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. 

"Parenting? It's a big deal right."

"Yes, parenting has been a huge challenge and I think it was the steepest learning curve I've ever experienced. I was completely naive, which I think you are really, until you're in it."

"I think the most challenging part is the fact that it's really oftentimes a thankless job. Everything you have is poured into this little person, but the fruit of that isn't often seen for a long time. And so it can be a hard road sometimes, especially when you're not seeing the fruit that you want to see."

"I would say part of this has been that God has taught me so much about myself, seeing my reactions to her behaviour and the huge anger I feel in her big emotions."

"I just remember praying to God and asking Him over and over that this strong will He's given her would be used for his glory and not against his glory. So that's been a consistent prayer of mine, because, let's face it, having a strong will can be a really great thing as a grown up."

"God has such rebellious children as well, and He’s so holy and perfect. So even if I was the most perfect parent, there's no guarantee that she'll know and love Jesus. Although in saying that it's not irrelevant what you do either, but you can't save them."


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So many mums have similar struggles after having kids - struggle with their sin, struggle with self discipline, struggle with control. Hear Sophia share her struggles with these things and how she points her heart to Jesus and prioritises Him in her life.

"I've just been challenged to trust God more. Being a mother, I've learnt that I'm not in control even though I really want to be".

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Time pressure and modelling Jesus to your family is a challenge most mums face. Hear Jayde's unsung story and how she's figuring out how to cultivate a christian home when it wasn't something she grew up in, and how becoming a mum pushed her to being 100% dependant on God and His promises. She chats through the reality of this season and her desire to prioritise her time in serving her family and spending time with God.

"Even all the craziness when I'm screaming at my kids, asking for their forgiveness, I know that I can go back to God and that I cannot do it on my own. I have to go back to God... If I didn't do that I'd be a heaped mess on the floor. I need His Grace upon me."

"Jesus didn't come for those who have it all together. He came for those who are broken, hurt and disappointed. He came for the messy, the forgotten. He came to heal the broken hearted. He also came to restore joy, and to flood your heart with peace. So, you're loved. By Jesus. You're not doing this by yourself."


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So much of our identity is wrapped in who we are as mothers - whether we are one, what kind of mum we are and how we raise our children. When Rosie experienced a miscarriage, followed by a season of infertility, she threw herself into the Word of God. Hear how God shaped her through this time, how He revealed himself to her and how her identity shifted from the mother she wanted to be, to the woman and child of God she is called to be.

* This conversation covers miscarriage and infertility * If you are struggling with recovery after loss, please know there is help out there. Beyond Blue and PANDA Australia are helpful, free resources to tap into.

“I realised that no matter what you find your identity in in a worldly sense, those things can be taken away from you. So what are you left with?”

“Hannah’s cry out to God in 1 Samuel was one of the biggest things that moved me and made me realise, it’s okay to cry out to God with what you want. It’s okay to cry out to God for the things that are on your heart, the things that are distressing you, that you’re longing for. And in doing that, she’s being faithful and trusting in God in giving everything over to Him.”

“Motherhood has not been the blessing. But their obedience to God and His call in their lives, and His plans and purposes, is what has ultimately brought blessing."

“Motherhood isn’t it. Motherhood isn’t the goal. But rather being obedient to God. Who I am in relation to God is what defines me, not whether I’m a Mum or not.”

“To obey God's Word, you need to be IN God's Word. You have to have that as the soul text and truth on which you rely. Knowing what God says in the bible only helps you to be obedient."

“It’s okay to be worn out and exhausted because it’s God's reminder to us that we need him."

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Welcome to Unsung Stories - Australia's latest podcast for christian mothers who want to KNOW Jesus more, LOVE him more, but are also facing the reality of this hard and tiring season of life. Hear from real women in Australian churches who are living for Jesus in motherhood. A parenting podcast like no other. A podcast for christian parents.



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