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A Leap of Faith: When Your Soul Knows What Your Mind Doesn’t
After months of going through all of the requirements to become a host family for Safe Families for Children, it seems we have finally...

Jaylene Garau
3 min read


God's Love in a Harsh Place
“Go visit the women in jail,” that’s what I felt stirring in my heart one Sunday morning at church. It seemingly came out of nowhere...

Jaylene Garau
3 min read


Why I Left My "Dream" Job
When I was 25 years old, I landed the job of my dreams as a television reporter for the NBC station in Miami. I was married to my high...

Jaylene Garau
4 min read


Love Sometimes Hurts but Love Always Heals
I always thought of love as something that felt good but sometimes love requires sacrifice and pain. Below I share our journey as a Safe...

Jaylene Garau
6 min read


Redesigning for a Purpose
This is our den when it is not being used to host children. This space was designed so that in less than an hour, it can be easily...

Jaylene Garau
3 min read


When You've Looked Into the Eyes of a Child Who has Gone Hungry...
We had two little sisters placed in our home through the Safe Families for Children organization. A non-profit that helps families in...

Jaylene Garau
3 min read


Turning a Mess into a Ministry at Home
Here it is. What was our formal dining room is in transition. It will be a den. A parlor. A reading room. The answer is different...

Jaylene Garau
1 min read
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