Welcome! I’m Abby, Christian author and storyteller. Twice a month, I publish a letter called Stick Figure Devotions to share what I’m learning from Jesus and what I’m creating in response. I’d love to send it to you, too!
When I was nineteen, my mom converted from Christianity to Judaism. This sent me on an intense, all-consuming search. I wanted to know the truth, no matter the consequences. Was Jesus the Messiah or not? My search was long and exhausting as I scoured the Old Testament, read books, and prayed. But my journey was worth the work when it finally led me to a deep and abiding faith in Jesus. So...
Dear Friend, Thank you for your prayers and well-wishes for my daughter. She is recovering slowly but surely. And supporting that process has me thinking about the ever-changing work of motherhood. So today’s Stick Figure Devotion is in the form of a mini-essay in two questions. Here goes! I. What is a “Good Mom”? A friend of mine, listening to me talk about my longing to be a good mother...
Dear Friend, I’ve been preventing and problem-solving pain in my firstborn since she was a round, five-pound bundle in my arms. That’s just what moms do. We detect boo-boos. We kiss them or fix them. But this week when nurses took Ashi to “le bloc” to get herself dressed in a gown before surgery, they said I couldn’t go. She looked so tall and grown-up standing in...
Dear Friend, When I’m praying or reading or out for a walk, while I’m driving or doing dishes or trying to rally the troops to tidy the legos again… Jesus says nice things to me. Things that I really needed to hear, things that help bring the truth from my head to my heart. I write them down as notes, sketches, or barely-legible song lyrics with chords written over the top. They make little piles...
Giving Up My Dream “It’s okay, God,” I prayed. I was in the passenger seat of our car, watching cracked earth lots and droopy palm trees speed past my window. “I don’t have time to do everything. And there are a lot of other people who do this better than me, so I’ll just give up my music.” It was 2021, shortly after the release of my first book. I’d always loved music and had often written...
Every word on this website is 100% Certified Handmade and A.I.-free. From my human heart to yours.
