Let's Talk Life: Recent Episodes
Heather Clifford
To quote Ecclesiastes 3, "There is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance." Life has many ups and downs. In this podcast, Let's Talk Life, we will focus on stories about friendship, health, and wellness, body image, the struggles and joys of raising children, and how having a relationship with God forms it all. I hope you enjoy your time here.
We all have parts of our bodies that we don't like. No one is perfect!! I encourage you, be strong that's what matters!
Lover of Jesus, Wife, Mom of three, Rev X Lead Instructor, Revelation Wellness Educator, Certified Personal Trainer, and Nutrition Coach in Training, Bri Joy wears many fabulous hats. Listen as Bri talks about her health struggles, the agony of pulling away from a ministry she thought God wanted her in, and listen as she discovers the joy that came after the waiting.
Author of, Launch: Preparing your Kids for Takeoff and speaker Margie Sims shares the ups and downs of being a Mom of 10. I hope you enjoy her nuggets of wisdom as much as I did and for more advice, purchase her book. It will make you laugh or maybe cry, either was it's full of wisdom.
https://www.amazon.com/Launch-Preparing-Your-Kids-Takeoff/dp/1944309365/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38MW9NEUMZ35H&dchild=1&keywords=launch+margie+sims&qid=1632606063&sprefix=Launch+margie%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-1
It is good to remember that we live in our Father's world, and when we feel helpless as parents, we can go to God, our Father, and surrender all to Him.
Poem by Maltbie Davenport Badcock...https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/maltbie-davenport-babcock/this-is-my-fathers-world/
September, five years ago, I prayed for a tropical vacation. God answered my prayer in the most unexpected, life transformative way.
https://youtu.be/dJ3-Giizbvc
Maggie shares how it felt being the wife of Green Bay Packer, Karl Swanke. She also talks about being a mother to three very different children, a teacher, a traveler, and a friend. Maggie also has a love for food and community that makes you want to cook with her and feast at her table.
*Maggie's volume is low and mine was loud so bear with the audio.
Over centuries in the Middle East, settlements were built upon each other making a hill. These hills are called Tels, and it reminded me of the layers of my own life, the sorrows that I suffered and healed from but haven't forgotten. It is good to remember where we have come from to pray for and help those that come from similar situations.
Crossroads of the Earth Presentation (PDF)
https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/-1?t=0
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/what-is-tel
Laurie Yager is a wife and mother to three, "fun kids". She loves to cook, and because she has a science background finds that shopping, meal planning, and cooking for her family with different dietary needs, is like a fun science experiment. Laurie shares her struggles to advocate for her child with dietary issues and how God met her within the struggle.
Heather focuses on Matthew 14: 13-21 as she encourages you to give God your little and watch Him supply abundantly.
Kerry remembers watching the Arizona sun sink into the desert and grilling fresh-killed jack-rabbits over the campfire. She recalls his words, "Keep the faith, play the cards you're dealt, and live life to the fullest." She rolled her eyes as a teenager but now as an adult, understands her father's words. Join wife, mother of two teenage boys, and chef Kerry Batres as she describes the months that blended into years of healing from her tumultuous relationship with her father, in his life, and after his death.
As a reformed sugar addict and couch potato, Published Author, Personal Trainer, and Wellness Coach Helen Granskog recounts her journey toward health. This change in her life inspired her to write "From Sugar to Sneakers, to Simple" (found on Amazon) and gave her a passion for helping others move toward wellness. She talks to her clients about the 5 Pillars of Wellness (nutrition, exercise, mindset, sleep, and time outside). She helps them understand how they are all connected and helps them develop habits and routines to become the best version of themselves.
You will want to listen to this podcast if you are thinking of putting your child in dance class. Join me as I interview my seventeen-year-old daughter Shyla as she shares about her fifteen years as a ballet dancer. We discuss body image and food, the highs and the lows of being chosen for parts or not chosen, and the pros and cons of being a dancer.
Olympian, Carissa Gump at 5 ft 1, is small yet mighty. With her intoxicating excitement for life, she describes what attracted her to weightlifting. She describes how she succeeded in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, placing 14th, and how her life has changed, from athlete to non-athlete, because she now has the "best, yet hardest job ever" being a mom.
Eva had emotional baggage that she lugged around for years. This is understandable when you are newly married and your husband has left you with 4 young boys to care for. Eva's been on a journey of forgiveness and to let go of what weighed her down. Within that journey, God has breathed new possibilities into her life that she never imagined. Eva is not only now remarried to a kind and loving man, but she also has two more sons. She is also embracing the creativity and ingenuity that God has given her.
Join Heather in today's podcast as she interviews Kylee Hatch.
Sister podcaster, "Fill Her Cup" and ministry leader of "Mountains and Americanos" shares her life with us, her faith journey, and her struggles. You will find nuggets of wisdom as Kylee so candidly shares her heart.