Getting the Answer

October 17, 2009

Today I was told I would be offered an exciting new job I had been hoping I would get. It is a few years of work, with some of the top people in my field. One of them is a world class scientist, with lots of awards and even a Pulitizer for a book he [...]

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Waiting for an Answer

October 14, 2009

I got word this evening that a decision will be made, as soon as Monday, about hiring someone for a job I want to have. This position is something I have been waiting to hear about for a long time. I also know I am in the running for getting the job.
I have been praying [...]

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The Rock

October 3, 2009

I was walking in a state forest the other day and came across this rock. It was along a jeep road trail that led to a lakeside flat. At the flat was a place to hang out and it was obvious this was a place to party. Not to badly littered but there were some [...]

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Faith Abounds

September 29, 2009

One key element of my sobriety, my happiness and my ability to live in the right way is to have a strong faith. Yet it comes and goes. I came into AA not believing in God. My use and abuse of substances though did make me willing to try what Alcoholics Anonymous suggested. My willingness [...]

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Sept 16 2009 Just for Today

September 16, 2009

Just checking in as I haven’t written in awhile.
My wife is pregnant and I am now on track to become a father for the first time. My biggest surprise so far has been my almost complete lack of fear or worry regarding what is one of the biggest life changing events you can have (or [...]

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Our Best Ideas

August 14, 2009

As happens too often, someone that asked me to sponsor them has gone away. Don (as mentioned in this post about sponsorship) decided he needed to try to do find his own way to sobriety. My own sponsor said it best “why do you need to find something else, this works well for a lot [...]

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Three Answers

August 9, 2009

My sponser told me this little gem the other day.
You know what the three answers to your prayers can be?
Yes.
Yes but not now.
No because there is something better in store for you.
I am liking my new sponsor!
Stay sober, have fun and enjoy this day.

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Crossing the Line

July 25, 2009

I have been talking a lot lately with others about crossing over into the world of alcoholism. For me doing so involved adding alcohol to my body. I am certain I am a natural born alcoholic. My body was never able to process booze like a normal person. Other people may not be born that [...]

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