Well Hi there, tondagriess! BTW - I didn't mean to imply that people on the Garden forum don't know about jade plants, but you are much more likely to find jade lovers on this forum. So welcome and lets see if we can help you out!

I have a few questions. How long have you had this plant? It looks like it was lacking enough light for a long time. That why the leaves are so far apart - the plant was (maybe) growing fast and searching for light. When that happens the branches can be weak and bend downward. But you say you just brought it back inside, so maybe just tell us what light it has been getting.

Does your pot have a hole in it? That is an absolute must. Recommendations of putting rocks in the bottom do nothing to help drainage, but that "general wisdom" is still out there. The water really needs to drain out of the pot.

And your soil looks like it may have a lot of peat in it. Maybe it was a bag of cactus and succulent soil? That stuff still needs to be mixed at least 50/50 with perlite, pumice or even granite chicken grit. That makes the mix lighter and it won't hold too much water and rot the roots of your plant. It should look like this -

I think it would be a good idea to look at the roots of this stump. Often, that is where the problem starts. A cut stem or stump that has no more rot showing should be quite green or greenish white. Like this -

This was a rotted stem -

When trying to save a stem or cutting, you must keep cutting away the bad, rotted parts until it looks perfectly green. If you don't get it all, it will keep rotting and you will lose the cuttings or plant. You need to clean the blade with alcohol after your cuts, too.

I have never tried to save a plant (stump) so severely pruned - and I suspect that there is still some rot hiding in there. But maybe someone else has, and hopefully they will chime in.

Can you post some picture of the drying stems, and maybe the ends of them, too? I am sure we can help you with rooting them. I root every little piece I prune off. I'm a hoarder! LOL

This will get us started and hopefully some more folks will help us out.

Is that leftover of original plant with roots?

Crenda gave you pretty good advice already, and asked some good questions.