What if you found out your perfect childhood wasn't so perfect? Marcia Thompson has always had happy memories of growing up an Air Force brat in the Philippines. Sure, her father could be controlling, but she loved living on base and exploring the jungles with her siblings. Today, she and her husband, Tony, have worked hard to give their children an equally content military childhood. But when their adopted son and daughter are abruptly taken away due to no fault of their own, the traumatic event not only leaves Marcia feeling emotionally shattered, it stirs up vivid memories of sexual abuse that leave her questioning whether her "happy" childhood was really so happy after all. As the recovered memories threaten to sink the relationships she's built-with her husband, with her remaining children, with her worried friends, with her doubting family members-Marcia must begin a journey of faith to discover the truth and reconnect with the frightened young girl who repressed what happened to her in order to survive. Written with compassion and a full spirit, I Met Her Before is a novel that stresses the importance of love when it comes to healing from past trauma, whether that means asking for help from those who care for us, or learning to better love one's self.