from Torment To Triumph - 'Searching for a Love That Was Always There” by Carolyn Pendleton

A story of a young woman’s search for love; after being abused by both her mother and father throughout her childhood, her feelings of loneliness, pain and confusion consumed her and led her into a destructive lifestyle. As she searched for someone to love her, she only seemed to find her life going in a downward spiral of despair. She found money, men and drugs to be temporary fixes to fill the void she was missing. As she went through a cycle of abusive relationships, she always find herself back where she started, lonely and unloved. After a number of unfortunate events, she was forced to look within herself and discover not only a beauty within her, but also the love of God. Through God's grace and love she managed to escape every situation she was faced with, even though some could have killed her. Her search for love and acceptance from people was no longer a necessity as she went “From Torment to Triumph