Prologue: A Journey Through Darkness and Light This is the story of one woman's 13-year struggle to come to grips with God, faith, and depression. The Shadow of the Valley of Death Depression is a strange beast. It can creep in slowly or strike like lightning. Often, those who suffer may not even realize their perception of reality has shifted. It reminds me of the infamous frog in warm water, blissfully unaware of the slowly rising temperature until it's too late! Similarly,

Depression is a strange, new world of darkness and isolation which grays out and reshapes each of life's varied experiences, dragging them all down to the same level of emptiness.