A Mother's Love

By Sherika L. Henderson

Abuse, Justice, Forgiveness.

               After leaving an abusive 15-and-a-half-year marriage. Taylor finds herself still being abused by her ex-husband with voodoo and his power in the church. In and out of court fighting for custody of her 14-year-old son. After being forced and admitted to the psych ward at Grady Hospital, Taylor is faced with forgiving everyone who had done her wrong. Taylor was raped and torn with keeping her promise to her son. Taylor sacrificed her heart when she gave her son his heart's desire not knowing if she would get the justice, she felt she deserved.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sherika L. Henderson
• Release date: Jun 24, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393208334

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Taylor’s Heart When She Gave Her Son His Hurt Desire.

By: Sherika L. Henderson

Table of Contents

A Mother’s Love................................................. ........................Pg. 1

Dedication.......................................................... .......................Pg. 3

My Mother...........................................................................Pg. 4

Acknowledgements.............................................. .........................Pg. 5

Introduction Rage Just Got Served........................................................ Pg. 7

Chapter 1  The Rejection That Led to The Bet...................... ..............Pg. 10

Chapter 2  The Bet..................................................................Pg. 13

Chapter 3  The Marriage.......................................................... Pg. 15

Chapter 4  Love & Sacrifice..................................................... Pg. 18

Chapter 5  The Affair...............................................................Pg. 20

Chapter 6  The Divorce............................................................Pg. 24

Chapter 7  The Day Before Court................................................Pg. 27

Chapter 8  Emergency Hearing...................................................Pg. 32

Chapter 9  My Promise to You.................................................... Pg. 37

Chapter 10  The Prayer of Forgiveness That Started My Healing............... Pg. 41

DEDICATED TO:

My Son (Roderick Lamar Clark Jr.)

My Three Angel babies

Heaven Sent Daycare (Kayson Goodman)

My Daughters (Reshida & Briana Clark)

My Mother/Stepfather (Jacqueline & James Johnson)

My Sister/Nephew/Niece (Shemika, TJ and Azariah Magby)

My Aunt/Uncles (Bonita Strickland, Barry & Ryan Henderson)

My Cousin (Brenda Booker Lowe)

My Best Friend/ God Sister (April Griffin /April Swinger)

To My Mother, Jacqueline

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IF GOD FEARING AND Wisdom were pictures, they would look like you. Thank you for all the

sacrifices you made at an early age. And for those you are doing now. Thank you for being

transparent with no judgement when I did not always make the best choices. Being a great role

model a true Proverbs 31 woman here on earth. I pray and hope I am half the mother you are to

my children. I can never repay you for your love and support. I am striving daily to come close.

Acknowledgements

To God- I am so thankful for my relationship with you God. My foundation from my mom and Pastor James Wright Jr. Everything I went through was necessary for my journey of life. Thank you for your unconditional love, grace, and mercy despite my sinful ways.

To my son- Lamar Clark Jr., I pray you take the best part of your dad and me as you continue to grow into a great man on this journey called life. Never stop dreaming and believing in yourself.  Keep God first and there is nothing too hard for God.  Do what is right even if it means you may have to stand alone. Understand I love you and I did the best I could at the time. You will understand it better as you mature and go through life my King.

To my sister Shemika H. Magby- Thanks for being a great sister, being a mom to me at times and true friend. Thanks for being an ear/shoulder when times were hard. Even while you were in your own trial. I have been looking up to you from day one.

To my cousin Bren B. Lowe, I want to thank you for caring for me as a child.  Thanks for watching Lamar like he was your own at no charge. And for being there during many hard times.

To my riders Shamoin P., April S., Germaine H., Tammi F., Nydia G, Venis M., Michelle V., Jotonia S., Teresa F., Brenda A., Elvira G., Lani T., Helen M., Myesha P., and Dr. Rogena Miller To all the ladies in my support group for your love and support with no questions, or judgement.

To my dad Kenneth Taylor and my siblings Tesha, Kaleigh, Kendra, Kenny and (Kentrell RIP) I love you to the moon and back.

To Princess Gooden thanks for sowing a seed in me on the day we met at a vending event in November of 2019. As well as helping me with this book. I am looking forward to working more with you in the future.

Introduction: Rage Just Got Served Custody Papers

The rage I felt after there was a knock at my door. I opened it.  I was hit with custody papers from

my ex-husband Dee two years after being divorced. I was gasping for breath. While almost flat

lining from a heartache. On that September morning shocked still in the doorway. I felt my heart stop. At that moment I needed my son Demontae to breathe.

* I was numb and alone as I laid in that cold hospital bed. After losing my 4th child. I was

suffocating, I could not breathe. I did not want to live after they snatched you from my heart.

Because you were my air, my lifeline my everything. I wanted to give up, but God would not let me. *

04/10/06 -While I was unconscious, I remember a glimpse of myself sitting on the stairs at my old house in shock after the death of one of my other children. I did not think I could go on that day until I felt your little hand go up and down. my face drying my tears. At that very moment I asked God to let me go back so I could live for you since I did not want to live for myself.

*A s I try to come to grips to what I read on these emergency hearing custody papers. I am left not knowing how to feel, what to do or what to say. A part of me was angry. Dee, it took you two years to come up with these lies in this order. After