Behind the Lights, by Helen Smallbone & Lisa Stillwell

Helen Smallbone, mother of seven creative children, including Christian music artists for KING & COUNTRY and Rebecca St. James, releases her debut memoir chronicling her family's journey of faith across the ocean to go where God was leading. Written from a mother's perspective, Helen reveals stories of peaks, valleys, and a family trusting God for provision.

Helen Smallbone's story shows what it means to truly let God lead, which nearly always means living outside the box of how the world says to live. How did a regular Autstralian family produce two Grammy Award-winning artists, Rebecca St. James and for KING & COUNTRY? What brought the Smallbones through closed doors to new beginnings in the United States? In Behind the Lights, Helen shares not only the 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 trusted on God to provide them with hope and direction. Helen saw her children support Rebecca St. James' career, 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 her untold stories and offers insights into how her family worked and stayed together, constantly relying on their faith to guide the way. Helen's journey features:

- 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 whole 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.

Helen Smallbone, mother of seven creative children, including Christian music artists for KING & COUNTRY and Rebecca St. James, releases her debut memoir chronicling her family's journey of faith across the ocean to go where God was leading. Written from a mother's perspective, Helen reveals stories of peaks, valleys, and a family trusting God for provision.
Helen Smallbone's story shows what it means to truly let God lead, which nearly always means living outside the box of how the world says to live. How did a regular Autstralian family produce two Grammy Award-winning artists, Rebecca St. James and for KING & COUNTRY? What brought the Smallbones through closed doors to new beginnings in the United States? In Behind the Lights, Helen shares not only the stories of her family, but of the life lessons they all learned along the way. 
Helen's journey features:
- 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 whole 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.

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