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In 2019, it will hit the road with Jessica and be shown all over the nation. It began with portraits of 7 girls who were bullied because they aren't your typical beauty and 7 victims of su***de. Since it's launch in April of 2016, the portraits have doubled and our team has grown to include Fashion, Music, Storytelling and Art. We are planning a huge event to create awareness and raise money for su***de prevention.
12/12/2025
48 years... more real talk so someone out there knows they're not alone and it does get better if you just keep going.
But first...
I have to thank all the people I love (family, friends and ... you know who you are), my new friends and my coworkers for making me feel special today.
I woke up to the sweetest gift from someone I love dearly and messages from many of you. I found a gift in the mailbox from that someone 😘 and a card from my momma. Got THE BEST birthday voicemail from my mom (hilarious). Then flowers at my door from my baby girl and her hubby when I got to the shop. Big hugs and happy birthdays from coworkers. DELICIOUS cookies and a sweet card from one of my favorite people (thank you Michael), more flowers from two of my favorites (thank you LaDonna and Gary for always making me feel special when I need it most), tons of messages, almost the entire kitchen and crew of The Cooking Show singing me happy birthday and giving me a candle in a piece of Key Lime Pie (thank you again Michael)... tons more messages and hugs.
Thank you all for making me feel so loved!
Looking back, it is wild that I would've missed it all if I hadn't decided to keep going. At least a dozen or so times in the last 40 or so years I had a plan to exit (a handful of times I was close to going through with it).
I honestly was not expecting to make it this long so each day is a gift. I started battling my own mind in elementary school. The first time I voiced that I thought everyone would be better off without me, I was in the 3rd grade.
It is easy to focus on what's missing. On what I did wrong. On how worthless and unwanted I was. That's where my mind went for a long as I can remember (not every day was a struggle to keep going but far too many were).
Three times in the last 5 years the voice convincing me I didn't matter blasted my consciousness. All because of hurtful words from someone who claimed to love me.
The last time I sat contemplating and blaming myself for someone else's actions was July of 2024...
but then, that night,
I realized that the thoughts that were attempting to destroy me were not my own....❤️🔥
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