by Michele-Lyn Ault | Aug 14, 2014 | Making a Home, Missions, Motherhood
When I was four months pregnant with my third child, a young, single, childless woman said to my face, “I heard you were pregnant again. What are you thinking? Don’t you want to do something with your life?” She had clout — influence among the...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Jan 9, 2014 | Making a Home
My father tells me, almost every time I see him, about an art contest he entered when he was 12 years old. He won, and the prize was being accepted into an art school. “The people came to the house,” he said, “I was a kid, and I had no one to...
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 4, 2013 | Making a Home, Motherhood
Thanksgiving Day, after we ate and had a short story-time and devotion, I wanted a family photo. Just one good one. Sounds easy, right? My ideas seem so much better in my head. I heard a couple of moans and groans, “Can we finally go now?” The kiddos were anxious to...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Oct 9, 2013 | Making a Home
I told the story of our home. The one about the small home we opted to build, though we had plans for a bigger one. Here, here, and here. Reflecting on those memories, re-living the emotions I felt, imagining what could have been, might have been, and seeing my...
by Michele-Lyn Ault | Oct 7, 2013 | Making a Home, Motherhood
There may be a few of these real-time posts. You know, the ones where I tell you I didn’t get to write the post I wanted, and then I let you in on my world to tell, or actually show you why. Remember the “ish” I added to the 31 for #31days?? Yes,...
