In this episode, I talk about the very real temptation to fill our lives with busyness and how to break that pattern: Listen in if you: Struggle with busyness and the drive for doing more. Want to remember how to balance your life. Know caring for your spiritual life is important. Need a jumpstart in reviewing the activities in your life. Here are some links to things mentioned in this Podcast: E-mail me @ abigail.alleman@gmail.com to hear more about a Listening Prayer class I am teaching next F...
Jan 30, 2021•10 min
In this episode, I go unscripted (but short;) about these days and keeping it real and vulnerable as I finish the manuscript for my book. It's hard to keep showing up, but if I can, so can you! Listen in if you: wonder if being vulnerable is worth it. have a hard time showing up with your whole self. desperately want to be free of projecting 'perfect'. need to know you're not alone in the 'messy fight'. I trust you will consider these few minutes time well spent! Your fellow messy-life journeyer...
Jan 23, 2021•8 min
In this episode I talk about the wildly messy, chaotic, tumultuous times we live in and how to follow God in them, or, at least, what this looks like for me. Listen in if you: struggle to believe God is truly in control. want to be reminded that God is upholding all things. are looking for an encouraging few minutes. need to remember the truth of God in His Word. Trust you will be blessed! Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend, Abby http://www.abigailalleman.com...
Jan 09, 2021•13 min
In this episode, I share my word for 2021. This is my eleventh year picking a word for the year. It has been a truly valuable practice and one I would encourage you to consider, if you don't already do this. Listen in if you: want to learn a little more about the practice of choosing a word for the year. wonder how this is a significant thing. are looking to be challenged in your spiritual journey. already have a word, and enjoy hearing what others' words are. I hope, trust and pray your 2021 is...
Jan 02, 2021•10 min
As 2020 comes to an end, we may say 'good riddance' but there is still much to process and reflect upon of where we have put our energy and found our hope. This podcast is a meditation on what comes after the purposeful waiting of Christmas and how do we sit with all that did and didn't happen this year. Listen in if you: have many thoughts about 2020 and wonder how to process them. are looking for a fresh way to view the post-Christmas let down. wonder at the waiting that continues even after w...
Dec 26, 2020•9 min
In this episode, I talk about the fourth and final Advent theme, that of LOVE. It's a sweet look at how the Baby we celebrate this time of year represents the most inscrutable and gorgeous forms of love. Listen in if you: Need the softness and surety of God's love Struggle to understand how a baby can represent God's love Are looking for a way to still, ponder and receive this Advent Wonder at the Love of God and want to wonder again May you truly have a blessed Christmas Season and the love hel...
Dec 19, 2020•8 min
In this episode, I share Joy as seen through a mother and father, Zechariah and Elizabeth, who longed for a child and were finally, in their old age, given one by God. Theirs was a pure joy about the one who would lead many home to God. As I look at them, I talk about moving beyond, even their joy to the deepest joy we can ever know. Listen in if you: need a fresh reminder of what 'true joy' is all about have been waiting so long, and are doubting joy will come want to enter this Advent season i...
Dec 12, 2020•9 min
As we walk through Advent, this is the second in a four part series I am sharing with the themes of each week. This week is Peace. In this episode, we look at true peace, how it feels impossible, but is incredibly, made beautifully possible. Listen in, if you: Are looking for thoughtful ways to experience Advent. Are struggling to know peace in these days. Have doubted true peace is real. Want to remember what it is that Jesus has brought peace. Here is the link to the song ' Who Would Have Drea...
Dec 05, 2020•10 min
Today I begin a four part series called 'Messy Advent' where I will share meditations on the themes of each advent week. This week we talk about the prophets and how to hope. Listen in if you: have ever struggled for hope. are looking for a way to enter advent. wonder about the history of our hope. want to know what Advent is about. are looking to refresh your hope. I trust this series will bless you. Listen in again, next week, as we look at 'faith.' Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend,...
Nov 28, 2020•9 min
Today I go on a journey of what Thanksgiving (the day) and Thanksgiving (the act of worship) have looked like for me over the years. Listen in if you: want to remember your Thanksgiving Day's of old have ever longed to belong have had to give the hard thanks want to remember in these strange days what matters most desire to know in the pain of grief over lost loved ones, you are not alone May this episode bless you and you have a rich and full day of thanks this week! All the best, Your fellow m...
Nov 21, 2020•9 min
In this episode I go unscripted about life as the Beloved of God. It is a bit lengthier than normal, but I hope you still listen in! This episode is for you if: You struggle to know life as the Beloved of God You need a reminder of how God brings us home You are seeking to love a prodigal You need encouragement in your journey as a prodigal Thank you for going on this unscripted journey with me, Your fellow messy life journeyer and friend, Abby http://www.abigailalleman.com...
Oct 31, 2020•17 min
Today I talk about the uncertain times in which we live and how to turn that uncertainty on its head as we become anchored in God. Listen in if you: are struggling with the uncertainty of these days. want to be reminded of the anchor of our souls. desire to remember Jesus and his life afresh. know there is a way to greater peace than you are experiencing. I trust this episode will serve to bless you and keep you in the goodness of our sovereign God who holds all things in His hands. Your fellow ...
Oct 24, 2020•8 min
In this episode, I share a word about 'World Mental Health Day' and the importance of sharing our stories. I also share about our Messy Rhythms and How to Get in Sync with a few 'tips' (though I am very bad at giving tips). I share from a day I had recently to get 'as much done as possible'...uh oh, you can guess what happened. Listen in if you: struggle to manage your schedule. can drown under an ocean of expectations. have a love/hate relationship with productivity. need to drink from the foun...
Oct 10, 2020•12 min
In this episode, I talk about my messy, rainy walk and all that I learned from it. I share from Emily P. Freeman's 'The Next Right Thing' Podcast Episode 146: Life With God: Start With Your Senses Listen in if you: have a hard time being messy like dancing in the rain forget that Jesus walked among us and still does have a hard time experiencing God in your moments need to know you are not alone in your messy Thank you for joining me in these few moments. I don't take that privilege lightly. You...
Oct 03, 2020•7 min
In this episode, I talk about that long ago spawned villain, shame, and how deeply it can cover us. I share about mental illness and how shame clings to those who suffer. Listen in if you: have ever struggled with shame. need to know the difference between knowing you have sinned and becoming mired in shame. struggle with mental illness or love someone who does. have ever been abused or otherwise been taken advantage of and this has caused shame. need to hear about the healing of our shame. Than...
Sep 19, 2020•9 min
In today's episode, I take a look at our hearts, well, at least my heart. It's a messy place, especially in my marriage and I am so thankful for the forgiveness I have found in God and my husband. It's amazing to see our relational messes washed clean in forgiveness! Listen in if you: Need to remember you are forgiven--fully and completely Need to be reminded how that forgiveness calls you to forgive others Want to forgive, but are having a hard time Want to find the strength, in Jesus, to forgi...
Sep 12, 2020•10 min
In this episode, I roam from the pastures of my youth to the darkest days of my mental illness, all with the purpose of showing God's truest desires in the spaces and places of our lives. Listen in if you: need the fresh encouragement of God's presence with you want to hear again how God loves you unconditionally have perfectionist tendencies want fresh food from the Word long for a place where can just, be you. I trust this episode has blessed you. I would love to meet you here...next time. You...
Sep 05, 2020•8 min
Today's episode comes to you unscripted about an important decision I made in my life and my family's life. Listen in if you: are prone to overthink things. wonder if there's a guarantee it won't be messy. want to be reminded of what surrender feels like. ever struggle with holding back from God. need to know you are not alone in the mess. Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend, Abby http://www.abigailalleman.com...
Aug 29, 2020•10 min
In Today's Episode, I talk about the messy ways of disappointment from my own story--even as a second-grader to the surprise of these days and where I find myself. It's a journey we all must walk and so I hope to be your friend along this way. Listen in if: you have ever struggled with disappointment you have ever had a dream crushed you have had a hard time moving on after the loss you have desperately wanted to dream again but are afraid you want to hear a hopeful story beyond the disappointme...
Aug 15, 2020•11 min
After some of my own, literal, messy travels up and down the east coast, I am happy to be back in this space. Trust you are well as I share all things about messy traveling -- literal and figurative -- for we're all together on this 'long road home.' Listen in if you: Can relate to long road trips or plane trips or canoe trips... have ever really wanted to get somewhere have wondered if you will get there long for an end in sight of this messy traveling want to know you aren't on this road alone...
Aug 08, 2020•10 min
Today, I take a look from little child to grown-up in one of the hardest, yes messiest things: Waiting. Listen in If you: Are waiting for something ;) Need perspective on what waiting really means. Need to hear again what is most important. Want to remember face-to-face with God is our great prize Are seeking to navigate deep pain, like grief Have hardness in your heart from unfulfilled expectations I trust you will be encouraged and touched by hope as you wait because you have spent a few minut...
Jul 17, 2020•9 min
Welcome Friend! Today I talk about the messy ways of questions, how I learned to ask them, and all they have brought to me in the process. Listen in if you: have struggled to ask questions of God have struggled NOT to ask questions of God wonder what His silence in questions is all about long to grow in understanding who God is long to grow in authentic relationship with God long to grow in your intimacy with God May you be both challenged and encouraged through today's episode! Your fellow mess...
Jul 11, 2020•10 min
In this episode I talk about a recent series of 'messy yeses' and where they led me. I am so thankful for the gift they brought and I want to invite you into the joy of living, yes, you guessed it, in the mess. Listen in: if you have ever been in a situation you feel ill-equipped for if you want to receive encouragement in how to live your life if you know you are a mess and think that disqualifies you if you struggle to see Jesus in everyday life if you want to pray for me and the women I met a...
Jul 04, 2020•8 min
In this episode I talk about how happy things can and do become sad things and what do we do with this mess? It's a gritty way to walk, but, in sharing my story, I want you to know that you're not alone. Listen in if you: need to know you are not alone in your grief struggle to know how to grieve wonder why grief is important want to know if God cares about you and your grief would like to receive encouragement in the process of your grief want to be able to offer hope to someone who is grieving...
Jun 27, 2020•9 min
Happy Father's Day to all the Amazing Dads out there! I went unscripted today... Listen in if you: Need to remember how perfect messy can be. Need to remember God's perfect love. Need to see again how messy we all are. Are invested enough in my life to hear an update. Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend, Abby http://www.abigailalleman.com...
Jun 20, 2020•15 min
Today, I talk about our true heart's desires for our own lives and our world. These days have challenged that greatly, yet our desires remain. Because we are made for them. Listen in: If you've wondered if you'll ever experience your heart's desire. If these days are messing with your faith. If you aren't sure what your heart's desire is. If you want to hear some thoughts from God on the matter. If you long for Heaven. I trust you would consider this time well spent as we look together at the de...
Jun 13, 2020•10 min
Today, I have the distinct honor of sharing an interview with Author Molly Huffman whose book, 'The Moon is Round: A True Story of Extraordinary Loss, Grief and the Fight for Faith' just released this week. Her story will challenge, inspire and bring tremendous hope. Listen in if you: Have ever felt like you are alone in your pain Have ever felt like you couldn't take one more thing Have ever felt like your pain is wasted Have ever felt like walking away from God because of your grief Love a goo...
Jun 06, 2020•19 min
Today's podcast is inspired by the series 'the Chosen' (google play app link, also can be found for IPhone) that my family and I just finished watching. We were so captivated by it, it's made us feel closer to Jesus and all he did on earth, ultimately, dying for us and this whole broken world. Listen in if you: hunger to feel closer to Jesus have been struggling with ungratefulness feel many worries in these days want to remember why you need Jesus' strength have forgotten that He truly sees you...
May 30, 2020•8 min
How are you friend? These days are trying, aren't they? Do you wonder if there can be any blessing in them, or what those blessings might be? I have some thoughts and share them with you on this podcast. Listen in if you: cannot take another moment of quarantine. feel like you're alone in how to do this season of life. don't want to hear a 4-step process, nice and tidy. have hope that maybe there is a rainbow of promise in this. I trust your time spent with this podcast will be time well spent! ...
May 23, 2020•11 min
Today, I had the great privilege of having my twin sister, Sara on the podcast! We bantered a bit about the messiness of it and hopefully said some encouraging things about being twins! Listen in if you: Are a twin or know a twin (so basically everyone should listen in) Have ever doubted how uniquely you are made Have ever wondered what it would be like to be a twin Just want to be reminded of how our messy lives show God's mighty love So blessed to have you join in today! Your fellow messy-life...
May 16, 2020•16 min
