WRITINGS

Aug 4, 2022

Unmoored: Seasons of Doubt

“Digging in the dirt. Stay with me. I need support. I’m digging in the dirt. To find the places I got hurt. Open up the places I got...

Aug 4, 2022

My Life Without Vodka

Jesus and Seltzer: Life Without Vodka “Good morning sweetie pie” she said as I placed my morning six pack of Yuengling on the counter at...

Jul 17, 2022

Dreams that we gave up long ago can now become realities. Narcotic’s Anonymous Basic text, p.71.

During the addictive years when both alcohol and opioids dominated my life I no longer believed in dreams. In fact, as I wallowed in the...

Jul 17, 2022

Have courage for the great sorrows of life, patience for the small ones; and go to sleep in peace.

God is awake! This should be of comfort to those of us who call upon his name in our distress but what if it isn’t? What if our sorrows...

Jul 17, 2022

If there is no wind, row. Latin proverb.

Simple and yet profound to me. Over the years I’ve had great conversations with one of my good friends about prayer and why so often it...

Jul 17, 2022

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar - Raymond Lindquist

So good! Letting go of the familiar can be difficult for a few but for the alcoholic it’s near impossible. You see, for me having a drink...