God – She Writes It Plain

I Collect Dead, Dying Things. I Collect Brokenness.

By: Alicia Dean July 26, 2019October 8, 2019

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I found this coin when I was 10 years old. I was camping about an hour east of Seattle, deep in the mountains, and as I walked barefoot through the camp sites I suddenly felt something underneath my feet that seemed out of place. I looked down to see a square coin, and couldn’t believe…

God Doesn’t Make Mistakes, So It’s Impossible For You To Be One

By: Alicia Dean July 3, 2019October 24, 2019

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I’ve heard God doesn’t make mistakes. I’ve heard it is impossible… Everything about you. Your nationality, your skin color, gender, hair texture. How expressive or reserved you are. How introverted or extroverted you are. Your ability to sing or create art or to fearlessly barrel race horses. Your laugh. NONE OF IT IS A MISTAKE.…

How Generational Curses Are Hurting Your Ability To Thrive

By: Alicia Dean June 14, 2019October 24, 2019

Abuse, Domestic Violence, Family Dysfunction, Living Well, Narcissistic AbuseFamily, God, Life, Narcissistic Abuse, Overcoming Abuse, Purpose, Toxic People, Truth5 Comments

How to identify and stop generational curses.

You Are Called To Stand Up, Even If You Are Standing Alone

By: Alicia Dean May 3, 2019May 10, 2019

Abuse, God, Narcissistic AbuseChristian, Family, God, Injustice, Love, Social Justice, Truth1 Comment

If God has called you to it. Do it.

The Goal Isn’t “Don’t Be Like Them”…The Goal is “Be Holy”

By: Alicia Dean April 6, 2019May 3, 2019

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When Sorry Isn’t Enough: A Christian’s Response

By: Alicia Dean May 9, 2018October 8, 2019

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I remembering telling someone once to stop saying sorry to me because they didn’t mean it. And I was tired of hearing it every day. That simple, childhood realization was the first time I remember distinguishing between an apology and a repentant heart. I didn’t know what to call it. I just knew I was…

A Mighty Work: The Beginning, Part 1

By: Alicia Dean April 11, 2018April 12, 2018

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I took a walk to the sea-salt water with my daughter today. She is 9 months old. And a year ago, when I first learned I was having a daughter, fear overwhelmed me. Because I had deep dark scars and mothering a girl terrified the still-broken parts of me. We walked along the road. Mercy…

Fear is the Final Defense Tactic Against God’s Goodness

By: Alicia Dean March 8, 2018March 8, 2018

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Every single good and worthy thing I have ever done has been preceded by fear. A lot of fear. Fear is a tool used by Satan to debilitate. It is his last ditch defense against God’s will for us, against God’s blessings, against injustice being addressed. And the lie is that we have to wait…

From Victim to Healed: The Journey of Lament

No matter your story, no matter the type of abuse or level of abuse you might have endured, all sin wounds. And simply because all sin wounds, there is grief in the world. Here it is: the truth about pain: it must be grieved before it can be gone. Brokenness doesn’t go away. It must…

What The Past Decade Has Taught Me

By: Alicia Dean February 11, 2018

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When I turned 20 I couldn’t imagine myself at 30. Honestly, I wasn’t even sure I would survive the next ten years: depression was so dense around me. I knew God was good and there, but I just couldn’t seem to reach him. Like he was an ever-moving target…and there always seemed to be a…