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.
Test post and Sneak Peeks
The moment when you hit "publish" accidentally on a post and you don't realize it for 5 minutes and it pushes out to your Twitter feed. . . So you put THAT post back in draft where it belongs, and think, "Oh, only a few people probably followed that automatic Tweet"...
Why Jesus Doesn't Need a Facebook Page
A few months ago I was on Facebook and saw an advertisement that said: Click to "Like" Jesus' Facebook Page. Immediately I thought, "Well, I like Jesus." And then I thought, "Does Jesus really need a Facebook Page?" This turned into a funny conversation with my...
What I Wore
I am home from Allume and trying to dig out of laundry and dishes. I was going to pass on this week's WIWW for that very reason and also because my photos from the conference are not the best for this type of post. But then I thought of Mary. She is awesome. I met...
The Joy Dare
The Joy Dare Finding 1,000 Gifts in 2012 911. Hope is His message, always. 912. God marketing our book. 913. Over 26,500 downloads of "Hope" in 48 hours. 914. Emails & messages from weary moms saying thank you. 915. Hearing stories of "Hope" from friends. 916. My...
Beyond Hope.
Last Tuesday I wrote this for my guest post for Holley Gerth's blog: God knew. He had not given up on “Hope.” His plan all along was that He would market our book. The post was all about dreams, disappointments, and divine detours. "Hope for the Weary Mom" has had...
Today Get the New "Hope for the Weary Mom" for Free!
Free is pretty awesome right? But that is not all! We are having a Progressive Facebook Party to celebrate with amazing prizes: We’ll start at The Better Mom (8:30 – 9). Move to the MOD Squad (9 – 9:20). Hang out some at the MOB Society (9:20 – 9:40) And finish up...
The Joy Dare
This year marks our 10th year of being in our town. We came here from 1,000 miles away for a job with a promise of only a year. The Lord has met us in this place. He has been only faithful to us. Looking back is so good for the soul, and we see His hand on our lives...
New "Hope for the Weary Mom" Releases Next Tuesday
Launch day for the new "Hope for the Weary Mom: Where God Meets You in Your Mess" is next Tuesday October 23. I am excited and nervous at the same time. We have some fun things planned for next week and I hope that you will join the festivities: Yesterday, I shared...
The Joy Dare
"Joy is not gush. Joy is not mere jolliness. Joy is perfect acquiescence : acceptance - rest in God's will, whatever comes.” -Amy Carmichael The Joy Dare is finding 1,000 gifts in 2012. 868. Clean laundry rooms. 869. Letting go of schedules and should. 870. The beach...
Hope for Friday {Sneak Peek}
In a little over one week, the new edition of "Hope for the Weary Mom" will be available through Amazon for your Kindle reader and also in print through Create Space. I'm excited and nervous and need to read it all over again because I am still, after all this time a...