Unsung Stories

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 is nothing she can do to earn her salvation, but accept the gift God offers.

She shares how one of her sons has autism and ADHD, and how this is a challenge to her parenting style, but also how she has a deep desire to love him well and foster the gifts God has given her son, challenges and all.

Chloe reminds us that though we feel like we need to be perfect, God doesn't require us to be. His grace is sufficient and his mercies are new every morning.

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This episode features Lauren - wife of Scott, mumma of Xavier and  their 5 babies in heaven.

She shares with us her story of recurrent miscarriages - the grief and pain she felt as she walked those years of loosing her babies. How she wrestled as a christian during that time, doubting God and having to constantly realign her thoughts and feelings, trusting the promises of his word.

We learn how important Gods people are during times of suffering, how they would point Lauren and Scott back to Jesus and minister to them in their pain.

We are reminded that our suffering isn't wasted. It produces perseverance, character and hope.

*TW miscarriage and infertility themes*
If you are in the think of suffering and need a hand, Lifeline and Beyond Blue are excellent resources to tap into. Please reach out to your local church for help and support as you walk through this hard time of life.


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This episode we are joined by Susanna. Susanna is a mumma of two littlies and lives in North Brisbane.

Susanna's story is encouraging as she processes the big hopes, plans and dreams for her life and how she's put them aside to serve God and her family in a setting that she didn't envisage - her home town.

She shares her wrestle with the mundane routine that can be felt as we parent little children, but it's how she chooses to serve God wholeheartedly where he's placed her.


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In this episode we consider the power our stories have.

Laura chats through how we want to showcase the parts of our lives that make us look good or are admirable, simultaneously hiding the sinful tendencies we have - from others and ourselves.

She explores the idea of sharing the sinful or not so admirable parts of our lives to showcase God's glory and goodness. And that in fact, it's these parts of our lives that powerfully showcase the gospel - that people might think, "If God can forgive her for doing that, than he can forgive me too".


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This episode we are joined by Sarah. Sarah is married to Luke and together they have three kids.

Praying for growth, wisdom and a deeper relationship with God and those around them, they they packed up and moved interstate to go to Bible College.

God did answer this prayer, though to their surprise it was nothing how they imagined.
Culminating factors lead to tension in their relationship, mental health illness and ultimately, an affair.

Sarah shares how they set about working on their marriage, and the pain they experienced both in their home, but also from the reaction of other christians and loss of their community.

This is vulnerable story, but one that is so full of God's mercy and a testament to Philippians 1:6; “being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

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This episode features Naomi, a mum of three who battles perfectionism.

This has played out in a number of ways over the years, through an eating disorder in her teens and twenties. Now a mother, she sees herself grappling for control and striving to do everything perfectly.

Naomi has a great perspective on what we are called to as mothers.
She reminds us to remember our identity is in Jesus, and that he is not expecting us to be perfect.

She teaches us how she looks out for the lies in her thinking and then analyzes them in light of the gospel - "What's the lie? What's the truth? What needs to change here?".

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This episode explores our fears around failure as Christian women. 

We think through why we might not be handing the reigns over to God, why we grapple for control and struggle to trust him. 

Our fear of failure impacts our ability to trust God wholly, so we consider what these fears are and what we can do with them. 

We're left with the encouragement to seek Jesus and choose to trust and follow him with our lives.

A quick, 5 minute show to encourage you as you go about your day. 

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Todays guest is Erica. Erica is a mumma of three and she is sharing her story of her youngest son Noah - his open heart surgery at one month old as well as his diagnosis of Downs Syndrome.

Noah's diagnosis was a shock to Erica and she shares what came up for her to process - the shock of a medical diagnosis, the pain of her family picture and plan not turning out how she imagined, the guilt and shame she felt when she was faced with sin in her heart and her perception of suffering and disability.

This is a beautiful story of one families journey in trusting God more, being comforted by his word and seeing his love and care in the big and small moments of their story.

Erica and Matt are part of the 139 collective - a network of Christian parents of children with disabilities, connecting together to support and inspire one another in their faith and parenting. You can learn more about them at www.the139collective.com.au

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Aren't we prone to seeking the perfect formula for life to be smooth?
Don't we work hard for the things around us to please us?
There's a beauty to the sacrifice we give as mothers, a woman laying down her life for her family. But is there an undercurrent that we're not quite acknowledging?
Is there times that we're actually seeking to serve ourselves, or rather, trust ourselves and our own wisdom, before we are trusting God?

This short episode today unpacks that as we think through the choice we face at every moment along the way: trust God, or trust ourselves.



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This weeks episode has bible verses mentioned. You can find them here www.unsungstoriespodcast.com/free-prints

This week we are joined by Laura. Laura is a mum of two little boys. Through her story of infertility and faced with the possibility of becoming a young widow, Laura encourages us to trust in Gods sovereignty. To trust that his plans and purposes for our lives are greater than we can imagine.

We chat about our love of control, and while at times helpful, we need to surrender our own plans to Gods.


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