6 Signs Your Abuser Hasn’t Changed At All

By: Alicia Dean
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I’m gonna drive right into this list, but before I do, I want to preface it with something to keep in mind. Remember, that you can read all the blogs and watch all the YouTube videos, but at the end of the day, only you know your story. And each video and blog is from…

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The Body of Christ Needs Women. Women Who Go Forth and Go Out.

By: Alicia Dean
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And if it is true that when one part suffers all the parts suffer, then our words and our actions and treatments ought to be slung over our shoulders with all the respect of a an honorable weight…to be carried inside the walls of The Church, up onto its platforms, and out of our lips, God help us. Like a solider knows the sacredness of self-sacrifice and duty and this is why he must carry himself so. Because a weight is not the same as a burden.

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Abuse After Abuse: Finding Freedom From Past, Present, and Future Abuse

By: Alicia Dean
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It takes time. It takes the mighty work of God inside us. But healing is possible. And so is hope.

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You Don’t Have To Be A Foster Parent To Change A Foster Kid’s Life

By: Alicia Dean
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Imagine that you have fallen into deep waters, but it’s your first time to swim. Fighting just to get a breath in; & then someone hands you a screaming child, a stack of paperwork, a bunch of trainings & appointment reminders. Then imagine being expected to complete it all while keeping yourself & that terrified…

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Christ Is Building His Kingdom Inside of Broken Vessels

By: Alicia Dean
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We live in a world overcome with images. But mostly, we carry these images inside of us, always comparing, because searching for an identity is the core of what it means to be human.

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This Is What Healing Looks Like and What It Means.

By: Alicia Dean
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  Have you ever heard someone tell their story without a hint of shame? In my senior year at Northwest University, we had a guest speaker; a man who had lived a wild life of parties and dark sexual pleasures. There he stood, with so much humility and joy and theatrical storytelling it was almost…

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Ask Yourself This ONE Question When You Don’t Know What To Do

By: Alicia Dean
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I started asking myself questions several years ago. Does anyone else do this? Ask yourself a series of questions throughout the day?

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In Response To Mothers Day: God Will Write a New Story in You

By: Alicia Dean
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I’m not gonna lie. Mother’s Day this year was rough for me. I’m still learning to sort through all the wounds of the past, to sift through what is real and what isn’t, to let the right things go, to dive deeper where I must, to allow God into the pain.

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This Is What I Want To Say To Every Survivor Of Child Abuse

By: Alicia Dean
Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Domestic Violence, Narcissistic Abuse1 Comment on This Is What I Want To Say To Every Survivor Of Child Abuse

I’ve lived through my fair share of traumatic moments. And I’ve learned that no one will ever stand up for you the way that only you can stand up for yourself.

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