Out of Darkness Into the Light: One Woman's Story of Abuse, Addiction and Redemption in Bloomington, MN

"I wasn't even fifteen yet and every man in my life had hurt me. All I wanted was to be loved..." Life for Peggy Meatchem was never a bed of roses. An abusive childhood led to abusive relationships, which ultimately led to a life of crime and addiction. Never a victim, Ms. Meatchem knew that despite everything, God was always there. Here, in her own raw, frank and brutally honest words, Ms. Meatchem takes us on a journey from the horrors of her childhood to the minefield that was her adult life. She came out on the other side realizing that only God has the power to take her from Victimization to Victory.