This week we hear from Anne, a mum of three and recent Grandma. On this episode, we chat through our decision making and setting our priorities; being in community with God's people and being in His word. I appreciated Anne's empathy and acknowledgment of how hard this can be as mothers, and as hurting people. A helpful episode to not just listen to, but realign family priorities with your husband and share with your Bible Study group as you commit to meeting with each other, encouraging each...

A candid episode with Unsung Stories host, Laura Smith, discussing the future of this podcast, Laura's decision making process and a reading of a liturgy "For those who have not done great things for God" from the book Every Moment Holy. Visit our website to learn more about Unsung Stories. Subscribe to our newsletterRead our latest blog postsYou can find more motherhood related content on Instagram @unsungstoriespodcast

This episode with Lauren, mumma of two, considers how God is refining, moulding and teaching us though trials of many kinds. And, that the trials we face might be bigger life events, or smaller ones. We talk about how as christians, we all will be being moulded in different ways as God is growing to be more like Jesus and himself in holiness. For Lauren, her trial has been around her weight. As you will hear, she has tried hard at loosing weight over the last 20 years, though nothing seems to...

This week we are joined by Terri, mumma of 5 kids (at the moment). She is passionate about foster care and currently is fostering two children at the moment. In this episode, we consider foster care, however the focus of the conversation leans towards our self reliance - how more often than not, we find it safer to trust ourselves and what we know, rather than trusting in God. The challenge we consider is what we do when faced to choose our own way or choose God. Terri encourages us that we c...

I wanted to call this episode, "What is a good mum?", as it's where Mel and I land in our conversation. But more appropriately titled out of the heart of our conversation, "We are sinful mums". What a tagline hey. Not really what we want to be known for. But we are. This episode, Mel shares her journey with motherhood. We both consider how motherhood was the catalyst to seeing our total depravity as humans. Mel's aim in life was to be a great mum - it's what she desperately longed f...

Sylvia is a mum of 3, a pastors wife and carer of her father. As we reflect on her story, we chat though how our hearts are idol factories and how we want to been seen as (<insert idol> Successful? Independent?) by those around us. We consider what is the successful life and land on where we derive our value from. She is vulnerable in her story, sharing how the pain and trauma in her to desire certain things for her life, though through Gods intervention, she had a multitude of choices ...

SNEAK PEAK of Unsung Stories, Season 6. Australia’s favourite podcast for Christian mothers who want to know and love Jesus more. Who are following Jesus as King and wrestling with the hard and refining moments of this stage of life. On this show, we chat to regular christian mums in our churches. They are open and honest with their struggles and share how God is with them in motherhood. Join us on Instagram @unsungstoriespodcastCheck out our website:• Subscribe to our mailing ...

We couldn’t revisit our favourite episodes without another listen to this one. I’ve yet to hear one women who hasn’t been encouraged as a christian mum by this episode. Lesley is a mother of 4 and grandma of 12. She and her husband Jim have lived a life on mission for Jesus, teaching the bible, pastoring in churches and evangelising in Australia and overseas. Lesley has taken the time to step us through a biblical view of motherhood. In a culture that defines your success by what you do and y...

Stacey’s episode was helpful in two ways; not only for the mum who is battling chronic or silent illness, but for every mama as we consider what we are actually called to in motherhood.It was so encouraging to hear Stacey’s reminder that it’s not the things we do with our hands and bodies that are the important work of motherhood. What’s important is that we be faithful to Jesus and point our kids to him. To think through how we can rest in Him - he is the ultimate carer, provider and sustain...

This episode has struck a chord with many of our listeners and worth another listen. Alicia’s mum passed away shortly into Alicias start to motherhood and she helpfully unpacks the heartache she’s been experiencing. Not only does it provide solidarity for others of us who are experiencing this grief, Alicia helpfully reminds us all that this life is not it.When life is going well, it’s easy to become distracted by the beauty and good things in this life. We have a beautiful country, beautiful...

Working mum, Crunchy mum, Helicopter mum... SAH, Breastfeeding, Attachment Based, Kmart, By The Book, Allergy, DIY, Workout, Small Business Slayer, Influencer, Anxious, Charity, Tired, Child Led, Martyr, Perfect, Packet Food, Competitive, Mimosa.... What kind of mum are you???There are so many identifiers for us to associate with!But what about us? What does it actually mean to identify as a Christian mum? And not just that - what about the different pulls we have that we WANT to i...

Mum Guilt - it’s nearly a right of passage to motherhood isn’t it? This episode we relisten to Sarah’s experience with mum guilt, the different ways it plays out for her and how she works through it in her own journey.It’s so encouraging to listen to a real, mum of four's experience of raising Christian kids - how she seeks to point them to Jesus, struggles with Bible time and what has and hasn't worked for their family. Sarah’s reminder is helpful, "You don't have to be the p...

Motherhood is hard. Every time Rachel cried out to God for help and relief, she was met with radio silence. Did God hear her? Did God care? Does God even exist? Have another listen to Rachel's Unsung Story, where she dealt with unmet expectations in motherhood, being humbled and wrestling with big doubts as to God's existence and care for her in a difficult season of life. Join our mailing list, see episode show notes or view our blog. www.unsunstoriespodcast.comThere's even ...

Marriage and children comes with a whole new set of conflict and arguments. Both are tired, she's nagging, he's not listening and its easy to wonder if you'll ever agree with your spouse again. Kim Parry-Jones is an advocate for marriage and helping couples communicate better. In this episode, she helpfully chats through conflict, communication and navigating the parenting stage of life. She shares her advice and reflections of 42 years of marriage to Scott, mother of 4 and gra...

This week, we revisit our conversation about Anger. Fiona shares her experience of motherhood and how she wrestled with this new found anger inside her - that she was both confronted and grieved by it. She goes on to share how she's learned to trust God's love and grace in the midst of her emotions.Whether we struggle to control overwhelming anger or other powerful emotions, Fiona's story reminds us that God has given us the tools and truth we need to learn how to process our emotions well an...

This term we are taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting some of our favourite episodes together. Have you heard this episode with Sarah? When you feel the weight of parenting a child with big emotions and a strong will, what do you do? Sarah helpfully chats through her experience in parenting over the last 12 years and chats through the challenges that come with a child with a big personality and determination to match. She shares how she often finds parenting a thankless job - t...

This week on Unsung Stories we are joined by Nat. Nat and her husband have two primary aged children. The life Nat has lived the last 13 years isn't one she ever would have written for herself, however after years of deep grief and heartache, she has come to the conclusion that the times that seem darkest and messiest is when God has done the mightiest work in her life. From walking through cancer treatment with her own mumma that lead to her mum passing away, followed by an inferti...

This episode, we chat with Nat. Nat is a mum of 4 boys and she shares how her expectations of herself as a mother weren't quite the reality. Shocked by her inability to control her children or circumstances, shocked by her and her children's sin, shocked by the unmet expectations. It's a helpful conversation as we unpack what our goals as mothers are, and what she has found helpful in adjusting her expectations, working on her sin and raising disciples. One love of Nat's family is scripture m...

Chloe's story has Laura reflecting on how our parenting is shaping our kids, and it's probably not the things we think that are going to stand out or impact them the most. She encourages us to consider ways we might be hurting them, hurting the relationship with them, or how they view authority. She calls us to repent, to seek God and prioritise pursuing Him in this life - because nothing else will matter at the end of our days. Join us on Instagram @unsungstoriespodcastV...

In this episode we chat to Chloe. Chloe is a mum of two boys and is navigating parenting with a completely different approach to how she grew up. Chloe was raised in a home that used the bible and God as a weapon against her, and she believed that God was an angry God who she would never be good enough for. Through all this, she still had a deep love for God and his people, and would do anything it took to be at church. She now realises that when God sees her, he sees Jesus. She knows there i...