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Lakia and her family lost everything in 2013, and went from a home of seven years to living with friends and family, and then to D.C. General Family Shelter, where she lived for more than a year. Through her pain came her purpose and she has written a collection poems and meditations on life challenges when living in a shelter for families experiencing homelessness. Every day she thanks God for what she’s going through so she can push another woman who may be struggling, because nothing is gonna stop her. The quote she lives by daily is Slay Pray Believe, and she stands on these words faithfully.
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Lakia Barnett
Lakia and her family lost everything in 2013, and went from a home of seven years to living with friends and family, and then to D.C. General Family Shelter, where she lived for more than a year. Through her pain came her purpose and she is now running a women’s group called I Am a Woman of God Support Group on Facebook, where she inspires and uplifts women through her daily messages. Every day she thanks God for what she’s going through so she can push another woman who may be struggling because nothing is gonna stop her. The quote she lives by daily is Slay Pray Believe, and she stands on these words faithfully.
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Slay Pray Believe - Lakia Barnett
SLAY
PRAY
BELIEVE
Poems
by
Lakia Barnett
Distributed by Smashwords
Copyright 2017 Lakia Barnett
All rights reserved.
Cover Design by Christopher Darden
Dedication
To all women who have ever struggled and thought they couldn’t make a good life for themselves.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction of Me
Why Me
D.C. General
Surrender
Behind These Walls
Purpose, Where Are You?
Love Thy Self
Fire Alarm
The Messenger
Room Check
Taken
Trust God
Mommy, When Are We Getting Out of Here?
Giftings of a Child
Miracle
Playtime
Mental Health
Can I Help Her?
Thank You
Author Bio
INTRODUCTION OF ME
2013
The day of pain
The day my home of seven years was broken
Seeing the three men running with guns and masks
My kids screaming
My niece
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