by Abigail Alleman | Jun 24, 2011 | Abba Heart, Faith, Grief, Home, Mothers, The Journey, Writing
This has been a difficult week for me, for my family. We all lost someone very dear to us, a grandmother to many, a mother to many (a surrogate one to me after my own mother’s death), a mother-in-love to my twin sister and brother who married into her...
by Abigail Alleman | May 24, 2011 | Faith, Grief, Memory Lane, Mothers, Poetry, The Journey
…Mama went home to be with the Lord. Home. Truly Home. As I’ve walked these 9 years hence, this day has brought a mix of emotions, sentiments, longings. A couple of years ago I believe the Lord was directing me to take on more of a...
by Abigail Alleman | May 6, 2011 | Gospel, Mama's Heart, Mothers, The Journey, Writing
I love this Gypsy Mama…here is this week’s prompt straight from this encouraging woman that blesses so many: For five minutes flat. The rules are easy. Write your heart out for five minutes and show us what you’ve got. Tell your readers you’re linking up here and...
by Abigail Alleman | Mar 16, 2011 | Memory Lane, Mothers, Poetry, The Journey
{If you’re coming from One Stop Poetry, I had this whole post written and went to the link-up and saw that the disaster in Japan was highlighted. I express from my heart, that I do not mean this to be uncompassionate…I grieve and have cried tears for what is...
by Abigail Alleman | Mar 10, 2011 | Faith, Grief, Guest Posting, Mothers, The Journey
Today, I have the privilege of sharing my Thin Place Story at marydemuth.com. “The Eyes That Drew Me Home” I talk about a crisp May morning when my mother only had a few days to live and I didn’t have the strength to care for her; to be in her presence. And how...
by Abigail Alleman | Feb 4, 2011 | Beauty, Mama's Heart, Mothers, The Journey
As I was losing my cool cleaning the poo from my potty-trained, knows-how-to-do-this son, frustrated that this was my current reality, I was graciously softened. The Spirit was already working on my heart, my mama’s heart. We had finished up our home school...