And so does George. However he hasn't had any of that lately either. My first husband (children's father) was a good man when I first met him. After about 6 years of marriage, (we didn't have kids until then) his sister won a case of Canadian Mist whiskey at the Moose Lodge and gave him a Fifth. He was hooked. What once was a good man who worked to support us (over the road trucker) had now became an out and out drunk. Why I didn't leave him before we had kids I'll never know. Anyway, I ended up being the support of our family and after 26 years together and the drunkenness turning into abuse, I finally had no choice but to leave him. I will always remember him as the good man I loved before he became a total alcoholic when he is dead and gone. Somehow I want to blame his oldest sister for what happened, but she did not force him to take it or drink it. If I could have changed that moment in time, things would have been different; but then I wouldn't have George. He too had a drinking problem until Covid attacked his liver Christmas of 2021. Then he too stopped.
At one time I too drank. Of course I only drank beer, but that's bad enough. I had gotten this attitude that "If you can't beat 'em join 'em." Which didn't help my kids any. I finally woke up one day and realized that I didn't want my grandkids to know me as this person. So I quit April 10, 2014 and I haven't looked back. Sometimes God has to slap you in the face to wake you up so you'll stop what you are doing. And all it took was me popping open a can, taking a swallow and saying out loud, "I don't want this." And 'poof' it was gone. It was just that easy. God is wonderful. Amen.
Amen... I too quit cold turkey... I used to get up in the morning and before even taking a sip of coffee, I'd grab the bottle out of the freezer and take a huge pull from it... One morning I grabbed the bottle and looked on top of my fridge... From left to right I had from a nip up to a gallon and then back down to a nip all empty... I saw that and looked at the bottle in my hand and asked myself what the F are you doing??? I took that 40 dollar bottle and upended it into the sink, grabbed my trash can and swept the top of my fridge free of bottles... Been sober since... 😊😊😊
The Lord knows when we've had enough. Praise God, what a wonderful testimony. We are all sinners and have done things we are not happy about, but it only takes a moment with God to change all of that. Amen my friend. Amen.
And so does George. However he hasn't had any of that lately either. My first husband (children's father) was a good man when I first met him. After about 6 years of marriage, (we didn't have kids until then) his sister won a case of Canadian Mist whiskey at the Moose Lodge and gave him a Fifth. He was hooked. What once was a good man who worked to support us (over the road trucker) had now became an out and out drunk. Why I didn't leave him before we had kids I'll never know. Anyway, I ended up being the support of our family and after 26 years together and the drunkenness turning into abuse, I finally had no choice but to leave him. I will always remember him as the good man I loved before he became a total alcoholic when he is dead and gone. Somehow I want to blame his oldest sister for what happened, but she did not force him to take it or drink it. If I could have changed that moment in time, things would have been different; but then I wouldn't have George. He too had a drinking problem until Covid attacked his liver Christmas of 2021. Then he too stopped.
You're a good lady and you have my admiration... George is a lucky man and I'm sure he knows it too...
At one time I too drank. Of course I only drank beer, but that's bad enough. I had gotten this attitude that "If you can't beat 'em join 'em." Which didn't help my kids any. I finally woke up one day and realized that I didn't want my grandkids to know me as this person. So I quit April 10, 2014 and I haven't looked back. Sometimes God has to slap you in the face to wake you up so you'll stop what you are doing. And all it took was me popping open a can, taking a swallow and saying out loud, "I don't want this." And 'poof' it was gone. It was just that easy. God is wonderful. Amen.
Amen... I too quit cold turkey... I used to get up in the morning and before even taking a sip of coffee, I'd grab the bottle out of the freezer and take a huge pull from it... One morning I grabbed the bottle and looked on top of my fridge... From left to right I had from a nip up to a gallon and then back down to a nip all empty... I saw that and looked at the bottle in my hand and asked myself what the F are you doing??? I took that 40 dollar bottle and upended it into the sink, grabbed my trash can and swept the top of my fridge free of bottles... Been sober since... 😊😊😊
The Lord knows when we've had enough. Praise God, what a wonderful testimony. We are all sinners and have done things we are not happy about, but it only takes a moment with God to change all of that. Amen my friend. Amen.