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...

Join me for a Live Spreecast Tonight!

Please say you will come by and chat a while with us! I'd love to answer your questions, so if you have one, leave it here in the comments.  We'll try to chat it about it at the Kitchen Table tonight The link for the "Hope for the Weary Mom" channel is here. {What is...

What I Wore : White Shirt for the Win

Lately, I have really been into wearing my white shirt. I purchased it a couple of years ago at Loft for under $30. It hangs faithfully in my closet day after day and waits to make my life a little crisper around the edges. Some days, I over look it for a snappy cami,...

What I Wore : Love, Stitch Fix

Do you know about Stitch Fix? Well if you don't, you soon will.  What is it? Stitch Fix is a personal styling service. We get your style and size preferences, then send you a package of stylish goodies to try on at home. No two Fixes are alike. Each one is hand–picked...

The Hardest Part of Writing

"We do nothing. God does everything. All glory must return to Him. God has not called me to be successful. He called me to be faithful."  - Mother Teresa My heart longs to be faithful to the words God puts in my heart. I want to come here weekly and write things that...

4 Books For Saturday

This weekend I'm going to spend every spare minute reading no less than 4 different books. Some of them are new, hot of the presses, not yet released beauties. Others have lived on my Kindle reader for weeks because I simply have not had the time to read. I need a...

What I Wore

I had a quick conversation with my friend Brianne Sunday about her super cute jeans. She told me she found this article on Pinterest and it changed her life. Well, maybe not her life but she did discover she was wearing the WRONG jeans. Apparently, lots of other...

"Hope Moms" or "Weary Moms" ?

Last week was crazy. I'm pretty sure I met myself coming and going several times. It all started with Brooke coming into town to work on a few projects for "Hope for the Weary Mom". One thing we did was shoot a video with my friend Erin. I can't wait to show it to...