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This is the riveting and yet inspirational journey of one woman's life of survival stemming from childhood molestation, physical and mental abuse. Marlena was given away by her biological mother at the age of only two years old to a relative she would grow to call Mother. Layla, Marlena's biological mother, had to face the guilt and shame of her deep dark secret. The secret that would haunt her for the rest of her life and ultimately carry to the grave. Read of Marlena's courage to tell about the cruelty of abandonment by her biological mother and the relational bonds that were broken which would inevitably, break the bonds that help to mold a child throughout its life: Mother/daughter, brother/sister, sister/sister and just general relational bonds. Mother was the physical and verbal abuser, all through Marlena's tender years until about age fifteen. Growing up with negativity, read how it possibly could have impacted Marlena's life. Marlena's reality was that her biological mother did not want her nor did Mother want her. Marlena's reality was that her young life was full of trauma. Her reality was also that she battled depression constantly as a child with no outlet. These were very harsh realities but it all was in preparation for what was to be one of her sole purposes in life, a living testimony.

Marlena's faith would be the key that would sustain and carry her through life.

As time pushed forward, find out what Marlena grew to realize about her biological mother and possibly why she gave all but one of her children away. Read about the unusual woman, Mother, who raised Marlena and how her struggles with anger impacted the little girl's life. If you have ever had relational dysfunctions, this book is a must read It is powerful and could possibly change your life. Learn about the power of forgiveness and how forgiveness is not for the weak but it is indeed for the strong, and only the strong survive. Even though the emptiness and the burden of not having her biological mother in her life continue however, to haunt Marlena, today, she is a wife, mother and a survivor. Having a productive life, she has decided not to hold on to the seed of unforgiveness in her heart against the past, which can ultimately lead to the root of bitterness. It is a miracle that she, Marlena Cantrell, did survive and now dares to tell her story, her way.