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! I thought it would be fun to class up What I Wore with a little style advice from Audrey... [callout]"My look is attainable. Women can look like Audrey Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying the large sunglasses, and the little sleeveless...

What I Wore

Happy Wednesday friends! I hope you are skipping into September and it is going to be kind to you! Yay for cooler temperatures and the coming fall! I think boot season is just around the corner! Here is what I wore recently! I'm only going to give the highlights of...

What I Wore

Now that school has started around here, Wednesday is coming with unbelievable regularity. Or at least I'm more aware it is coming! I remain committed to What I Wore but some days it might be 11:00 AM before I get it posted. But, technically it is Wednesday, so we are...

What I Wore – Basic Black Edition

Hello friends! August snuck up on me, did it for you too? I feel like once July is 3/4 finished, August launches  itself out of the gate like a speeding bullet. I have been preparing for our school year (which starts today) and writing, writing, writing my new book...

What I Wore

Hey there Wednesday friends! Today is the day we talk about something we all do every day and I don't mean drinking coffee! We get up and we get dressed. Some days are fancier than others, but we do get dressed unless we are on a beach vacation and in which case you...

What I Wore

Happy Wednesday! I hope you had a lovely holiday weekend with your people celebrating #merica. We were pretty low key, except for the dog we are sitting for this summer. He thought the world was coming to an end. He just barely made it through the late night. Oh, and...