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...

31 Days {Day 4} :: Yada, Yada, Yada

Psalm 139 : O Lord, you have examined my heart and know{Yada} everything about me. Yada :: {Hebrew} to know by experience, to understand, to be acquainted with He thinks about you all the time... He made you wonderfully.... It would stand to reason, that He knows you....

31 Days {Day 3} :: How He Made You

You have probably heard it said, "God doesn't make junk." But, do you believe that you are made: Wonderfully & Fearfully These are the words penned by David, a man after God's heart. In fact, he goes on to say, God took great detail in making you.  He made you...

31 Days :: What God Wants You to Know

Happy October 1! Are you ready for 31 Days of what God wants you to know? The idea for this series came from The Nester and her other 31 Day Blogging friends. I'm so glad they invited us to join them this year!   The inspiration for my topic came from  a quote within...

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! You're Only a Day Away…

Tomorrow is October 1 and is the official kickoff of: If you want to walk along with me for this next month, please take a moment to subscribe to 29 Lincoln Avenue. It is free and will guarantee that you don't miss a post. You can pick from a feed format (like Google...

What I Wore Wednesday

Recently I read that my hometown was voted by a travel website as the Worst Dressed City in North America. The reasons they gave for this award were: the prevalence of soccer moms with bad haircuts,jean shorts and Gap T-shirts fathers with big bellies showing in...

Grace for the Good Girl {Part 3}

When I was little, my big brother and I would play hide and seek with our neighbors every summer evening. Base was always their front porch.  They had 100 places to hide in their yard because they had massive pine trees that lined their property.  I remember the...

In Real Life

This is Katie and me Saturday in real life. I love this picture. The image was taken on a camera phone, so it is not the best.  And in our defense it was 750 degrees outside. We were melting. Still, I love this picture. I met Katie on Twitter while we were...

Fall Wreath :: My {un} Tutorial

Last Saturday, I felt the need to be creative and I whipped up a fall wreath for my front door. One thing you need to know about me, is that I am not a crafty girl.  In fact, whenever I am with other women who are crafty girls, I have craft envy.  So with that in...

What I Wore Wednesday :: Really?

Really? This makes people do crazy things? Source: target.com Pinterest I want to understand the mad love for this, but I don't.  I don't understand the mile long lines, the people stampede, and all the fuss.   I mean it is colorful, but is it worth crazy?  Another...