by Abigail Alleman | Oct 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” ~ Brene BrownIt was too soon. And yet here I was. At church. Fragile and scared. But I was here.Less than three weeks earlier I was in a hospital across the ocean. Since then, family...
by Abigail Alleman | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
I lay in my bed. Again. My youngest is a newborn and yes, I am a tired mama.But, it’s more.It’s gray and grayer in the cold outside. It’s the kind that gets into your bones. There’s a car in the garage and streets in the city that I...
by Abigail Alleman | Sep 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
I lift my face towards the sun, warmth covering me. I am all of nine years old. The ‘moo’ of cows, which is more like ‘maaaawwww’ is darting through the background. I am wearing jeans, though the rays beat down hot and sticky. It’s a...
by Abigail Alleman | Aug 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever.~Psalm 37:18 It’s the days of confusion which run into the dark of night. I have lost count of it all since those two weeks in a...
by Abigail Alleman | Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
I talk to her, this new psychologist/therapist, with my head cast down. ‘Yes, bipolar runs in my family’ I say. It’s a statement that squeaks out of my mouth with this oppressive weight of…shame.She says the first, second and third time I...
