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...

Grace Tags {winner}

The winner of the Grace Tags necklace is: Barbie from My Freshly Brewed Life {love her sweet blog!} If you haven't shopped Grace Tags yet, you can still get 35% off through the end of today using the code: LINCOLN.  Starting tomorrow, the discount is 10% off.  Still,...

Gratitude Graffiti

The turkey is roasting in the oven at 325. I've been on my feet cooking for hours, when I think, "How did my mom make it look so easy?" I smile and think of her amazing chocolate pies and miss being home, today. I don't have a good plan for the Thanksgiving table...

Write It, Girl (Week 4)

Question: When was the moment you first believed you were a writer? Emily Freeman {Author, Grace for the Good Girl and blogs at Chatting at The Sky} :: When was the moment I first believed I am a writer? oh wow. Why is that so hard to answer? I think because even now,...

Dayspring Super Sale

Just in case you haven't heard, Dayspring is having a SUPER sale. You can take 30% of your entire order by using the code SUPER30.  This includes sale and discount items. Click the button below to shop in your PJ's while watching your favorite Christmas movie.  Sale...

Hope on Saturday

Would you join my friend Brooke over at the M.O.B. Society today for hope that will stir your soul? {Brooke and I at The Relevant Blogging Conference in October} Isn't she the cutest thing?

Thanksgiving:: Because We Live Blessed

for our homes for those that fill the chairs at the table for grace that is amazing... We give thanks. **** Psalm 100:4-5 New Living Translation (NLT) 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For...

What I Wore Wednesday

This past week I dressed 3 ballerinas for 5 performances of the Nutcracker. That is 8 buns. 8 full stage make-ups. Here is what this very tired and but very proud ballet mom wore recently: Left: White cardigan {Old Navy}, Striped tank {BJ's}, Grey Tank {Ann Taylor...

GraceTags {Giveaway}

Meet Janelle. She is a wife and mother of 3 boys. She loves Jesus with all her heart. Her dream is to go to Africa one day. She also owns a small business called Grace Tags where she makes beautiful hand stamped jewelry like this: I am thrilled to announce a new...

Gathering Pearls

My friend Ann says, "Life is not an emergency." I wonder, how do I live this truth?  It seems to me, life moves faster each day.  I long to find the slow, to keep it manageable, but most days I just hold on for dear life. Until… I see her dance, or listen as she plays...