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...

What I Wore Wednesday

Stuff that makes me smile, after all it is Wednesday! My name on Twitter is stacey29lincoln. Can I tell you how many people have thought I was Stacy London?  As in What Not To Wear's Stacy London?  I love her.  So that is a huge compliment. It makes me smile just...

Write It, Girl! (Week 2)

Oh. My. Stars. Week 1 was amazing! Katie and I were blown way by your words. Did we mention we thought we'd be the only links on the page? And a whole bunch of you Writer Girls showed up? How about we do it again, this week?  But this time, challenge a friend to come,...

Holy Moments

Holy moments happen around kitchen tables when the bread is passed and the pasta is served.  They weave in and out of our lives and sometimes seem very ordinary.  A prayer prayed. A verse shared.  A song sung.  God is with us.  He lives and breathes and is among us....

What I Wore Wednesday….I'm back!

Hey girls!  It feels like forever since I've written a What I Wore Wednesday post! Be honest, have you missed it? Are new to 29lincolnave?  Do you know about WIWW?  The basic idea is this: get dressed, take pictures, and post pictures on Wednesday. I do this for a...

Writer,Girl

The first person I spoke to at The Relevant Blogging Conference said it out loud. She said, "You are a writer.  You have a voice." I was stunned.  I back pedaled and she said, "Why don't you believe it?" Oh wow. Why don't I believe it? Looking back, words have always...

Write It, Girl! ( Week 1)

This in partnership with my dear friend Katie of Living Devotionally. I couldn't be more excited! Write it, Girl Starts Now! Whatever is on your heart, whatever is going on in your life. Write it, girl. I am a writer; make that declaration. Regardless of your...