Unsung Stories

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 children. It’s these times of suffering and when it feels like our world is in a spin that we see where we have been putting our hope in things other than God. When we see this world for what the bible says it is: dead and decaying to sin. We see the desperate need for our saviour and we fall on our knees pleading for his return. 

If anyone is feeling swallowed up by grief or depression at this moment, there is always someone to help and hear you. Beyond Blue is a great resource for anyone with anxiety, depression or suicidal feelings. 1300 22 4636 or visit beyondblue.org.au. Your local church would be great to connect with and find spiritual support through this time. 

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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 identify as. The lures that appeal to us, that validate and give worth to what we value. 

This week we revisit this episode with Sarah, where we chat through our identity as christian women and the tensions we face.  We consider all the different labels we have as women today and the temptations we face. 

Sarah provides a helpful framework of thinking as we align our feelings and experiences to be under Christ - how the gospel is the lens that we look at everything through.

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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 perfect parent. God hasn't called you to perfection. And he doesn't expect you to be, he knows that you're not. But, we are called to be faithful and obedient with what God has given us to point our families to God. God uses our weaknesses to do that."

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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. 

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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 grandma of 7. 

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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 and move forward with hope. 

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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 -  that you pour into the lives of these little children and that the fruit of this labour often isn't seen immediately.

Have another listen and let me know - what stood out to you this time?


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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 infertility diagnosis weeks later. The harrowing road of infertility treatments, their hearts being changed to pursuing adoption regardless of their infertility outcomes. Then came navigating the messy world of adoption, bringing home two toddlers and facing the reality of her shortcomings as a parent. 

There were times where she couldn't understand or see God's hand and where she wrestled with considering what it means to be blessed by God. Nat's story will shape how you view adoption and make you marvel at God's goodness and faithfulness to his people. 

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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 memory, and from that @ccbckids_sing was born. You can find their jingles and songs on YouTube or Spotify.

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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. 

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