My good friend Floyd works down at Rob’s Ranch, a treatment center in Central Oklahoma for men struggling with chemical dependency. He’s the health and nutrition supervisor, and makes a point to spend time with many of the families each weekend as they arrive for...
What makes an addict an “addict”? At what point do they cross the line? What does an unmanageable life look like? What percentage of their income do they need to start spending on their drug of choice before we call it a problem? Does it only become an addiction if...
I don’t have any statistics on this, but I would venture to say that one of the more common adjectives used to describe people that we don’t understand is: “crazy.” Think about it. How many times have you said… “He’s crazy.” “She’s crazy.” “They’re crazy.” “Her...
Every so often a mother sends me something so good I have to share it. This letter is one of those somethings. It’s written three years ago from a mother to her drug addicted son. The mother told me she wrote it the day she chose to stop enabling. She told me how her...
Last week I announced the winning cover for my new book, “Finding Hope”. This week, as promised, I’ve included a snippet of the first chapter of the book. I hope it gives you a taste of what you can expect with the real thing. Which by the way, you can pick up on...
