Lynda Kaye Frazier, USA Today Best Selling Author

      Child Abuse needs a voice, and should never be hushed. It's an epidemic, and happening all around us, but we don't see it. Abuse is not always physical. It can be emotional and verbal. They all leave the same scars, I know. I hide my own. In my Young Adult, If I Knew Then , Angel suffers in silence. She struggles to do the right thing, even if it means she will have to hide the evidence to save her family from the shame of her mothers secrets. Many children around us suffer in silence. We need to take off our blinders and give them a voice. A secure set of arms to run to for safety.  My book will be published this year and I am hoping to give at least one child the strength to speak up. Search for the love they will need to overcome.           All children want is to be loved. unconditionally Here's as excerpt from... If I Knew Then . Blurb Angel dreamed of a life of freed...

When I think of the ABC's, I think about children. The many hours spent playing games and singing songs so they could learn these amazing letters. It was so much fun, but for some it's  source of pain.                                           April is national Child Abuse Month. That is why I combined the remaining letters so my post can stay up for a week. Child Abuse comes in many forms. Physical, verbal, emotional, neglect of basic needs including love. Can you imagine living without the security of knowing someone is there to love and protect you?  Feeling that you need to try and be perfect? Afraid to make mistakes? Abuse does not always leave physical scars. I know, that's why I became a child advocate, and a foster parent. I wanted to make sure children knew that learning their ABC's can be fun, without the fear of making mistakes.  If you ...