Womanhood can be a lonely place. Alone in our insecure thoughts, feeling the pressure to keep up, the daily grind of meeting others’ needs weighing us down. Jesus understands these feelings more than we may think. When I read through Scripture, I see Jesus constantly walking into people’s needs. He’s always in a crowd whoContinue reading “Calling for Backup”
Category Archives: peace
Stripping Titles & Finding Identity
What if all our self-made identities were stripped away? Would we still be enough? Down with pneumonia I felt absolutely worthless for two weeks. I couldn’t cook, parent my kids, write, teach, or even plan a birthday party for my 5 year old. I was just Andrea with nothing to be proud of, feeling weakContinue reading “Stripping Titles & Finding Identity”
Godly Disagreement Action Plan
Do you love being criticized? No? Me neither. It’s so hard to remain patient with others when we disagree or feel attacked. I need an action plan because conflict is bound to come and I want to be prepared. My first instinct when someone criticizes me is often to defend myself — the I’m right,Continue reading “Godly Disagreement Action Plan”
The Forgiven Forgive
This month is all about patience. Turns out I don’t have a lot of patience when I’ve been hurt. Anyone else? This is a super helpful way to process being hurt and how to heal… Jump over to WhollyLoved Ministries and read my thoughts on how The Forgiven Forgive… Your gal pal, Andrea **Did thatContinue reading “The Forgiven Forgive”
Done Freaking Out
Anxiety is a beast. It used to control my emotions and hijack my peace. I replayed past mistakes wondering if I was really forgiven. I was frozen in the present afraid of the day. And fretting over the future. Would it all work out? Figuring out anxiety with people wasn’t helping. I needed a divineContinue reading “Done Freaking Out”
Your outfit, bitterness or grace
What are you wearing today? Does it look good on you? In times of betrayal, I’m tempted to put on the ugliest outfit of all — bitterness– and then I read my favorite verse… “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,bearing with one another and, if one has a complaintContinue reading “Your outfit, bitterness or grace”
Overcoming the Bewitching Hour
I have two bewitching hours. You know, the hours that you are just done with the day? First is suppertime when children are running crazy, hanging on my leg, dog is barking, “mom I’m hungry!!!”, and the noodles overflow. If we survive that, bedtime is a minefield of emotions. One is crying because her headContinue reading “Overcoming the Bewitching Hour”
Fighting Fear
I’ve seen it a few times now. A huge ugly hawk floating through the air looking for something to eat. Then out of nowhere, a little bird climbs high. She gets above the menacing hawk, looks down, and dives straight into it– pecking at the hawk’s back. She does it again and again as manyContinue reading “Fighting Fear”
Detoxing the Soul
In high school I ate chips, candy, and a pop for lunch and didn’t think twice. Now I eat my veggies and drink hot tea like it’s my job. Even though my taste buds have matured and my body has grown strong, I still felt the need to detox. So before my 34th birthday IContinue reading “Detoxing the Soul”
Silencing past regrets
Everyone has a sinful past. If you are living and breathing I would put money on the fact that you’ve said or done something you regretted. Something you wish you could erase. I know I have. Even though we are forgiven in Christ, sometimes it’s hard to let go of who we were before weContinue reading “Silencing past regrets”
Andrea Chatelain 