by Michele-Lyn Ault | Dec 21, 2013 | Christmas, Making a Home
“Don’t take away their joy.” That is what God spoke to my heart this year about Christmas. With that, He dissipated my guilt. Guilt that we weren’t giving enough, we were buying too much, didn’t keep up with Advent readings well enough. Joy isn’t just stolen...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Dec 20, 2013 | Christmas, Missions
Last year we began making our transition as a family to a different Christmas, one that was Christ centered and giving focused. I shared the stories of our journey to a different Christmas, and you can read them here. It wasn’t easy to make the change. The kids were...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Dec 19, 2013 | Christmas
So what does a peppermint wreathe have to do with a life surrendered, a wife and mama whose life is surrendered to God? This. When I barely have time to finish what I have-to-do, and I choose to get crafty, let go, and allow the kids make “more” of a mess,...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Dec 17, 2013 | Missions, The Soul
I opened up about my personal battles, and I cannot omit that pride has had a place in my heart it shouldn’t have. Sometimes pride masks itself as false humility, and makes us blind. Not seeing it makes it difficult to guard our hearts from it, and we...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Dec 15, 2013 | Missions
I’m still sorting things out, seeking wisdom about what I walked through those difficult, dark two months that I stopped blogging. I’m not holding on to the past. I desire to learn from it; where I missed the mark, how to keep from falling into the same traps,...
