Post by WalksInSpirit on Sept 22, 2005 1:08:25 GMT -5
Maruawe,
I'd like to share my story.
I started drinking alcohol at a young age - around 14 & 15 yrs. old. By the time I was a high school senior (18 yrs. old), I had a bad drinking problem.
After high school, I played in a couple of country bands. We, of course, played in nightclubs and in bars, which did not help my drinking problem. Then, in the spring of 1993, my fiancee and I broke up. She had moved out for a while. I went to talk to her, trying to work things out. We did get things worked out, and she agreed to move back home. On her way home, she had a terrible car accident and was killed. I blamed myself for years & years for her accident. I tried my best to drown my grief and the guilt.
In the last of September of that same year (1993), I had had a minor surgery on my knee, and was unable to go with my Dad to help him work on a lawn mower he had promised to fix for a neighbor. That afternoon, my best friend came and got me and took me to the neighbor's house where my Dad was. There in the driveway sat the fire & rescue, along with a hearse. My Dad had had a massive heart attack, and had passed. If that was not bad enough, he had layed there in the yard after his heart attack for close to 2 hours before he was found. Again grief and guilt would grip my heart. The bottle became my only solace. Yet, all of that pain and sadness was waiting for me at the bottom of every glass & bottle.
With The Creator's help, I slowed my drinking down in the years that followed. And now, I am proud to say that I have been completely sober for 6 years and counting! I credit The Creator, and my Wife - my sweet Little Darlin Blu for saving me from alcohol. I could not have done it without them.
I am living proof that The Creator loves us, cares for us, and heals us. And that He can and WILL help us through ANYTHING - including the demons of alcohol and drugs.
I'd like to share my story.
I started drinking alcohol at a young age - around 14 & 15 yrs. old. By the time I was a high school senior (18 yrs. old), I had a bad drinking problem.
After high school, I played in a couple of country bands. We, of course, played in nightclubs and in bars, which did not help my drinking problem. Then, in the spring of 1993, my fiancee and I broke up. She had moved out for a while. I went to talk to her, trying to work things out. We did get things worked out, and she agreed to move back home. On her way home, she had a terrible car accident and was killed. I blamed myself for years & years for her accident. I tried my best to drown my grief and the guilt.
In the last of September of that same year (1993), I had had a minor surgery on my knee, and was unable to go with my Dad to help him work on a lawn mower he had promised to fix for a neighbor. That afternoon, my best friend came and got me and took me to the neighbor's house where my Dad was. There in the driveway sat the fire & rescue, along with a hearse. My Dad had had a massive heart attack, and had passed. If that was not bad enough, he had layed there in the yard after his heart attack for close to 2 hours before he was found. Again grief and guilt would grip my heart. The bottle became my only solace. Yet, all of that pain and sadness was waiting for me at the bottom of every glass & bottle.
With The Creator's help, I slowed my drinking down in the years that followed. And now, I am proud to say that I have been completely sober for 6 years and counting! I credit The Creator, and my Wife - my sweet Little Darlin Blu for saving me from alcohol. I could not have done it without them.
I am living proof that The Creator loves us, cares for us, and heals us. And that He can and WILL help us through ANYTHING - including the demons of alcohol and drugs.