The Hospitable Power of Words

About this episode

Kim Knowle-Zeller discusses the power of words in creating a welcoming culture and building community.

From lessons learned while living overseas to her small town library storytime, today author Kim Knowle-Zeller shares how blessings can bind us together. You'll hear how she started offering and receiving blessings and how it may be easier than you think to create a welcoming culture with your own hospitable words. Kim reminds us that building community takes time but encourages us to keep initiating. We hope this episode inspires you to see the power in gathering and offering words that bless others along the way. This show is brought to you ad-free by our generous Substack community. If you'd like to support the work we do for as little as $3/month, head to coffeeandcrumbs.substack.com to join us (and get bonus episodes!). For show notes, go to coffeeandcrumbs.net/podcast . Kim encourages us to invite a friend for coffee while the kids play or start an in-person book club; listen to this bonus episode to see how else we're Taking Friendships Out of the Group Chat . For more encouragement in your motherhood journey, check out the stories at Coffee + Crumbs. Show notes: Pre-order You're In Good Company Pre-order Small Steps by Kim Knowle-Zeller The Beauty of Motherhood by Kim…

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie Blackburn, Ashlee Gadd

Guest: Kim Knowle-Zeller

Topics covered

• hospitality
• community building
• blessings
• motherhood
• friendship

Keywords

• hospitality
• community
• blessings
• motherhood
• friendship
• words
• support

Sponsors

Substack

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coffee + Crumbs, Substack, Instagram, Risen Motherhood, Exhale Creativity

Books & works: You're In Good Company, Small Steps, The Beauty of Motherhood, Every Moment Holy

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