by Michele-Lyn Ault | Mar 2, 2012 | Motherhood
The dark creeped in hours ago, and my neck and shoulders have carried a weight of the day that causes me to ache much older than I am. The continuous dull pain has been my reminder. It’s stabbing and stinging, but it could be so much worse. Hunched over my sink for...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Feb 29, 2012 | My Story, Surrender
It would take a year. A year of wrestling within my soul. This was a year of being set-apart, and consecrated unto God. A year of denying the flesh, likened to a fasting–a releasing and a clinging, learning to live a life surrendered. This was a work of the...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Feb 27, 2012 | Counting 1000 Gifts, Parenting
As a mama, it is my greatest joy to witness my family loving one another. Even so, I fail to be their example, at times. I still have days where my volcano named control awakens and exasperation erupts and spews ruinous molten lava in words spoken towards an...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Feb 24, 2012 | Blogging and Writing
To my precious readers… For today’s post I have linked with others at The Gypsy Mama , who prompts writers with a word. Today it is GRIT. Then we have just 5 minutes to let the words flow from our hearts, unedited and unhindered. So here is my 5 minutes...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Feb 22, 2012 | Surrender
I am called to a fast, not from food, but from negative words toward my husband. I let my voice rise again. Impassioned? No, it cannot be justified. It is empty of honor and brimming with disrespect. Speech that berates. I have become an expert at finding fault. I...
