i may never be able to recollect or pinpoint when i started to slip……………….but my experience leads me to believe…………….when i took my eyes off the ‘Cross’………………….

when my life and my marriage started to unravel….i was going through the motions of life but my focus was on acquiring and consuming any mind altering substance that was readily available…..i took my eyes off the ‘Cross’…………………

when my addictions gained control they were running the show……………..i did what i was told…and went along for the ride……………………my eyes were not looking at the ‘Cross’……

when i overdosed twice…………………i weaned myself off one substance and ramped up my consumption of alcohol………………….wasn’t capable of thinking clearly about anything……much less the ‘Cross’………………….

i was hell bent on following the same path with alcohol…………….and God’s Grace Stepped in and I remembered the ‘Cross’………………………..

i fought my way to recovery and i pray and help others………………..find their way………to the ‘Cross’…………………………

Thank-you Father