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A Letter to My Broken Heart

August 27, 2017 Jai 0 comment Faith, God, Happiness, Life, Love, Overcoming Challenges, Pain, Relationships, Survivor

Dear Broken Heart, I see you. I hear you. I feel you. I know you’ve been in battle for quite some time now. You’ve lost so much in the fire.

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What is in your shack?

June 18, 2017 Jai 0 comment Abuse, Domestic Violence, Emotional Support, Faith, God, Happiness, Life, Love, Overcoming Challenges, Pain, Relationships, Religion, Survivor

The other day I finally watched the movie, “The Shack”, which is based from the #1 bestselling book written by William P. Young. I’ve read this book at least four

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A Letter To Myself

May 14, 2017 Jai 0 comment Emotional Support, Faith, God, Happiness, Life, Love, Motherhood, Overcoming Challenges, Pain, Survivor

Dear Jamie, I am so proud of you!!! You’ve gone through so much over the course of your life, yet you still find a way to keep going. No matter

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Featured on SarahScoop.com!

April 24, 2017 Jai 0 comment Abuse, Domestic Violence, Emotional Support, Faith, God, Happiness, Life, Love, Overcoming Challenges, Pain, Survivor, Truth

Hi everyone! I am super excited to be featured as a guest of SarahScoop.com's blog! I believe she captured my voice beautifully and I was able to share my true

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I Too Have A Dream

July 9, 2017 Jai 0 comment Abuse, Church, Domestic Violence, Emotional Support, Faith, God, Happiness, Homosexuality, Life, Love, Overcoming Challenges, Pain, Relationships, Religion, Survivor, Truth, Victim

On January 15, 2017, I delivered my own "I Have a Dream" speech in honor of a very special occasion that just so happened to have also been the weekend

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My Blank Canvas Moment

January 9, 2017 Jai 1 Comment Domestic Violence, Emotional Support, Faith, God, Life, Love, Overcoming Challenges, Pain, Relationships, Survivor, Truth, Victim

I was in a serious conversation with someone who had experienced sexual assault and they were trying to learn how to cope with their new normal after that traumatic situation.

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Day 13: Behind Closed Doors

December 28, 2016 Jai 0 comment Abuse, Bullying, Church, Domestic Violence, Emotional Support, Life, Pain, Relationships, Survivor, Truth, Uncategorized, Victim

We are taught early on in life as a kid how to keep secrets. “Shhh, don’t tell anybody. This is our little secret,” is what we are told. And, as

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Days 11 & 12: Mommy and Daddy is Fighting!

October 12, 2016 Jai 0 comment Abuse, Domestic Violence, Emotional Support, Life, Overcoming Challenges, Pain, Relationships, Survivor, Uncategorized, Victim

Growing up in a violent home took an effect on me that I am still working out to this day, and I’m 40 years old!!! So when I say that

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Day 10: The Flip Side

October 10, 2016 Jai 0 comment Abuse, Bullying, Domestic Violence, Emotional Support, Life, Overcoming Challenges, Pain, Relationships, Survivor, Truth, Uncategorized, Victim

Oftentimes when we speak of domestic violence, we speak of it against women; but the flip side is men are victims of domestic violence as well. That’s right, women can

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Day 9: The Cycle of Abuse

October 9, 2016 Jai 1 Comment Abuse, Domestic Violence, Emotional Support, Life, Overcoming Challenges, Pain, Relationships, Survivor, Truth, Uncategorized, Victim

Domestic abuse is about exercising power and control over someone else through fear and intimidation. And really, it starts, the cycle that is, way before it is manifested physically. It

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