Chantelle is a minister's wife, work-at home mum, and artist. She considers herself richly blessed to be married to Patrick, her husband of nearly 10 years, and to spend her days keeping their two tiny humans alive - Ezekiel (3) and Ezra (18 months). Though she is Australian born and bred, Chantelle now lives in Anchorage, Alaska. Her journey has also seen her serving as a missionary in South East Asia (where she attended and graduated from Four Seas College of Bible and Missions) and traveling with her husband to several countries to teach. She loves Jesus, coffee, blogging, teaching, yoga, ice cream, art galleries, and paint - and believes that coffee and Jesus are the solution to any and all problems.
Love, almost without exception, starts with something small and explodes into existence. It starts with a look, a word, a touch – or in my case, an email. And before you know it, your whole world has turned upside down and changed irrevocably because of one beautiful moment and one, now irreplaceable, person. Someone who … More What Love Becomes
Where has all our fear of strangers gotten us? … More Why I Am Teaching My Son to Talk to Strangers
I’m a very emotional woman. I used to think that this was a thing of shame. On many occasions, people have told me that I’m too excitable, too happy, too sad, I shouldn’t cry so much, I should just be happy, I need to calm down, or I just need to quit being so sensitive. I … More The Power of the Highly Sensitive Woman
Church, we need to stop pretending that we’ve never needed God’s forgiveness. … More From Shame to Redemption: Let Authenticity Change Your Story
I held him close in the glider – rocking back and forth, back and forth – as His tiny fingers closed tightly around his little truck with big wheels. His breath, wheezing rhythmically, raspy, ragged, and heavy from the ravages of illness, caused his round belly to rapidly rise and fall against my own even … More He Will Fall
[This article contains a frank conversation about subjects of an intimate nature. Please read this only if you are mature enough to handle such things, and if such offend you, please refrain from reading. Thank you!] I finished teaching my lesson and stepped away from the podium to greet the ladies that walked my way. … More Lust Is Not Just a Guy Problem
Ever start reading the Bible and feel like you just aren’t getting anything out of it? While it’s great to have mentors and ministers to help us along the way, there comes a point in time when we need to move from milk to meat and begin to feed ourselves. Our faith cannot be founded … More Becoming a Truth Seeker: 5 Steps to Serious Bible Study
[This article contains a rather frank conversation about sexuality. Please read this only if you are mature enough to handle such thing. If reading about such topics offends you, do not continue. Thank you!] This Valentine’s Day, a lot of women are excited to go see the movie “Fifty Shades Darker”. But here’s the thing about … More How to Make Your Marriage Hotter (50 Things to Do Instead of Watching Fifty Shades)
Being in the health and fitness industry for the better part of the last 10 years, I’m obviously a person who is happy when others are able to make healthy changes and stick to them. I believe that God made us to move and to need certain nutrients in order to work optimally. When we … More How Crunchy Can a Christian Be? 5 Ways to Tell if You’ve Taken Your Healthy Habit Too Far
A strong woman doesn’t riot for her rights – her strength is softened by dignity, led by wisdom, and ruled by kindness. … More 7 Ways to Be a Strong Woman
Her Life, His Way 