God Made Other Plans
God is a large part of my life, so I spent seven months in a faith-based recovery program. This program was very strict and it gave me exactly what I needed at that time of my life. I was able to build a fellowship, work on the 12 steps and learn how to live sober. Although I wasn’t quite ready to leave but it seems God made other plans for me.
My Relapse
I wasn’t paying much attention to my recovery; I stopped calling my sponsor, stopped going to meetings and I was working way too many hours. It was a Sunday night and I had worked all day. I was off the next day on Monday, and I can’t even recall how everything happened but the next thing I know I’m at a friend’s house and we’re drinking. Someone suggested getting drugs and it was over from there. I went into a blackout and I overdosed, and woke up in the hospital on Wednesday. At that point I knew I had lost everything once again.
Grace Of God In A New Home
Two days later I was released and a friend told me about The Da Vinci Home. By the grace of God I was welcomed in. The very next day I showed up and wow, the ladies were having coffee on the front porch. There was a beautiful dog and a pig in the backyard. I was so happy to be there. The fort first week or so I was allowing my thoughts to tell me I was a major letdown and I did not deserve the help of these ladies or a bed in this house. One afternoon I just broke down and let my feelings come out in a good cry.
Doing Things Different
Angie was very supportive and assured me I was safe and at home. I started feeling much better after our conversation and started looking for work, getting to meetings, I found a sponsor and I’m now working on my first step. I’m doing things a little different this time. And so far I really love this new fellowship. I’m having a hard time finding a job but I have faith God has the perfect job waiting for me. This is my very first blog and I hope the next one is much better.
Love, Virginia