I thank God and Leslie, my wife, who passed away a few years ago, for all they have done for me. I went round and round with the devil, getting drunk, high, and stupid, not thinking about me or anybody else. I am 18 weeks sober now; I put that bottle down. Let me tell you, friends, and family, that’s where it all starts.

I thank God and Leslie for all they have done for me, and I’m turning it all around because of Jesus. You can say I was born with it; my mother and father were also alcoholics. I was born a preemie baby and wasn’t expected to live; that is when Jesus came into my life. He rescued me and let me live another day on his earth, then and now.

Being sober is the first blessing of so many yet to come. I thank and pray to God, Jesus, and heaven when I wake up. I thank them from the heart for all the beautiful blessings in my life.

I continue to give it to Jesus one day at a time.