#96: Crafting a Calling with Mandy Osborne
Struggle Well School
Emily Thomas
5.0 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2017
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Mandy never saw herself as a designer, but when a homemade t-shirt started getting attention from friends, it became clear that God had other plans for her. She now operates Milk and Honey Tees, a home-based business that creates stylish, comfortable tees with meaningful messages. A portion of every Milk and Honey Tees sale supports Africa New Life's Dream Beauty Academy - a program that offers job training, childcare, and discipleship to vulnerable women in Rwanda. What we chat about: How an accidental business turned into a purposeful ministry The struggles and joys of working for yourself The difference between guilt and conviction Ways to cut down on the noise in your household Embracing life as a boy mom Links mentioned: Africa New Life's Dream Beauty Academy Tan Towels New Morning Mercies Devotional Where to find Mandy: website // instagram Episode Sponsor: Jelly Telly Support the show: Shop Amazon Affiliate Link Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram or Facebook because I want to hear YOUR thoughts on this episode! If you've been encouraged by the show, please share it with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together!
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| 0:00.0 | This is Emily Thomas and you are listening to the Mom struggling well podcast this is episode 96 and I am |
| 0:26.8 | going to be chatting with my friend Mandy Osborn who is the owner of Milk and |
| 0:31.4 | Honey Teeth which if you've ever seen a picture of me, I probably have one on. They're my favorite. |
| 0:37.0 | In fact, I'm just going to go ahead and tell you, I am so thrilled that Mandy and I are going to be working together. |
| 0:43.0 | Well, I mean, I'm not sure if you could say I'm really working with her, |
| 0:47.0 | but she basically did everything and designed a t-shirt for mom's struggling well listeners and really anybody else who wants to buy one |
| 0:55.8 | that just says struggle well because don't we need to just see that on ourselves |
| 1:00.7 | and remind ourselves and remind each other. |
| 1:03.0 | Yes, yes we did. |
| 1:05.0 | So you can find her at milk and honey teas.com |
| 1:07.0 | or on Instagram at milk and honey teas. |
| 1:10.0 | And get your struggling well t-shirt girls in this episode we talked about so many fun things |
| 1:15.4 | we talked about how Mandy is like super freaked out about birds I had no idea and how she |
| 1:20.5 | accidentally started a business that turned into a ministry and what that looks like. |
| 1:24.9 | We talked about the pressures and joys of working for yourself. |
| 1:28.0 | We talked about social media and how it kind of makes us feel like junior higher sometimes. We talked about the difference |
| 1:33.8 | between guilt and conviction, ways that we cut down on the noise because we're both pretty |
| 1:38.5 | sensitive to noise, and what happens when you pray super hard for a girl baby and you end up being a mom to all boys? |
| 1:46.4 | Real quick though, I get to tell you about this week's sponsor Jelly Tele. |
| 1:50.4 | Parenting is hard. I don't know if you've noticed that, but it's especially hard in |
| 1:55.0 | this summer. Jelly telly can help. If you are doing any road tripping this summer, the |
| 1:59.4 | Jelly telly app is a lifesaver for car rides, especially because the shows are even |
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