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.
Go Ahead, Outlive Your Life (Part 3) {Giveaway}
What if we did make a difference? What if we started right where we are? What if we made a commitment to our God first, and then to our families to leave a lasting legacy of faith and hope. What would THAT life look like? At times the task seems much bigger than me....
Relevant :: The Experience
I am a sinner saved by grace learning to balance my life and priorities. Crystal Paine, Money Saving Mom Jeremiah 45:5 Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don't do it! Courtney Joseph, Women Living Well Substance of message comes from walking with God Sally...
Multitude Monday
Counting 1,000 Gifts #501 Community that is real and rich and alive can begin with a keyboard and a screen. #502 Friends that hug big. #503 Steps of faith that find you right where you were meant to be. #504 Wisdom that pours from hearts that speak out of obedience...
Let It Begin! Let It Begin!
Well, here I go. Diving into the unknown. Deep water swimming. No turning back now! Scared to death? Yes! Excited? Beyond! I was thinking about my why am I going to Relevant speech and in the process I came across this quote: ...because everyone has a megaphone....
Go Ahead, Outlive Your Life (Part 2)
The response to last weeks post of Go Ahead, Outlive Your Life (Part 1) was amazing! Thank you so much for leaving comments and sharing your thoughts about this book. I love this comment left by Debbie: I think even the title of this book touches our hearts deeply....
Multitude Monday
Counting 1,000 Gifts.... Who can stand next to Your majesty? Next to Your holiness, who can stand? What compares, faced with Your righteousness? Faced with Your promises, what compares? Here we are, by Your grace we stand Matchless King, we've come to sing King of All...
And You Are (Relevant 10 Edition)
I like you, what is your name? I have a feeling next week I will be saying this over and over again at the Relevant Blogging Conference. Names just fall out my head! Please tell me I am not alone in this! Anyway, one of the things I am most looking forward to, is...
The Birthday Question
The only question I get in regards to school and celebrating birthdays around our house is this: Do we have to do school on my birthday? It makes me laugh every time they ask! I guess, this is one of the many gifts of home schooling. You can and should set the books...
Go Ahead, Outlive Your Life (Part 1)
These are difficult days in our world's history. 1.75 billion people are desperately poor, natural disasters are gouging entire nations, and economic uncertainty still reigns across the globe. But you and I have been given an opportunity to make a big difference. What...
She Dresses Herself With Strength
Just say Proverbs 31 to a group of women and a chances are you will hear a groan rise up from the masses. Most women, and I include myself in this group, see her as the phantom noble woman. To achieve her status feels unattainable. But the truth is, He put her...