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I am an Alcoholic - A personal story of addiction, bottom, and recovery

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I am an Alcoholic  -  A personal story of addiction, bottom, and recovery Why I’m Sharing This I am an alcoholic I have recovered from this horrible disease, but I am not cured. I will always be an alcoholic. Today, though, I am sober—and I’m immensely grateful for that. Some people have asked why I’m sharing this publicly. That’s a fair question. I’ve wanted to write about this for a long time, but I was scared. This is deeply personal, and I worried about what people would think of me if they knew the truth. After a lot of prayer, reflection, and honest conversations with close friends, I finally felt it was time. I’m sharing this because someone out there is struggling like I did. Or maybe a family is watching someone they love slowly disappear into alcohol and feel hopeless. I want them to know there is a solution. There is hope. If this helps even one person, then writing this is worth it. My last drink was June 30, 2015.   When Alcohol Took ...

Stickers on my RV

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Not my RV I see so many rigs driving around with stickers all over them, fine for them but not my style.  I really don’t like putting a lot of stickers on my RV, but I have   put a few on it that have so much meaning to me.  The first sticker is OCRK, Oceanfront Camping at Reach Knolls, my absolute favorite place to stay. Why you may ask…the people, the weather, the views, the peace and serenity. I can’t say enough about it. The next sticker is ‘I was Blessed in ’22. I was parked overnight at Katy Community Fellowship, in Katy Texas and in the morning they were having a men’s breakfast at the church so I walked over and joined them. There was a gentleman there that attends motorcycle rallies and blesses the riders and their bikes. I asked him if he’s ever blessed an RV and he said no but he would be happy to after breakfast. All the guys came out and laid hands on the RV and said a prayer for me and the RV. Pretty neat! The Yellow Bird is in honor/memory of my pal’s d...