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.
Become.
Choosing a word for the year is like picking out an outfit to wear to a very special occasion. What if I pick the wrong one? What if I get there, and it doesn’t fit quite right? What if when I get into the light, my shoes don’t match my dress? What if no one notices?...
What I Wore…Is Back!
Happy 2013 friends! Have I said that already? Well, let's just say it again! Happy 2013! It feels like a major accomplishment to be here in this new year. Does that make any sense to anyone else but me? Maybe, I just need an extra cup of coffee today. Of course I do,...
Hope for the Weary Mom Book Club Starts Today
Hello sweet friends! I am so excited for the Hope for the Weary Mom Book Club to start today. It is being hosted over on the Hope blog, so if you want to join me over there with hundreds of others moms I would love it.
On Taking Down Christmas and Starting the New Year with Hope.
My halls are still decked. The tree is in the same place I put it on November 30th. I have a few things to return. But I'm okay with it, really. I'm not in a rush to take down Christmas. It all came and went so quickly. Next year they won't be 13, 10, 6, or 3. So, if...
Can you spare a few minutes for feedback?
I see you there, hanging out by the Christmas tree in your new pj's sipping your 3rd cup of coffee. You have a million and ten things you should be doing but you aren't budging. Nope. You are committed to doing nothing today. The tree is not coming down. You are not...
What I Wore : Best of 2012
How is it possible that next Tuesday is Christmas and 2013 is 7 days after that? I am not sure where 2012 went, but if you are like me you are still writing 2011 on your checks. I'm thinking that next Wednesday I'll be lounging in all sorts of comfort wear and trying...
What Every Mom Can Do
My heart can't take it. I think you must feel the same way. I've read your posts on Facebook. I've seen the tweets. I know we are all wondering around in a fog today and asking, "What can I do?" See, as moms we want to do something. We want to make everything better....
Lately
Lately we are. . . doing our school work by the perpetually lit Christmas tree. singing and dancing at our church Christmas program. drinking lots of hot drinks from our sweet *Dayspring mugs. listening to a lot of *Chris Tomlin (especially the one with Audrey Assad)....
Hope for the New Year :: Book Club
"I am a weary mama of five. I was at my wits end, crying out to God for some kind of relief. Some kind of hope. Then, I stumbled upon this book on a mama blog that I follow. COMPLETE answer to prayer. This book reminded me that I am not alone. That God is there,...
12 Days of Freedom with Freeset {Giveaway}
photo by Mike Thacker Have you ever noticed how making a personal connection to an issue makes it dig deeper into your heart? Suddenly it is not really just a cause anymore. The cause has faces. The cause is about lives being changed. Today I'm hoping to do that for...