A Life Surrendered

The start of this blog in 2011, which I named A Life Surrendered, was a response to God asking me to open up about the things I was learning as a wife and mama following God—the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. He used Matthew 5:14-16 in the Message translation to call me out. The lines that urged me on and continue to urge me on are, “Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.”

It is my hope, as I share openly and honestly about the things I’ve struggled with, the things I’ve overcome, and the things I still have yet to overcome, that you would come to know the nature and heart of God. You don’t have to fear losing the loving of God when the process of transformation gets long and messy. There’s nothing you can do or not do that will cause God to ever stop pursuing you. He will not stop trying to get your attention, and you always have His.

Articles

Choose Life

"I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live..." Deuteronomy 30:19 We celebrated our eldest daughter turning twenty. When her birthday comes, when she comes to a life milestone, or when she turns...

Living Intentionally Takes Practice

When I first began blogging, I made a promise to God and to myself that I would not allow blogging to deplete from my relationship with God or my family. "You're always on the computer and your phone," are words I never want to hear from my kids. And when I ask...

A Birthday Letter to My Youngest Daughter

Dear sweet girl, Your birthday was yesterday, and we spent it doing life together. You don't like me on the computer or my phone. I don't blame you. So, I am writing you a day late. Daddy has you now. He started taking you and brother on Fridays so I could have a few...

What Easter Is Really All About?

Week 12: I am alive together with Christ and by grace I am saved. "But God being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and...

Review of A Promise in Pieces by Emily Wierenga

A Promise in Pieces by Emily Wierenga is the first fiction book that I have read for my own pleasure in years. I read fiction to my children, but not so much for me. I know and love Emily's heart, and she's a friend. We went to Africa with World Help together, and...

Review of Surprised by Motherhood by Lisa-Jo Baker

God has used, and will continue to use, Lisa-Jo’s words and her story to help me see mine differently — the dark, lonely places a little brighter knowing He’s really been there in all of it, and He has a purpose for it all.

Review of Love Idol by Jennifer Dukes Lee

“The person who seeks approval and acceptance can become controlled by it. The person who is motivated primarily by a need for human affirmation is, in the end, ruled by it.” Love Idol, Jennifer Lee In August of 2012, I hosted an interview with Jennifer Dukes Lee on...

Would You Like a Drink?

I ushered in last Monday morning laying on the hard, cold tile of my bathroom floor sorely battling a stomach flu. The same morning my husband left for a week long trip out of the country. I spent the first part of this week recovering in bed, and the latter part...

A Mama’s Story and the Word of God

It's been a long time since I was a guest on another blog. This week I was at Raising Generations Today. Here's an excerpt from that post. It's a mama's story... My teenage daughter came to me for advice a couple of nights ago. That, in itself, is no small miracle....

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Michele-Lyn Ault
2017

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