It’s difficult getting through the draft folder when I wake up each day with something to share. Today, sobriety is at the forefront of my mind because in 3 days, I’ll be 25 years sober and wouldn’t be sitting here typing without it.
My daughter came to visit and said, “Somebody has a sober birthday coming up soon!” I grinned and was thrilled she remembered, but she always does. I was 3 months sober when I found out I was pregnant with her, so she wouldn’t be here without sobriety. I enjoy buying a medallion each year to mark that year sober and my daughter has purchased several for me in honor of it. I told her, “I found one on Etsy, but it’s $50! It’s made of two different types of metal and engraved!” She didn’t even blink before saying, “I’ll buy it for you”, and asked for the link.
There are so many little things I’ve walked through sober, but recall the big things with sharper recollection. When the market crashed in 2008, we lost our house to foreclosure and that was tough on many levels. That really caused me to question God’s will for my life, but my best guess is we probably shouldn’t have overextended ourselves to live in a half million-dollar house. My marriage was already on shaky ground, but losing that house was the beginning of the end.
I endured the marriage for 6 more years, and God has been here through it all. The divorce, which I announced while physically shaking from head to toe. Learning to live on my own, with my daughter for the first time in my adult life and let’s give a sacred bow to Breast Cancer in 2016. Those were all big things, but so many little things in between that brought us to this little lake house in 2018 cancer free and still sober. I’m not sure we need to move mountains, but sober, we can climb every hill.
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