MFP 299: Beauty, art, imagination and your kids with Andrew Peterson

Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family

Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family

Parenting, Parent, Podcast, Marriage, Religion & Spirituality, Catholic, Christianity, Kids & Family, Family

5 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Beauty resets our compass. It reminds us of who we are and what we are made for. ~ Andrew Peterson

Summary

Our children will grow no matter what, but how they grow and what they learn is heavily dependent on their environment. Parents can shape the world of their children to include beauty, freedom of artistic expression, and space to wonder. In this podcast, we talk to Andrew Peterson, singer, songwriter, author, father and now grandfather. Over the last 25 years, Andrew has used his creative talents in the world of music and fantasy books for kids. He has done this out of the firm belief in the power of art to commuicate eternal truths and draw people into relationship with God. Our family has been blessed by his work over the past 25 years and we hope that all our families will be too!

Key Takeaways

Parents need to shape the world to be beautiful for their children. Beauty evangelizes even to the very young child. Art, in all its expressions, is essential to life.
Beauty resets the compass. It reminds us of who we are and what we are made for. It awakens within us the desire for the Kingdom - God’s Kingdom here on earth and in heaven.
Delight in your children. They need to know that they are wonderfully made and they learn that by how we respond to them.
Sin is when I forget who I am. Our kids need to be solid in their identity as a child of God and so do we!
We need to learn to desire things in the right order. Sin happens when we live a life of disorder. As parents we can help order the lives of our children in the right way.

Couple Discussion Questions

How does our family experience art (music, literature, movies) in our home? What do these things communicate to our children?
Do we delight in our children? How can we do this more?
What are we doing in our home to help our children “desire things in the right order?” How can we shape the environment in our home to do this?

Resources

God in the Garden
Wingfeather Series (books)
Wingfearther series (series on Angel studios)
Andrew-peterson.com
Music list on spotify

Transcript

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0:00.0	Family, all in this together.
0:08.2	Family, we're taking a chance.
0:10.8	Family, like birds of a feather.
0:13.3	Family, you got my shoes and dance.
0:15.4	Hey, we are Mike and Alicia Hernin.
0:17.4	We have 10 kids and grandkids too, and we are here for every parent. Because we are on a
0:22.2	mission to empower moms and dads to embrace their sacred calling. So join the conversation.
0:28.0	Family, we're taking a chance. Welcome to the neighborhood. It is a beautiful day in the
0:35.0	neighborhood. And I'll have to tell you. And actually, we're going to be talking about beauty.
0:39.3	So that is a perfect way to begin.
0:41.3	Yeah.
0:42.3	I could have kind of fanned out on this interview.
0:48.3	Not everybody who listening knows who we're talking about.
0:53.3	But I'm a huge fan of Andrew Peterson. And he's who we're
0:59.0	talking to today, having a conversation with today. He is a singer, songwriter. He is an author,
1:05.0	written number of books, the Wing Feather series. If you haven't read it and you have children,
1:11.8	you need to get them.
1:16.9	And there's even an animated series that off of that, the Angel Studios. Yeah.
1:17.6	And if you've read like the Narnia books with your kids and you're like, oh gosh, like what else is out?
1:22.8	What else is out there?
1:23.6	I want to do more like that.
1:25.4	The Wing Feather series.
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