by Abigail Alleman | Nov 1, 2010 | Gratitude, Reflections
I received the third of an amazing set of gifts this past weekend…a third sunrise in less than a month (here is a poem inspired by the first two that came in a weekend with girlfriends away at the ocean). It came unexpectedly as I had brought our two little...
by Abigail Alleman | Oct 27, 2010 | Reflections, Walk with Him Wednesday
Stirring swiftly to the left and right I shuffle through the kitchen of my life. Smells intermingle in a glorious explosion. Mind racing for spices, oils, anything to put the “perfect touch” on each concoction. Dancing about all seems...
by Abigail Alleman | Oct 26, 2010 | Reflections, Writing
I’ve been finding great joy in a personal revival of …writing! And yet, I realize that even something that is so life-giving can become so easily misguided. I have been struggling for proper perspective and in this asking the question “Why do I write?”I do...
by Abigail Alleman | Oct 21, 2010 | Poetry, Reflections, Walk with Him Wednesday
A mist of water rising from a roaring ocean All of the sum of your years Can be described as this. Depressing Thought? or a Centering, life-giving one? How many things of meaning can mist hold? Little things that cause anxiety, stress or fear? How can they...
by Abigail Alleman | Oct 14, 2010 | Poetry, Reflections, Walk with Him Wednesday
“The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.” Proverbs 4:18 You are beckoning Beyond the noise and sheer commotion of freedom to pick a million useful things. You are calling into the weariness that...
by Abigail Alleman | Aug 31, 2010 | Mothers, Reflections
In Easton of the “crick” and yellow house I was born. Happy days and a twin to help me through, but when we were two we moved to the big beautiful farm house on Hunsicker Rd. It was our house…all our own, for years we lived and worked and made the...
