062 || Surviving the Wilderness Years || Sharon Hodde Miller

Send us Fan Mail Sharon blogs at SheWorships.com. She loves writing about Jesus for the women in his church. In addition to writing, she’s a speaker, pastor’s wife and mom of two boys (and another baby on the way), and she hails from North Carolina. She recently completed her PhD at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. You’ve likely read her writing if you spend much time at Christianity Today’s blog for women–Her.meneutics. Her writing has also been featured in Christianity Today’s print magazine, Relevant, (in)courage, Propel, Gifted for Leadership, LifeWay’s Collegiate magazine, and The Gospel Project blog. Sharon’s first book, Free of Me: Why Life Is Better When It’s Not About You, just launched this week and she’s back on the show to share more about the book and what she learned along the way. In this episode, Sharon talks about the hole she’s identified in a lot of teaching directed at Christian women. She puts a label on that feeling you get as you scroll through social media and realize everyone got invited to the party but you. She shares her favorite discipline to help break the habit of self-preoccupation, and how she took a risk to identify and secure a mentor who could walk with her through the book-writing process. + + + Want to chat more about today’s show? Use the hashtag #DreamerChat62 to share your thoughts wherever you like to hang out online. If you need a question to spark the conversation, here’s one for you: What has your wilderness season looked like? + + + You’ll find the show notes, links to resources mentioned, and ways to connect with Sharon, here: http://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/62 You could win a copy of Sharon's book, Free of Me. Enter the giveaway in Instagram before midnight ET on Oct. 6, 2017.    GET CONNECTED: Find your tribe in the Devoted Dreamers Insiders Facebook Group where you can connect with other like-minded women in pursuit of their God-shaped dreams. Leave your review of the show on iTunes or Stitcher Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on AndroidSign up for Dream Believers. Just $49/month or $490 for the year (get 2 months free!) NEXT STEPS:Connect with Merritt: Website || Instagram || Book a CallLeave a Review: Apple Podcasts/iTunesSubscribe: on Apple Podcasts * on AndroidJoin the Dream Believers communityMORE ABOUT THE DEVOTED DREAMERS PODCAST:Produced by Jonathan R. Clauson. Theme music by Reaktor Productions. Ad music by Komiku.