Motherhood is full of beautiful moments, but it’s also filled with countless unseen acts of service—washing laundry, cleaning messes, preparing meals, driving carpool, and caring for children day after day. In this episode of Everyday Prayers with Million Praying Moms, Nicolet Bell sits down with author and mom of five, Shalene Roberts, to discuss her book When Mothering Is Hard and No One Sees and the powerful truth that God sees every act of faithful motherhood.
Shalene shares her personal journey from magazine editor to stay-at-home mom. After stepping away from a career where her accomplishments were recognized and celebrated, she found herself wrestling with questions many mothers ask: Does this work matter? Will anyone remember these sacrifices? Is there eternal value in the ordinary tasks of motherhood?
God met her in those questions through the story of Hagar in Genesis. When Hagar fled into the wilderness feeling abandoned and unseen, God revealed Himself as El Roi—the God who sees. That reminder transformed Shelene’s perspective on motherhood. Though the world may overlook the daily sacrifices mothers make, God sees every moment and declares that their work matters.
For mothers who feel unseen, exhausted, or unsure whether their efforts matter, this conversation offers a timely reminder: God sees you. He is present in the laundry, the lunch-making, the carpool line, and the bedtime routines. Nothing done for His glory is wasted, and no act of faithful motherhood goes unnoticed by Him.
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