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. 

What I’m Loving In March

Welcome to “What I’m Loving!”  This list exists because I love them. I always read them from some of my favorite interneters (Myquillyn Smith, Emily Lex, etc). And in the past year, since I’ve been sharing my own list, you have loved them too. Thank you for your...

What I’m Loving in February

It's February! What a fun month! Welcome to "What I'm Loving!"  This list exists because I love them. I always read them from some of my favorite interneters (Myquillyn Smith, Emily Lex, etc). And in the past year, since I’ve been sharing my own list, you have loved...

What I’m Loving in January

Happy January! I love a fresh start, how about you? I've been back in the office and thinking through my 2026 goals. I LOVE vision planning, always have. But sometimes it takes a bit to keep me motivated. Here are a few things I'm loving in January for 2026!  This...

Best-Loved Books of 2025

Hello happy readers! If you are a book-worm, word-nerd, who reads  every single day this is for you. If you are a beach reader who would rather read then scroll this is for you. If. you WANT to be a reader and have goals in 2026 to read more, this is for you....

Are you overwhelmed?

This past weekend I had a mini-melt down over ordering books and such for our school year. Today, my husband gave me some delightful news which translated in my head sounded like one more thing I had to do. God knew this when he led me to my study of Titus 1:4 in the...

What I Wore

What I Wore

We are back from vacation and what I have come to realize is there needs to be another word for vacation for moms. I love getting away from normal every day life with my people. I even like (a little) our time in the van which seems somewhat timeless. But, it really...

What I Wore

[callout]Thanks so much for joining me for Day 1 of my new blog home! I thought today it would be fun to tell you What I Wore for my photo shoot! [/callout] I was not sure what to wear for this photo shoot. I was so close to running out and buying something new. But,...

Welcome Friends!

Have you ever went shopping for a new outfit to wear to a special event and just hoped like crazy somebody said something about how nice you looked? Or at least, they noticed you did your hair up and put a little more effort into putting on your makeup. Well friends,...

What I Wore

There is a reason I do not DIY much of anything. Today, I'm going to tell you a story to illustrate why. I think it will be the first thing you laugh at today and  really, that is OK with me. We need a little more laughter, right? See those oh so cute denim shorts in...

What I Wore – Stitch Fix

You know I love a Stitch Fix Day. I'll be honest, I had a Fix sent a couple of months ago but it was not my favorite and I sent it all back. It  happened to be at at time I just could not get up a post about it so that one came and went. But last week, I received a...

Lately

I sat in Panera Saturday morning having just polished off my cinnamon crunch bagel with hazel nut cream cheese ready to write. There is so much to write this summer and I finally found a spot where I could turn on my writing playlist and pour out my heart on the page....

What I Wore #idhtbptbb

"Just like it would be tragic if we thought we had to live our lives with our hair in a perfectly messy bun while wearing a wedding gown and a hurty pair of heels. It is hard to be creative in an office that can never look messy. That's not its purpose. And its'...

What I Wore

Remember last time when I told you all about why I post What I Wore each week? Well this week I totally forgot to take pictures. Like it just didn't happen. Ya'll it must be summer. I promise I got up and got dressed. Now grant it, many of those days I was dressing...