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...

Introducing the Coffee Club! {Giveaway}

It has finally happened. I have found a way to bring together friends and coffee. Coffee and friends. It is such a beautiful thing! Why did I not think of this before? You bring the coffee! I'll bring the encouragement and my coffee of course! Join the Coffee Club...

What I Wore

Hey friends! Happy! Happy! Wednesday! I'm excited to be back with What I Wore even though I had a small camera issue I am persevering and posting this mid-day because I am feeling crazy like that! Plus I am showing you a bonus outfit from Stitch Fix which I...

September Goals

Goals are good. Writing down goals is even better. I really don't want my month to be like last Saturday when I seemed to be busy doing nothing all day long. I have no idea what got finished, I think I just moved stuff from here to there and back again. Anyway, I'm...

What I Wore

So many fun friends are pulling together their Fall Capsule Wardrobes and I am 100% jealous. Because here in Florida it is so hot that my Fall Capsule Wardrobe is really the same as my Summer Capsule Wardrobe. I know when it is January and I do not have 5 feet of snow...

What I Wore

Did Wednesday sneak up on you too? Oh MY Word. I was shocked to see it this week. Now if only Saturday would hurry up! Here is what I wore this week! Left: Top (Old Navy), Bottoms (Old Navy) I'm a little bit in shock that I'm showing you this. BUT—I've been wearing it...

What I Wore

Last week I got an email worth sharing. Some very nice and well meaning people asked me to participate in a blog feature called "My Las Vegas Style." Now, I'm sure they meant well, because they were super nice and seemed to really want met to participate. But, the...

What I Wore (At Declare)

I went to Dallas. I ate REAL Tex-Mex.( Thanks Heather!) I worshipped. I learned a ton. I talked non-stop. I spoke. And I came back home to my people. The Declare Conference was awesome. I will tell you more about it later this week. But what oh what did I wear? Since...