Thursday, January 20, 2011
Celebration!!!
Just had to write a quick post in celebration of my little brother's 6 months of sobriety. He got his chip a little bit ago but I am just finally getting around to posting. So proud of him and all that he is accomplishing with his life. I look back on where he has come from and it makes me even more proud of the wonderful man he is becoming. Sure do love you buddy and am so proud to be your sister!!!!!!!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
And so it begins...
I have felt the prompting to start this blog for some time now. My story is not anything out of the ordinary, nor is it really anything special, but for some reason I need to share it and the lessons that I have been so blessed to learn. I pray that this blog will be found by someone who really needs it, as I have needed the experiences and light from so many wondeful people that have influenced my life. 2010 has been one of the most life changing years I have ever lived.
I have always seen myself as the "fixer" of the family. I wanted to make sure all my siblings were happy, and that my parents were ok. I learned from a very young age to be scared of life and the changes it brings, something that I am only recently learning to let go of. Change is something that wasn't only scary for me, but brought about a certain amount of anxiety that has affected the way I treat myself and others. I have always had a need to control circumstances I am faced with. This something I now realize I will never have, and its ok.
July proved to be a very pivotal month for me. My youngest brother came to our family and asked for help to overcome a drug problem he had been dealing with. All of us had served missions, been married in the temple, and were active in the church. The family mold had been broken, or so it seemed. In reality we had been given a new mission in this life, and my brothers addiction had and continues to be a reminder to us of the existence of a loving Heavenly Father and His desire for us to return to Him someday.
My parents and I have since become very involved in the Addiction Recovery Program through the LDS church. We have met some incredible people that I can truly say have changed my life. I realize that I have so much to learn about my Savior, His unconditional love, and power of the Atonement. On the other hand, I have learned more things about Him through this program and through the people I have met than ever before in my life. I want to be able to share the joy and the change that has come about because of this new spiritual path that I am on. I will be forever grateful to my sweet baby brother who has brought this new light and understanding into my life. I hope you will visit this blog often, and that you can find some peace and understanding to the difficulties you are facing. I pray we can learn and grow together in our path back to our Heavenly home.
I have always seen myself as the "fixer" of the family. I wanted to make sure all my siblings were happy, and that my parents were ok. I learned from a very young age to be scared of life and the changes it brings, something that I am only recently learning to let go of. Change is something that wasn't only scary for me, but brought about a certain amount of anxiety that has affected the way I treat myself and others. I have always had a need to control circumstances I am faced with. This something I now realize I will never have, and its ok.
July proved to be a very pivotal month for me. My youngest brother came to our family and asked for help to overcome a drug problem he had been dealing with. All of us had served missions, been married in the temple, and were active in the church. The family mold had been broken, or so it seemed. In reality we had been given a new mission in this life, and my brothers addiction had and continues to be a reminder to us of the existence of a loving Heavenly Father and His desire for us to return to Him someday.
My parents and I have since become very involved in the Addiction Recovery Program through the LDS church. We have met some incredible people that I can truly say have changed my life. I realize that I have so much to learn about my Savior, His unconditional love, and power of the Atonement. On the other hand, I have learned more things about Him through this program and through the people I have met than ever before in my life. I want to be able to share the joy and the change that has come about because of this new spiritual path that I am on. I will be forever grateful to my sweet baby brother who has brought this new light and understanding into my life. I hope you will visit this blog often, and that you can find some peace and understanding to the difficulties you are facing. I pray we can learn and grow together in our path back to our Heavenly home.
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