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

Hello Wednesday! Hello friends! I hope you are having a good week. I am shocked at how quickly mine has gone! But today is for sitting down for a few minutes, grabbing a cup of your favorite coffee, and chatting about what we wear everyday. Or, what we wish we wore...

Wild Obedience Week 3

This study has truly challenged me to grow my view of God and walk hand in hand with him. Here are my thoughts from this final week! Here’s my instruction: walk in the Spirit, and let the Spirit bring order to your life. If you do, you will never give in to your...

What I Wore

Happy Wednesday! Our day to hang out, chat about what we wear, and be reminded that we can put a little effort into what we wear (I mean very little) and have some fun. I just heard an update from the Golden Globes that pony tails are back in style. I'm happy about...

Wild Obedience Week 2

From my notes this week: "There is a war going on in my body. I want to walk with Jesus, I really do. But times when weary rises up and I believe the lies that I must do everything in my own strength there is a rebel that takes over. I complain. I yell. I play the...

What I Wore | Latest Stitch Fix

Happy 2015 friends! Welcome back to What I Wore Wednesday! I'm excited to kick off the new year with my latest Stitch Fix. It came last week and the best part is I had a gift card to spend plus some shop credit! Did you know they have gift cards your friends and...

Wild Obedience Week 1

What a great week digging into God's Word with the Wild Obedience study by Katie Orr. I made a video with my takeaways! Hear. Believe. Obedience. -----> these are foundational to our study! For more tools to study God's Word check out Katie's study resources! ...

Let's Start 2015 with Wild Obedience

Leaving behind 2014 brings mixed emotions. It has been a hard year in many ways.  I'm excited about 2015, but I'm also more than a little bit nervous. Are you shaking in your boots, too? Maybe we need to be brave together. My sweet friend Katie Orr has the perfect 3...

What I Wore

Wednesday is here and I'm pretty excited to share something I had to grab at Target this week while I was at the eye doctor. I know amazing right? We can get our eyes checked, grab Starbucks and shop at the same time. This is brilliant people! Here is what I found and...

What I Wore

Hello beautiful! Wednesday is here! Wednesday is here! The day we talk about something we do every day—get dressed. I try my best to wear clothes that are somewhat cute(ish), age appropriate (not copying my teen), and comfortable enough for the everyday glamorous life...