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.
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...
I Love "What I Wore"
Thank you Lord for. . . boxed valentines, break and bake cookies, and $5 pizzas. Today would not have happened without one of these three things. In other news, there are no less than three full baskets of laundry in my room waiting to be folded. They have been there...
I Love The (in)couragers!
Today over at (in)courage the second session of online community groups starts. As (in)courager community manager, I have had the honor of working with some amazing women. They have great big hearts that want to encourage others. Here are just a few of them: They are...
I Love You More than Ice Cream
I love you more than ice cream. That is saying a lot because I really love ice cream. My favorite is this pretty little thing from Starbucks: Right. From. The. Carton. {oh yeah} so good. What do I love about you? I love your comments. I love that you share my love for...
What I Wore
This week I stood in my closet and tried not to wear a cardigan. I probably wasted valuable time and still ended up wearing a couple few of my beloved faves. I did try. I promise. And to make matters worse this arrived via email: Clearly Lands End is reading my blog...
Super Bowl God Sized Dreams
Sunday night I watched with everyone else as Jennifer and the kids from Sandy Hook sang, the brothers played, and the lights went off and came back on. Truth be told I was pulling more for Jim than John because he was a Colt back in the day. I thought about my own...
What I Wore
This week I wore some more cardigans and I wore this jacket. I'm only showing you one cardigan because clearly I have a cardigan addiction and you all know that I do. I'm over at Together in 10 today, the premiere fashion blog for mommy bloggers and other mommies,...
When Your God Sized Dream Scares You Spitless
There it was in black and white: Fear of failure dominates your life. I learned this compliments of a book I read in college called Search for Significance.I highly recommend it. The book, not the fear of failure part. It has all sorts of test you can take to see...