Behind the Lights

by Helen Smallbone; Lisa Stilwell; Rebecca St. James

• ISBN13: 9781954201248
• ISBN10: 1954201249
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2022-04-12
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

From the Woman Who Inspired Unsung Hero—A Major Motion Picture

In this inspiring debut memoir, Helen Smallbone, mother of seven creative children?including Christian music artists for KING & COUNTRY and Rebecca St. James?chronicles the family’s journey of faith across the ocean to go where God was leading. Written from a mother’s perspective, Helen shares stories of peaks, valleys, and a family trusting God for provision.

Helen Smallbone’s heartfelt story illustrates what it means to really let God lead, which almost always means living outside the box of how the world says to live. How did an ordinary Australian family produce two Grammy Award–winning artists?Rebecca St. James and for KING & COUNTRY? What happened to bring the Smallbones through closed doors and to new beginnings in the United States? In Behind the Lights, Helen shares not only these stories of her family but of the life lessons they all learned along the way.

In 1991 Helen and her husband, David, packed up their family and sixteen suitcases to move from Australia to the United States. Completely isolated from the support of family and friends, they relied on God to provide them with hope and direction. Helen watched her children join forces as Rebecca St. James’ career grew, soon followed by blossoming careers for the others?as artists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers?and the rise of Joel and Luke’s for KING & COUNTRY on Christian music charts. Helen shares untold stories and insights into how her family worked and stuck together, constantly relying on their faith to guide the way. Helen’s journey includes:

- Meeting her future husband with a cockatoo on her shoulder

- The family’s move to the states in blind faith

- The kindness of neighbors and the local church that gave them the encouragement they so desperately needed

- Years of touring alongside Rebecca and the formation of for KING & COUNTRY

- The ways God led and enabled her to homeschool and think about education

differently

- An inside look at the stories and dynamics of the entire Smallbone family

No matter where you are in life, Helen shows through her own experiences that what God has done in her life, He will do in yours, too.

Author Biography

HELEN SMALLBONE is the co-founder of MUMlife Community and a podcast host with AccessMore. Her passion is encouraging mothers and families with the God-breathed wisdom she has gleaned over thirty-two years of active mothering. Born and raised in Australia, she dedicated her life to Christ as a young teen at the Billy Graham Crusade in Sydney. Now a mother to seven—five boys, bookended with girls—and grandmother to thirteen, she currently lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, David, and a small menagerie of animals. 

Lisa Stilwell-Kingsbury is a veteran in Christian publishing with twenty-plus years of experience. She is the owner of Loadstone Literary, a comprehensive freelance editorial service. She’s worked with best-selling authors such as Max Lucado, Charles Stanley, and Sarah Young. She is also the author of 100 Days of Faith Over Fear and God’s Truth for Troubled Times, and co-author of Behind the Lights by Helen Smallbone. When Lisa isn’t writing or editing, she loves to hike, travel, spend time with her husband, Jeff, and play her French horn. You can learn more about her at loadstoneliterary.com.