What do these all have in common? A $100 savings bond – doughnuts – a beer and a shot – hot dogs – a chance to win airline tickets or a new vehicle – a $500 food card – cheesecake – a dessert on a stick? Those are all items offered by various businesses to […]Read Post ›
This topic is one that has rested in my draft category for a long time. I am still not sure what I want written on my headstone, but I want to talk this through. I decided the best place to start was to explore what others had engraved at their burial place. I found this one […]Read Post ›
For a while, I have asked a number of my coworkers about forgiveness. Being a supervisor, I am always aware of my role as having “authority.” As such, the first reaction was “Why, what have I done now?” I fully understand their reaction. There are times in my life when I find myself mired in […]Read Post ›
I recently spoke with a person who is a ways into recovery and doing pretty well. He looks at all the aspects surrounding his dependency issues and plans a strategy to deal with them. Then he goes out and changes what he can to make his recovery more secure. I commented how well he was doing and […]Read Post ›
I think we have the best Christmas tree of our time. It is the best because I can remember a number of years ago when I was still drinking and we could not afford a tree. My wife and kids actually had to construct a tree from some cardboard tubes. The kids seemed ok with it […]Read Post ›
A few weeks ago I pulled up in front of our house and just sat there. What happened next was kind of different. It was a moment akin to when your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. No I am not dead. What went through my mind were pictures of the some of the […]Read Post ›
I was thinking today that I have it pretty good. Not because my life is anything so special – or is it? I woke up – only two choices there, either in heaven or still here with something God wanted me to do for him. I am sober another day. Sometimes I forget that after […]Read Post ›
