works with Authentic Intimacy, a ministry focused on God's design for sexuality, running their marketing & national conferences. This year, Hannah launched The Eternal Optimist, a marketing group that helps people see how awesome you are. She creates websites, videos, & creative marketing for small businesses, ministries, and rock star women. You can also hear Hannah fill in as a co-host on the Moody Radio Cleveland morning show! Hannah and her husband Caleb have been married 7 sweet years, live in an old house in Akron, Ohio and feel called to live, lead, and grow within the city. Hannah Online HannahNitz - Instagram Leah and Life Around the Coffee Cup Online Life Around the Coffee Cup - Facebook - Instagram Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android Today's Podcast Sponsor - Activity Ark Things I love -getting ACTUAL mail -doing controlled crafts with my kids -learning about the Bible in new and fun ways -seeing my kids faith grow Enter Activity Ark - a monthly box service where you get Sunday School x10 delivered to your door each month. Each box has a theme that includes an I Can Read level book, a craft, activity sheet, and fun surprise (our box was on Genesis and you can see our pics over on Instagram and Facebook, links above!) These make great Christmas gifts. Not more toys - but ways to grow and learn and explore!

#013: The One Where I Give Laundry Advice Dec 05, 2017

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Leah Heffner talks with Heather Dixon about showing up for your people and using your gifts, Heather asks about Leah's system for laundry (which is HILARIOUS), and together they look for the magic in the mess. -Vascular EDS About Heather Dixon Diagnosed with an incurable and terminal genetic disorder that she inherited from her mother, Heather is no stranger to the spiritual battlefield. Choosing to hope in God's plan for her life, she writes at The Rescued Letters, offering encouragement and equipping women to trust in God, face their greatest fears, and choose life, especially when life presents its most difficult circumstances. When she's not spilling rescued letters all over the place, you might find her cooking for her husband and son, brainstorming all the possible ways to organize legos and superheros, checking out way too many library books, or unashamedly indulging in her love for all things Disney. Heather is the author of Ready: Finding the Courage to Face the Unknown and a regular contributor to LifeWay's Journey magazine. -Ready: Finding the Courage to Face the Unknown -Jesus Storybook Bible Previous Episodes with Heather -The One with the Family Motto-The One where We Geek Out about the Book of Joshua Heather Online The Rescued Letters - Facebook - Instagram Leah and Life Around the Coffee Cup Online Life Around the Coffee Cup - Facebook - Instagram Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android This Month's Podcast is brought to you by Audible! Do you wish you had more time to read? Looking for a way to keep everyone happy(ier) in the car or quiet(er) during afternoon naps? Audio books have been the answer for our family! And right now with Audible, you can get a FREE month PLUS a FREE book. Listen, once the book is yours, it's yours to listen to again and again. And for kids' books, there are often collections of multiple books (think several Dr Suess or Boxcar Children) that all count as one book credit! Audio books have helped our family tons with road trips and quiet times and getting our kids into new books. Start your FREE Audible trial now and take great books with you wherever you go!

#012: The One Where We Get Small with Shannon Evans Nov 27, 2017

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Leah Heffner talks with Shannon Evans about what it looks like to become more and more aware of our own smallness and what that looks like when we use our gifts, when we want to show up big, and went we really can show up little. Shannon's had a full last year living this out and talking with her about it was amazing. Can't wait for you to listen. -Little About Shannon Shannon Evans is a wife and three-time boy mom (with another fella on the way!) through birth and adoption. When not hosing mud off children she writes for Romper, Blessed Is She, at her own blog, We, A Great Parade, and co-hosts the Upside Down Podcast. Shannon has lived all over the world, but these days she and her college minister husband make their home in central Iowa. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android Shannon Online We, A Great Parade - Facebook - Instagram Leah and Life Around the Coffee Cup Online Life Around the Coffee Cup - Facebook - Instagram Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android A Big Shout Out to This Month's Sponsor I love having truth look me in the face each day. There are so many messages of where I’m falling short and what I need to fix getting thrust at me all day long so I want to cling to truth. One way I do that is with coffee mugs. The coffee mugs in my cupboard say ‘blessed mama’ ‘blessed wife’ Reminders that even in the messy, sticky, and hard parts of marriage and mother hood, I am so very blessed. Head Over to The Red Oak Collective where LATCC Podcast Listeners get 10% off with the Code COFFEE at Check Out

#011: The One with the Prayer Cards with Karen Isbell Nov 20, 2017

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Leah Heffner talks with Karen Isbell about afternoon tea, how showing up for our people can change us, and how to pray scripture with and for our kids. -Intentional Prayer Cards -How they grew out of naturally showing up and loving her people (I LOVE THIS!!) -How she's using her gifts -The Magic in the Mess About Karen Isbell Karen is an extroverted introvert who fell in love with Jesus at the tender age of three. She loves Jesus, people, chocolate and time alone, usually in that order. She and her husband have been married for eleven years and are in the trenches of raising three girls, five and under. They live in Cumming, GA where he serves on staff at First Baptist Cumming. On the pews of a mega-church she fell in love with Jesus and the Church. She is the founder of Intentional Prayer Cards. She writes there about ceasing our striving and living from a place of abiding. -Karen Isbell -Intentional Prayer Cards Karen and Intentional Prayer Cards Online Intentional Prayer Cards - Facebook - Instagram Leah and Life Around the Coffee Cup Online Life Around the Coffee Cup - Facebook - Instagram A Big Shout Out to This Month's Sponsor I love having truth look me in the face each day. There are so many messages of where I’m falling short and what I need to fix getting thrust at me all day long so I want to cling to truth. One way I do that is with coffee mugs. The coffee mugs in my cupboard say ‘blessed mama’ ‘blessed wife’ Reminders that even in the messy, sticky, and hard parts of marriage and mother hood, I am so very blessed. Head Over to The Red Oak Collective where LATCC Podcast Listeners get 10% off with the Code COFFEE at Check Out

#010: The One with the BIG Question with Jen Smith Nov 16, 2017

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Listen Now on iTunes Get Future Episodes by Email Leah Heffner talks with Jen Smith of the popular blog Unveiled Wife about she and her husband's awesome resources - like praying for our spouses and kids, working with their husbands, and how to make intentional time for marriage and family. Of course she shares her gifts, and shares her magic in the mess. And Jen asks Leah a BIG question. It's a great conversation! -Unveiled Wife Resources -Wife After God/Husband After God -31 Prayers for My Husband/31 Prayers for My Wife -31 Prayers for My Future Husband/31 Prayers for My Future Wife -31 Prayers for My Son/31 Prayers for My Daughter About Unveiled Wife's Jen Smith Jennifer Smith began her personal blog UnveiledWife.com, a web-based ministry for wives, in March 2011. She publishes weekly marriage articles including encouragements and prayers of the day. She authored The Unveiled Wife, Wife After God, and 31 Prayers For My Husband. Jennifer is devoted to encouraging wives all around the world to develop God-centered marriages. Jennifer, her husband Aaron and their three children live in Central Oregon. Connect with Jennifer on social media @unveiledwife! -The Unveiled Wife Jen and Unveiled Wife Online Unveiled Wife - Facebook - Instagram Leah and Life Around the Coffee Cup Online Life Around the Coffee Cup - Facebook - Instagram A Big Shout Out to This Month's Sponsor I love having truth look me in the face each day. There are so many messages of where I’m falling short and what I need to fix getting thrust at me all day long so I want to cling to truth. One way I do that is with coffee mugs. The coffee mugs in my cupboard say ‘blessed mama’ ‘blessed wife’ Reminders that even in the messy, sticky, and hard parts of marriage and mother hood, I am so very blessed. Head Over to The Red Oak Collective where LATCC Podcast Listeners get 10% off with the Code COFFEE at Check Out

#009: The One with Discipling Your Kids Part 2 with Amy Rienow Nov 07, 2017

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Leah Heffner talks with Amy Rienow about what her day looks like as a homeschooling mama to 7 kiddos while partnering with her husband in a ministry, Visionary Family, which has grown out of their own story. We talk Paris and cathedrals. And we talk about what it means to have a generational impact (and even how the cathedrals that took generations to build are a metaphor for that!). Amy shares tons of wisdom and heart on encouraging sibling relationships among our children. And today, we're talking gifts and home management hacks. -SM Davis - Solve Family Problems -"The Influence of Older Children on Younger Ones" -"Why Satan Wants Your 1st Born" -Brother Offended Checklist: What to Tell a Tattle Tale from Doorposts -the discipleship effect works from the outside in -God is giving us practice -Malachi 4:6 He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction. About Amy Rienow Amy’s first ministry is loving her husband and nurturing faith and character in her children. She is the author of “Shine: Embracing God’s Heart For You” (Kregel) – a devotional book for young women. She attended University of Illinois, followed by Wheaton College Graduate School where she earned her MA in Clinical Psychology. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor. Amy currently has her hands full as a homeschool mom, partnering with Rob, and serving in the women’s ministry at church. -Visionary Marriage -Visionary Parenting -Shine: Embracing God's Heart for You Amy and Visionary Family Online Visionary Family Ministries - Facebook - Instagram Leah and Life Around the Coffee Cup Online Life Around the Coffee Cup - Facebook - Instagram A Big Shout Out to This Month's Sponsor I love having truth look me in the face each day. There are so many messages of where I’m falling short and what I need to fix getting thrust at me all day long so I want to cling to truth. One way I do that is with coffee mugs. The coffee mugs in my cupboard say ‘blessed mama’ ‘blessed wife’ Reminders that even in the messy, sticky, and hard parts of marriage and mother hood, I am so very blessed. Head Over to The Red Oak Collective where LATCC Podcast Listeners get 10% off with the Code COFFEE at Check Out

#008: The One Where We Geek About the Book of Joshua Oct 30, 2017

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Leah Heffner talks with Heather Dixon about the book of Joshua in the Bible and what they have both walked through while reading and studying this Old Testament book. -Jesus Storybook Bible About Heather Dixon Diagnosed with an incurable and terminal genetic disorder that she inherited from her mother, Heather is no stranger to the spiritual battlefield. Choosing to hope in God's plan for her life, she writes at The Rescued Letters, offering encouragement and equipping women to trust in God, face their greatest fears, and choose life, especially when life presents its most difficult circumstances. When she's not spilling rescued letters all over the place, you might find her cooking for her husband and son, brainstorming all the possible ways to organize legos and superheros, checking out way too many library books, or unashamedly indulging in her love for all things Disney. Heather is the author of Ready: Finding the Courage to Face the Unknown and a regular contributor to LifeWay's Journey magazine. -Ready: Finding the Courage to Face the Unknown -Jesus Storybook Bible Heather Online The Rescued Letters - Facebook - Instagram Leah and Life Around the Coffee Cup Online Life Around the Coffee Cup - Facebook - Instagram Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android A big thank you to this month's sponsor: I love Seeds Family Worship because it is word-for-word Bible verses set to great music. There is not one ounce of kids boppy type tunes, but songs that the whole family will love. Their DVDs teach hand motions to go alone with the songs. They have CDs on different topics to learn more about God and the Bible. And, what I love MOST is how the songs get stuck in my head and they work their way into my heart. Life Around the Coffee Cup listeners get 20% off their order + Free Shipping at Seeds Family Worship. Just enter promo code LIFE at checkout.

#007: The One with Communities Helping Communities Oct 25, 2017

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Leah Heffner talks with Melanie Dale about her work with Children's Hope Chest and how she and her family work with this organization. They also discuss essential oils and the Zombie Apocalypse. As always they discuss using their gifts and what that looks like and Leah shares what would be her Epic Lip Sync Battles song of choice. -Children's Hope Chest -Essential Oils and the Zombie Apocalypse About Melanie Dale Melanie Dale is a minivan mama and total weirdo who stinks at small talk. Her laugh is a combination honk-snort, and it’s so bad that people have moved away from her in the movie theater. She adores sci-fi and superheroes and is terrified of Pinterest. Author of Women Are Scary: The Totally Awkward Adventure of Finding Mom Friends and It’s Not Fair: Learning to Love the Life You Didn’t Choose, she’s also a monthly contributor for Coffee+Crumbs, and her essays are featured in their book, The Magic of Motherhood. She’s a panelist for MomsEveryday TV, an advocate for Children’s HopeChest, and a speaker for churches, conferences, and events across the country. Living in the Atlanta area, she enjoys recording her podcast, Lighten Up with Melanie Dale, blogging at Unexpected.org, and raising her three kids from three different continents. - Women Are Scary -It's Not Fair Melanie Online Unexpected - Facebook - Instagram Leah and Life Around the Coffee Cup Online Life Around the Coffee Cup - Facebook - Instagram Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android A big thank you to this month's sponsor: I love Seeds Family Worship because it is word-for-word Bible verses set to great music. There is not one ounce of kids boppy type tunes, but songs that the whole family will love. Their DVDs teach hand motions to go alone with the songs. They have CDs on different topics to learn more about God and the Bible. And, what I love MOST is how the songs get stuck in my head and they work their way into my heart. Life Around the Coffee Cup listeners get 20% off their order + Free Shipping at Seeds Family Worship. Just enter promo code LIFE at checkout.

#006: The One with Fighting in a British Accent Oct 23, 2017

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Leah Heffner talks with Julie Holmquist talk contentment in all areas of life and what that means in our marriages. Plus Leah and Julie extend each other a challenge for their next argument with their husbands. Then they talk Enneagrams, Myers-Briggs, and Temperaments that help us to know ourselves better. We talk using our gifts and the Magic in the Mess. -Your Enneagram Coach About Julie Julie and her husband Giff have been married for 20 years and have four sons. The older two (twins) just graduated and are now pursuing their own God-given destinies. She and Giff, along with their younger two boys, live in Colorado Springs, CO. Julie graduated from Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, TX with an Associates in Practical Theology. She has a gift of teaching and sharing the Word with others so they can apply it in a practical, real life way. She has a passion to see the body of Christ walk in wholeness and in the fullness of what she was created to be. Julie loves learning about all the different personalities God created and wants to help others figure out who they are in God's kingdom so they can walk in their callings and gifts God's given them. Julie Online Stuff of Heaven - Facebook - Instagram Leah and Life Around the Coffee Cup Online Life Around the Coffee Cup - Facebook - Instagram Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android A big thank you to this month's sponsor: I love Seeds Family Worship because it is word-for-word Bible verses set to great music. There is not one ounce of kids boppy type tunes, but songs that the whole family will love. Their DVDs teach hand motions to go alone with the songs. They have CDs on different topics to learn more about God and the Bible. And, what I love MOST is how the songs get stuck in my head and they work their way into my heart. Life Around the Coffee Cup listeners get 20% off their order + Free Shipping at Seeds Family Worship. Just enter promo code LIFE at checkout.

#005: The One with the Baby Names Oct 18, 2017

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Leah Heffner talks with Shannon Evans about baby names and their dreams of starting a podcast just on baby names. Shannon and Leah spend time talking about what it means to grow where we’re planted. These two had so much so you’ll definitely want to tune in again in a few weeks to hear the end of this conversation. -The Road Back to You About Shannon Shannon Evans is a wife and three-time boy mom (with another fella on the way!) through birth and adoption. When not hosing mud off children she writes for Romper, Blessed Is She, at her own blog, We, A Great Parade, and co-hosts the Upside Down Podcast. Shannon has lived all over the world, but these days she and her college minister husband make their home in central Iowa. Shannon Online We, A Great Parade - Facebook - Instagram Leah and Life Around the Coffee Cup Online Life Around the Coffee Cup - Facebook - Instagram Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android Don't forget to enter the LATCC Launch Giveaway! You can win one of FIVE great bundles. Find out how to enter here. A big thank you to this month's sponsor: I love Seeds Family Worship because it is word-for-word Bible verses set to great music. There is not one ounce of kids boppy type tunes, but songs that the whole family will love. Their DVDs teach hand motions to go alone with the songs. They have CDs on different topics to learn more about God and the Bible. And, what I love MOST is how the songs get stuck in my head and they work their way into my heart. Life Around the Coffee Cup listeners get 20% off their order + Free Shipping at Seeds Family Worship. Just enter promo code LIFE at checkout.

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