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.
The Friday Five
I am honored to welcome Courtney Joseph to the Friday Five today! Her blog called Women Living Well is packed with encouragement for women just like you! She is also one of the featured speakers at the Relevant Blogging Conference which is coming up in...
Mission Statement Possible
Having a Mission Statement is like having the best version of yourself beside you on your worst days, encouraging you to press on and pointing to the goal. Kat from Inspired to Action So much of what I write here is about keeping me on track and accountable. For...
And Now You Know
Have you seen the new (in)courage website? As if it wasn't great already, they went and made it just plain awesome! It has the same lovely women with their source of constant (in)couragement, but with a sweet new style! You will love it! And here is the fun part!...
Creating Margin
How do you create margin in your life? This is a question I have to continually ask myself as a wife and mother of four busy girls. Margin is being purposeful to create time and space to renew your heart. I could (and do most days) move non-stop, with little time for...
Multitude Monday
Counting 1,000 Gifts Reunions with friends are about... #457 Counting mere minutes. #458 The first smile that says, "Hello, friend! I've missed you!" #459 Breathing the same air. #460 Children playing effortlessly. #461 Laughing. #462 Sharing stories. #463 Spilling...
The Best Of (Inspired Edition)
Happy Friday! Are you ready for The Best Of Inspired Edition? Here are a few things that have inspired me lately from around the blog world. 1. Compassion Bloggers Travel to Guatemala: With team members like Ann Voskamp and The Gypsy Mama how can you not read along...
Chair Time
Hold us in quiet through the age long minute, while though art silent and the wind is shrill, Can the boat sink while thou art in it, can the heart faint, that waiteth on thy will? Amy Carmichael -- excerpt from Towards Jerusalem Have you ever lived through an age...
Beautiful Feet
The first thing I remember doing when they handed me {each one of } my brand new baby girl, was unwrapping the blanket and looking at her tiny feet. Still inked from leaving her first imprint on the world, those toes wiggled their way into my heart. Thousands of...
Could Not Be Sweeter
The hair...a mess. The smile...contagious. The toes... always on the move. The gown - Nick and Nora at Target. {isn't it the cutest?} She just could not be any sweeter! Unwrapping this moment today with you, because I know it will quickly pass. This year has flown...
Multitude Monday
Counting 1,000 Gifts.... #451 The right combination of sugar and spice. #452 The way she says lemonade. #453 Cherishing our time together on Fridays. #454 Her request to sing the Greek Alphabet Song at Praise Kids Church. # 455 Doing dishes is actually her idea....