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.
A New Favorite Thing :: NYR Organics {giveaway}
I have always been a girly girl. I love make up. I love potions. Have I ever mentioned one of my favorite jobs was working at Bath and Body Works? Or that my granddaddy who turned 90 last month sold Estee Lauder since I was a little girl? I guess you could say,...
Grace Story :: Joy Forney
Joy is the wife to a missionary pilot and they, along with their five kids, live in Indonesia. She is anundeserving recipient of amazing grace, and grateful daughter of God. Joy’s heart is to encourage women to revel in their job as mommy and wife, and to see it as...
Hope for The Weary Mom is an eBook!
I can hardly believe it. "Hope for the Weary Mom" is an eBook. Today, at MODsquad you can read all about it. Plus, we are having a party with fantastic prizes every weary mom will love! If you are a boy mom, head over to the M.O.B. Society because they are having...
A couple of things…
The winner of the "Why do They Call it Christmas" DVD is Robin! Her boys will love it! Monday I am thrilled to have as a guest Joy from Grace Full Mama. She is going to share a Grace Story with us! If you don't know Joy, you will fall in love with her sweet heart!...
One of My Kids' Favorite Things :: What's In The Bible
There are only a few things my four girls all agree on. First, pizza should be a nightly meal. Second, bedtime is a suggestion not a firmly scheduled item. Third, mommy is easier to convince than daddy. And finally, What's In The Bible is awesome! {To watch a video...
What I Wore Wednesday
If you saw me this week (in)RL you would have seen me wearing... My favorite Cabi Cozy Hoodie. "Love" necklace from Relevant 11 and The Vintage Pearl. Big earrings to hide my how tired I really am. (Kohls) My Skinny Jeans from American Eagle. Black flats I call my...
Unwrapping Unexpected Grace
I pull on the red coat, white scarf, pick up microphone number 4 and walk through the black curtain. The familiar tune of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" begins to play and I sing a few measures on my own. As the 300 voice choir takes over the melody and the...
Legacies, Weariness and Altars
Today @modsquadblog I am talking about a legacy of leaving, laying down weariness and the altar we all need to come to from time to time. Here is an excerpt... I’m a weary mom, too. How do I learn from the legacy of leaving, and I fight with all I am to love deeper,...
Ten Random Things
I had not planned on writing a blog post today, but I am feeling random and chatty. So here are 10 things on my mind... My favorite Christmas treat is iced cut out cookies. Although buckeyes (peanut butter balls) run a close second. I have lost the ability to nap....
What I Wore Wednesday
Questions: All right friends did you brave Black Friday at the mall? Did you eat a whole pumpkin pie all by yourself, or was that just me? Did you deck the halls? Answers: I was out bright and early on Friday to shop with my friend Edie. We started our day at...