Everything started here

 

I started writing on a blog called 29 Lincoln Avenue sixteen years ago. The name for my first blog came from the street address of the home I grew up in a small town in Southern Indiana. I loved the idea of inviting you into my “blog home” every week. 

It was through learning to write and create content there  (and then here) that I discovered my love for words and my voice as a writer. When I started, Twitter and Facebook were the  rage and blogging found a unique place that would be writers (like me) were able to practice publishing more than a handful of words at at time.

Through blogging I started writing books. I am eternally grateful for that opportunity to put something more of my heart in the hands of those who are  bookish by nature.

But even with Instagram, youTube, and every other social media option out there—I still love to add a few words here.

And I suspect I always will. 

What I’m Loving in October

Happy October friends! I think L.M. Montogomery said it best, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."  Anne of Green Gables What I’m Loving is a currated list I have been making monthly because I love a good linked list from all my favorite people...

 Happy September! Fall! Back to School Supplies! IU Football! I'm excited for all the things!  What I'm Loving is a currated list I have been making monthly because I love a good linked list from all my favorite people online. As per usual, some of these links are...

What I’m Loving for Back to School

Welcome back to What I’m Loving for Back to School!  I curate this list because I LOVE a linked list with favorite things.  A few of these links will be affiliate links which means when you click and purchase something , at no extra cost to you, I get a small...

What I’m Loving This Summer

Welcome back to What I’m Loving summer! I curate this list each month because I LOVE a linked list with favorite things.  A few of these links will be affiliate links which means when you click and purchase something , at no extra cost to you, I get a small...

The Best Of…{Cookie Edition}

I love cookies.  In fact, I could eat them all day long.  Yesterday I had a cookie for breakfast {my friend Angie claims this is no different than eating a donut, and I agree}.  My cookies are not pretty.  But they do taste good.  I am also not opposed to the cookies...

Odds and Ends

Today I wanted to fill you in on some 29lincolnavenue odds and ends that I've been meaning to share with you for a while now. 1. Have you heard about the 29 Lincoln Notebook?  This is an account I also keep on Tumblr. Tumblr is a blogging platform that easily...

Unless The Lord Builds The House…

Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves. Psalm 127:1-2 Join me over...

Chair Time

God of all grace...we are astonished and marvel that one so holy and dread should invite us into Thy banqueting house and cause love to be the banner over us. - Tozer,  Knowledge of The Holy, p. 93 I think I could spend an entire Bible study on this one sentence! Oh...

Multitude Monday

Tozer says grace and mercy are the same thing in heaven, but when they get to us, they are different.  Either way, I think these pictures could be about grace as well.  So, I'm adding these to Chatting At The Sky, Pictures of Grace Link up. Counting 1,000 Gifts......

The Friday Five

You might have heard me gushing recently about one of my new favorite bloggers, named Kat.  I mentioned her here, here, and, here.  I have been following since I found her this summer.  Imagine my excitement when she agreed to be featured on the Friday Five!  I love...

Proverbs 31 Project

Lara (you know the one who came by the Porch last May?) writes of her love and passion for God's Word on her blog called  This Adventure With The Most High.  During the month of October she is focusing  on  the 22 verses of Proverbs 31 we all love to hate!  In...

Chair Time

I am joining Emily at Chatting At The Sky today, Unwrapping My Refuge... I love that He knows me.  That He sees me in my life and is able to apply to my heart exactly what is needed at just the right time.  He is a personal God.  And though I look around and see...

Multitude Monday

Counting 1,000 Gifts.... #474  The sweetest fruit comes from the hard places. #475  Sweet friends that give when you are at the end of yourself. #476 Sweet girl who cries because she misses her daddy. #475  Words written that sweetly minister to a tired mama. #476...

The Best Of

My goal, each Friday is to connect you with other people.  I hope to do so by filling this space with guests on The Porch, Friday Five Women, or what I find to be The Best Of around the blogging world.  {blog world? bloggy world?}.  This week, I am sharing some things...