104: Raising Dreamers for the Glory of God with Shelia Erwin

Shelia Erwin is a wife, Bible study teacher, mom to the Erwin Brothers, and author of the brand new book, "Raising Up Dreamers: Find and Grow Your Child's God-Given Talents", which is what we are chatting about today.

What We Chat about in Today's Episode:

~The journey God had Shelia and her husband on which contributed to the life and work her sons now have today

~Shelia's brand new book, what led her to write it, and what readers can expect

~The reality that God has made each of us - and our children! - unique, and the resulting problem with following formulaic parenting methods

~The problem with expectations

~Allowing God to write the story 

~Parenting from a position of rest

~Surrendering to the Lord and claiming His promise of wisdom as we parent

~Engaging with our childrens' imaginations and how to start

~Entering into our childrens' worlds and how that speaks volumes to them

~Knowing your children and taking the time to study them

~Being available to and enjoying your kids

~The reality that in order to have good relationships with our children as adults we have to have good relationships with them when they're little

~The temptation for moms who are physically at home to not be emotionally or mentally at home; rejecting that temptation and making time for and dedicating focus to what really truly matters

~What intentional parenting is and what it is not

~Equipping our children to grow strong in their faith and identity in the midst of a dark culture and challenging influences and hardships

~Teaching our kids how to stand alone through the example of Daniel

~How to have faith and knowing the balance between that and taking unwise risks

~Allowing our kids to fail and the beneficial lessons which come from that

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast