Thanks for stopping by!
I’m Christy Cabe—a Christian author, speaker, wife, mom of three, and creator who loves finding truth, hope, and a little humor in everyday life.
I’ve loved words and stories for as long as I can remember. In fourth grade, I wrote a book called Jessie’s Big Problem about a girl who had a thumb-sucking addiction beyond her toddler years. It may or may not have been based on real events. Either way, I was already hooked on writing!
Life since then has given me plenty more to write about. I suddenly lost my mom when I was in fifth grade—an experience that shaped me deeply and, many years later, became the starting point for my first book, Brownie Crumbs and Other Life Morsels. Losing her taught me early that life can change in an instant, but it also began a lifelong process of learning to recognize hope, meaning, and even joy in the pieces that remain.
Later that same year, I gained a wonderful second mom, who has been a loving and important part of my life ever since.
As I grew older, I earned a degree in Educational Ministries and Bible from Huntington University.
I also met my husband, Kraig, who—while we were dating—had me memorize the starting lineup of the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers. I married him anyway.
Kraig has blue eyes, and eventually we became parents to three blue-eyed kids. Five people. Ten blue eyes. And that’s how Ten Blue Eyes—the name of my blog and, eventually, my creative business—came to be. Life with those three kids has also given me plenty of material.
Along the way, our family has experienced plenty of joy—as well as seasons of grief, change, and uncertainty. After losing three babies to miscarriage, I discovered even more deeply how much we need honest encouragement and the reminder that God is present in both the beautiful and difficult parts of our stories.
Speaking of difficult seasons, our oldest child fought cancer as a child and underwent three years of chemotherapy. It was a long road that taught me much about faith, hope, and walking through circumstances I never would have chosen.
Those experiences have shaped much of what I create today.
I’m the author of Brownie Crumbs and Other Life Morsels and If Only It Were a Piece of Cake, and I love speaking to women’s groups, retreats, conferences, and other gatherings. My hope is to use relatable stories, biblical truth, and humor to encourage women in the middle of real life.
I also create Bible curriculum for kids, along with coloring books, activity books, journals, workbooks, and other creative projects. My work covers quite a range, but each project is another way to encourage, teach, or bring a little joy.
Today, my husband, Kraig, and I are navigating the young-adult years with our “big kids”—and finding there are still plenty of stories to tell.
When I’m not writing or creating, I enjoy time with my family and friends and noticing the ordinary moments that often end up teaching me something.
Whatever brought you here, I hope you’ll find something that encourages you, helps you grow, makes you smile, or gives you a little hope for the road ahead.
