A survivor of childhood sexual abuse I felt as though God did not love me. How could he love me and allow such horrible things to happen to a small child? As I progressed through childhood, teens, and early adulthood I made decisions and behaved based on my assumption that God did not love me; I was on my own. Oh how wrong I was Two years prior to being diagnosed with an aggressive Stage II breast cancer I gave my life to God. It didn't happen at the Alter; it didn't even happen at church. I was saved that night on my knees, in tears, by my bedside. I was lost, alone, broken, hurt, scarred....you name it I felt it. It was at that very moment that God's love came down into that room and enveloped me in the most magnificent love that I have ever felt. There was a peace in me that I had never known, and I knew then that God IS real. He loves me. I realized that even though I had endured years of pain and heartache He knew my every tear, my every hurt, my every disappointment. I also knew that one day I would write what He had given me and that someone would be inspired by my testimony of survival, healing, and Salvation. It is my sincerest prayer that as you read this book you will be encouraged and determined that you can go on even after the storms of life seem to be raging around you. **COVER CONTAINS ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY R.E. PENNY AND USED WITH HER EXPRESS CONSENT**