Never in a million years could I have come up with this idea on my own. I'm radical, not crazy. Homeschooling is for people who are paranoid and have no life outside of their homes. Well aren't I a work in progress? Two and a half years ago I was an alcoholic on the verge of losing my family, how did I get from there to here? The answer is very simple. It was God. I did the treatment and all that to get the physical addiction out of my life but something happened to me during my ten days in that center. I called out to God, earnestly called out, and He saved me that day. He gave me beauty for ashes and that's when it all started. People say I don't take enough credit for how far I've come since then but the truth is, God set it all up. I follow Him because I know what life without Him is like and it's my honor to give Him the credit.
When I got out of treatment I knew I had to do my part and serve God. I got hooked up with a church that attended to my needs immediately. I can't even explain how perfect the circumstances were that got me involved with this group of people. Let me just sum it all up by saying "It could only be God." These people welcomed me with the most open, loving arms I've ever known. I began the road to recovery with others who had been where I'd been and felt very comfortable and open about sharing my experiences as well as my deepest fears. I knew God had a plan for my life but at that time I just wanted to serve God to sort of repay (for lack of better word) Him for what He'd done for me. I asked what I could do to help at the church and it just so happened they had opened up a soup kitchen but needed someone to cook. It was really perfect for me, I had two in school and one in preschool, so time I had, but what I didn't know was that it was all part of my recovery. Neither did I know the people coming in either were or used to be addicts of some type. Being a part of that soup kitchen is and has played a major role in my own healing as an addict. I can't explain it really except to say that I finally had some purpose. I was so full of gratitude towards God for giving me my joy again that I would have done anything He asked me....except homeschooling.
To be continued...
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