Why Tho

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Why Cheese Boards Are Life Tho Aug 01, 2019

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Apparently, cheese board specialist is a job now, and we're just wondering how to apply, because cheese boards are LIFE THO. A giant piece of wood, full of cheese, meats, nuts, dried fruit, chocolates, dips, and whatever else you like. This is the stuff that makes kitchen conversations legit. Which to us, means hospitality and hilarity. (I mean, some people can be fake around a cheese board, but we can't, sooooo). In our digital world, where we are highly connected, but lacking true community, we cannot forget to gather together, face to face, and we highly recommend meat and cheese. Serve cashew cheese and tofu if you want, but put it on a board and serve your people good eats and good love. Are you loving the Why Tho Podcast? Subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend - it helps others find the show! To find out more about Tiffany's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at http://www.tiffanybluhm.com/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybluhm/ To find out more about Ashley's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at https://ashabercrombie.org/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashabercrombie/

Why Your Style Issa Vibe Tho Jul 25, 2019

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What defines your style? Maybe you like Namaste in Bed on a t-shirt (Tiffany), or all black everything (Ashley), or red lips and fabulous brows (Both). Maybe your home is a bit retro, or jewel toned, or covered in legos. It's all fabulous. Now matter what our style is, the way we express ourselves is part of our contribution, and our welcome, to the world around us. When we are our truest selves (no matter our budget), we empower people around us to be their best self as well. So get some style tips, laugh your head off, and grow in your embrace of others on this week's episode, Why Your Style Issa Vibe Tho. Are you loving the Why Tho Podcast? Subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend - it helps others find the show! To find out more about Tiffany's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at http://www.tiffanybluhm.com/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybluhm/ To find out more about Ashley's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at https://ashabercrombie.org/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashabercrombie/

Why Being A Neighbor Still Matters Tho Jul 18, 2019

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"Who is my neighbor?" Isn't this the age old question? Particularly now, when our neighbors might include our co-workers, social media buddies, friends from former cities, people who share our faith tradition, as well as people who don't, and of course, those who live on our street. That's a lot of people to share connections with so how do we practice neighborliness in 2019? How do we avoid the constant clapback on social media and the temptation to grow callous in a perpetually needy world? Well, that's easy, we just need to take a little encouragement from the Fred Rogers Playbook. Learning to see all people with dignity and compassion, speaking truth to injustice and rudeness, living with the kind of consideration that sincerely commands us, and others, to do better is what Fred did so well for so long. Friend, we MUST DO BETTER both online and in person, to exemplify the grace and goodness we want to see in this world. If we all do our part, we'll change the question from "Who is my neighbor?" to "Won't you be my neighbor?" (We heart you Mr. Rogers.) Subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend to help others find the show. To find out more about Tiffany's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at http://www.tiffanybluhm.com/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybluhm/ To find out more about Ashley's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at https://ashabercrombie.org/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashabercrombie/

Why The Long Game of Life Tho Jul 11, 2019

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Tiffany was having a particularly difficult day of parenting when she felt a little whisper: this is a long game. A very helpful whisper indeed, because life is a marathon, not a sprint, and even though we have moments to run hard, we must constantly pull ourselves up from the fray, from the discouraging bad days to acknowledge that the overall arc of our life is likely quite positive. Ashley averages one movie every two years, and recently saw the Toni Morrison documentary, The Pieces I Am, where she too, was reminded of the long game of life: to do what it takes daily and to not only endure, but to build a legacy that inspires others. In our rejection and failure, mountaintops and valleys, dreams fulfilled and dreams delayed, we need to press on in our calling, relationships, and purpose. This is a long game of life and we've got to live it with integrity, grace, and conviction. You're building something beautiful and we're here to cheer you on with this week's episode of Why Tho. Subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend, to help others find the show. To find out more about Tiffany's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at http://www.tiffanybluhm.com/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybluhm/ To find out more about Ashley's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at https://ashabercrombie.org/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashabercrombie/

Why The Pay Gap Tho Jul 04, 2019

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Business Insider reported that women earn 80.7 cents for every dollar that her male counterpart earns. Statistics also show that college educated females now outnumber males in the work force, but are still not fairly compensated. Tiffany and Ashley have firsthand experience with this, and this is an important dialogue for us to have. We want to see women advance, not at the expense of men, but because equal pay for equal work should be our baseline. Recently, Luna Bar, having fallen in love with the US Women's Soccer Team, like the rest of us, decided to close a pay gap. For their team bonuses, the USWNT was short a little more than 31,000 per person, and Luna Bar gifted that amount to every single player on the Women's Team! So basically, we shall be eating the Luna bars until Jesus comes home, to show our full support of this female empowering company! From negotiating pay, to bonuses, to work load versus wages, women often get the short end of the stick. There's hope for change, and we can see it over the decades, through the voices of women and men who want to continue to close the pay gap. Watch Luna Bar gift the team here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvwos2EBOBL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Thanks for tuning in! Subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend to help others find the show. To find out more about Tiffany's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at http://www.tiffanybluhm.com/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybluhm/ To find out more about Ashley's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at https://ashabercrombie.org/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashabercrombie/

Why You Can Evolve Tho Jun 27, 2019

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First of all, Facebook Quizzes. Guys, we love them. Okay, Ashley loves them, but it is important to know how many states we've traveled to, and which Disney princess we are, right? Okay, maybe not, but the big takeaway is, it's okay to evolve. (Especially beyond FB quizzes.) In every season of life, we are becoming, and we have to allow ourselves to grow, and give ourselves permission to make necessary changes, and to step into a gap when there is a need. Noor Inayat Khan, the Indian princess (as the BBC calls her) spied for Britain. She was born in Russia (1914) to a father from India and a mother from New Mexico, was a children's book author, a Red Cross trained nurse, and eventually went on to become a spy in Nazi Germany. She sent wire-tap coded messages back to England to aid in overthrowing the Axis powers during WWII. She was executed in Dachau concentration camp before she turned 30, while holding the hand of another female political prisoner of war. Noor was brave, powerful, and allowed herself to evolve, as her life's context evolved, and did an incredible amount of good with her one and only life. We want you to know that you can make changes too. If something's no longer working for you, you can stop. If you have a job right now, but know there's something burning within you, you can pursue it. If you see a need, you can absolutely step in to meet it, even if your contribution feels small. A whole lot of smalls, can bring a whole lot of healing. Dear listener, we'd love for you to take a moment to rate and review our podcast, as it helps others to find our show! To find out more about Tiffany's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at http://www.tiffanybluhm.com/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybluhm/ To find out more about Ashley's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at https://ashabercrombie.org/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashabercrombie/ For more information about helping those who are detained at our borders, check out the Evangelical Immigration Table: http://evangelicalimmigrationtable.com/ If you'd like to make a donation we recommend giving to Together Rising, who distributes all resources to organizations on the ground, providing immigration attorneys, advocacy and practical care and resources: https://togetherrising.org/

Why Civil Disobedience Tho Jun 20, 2019

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Can you imagine being asked to submit to a completely irrational request, a rule that violated your humanity, a policy that made your superior at the expense of someone else? Of course you can... because we've all been coerced or forced into becoming less of who, or what, we were created to become. There are times when civil disobedience (what living legend John Lewis calls, "good trouble") is required to disrupt the current order, structure, or even law, and help others understand that we are all created with inherent value and dignity, and must be treated accordingly. Journey with us as we talk about why peaceful protest is not rebellion, why we need to get over our superiority, and how the decision of a 15-year-old girl in Montgomery, Alabama to not give up her seat on a bus, though she was terrified, and jailed in an adult penitentiary, paved the way for 42-year-old, Rosa Parks to do the same and to become one of the key faces of the Civil Rights movement. Women are powerful, and strong, and when we resist the right things, and take action toward equality, change is possible. Our collective effort, no matter how small it feels as an individual, is making a difference. If you're enjoying your time with us, we'd love for you to rate and review our podcast as it helps others to find our show! To find out more about Tiffany's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at http://www.tiffanybluhm.com/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybluhm/ To find out more about Ashley's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at https://ashabercrombie.org/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashabercrombie/

Why Conviction Matters Tho Jun 13, 2019

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Who can survive anything without grit and grace? Precisely no one. Every day, we are challenged to outwork our values in the face of temptation, pressure, and real-life problems. But when we hold to our convictions, and stand up to do the right thing, in the ordinary, daily decisions, we find ourselves walking in truth and integrity. No matter how tempting, no matter how much stress we experience, no matter how our problems bear down on us, we are able to live with strength and courage. Speaking of courage, do you want to know about the three sisters who toppled a dictatorship? Get ready to have your mind blown by Las Mariposas. Women who refused to give up their bodies to evil leadership, and would not surrender the love of their families and marriages, and contiued to dream and work for freedom. The Maribal Sisters from the Domincan Republic are our (and soon to be your) heroes! As promised, if you want more, read or watch, In the Time of Butterflies, and here's the article we read from during our podcast: https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/the-mirabal-sisters We love stories, especially in the summer, and we thank you for joining us for this episode of Why Tho. If you're enjoying your time with us, we'd love for you to rate and review our podcast, as it helps others to find our show! To find out more about Tiffany's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at http://www.tiffanybluhm.com/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybluhm/ To find out more about Ashley's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at https://ashabercrombie.org/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashabercrombie/

Why Partnership Matters Tho Jun 06, 2019

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To live without apologizing for who you are, to pursue and remain in rich relationships with others, to gain momentum through partnership, to push against every obstacle and overcome-- that a grace-filled life, indeed. You know we love Biggie Smalls and we have mad love for the Notorious RBG, who graduated high school at 15, and attended Harvard as 1 of 9 women in a class of 500 men. She fights for equality for both men and women (YES to Weinberger vs. Wiesenfeld), and became a Supreme Court Justice. A mama, a wife, a lawyer, judge, and a friend, Ruth's life offers us a powerful example of partnership across multiple sectors for the greater good. We are created to work together with others to thrive in our purpose, and build a better world, no matter what our current title, role, or aspiration may be. Do good where you are, one step at a time. Check out our favorite films on RBG: https://www.rbgmovie.com/ http://www.focusfeatures.com/on-the-basis-of-sex We love stories, especially in the summer, and we thank you for joining us for this episode of Why Tho. If you're enjoying your time with us, we'd love for you to rate and review our podcast, as it helps others to find our show! To find out more about Tiffany's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at http://www.tiffanybluhm.com/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybluhm/ To find out more about Ashley's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at https://ashabercrombie.org/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashabercrombie/

Why Summer FOMO is Real Tho May 30, 2019

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We can't all vacation in the Maldives (insert eye roll here), but good for you if you do! But for those on a budget, or home taking care of a family member, or working like a dog even in the summer, we made this podcast for you. Cause Summer FOMO is real tho! We've got ideas for you, that include the UNFOLLOW AND MUTE buttons on Social Media, Water Wednesdays, Summer Supper Club, and more to keep your budget on track and your FOMO in check. To find out more about Tiffany's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at http://www.tiffanybluhm.com/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybluhm/ To find out more about Ashley's writing, speaking, or books visit her site at https://ashabercrombie.org/ Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashabercrombie/

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