Posted on June 3, 2020
by Shakiyla
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Initially, I planned to use this letter as a platform to address what’s going on in society. I would comment on the police brutality. I would defend the cries for air, the pleas for breath, the petitions for equality, but God told me to… Continue Reading “Dear Black Men:”
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Posted on June 21, 2019
by Shakiyla
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Looking at my website, I noticed it had been over a year since I’ve posted in the “Meet a Friend” section. The purpose of my creating that page, as stated, was to shed light on some of the most compelling and impactful people I… Continue Reading “Meet Sarah and Judy.”
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Posted on June 10, 2018
by Shakiyla
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This is my first time posting on the website since I made the decision to have a complete abdominal hysterectomy. I felt myself walk away from writing. I felt myself walk away from opening my heart to the world (or at least the small… Continue Reading “I am Woman.”
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Category: Life.Tags: adoption, africa, barren, Black women, childbirth, christianity, endometriosis, growth, healing, hysterectomy, love, nature, peace, photography, singleness, woman, womanhood
Posted on March 7, 2018
by Shakiyla
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It’s 3:26 am, and I can’t sleep because my body won’t let me. I realized that I’ve been avoiding all of the things that bring me joy, and writing is easily in the Top 3. In my last blog, I gave you the run-down… Continue Reading “The Diagnosis.”
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Posted on August 20, 2013
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I’m a thinker. I find myself sitting in the room, in my car, or at the foot of the Cross creating scenarios in my head. I don’t find it strange, sometimes it’s simply an interference during my day. So, I’m sitting on the couch… Continue Reading “im His daughter.”
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Category: Life.Tags: cheesecake, daddy, daughter, family, father, forgiveness, future, God the father, growth, hands, healing, joy, latenight, life, love, matthew, past, peace, relationships, rest, scars, scripture, sick, thinking, understinding