THE SHADOW OF MY YOUTH FOLLOWS ME: Poetry of an Adult Child of an Alcoholic

By Deborah McFarlin Hobbs and Molly Hodgkiss

If you are an adult child of an alcoholic or have been hurt by someone you love, there is hope for forgiveness.

The Shadow of My Youth is a powerful true story about the traumatic and sad life of an adult child of an alcoholic father. It is a life where survival is key, and forgiveness comes only by the grace of God.

God loves us too well,
than for us to dwell
in a self-made hell.
He’ll see us through the storms of life,
and there are no storms in paradise.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 24, 2024
• ISBN: 9798823023146

Deborah McFarlin Hobbs

Deborah Hobbs describes her life using figurative language and poetic verses to help evoke the reader’s imagination and emotions. She finally comes to terms with the childhood that was stolen by her father decades ago. She realizes that his life has taught her the meaning of God’s amazing forgiveness and that her mother’s life taught her unwavering faith, and that prayers can be answered, even when it seems impossible!

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