No one said life would be easy-something Bernette McClain learned at an early age. Experiencing grief at the tender age of four and having this same grief follow her like a dark cloud, Bernette tried to put the pieces of her shattered and traumatized heart back together. While in the midst of attempting to understand her life and all that her few years on earth had to offer her, another experience would rear its ugly head and manifest itself in the form of molestation. Yet, another obstacle Bernette would strive to ...
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No one said life would be easy-something Bernette McClain learned at an early age. Experiencing grief at the tender age of four and having this same grief follow her like a dark cloud, Bernette tried to put the pieces of her shattered and traumatized heart back together. While in the midst of attempting to understand her life and all that her few years on earth had to offer her, another experience would rear its ugly head and manifest itself in the form of molestation. Yet, another obstacle Bernette would strive to understand and overcome. In the midst of trying to understand her life, Bernette was soon given a surprise-becoming a teen parent at the age of 16. Though to some this may have been too much for a young lady to handle, to Bernette it was proof that her life had a bigger meaning. She now had no choice but to pick up the pieces of her life and put them together to love her child.After becoming a teen mother, life would not get that much easier, but it would teach Bernette lessons along the way on what it means to love, to forgive, and how to let go of her past. So, I Rise is one woman's journey from heartache to a place of peace that surpasses anyone's understanding.
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