Echoes of Loneliness

<p>In the Darkness of a storm these are shadows and in the shadows I am there.</p><p>Beyond the pigtails and shy smile there is a little girl who has endured things beyond her precious few years abandoned and unloved she yearns for a gentle touch a warm smile and open and welcome arms. From early childhood to and through her adolescence author Diane Troup weathered the deafening storm alone her mother gone her brothers ripped from her life she was tossed about as ship on a tumultuous sea looking for someone to protect her from the savage winds of an unkind world. As she recounts her tumultuous childhood listen to the echoes of loneliness ringing through her words see the dark clouds of sadness etched in her face and catch the glimmering ray of hope sparkling in her blue eyes for the creator of the storm brings peace quiet and restoration to those who trust in him unwavering.</p>