When I look back at the last two years of my life and the lives of those that journey down the road of recovery, I see how much more pleasant the outcome is when I accept people, places, and things exactly as they are. For years I thought if the people in my life would conduct themselves the way I saw fit, things would go much smoother.

Motherhood didn’t keep me sober, but it has been the catalyst from which I persevere through hardships without any mood or mind-altering substances. I find that practical application of faith and the principles I learned getting sober, have paved the way for cultivating the life I live today.