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. 

Pray With Me This Christmas!

Distractions can pull us in all directions at Christmastime. It's hard to figure out how to celebrate the birth of Christ in a meaningful way when there are gifts to buy, cookies to bake, and events to add to the calendar. But what if right now, we made a plan to be...

What I’m Loving Right Now in November!

Hey friends! It’s November! It's time to give thanks and gather with your people! New here? What I’m Loving Right Now is a link based list that I curate from things I love and use in my real every day life. I started sharing these items in my emails and...

What I’m Loving Right Now in October

Hey friends! It’s October! Bring on the Pumpkin Spice, cozy cardigans, and cute boots! New here? What I’m Loving Right Now is a link based list that I curate from things I love and use in my real every day life. I started sharing these items in my emails and EVERYONE...

5 Years of Threadbare Prayer

There is something about October that pulls my heart back to simple prayers. I suppose it might be because my wandering heart has been tuned to this song of lament over and over again. A few years ago I started writing Threadbare Prayers on my blog during a wilderness...

What I Wore

Happy Wednesday! Y'all, I took pictures this week.  The fact that I remembered while having Christmas brain is significant. You know all about Christmas brain I'm sure. You have list upon lists all over the house but you have no idea what you are supposed to be doing....

Rumor Has it "Hope" is On Its Way!

Rumor has it this new book is shipping out a few weeks early. I think that is perfect because I don't know a mama who isn't weary at Christmas. So we rejoice because Jesus, the Hope of all the World came.  He brings good news for all of us, even weary moms! This is my...

Sometimes the Right Response is Silence

Maybe like me you have noticed the world seems to be raging and quaking. You read social media  and watch the news. You think about it when you drink your morning coffee and you pray. You may ask yourself the question, "Should I speak up? Do I need to add my voice to...

What I Wore

Hey there friends! I hope you are having a better time getting your Christmas shopping finished than I am. I just.can't.get.it.done. Oh well, we have lots of time still right? Monday I was really feeling this shirt: ( I found this at Marshalls not too long ago. Suits...

What I Wore

[callout]The links in this post contain affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link.[/callout]Hey there friends! Happy 1st Wednesday in December! I really can't wrap my mind around the fact that it is already...

What I Wore

I wasn't going to to do a What I Wore post this week because it is Thanksgiving week. But then I changed my mind when I was drinking my tea yesterday and not thinking of cooking my turkey. I grabbed my SD Card (that is fancy talk for little disk thingy that you put in...

What I Wore

Happy What I Wore Day! Y'all it happened. We had 10 minutes of Fall! I even put this on Instagram to document it. It was so nice. But then it was 80 degrees yesterday. My friend Emily who lives in Colorado had big snow today. So I'm really not going to fuss too much....