Author Archives: Abbie Mabary

It's back to school time!! Homework and school lunches and permission slips and lost glasses are back in the morning routine. Every year I think, "THIS will be the year that we will master the morning...

Oh, the small town. You know what I'm talking about, don't you? Everyone knows everyone. Everyone also knows everyone's business and most likely everyone's grandparents too. Directions aren't given wi...

The middle. It's a hard place to be, just ask my sons. Not blazing many trails and not reaping the benefits of being the baby (the baby of our family has recently been singing an original tune called ...

"L-E-T-S-G-O, let's go, let's go. L-E-T-S-G-O, let's go, let's GO!!" I can still picture my 14-year old self, in my cheerleading uniform, and my blond bob, shouting that chant in unison with the rest ...

Maybe it's the age of my kids. Maybe it's because I'm overly sensitive or feeling especially burdened by this right now. Maybe it's not even an actual thing, but I am sensing a new tension brewing in ...

I like to jot down my prayers on little index cards to use as a visual reminder while I'm praying. One of my favorites reads like this, "I pray that Emma, Evan, Caleb, and Rosie would walk in a manner...

I am the worst version of myself when I am tired. I'm certainly not delightful when I'm hungry and can be pretty irritating when I am stressed out, but Tired Me is the absolute worst. Tired Me loses a...

There is a lot of good about my day job. I work in the medical field and the equipment I am able to use is new and works great. The building I work in is beautiful and clean. The people I work with ar...

I don't know about you, but the burden of passing my faith on to my kids can feel really heavy sometimes. Like many Christians, I am constantly wrestling with my own faith. The thought of passing a se...

*Disclaimer: I don't put a ton of stock into the whole Enneagram thing. I do, however, find it interesting and appreciate the insight it offers into my own personality as well as tips on how to serve ...