When I was a teenager, my mom told me that I walked around with a cloud over my head. She had no idea the truth in her statement, neither did she know the heavy weight of that dark cloud. The cloud cast deep shadows over every area of my life. Hiding in those shadows were sinister companions that would stalk me for years. This book, Companions on My Journey, is an attempt to share my messy journey through the darkness into the marvelous light of God's love and grace. At the cross I found healing and peace, freedom, and restoration. I pray that my Heavenly Father will use my story to guide the hurting, the rejected, the abused, and the condemned into the miraculous light of his unfathomable love. Please take my hand and journey with me.