La-Chelle M Dickenson

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Listen to the Church Mothers and Believe Them

A blog post dedicated to my Grandma and Nana “The God of Suddenlies” Being a church kid (dang near a PK), you hear church language all the time. All my life, I’ve heard sayings, along with other Christianese, like, “I don’t look like what I’ve been through.” And while I may have wrestled with acknowledging these…
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Hope vs Faith

So, the men in my life have been telling me I have a hope problem. And of course, I was like, “Who, me?!” Little Miss “God will work it out.” To make matters worse, I’ve gotten this feedback before—a few years ago, actually. Not sure why they felt the need to read me, but I…
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Make Peace…

Whew, the end of last year took me out—literally. I was exhausted, mentally and physically. Even after Nutcracker and moving into our winter off-season, by the time I finally got myself together, it was already time to go back to work. I say all that to say, I was hoping to start Q1 refreshed, with…
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I End 2025 With Gratitude.

Growing up in church, I always heard the phrase, “I don’t look like what I’ve been through,” and I used to think, duh… we all change. But one thing about adulting—time and a little age will help you understand why the saints ran around the church. So much happened in 2024 that I entered 2025…
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