October, 2025
- Christian D'Andre
- Oct 12
- 4 min read
I swear I’m not neglecting these posts, or blogging in general. It’s still one of the highlights of my week. The truth is there’s a lot going on. I never imagined life would be like this. I have a lot of things I love about my life that make for a lot going on. Could I make this a higher priority? Sure. But am I slowly inching towards a breakup with writing? Absolutely not. It’s just a crazy season and I need to get my priorities re-aligned.
Life is going really well, though. I’m still working 50 hours a week, but those hours are becoming a little less stressful. I realized this month that a lot of stress was coming from the management I was working under. I suddenly found myself under new management and I saw the night-and-day difference that it made. On top of this, our workload has lightened which has, obviously, made me a little more relaxed. Overall, I have come to a great place workwise and my stress levels are plummeting like the titanic. Now, I just need to get myself back down to 40-hour work weeks. Maybe after the holidays.
The funny thing about it is that the problem was solved, but I didn’t really realize what the problem was. I figured I was stressed out because I was stuck in this warehouse for 50 hours a week, being pushed to do even more. Turns out that more than half the problem was just the quality of those hours. Life is weird like that. Makes me wonder what other problems I’m wrong about. What if life could change in a lot of ways if I changed things I didn’t realize needed changing? Maybe that’s too much to ask of myself. But I think God has known pretty well what He has been doing this whole year, even if He had to drag me, kicking and screaming.
As far as the rest of my life goes, I feel like all I can say is “dang, what life?” Make no mistake, I am doing a lot of things, but sometimes it feels like I’m half-doing them because I’m so tired. This management shift has only happened in the last week or two, so I feel like the last few weeks have been me regaining my mind. I’m slowly waking up to the year I’ve had and it’s beautiful. I have been through a lot of stuff and I feel like a lot of gunk has been cleaned out of my head. I’m an ever-growing, ever-evolving beast and every new development has me dropping my jaw, saying, “dang, I didn’t know I could grow any more!”
It’s funny how life can be like that. Or maybe I should say it’s funny how God can be like that. Right when you think you’ve maxed out, He has a new challenge for you. Honestly, I’m pretty tapped out at this point. I’ve been trudging down this path with breaks kept to a bare minimum. Don’t get me wrong: I love my life. I love a lot of the places I have ended up in, but now all I can pray for is a break. I want a chance to get my head back on straight, and to get back to what I would call “real living.” I have managed to do a lot of things, but the quality I do them with has decreased. Sometimes, I come home embarrassed at some of the slip-ups and blonde moments that I have had throughout the day. It’s frustrating, to be honest.
All the same, I trust God as my divine, cosmic coach. Things will cool down when He thinks the time is right, and it will all have been for a reason. I say that like it’s cemented in my brain, but I doubt it a lot. I ask God what the heck He’s up to. I beg for the trying times to be over. Sometimes I get a little break, but then it’s back to it for more training. That’s how it goes, I guess.
I guess the only real news is that we’re entering the holiday season. Halloween is upon us and I’m getting excited for it this year. I have always loved fall in general, and halloween has always accompanied fall in my mind. I know I’m not supposed to like it, being a Christian and all, but I don’t see anything wrong with heading to a pumpkin patch with a cup of hot apple cider, and coming back to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s a pretty great time, and if it’s wrong, well, then I’m not sure I want to be right.
Man, what was I thinking when I said nothing else was going on?! I almost forgot that the book is finally published! It has been almost a year of work with some crazy ups and downs, but it’s finally out! I don’t care how much money it makes, but I do hope it gets into a lot of hands so that my stories can help people stay Christian. I’ll put the link in this post, so please read it and help this book get to the people that need to hear it. And maybe let me know what you think because that’s fun too.
Alright, that’s my life these days. I hope you enjoy these updates and stuff.
Until Next Time
May Peace be your Guide.
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