Hello There! I hope you listen into this episode as I talk about a beloved children's book and what it teaches us about becoming real amidst all of our mess.

This episode is for you if:

• You need to remember true life does not come from being put together
• You need to remember you are safe and loved fully by God
• You need to remember you are not alone in your mess
• You love children's stories, especially the Velveteen Rabbit

May you find today and every day, the certain love found in the reality of our common mess.

Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend,

Abigail (Abby)
http://www.abigailalleman.com
To pre-order 'A Million Skies' follow this link!

*Don't forget 'A Million Skies: Secure in God's Strength When Your Mind Can't Rest' releases on March 15, 2022.  Pre-order your copy today on Amazon !

In this episode I review the heart of the podcast. Stories and thoughts that remind us all it is more than ok to be messy. For, in our mess we receive deeply and sweetly the all-encompassing love of God.

Listen in if you:

• Are just feeling like a mess and don't feel like it's ok.
• Need the hope that it's more than ok to NOT BE PERFECT.
• Are put together on the outside, but forget there's still mess in you.
• Want to be encouraged again in the life-changing message of the gospel

Thanks for listening friend! I trust this episode gives you just what you need today.

Your fellow messy-life journey and friend!

Abigail Alleman (Abby)
http://www.abigailalleman.com

Hey Friend,

So glad you are joining me for this episode! I tackle worry today and how messy it is, but also etch out, although messy, a pathway to trust.

Listen in if you:

• Are often overrun by anxiety
• Don't struggle often with anxiety, but know it is an issue
• Want to remember what trust looks like--even in dark places
• Need to hear about our stories and how they help us in all of this.

Here are two links to things I reference and the link to pre-order my book "A Million Skies"!

Tim Keller podcast on the Lord's Prayer: click here
Heather Holleman's Book 'Guarded in Christ': click here
Pre-order My Book 'A Million Skies: Secure in God's Strength When Your Mind Can't Rest'

Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend,

Abigail Alleman (Abby:)
http://www.abigailalleman.com

Welcome!

In this episode I will share a reflection on what I gleaned from my word, 'All' last year. I will also look ahead to what I am already learning and hope to learn from my 2022 word, 'pure'. It's a powerful thing to focus on one word for the year and I encourage you to take your own journey as we all seek clarity in the very real mess.

Listen in if you:

• also have a word for the year and want some encouragement
• don't have a word for the year, but want to know more about it
• have had unexpected things happen which have required all of your trust
• want encouragement to live 'pure' before God this year

I am so thankful for you dear listener and friend! May God guide you deeply in 2022 and beyond! And too, we cry together 'Maranatha' - 'Come quickly Lord Jesus.'

Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend,

Abigail (Abby)
http://www.abigailalleman.com

Have you ever felt stuck in a relationship or not sure if it is a good thing for you? In this episode I take a brief look at the ins and outs of messy relationships. In so doing, I hope you can find the grace to navigate your relationships in a more healthy way.

Listen in if you:

• Want to know if all relationships are necessary {Hint: 'NO!'}
• Wonder if there's something wrong with you in relationships.
• Want to understand more clearly what makes a good relationship.
• Need a push to let go, even for a season, of a current relationship.
• Have the desire to know you are not alone in navigating messy relationships.

I trust these few minutes with this episode, will be time well spent for you!

Exciting news! My book: 'A Million Skies: Secure in God's Strength When Your Mind Can't Rest' is available for pre-order HERE!

Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend,

Abigail Alleman (Abby:)
http://www.abigailalleman.com

Hello! Glad you are here! In this episode I share from my experience with traditions and what it has looked like as things have changed so much over the years.

Listen in if you:

• are not looking forward to the holidays because so much has changed.
• have trouble with strained relationships in the holidays.
• don't know what to do or who to please during the holidays.
• need to be reminded of the Great Feast of Heaven One Day.

Thank you for being here with me!

Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend,

Abby (Abigail Alleman)
http://www.abigailalleman.com

Hey friend! In this episode you will find a touch of salt mixed with grace as I remember something hard, a story about a roof caving in, and how I can now laugh at this. And my parents, from Heaven, are laughing right with me!

Listen in if you:

• Need to remember, in Jesus, it is all going to be ok.
• Want to give yourself permission to laugh in the hard things.
• Desire to know you are not alone in hard places.
• Could use a reminder that there is a lightheartedness we can know because our forever with God is real!

Thank you for listening today, friend!

I would love to meet you in this sacred space next time!

Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend :)

Abby (Abigail Alleman)
http://www.abigailalleman.com

In this episode I remember why it is so important to share our stories, it's really self-serving as I prepare to release my book into the world. Speaking of, here are the links to pre-order A Million Skies: Secure in God's Strength When Your Mind Can't Rest:

Amazon Pre-Order
Leafwood Publishers Pre-Order

Now back to the episode. 
Listen in if you:

• Struggle to be vulnerable about the hard places with others
• Have shared your story and it has cost you
• Forget how God has shared his vulnerable story
• Want to be encouraged in God's redeeming work in this world
• Would like to hear an endorsement for my book

As always, it's been a pleasure to write, produce and publish this podcast to encourage you!

Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend,

Abigail (Abby) Alleman
http://www.abigailalleman.com

Have you ever felt like you're a bad parent? a bad friend? The truth is we can't love others if we aren't loving ourselves, by this I mean seeing ourselves in the perfect way God sees us and receiving His love to give it away. In this episode I talk about my own journey as a mama and what God is teaching me about receiving his love for me...

Listen in if you:

• Think you are a 'bad' or not good parent
• Need grace to love yourself just as you are today
• Struggle to consistently love others
• Want to remember what is most important as parents and people :) 

I love spending these few minutes with you!!

Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend,

Abby (Abigail)
http://www.abigailalleman.com

Hello! Hola! Szia! That's the popular greetings in three languages: English, Spanish and Hungarian. These are the three languages I have learned or attempted to learn ;) In this episode I share funny stories from the cross-cultural language-learning experiences I have had and talk about what it is that Jesus came to us cross-culturally.

Listen in if you:

• need to laugh and hear something funny.
• struggle through taking yourself TOO seriously.
• have ever tried to learn another language.
• want to learn more about cross-cultural experiences.
• need to remember what Jesus did to come and save us!

I hope this light-hearted week challenges you to take steps into other cultures and learn the beauty of letting go of perfect to seek to understand new things and new people!

Your fellow messy-life journeyer and friend,

Abby (Abigail)
http://www.abigailalleman.com

Hey friend! In this episode I pivot from the topic of grief to laughter. It is amazing how sorrow and joy, brokenness and lightness can exist in the same seasons. Today, my prayer is you would laugh with me over funny stories of messy clumsy and otherwise moments in my life.

Listen in if you:

• need a good laugh :-)
• want to be reminded to take yourself less seriously.
• need to know that laughter is real amid the hard.
• want to borrow a few laughs for your bag of laughter.

May you enjoy this episode and the opportunity to laugh today :-)

Your (funny, I hope) fellow messy-life journeyer and friend,

Abby (Abigail Alleman)
http://www.abigailalleman.com