Cultivating God's Gift: Prioritizing Creativity in Your Life | Ashlee Gadd

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Coffee and Bible Time

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🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Do you ever feel a twinge of guilt when you prioritize your creative side, thinking it might take away from your responsibilities as a mom or professional? Today, we dive deep into the joy of pursuing creativity, even in the busiest seasons of life. Join us as we chat with Ashlee Gadd, the founder of Coffee and Crumbs, and author of "Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood." I'm your host, Mentor Mama, and I'm thrilled to explore the transformative power of ...

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast.
0:10.6	For those that may be listening for the first time, our podcast is an offshoot from our main platform YouTube.
0:16.4	Our channel is called Coffee and Bible Time where our goal is to help people delight in God's
0:22.6	Word and thrive in Christian living. We also have a website in storefront with Bible studies,
0:28.8	prayer journals, courses, and more. I'm Mentor Mama and today we are going to be talking
0:35.5	about something that is so near and dear to my heart,
0:39.5	nurturing the godly gifts of creativity. You know, so many of us tend to feel guilty, actually,
0:47.7	when we spend time pursuing creative outlets. And perhaps spending time creating makes you feel selfish because you feel like you're
0:58.6	taking away time from your children or work or just some other important task. Well, the fact of
1:05.7	the matter is that we serve a God who is immensely creative. Just take a look around you and you can see all that he has
1:15.7	created. And you know, he has created us in his likeness on purpose. He actually delights in our
1:24.9	creative nature and invites us daily to be active in our creativity.
1:32.0	So our guest today, Ashley Gad, knows firsthand the temptation to shelve our creative side during busy seasons of life.
1:43.1	However, once she gave it priority, she quickly learned the benefits of cultivating her creativity,
1:50.6	like a renewed sense of energy and purpose and enthusiasm, which has spilled over into other
1:58.3	areas of her life.
2:04.0	Well, Ashley Gadd, author of the book,
2:12.1	Create Anyway, The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood, is the founder of Coffee and Crumbs, which is a beautiful online space where motherhood and storytelling intersect.
2:20.5	As a writer and photographer, Ashley has spent her entire motherhood creating in the margins.
2:27.9	When she's not writing or vacuuming Cheerios out of the carpet, she loves making friends on the internet, eating cereal for dinner,
2:36.9	and rearranging bookshelves. She and her husband have three kids and live in Northern California.
2:44.8	Please welcome Ashley. Thank you, Ellen. That was such a generous introduction. I'm really happy to be here.
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