At twenty-seven I thought I had everything going for me. I made decent money as a waiter pursuing an acting career in Hollywood. I drove a red convertible, had an agent, and partied every night with a different woman. Whatever happened to the kid who grew up going to Catholic school
Done Doing it My Way!
It was the summer of 2002, and I finally hit rock bottom. My husband left me, I suffered a nervous breakdown, and I resorted to writing a suicide letter to God. But He knew I wouldn’t realize I needed Him until I lost everything. I was raised in a Christian home, but by the time [...]
Getting Caught Saved My Life
How does a happy little boy with dreams and aspirations wake up one day a grown man with nothing to his name, except 435 pounds and a prison cell? I know. Growing up, my dreams revolved around Dad, a pilot for a major airline carrier. I too will fly one day! Those dreams ended
Please Heal My Heart
Brokenhearted Girl Two days changed my life. At the end of the first, I knew I was different… dirty different. Once again, my parents, four siblings, and I—the happy and helpful middle child—had just moved in response to military orders. My parents always
Don’t Need to Run Away Anymore
As a young child, I was a hard-working, exemplary student throughout elementary school and the beginning of middle school. Once eighth grade started, I began to spend time with the wrong crowd. I knew the stuff they did was wrong, but still I adopted their habits. Smoking,
Do You Know the Vine?
“…As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in [...]