12/25/2025
I vaguely remember many Holiday Seasons. For roughly 25 years alcoholism and drug addiction robbed me of many Christmases. Many I spent high and drunk, in sordid places alone wishing for death. The loneliness I experienced was indescribable. Alcohol and Drugs stopped working, that achieved desired affect had long gone. Terror, Bewilderment, frustration and despair ruled. I never could understand why God wouldn’t take me, I begged and pleaded to end it. I did my part to ensure it would end but I believe today God wasn’t having it. Truth be told, I should’ve been dead a long time ago- lethal amounts of alcohol & drugs, attempted suicides using any method I could conjure up but still didn’t happen. Today, I’m convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that a loving God had other plans. Through his grace and mercy, I got sober. The obsession and compulsion to use was removed. Life began to take on new meaning, doors began opening and successes started to snowball. All the while God putting the right teacher in my path at the right time. From yesterday a man wandering aimlessly through a life with no meaning, to today living a life better than I could’ve ever imagined- today I give all the glory to a loving and forgiving God. He gave me purpose, he has blessed me not only with an amazing wife, a family but also a spirit of service and love. Today, this Christmas Day I give thanks to God but also most importantly I pray for those laboring through the Holidays, those who are just as I was. If you are suffering, if you feel as if you’re dying on the inside please know there is hope. As he had for me, he too has a purpose for you. He is there! He will make the impossible, absolutely possible.
I am incredibly grateful for my family, my business and the incredible staff God has blessed my company with.
Merry Christmas to Lisa, Lisa, DeAnna, Tina, Fernando and Derek! You are the rock stars of the chemical dependency field and I am extremely grateful to have you all here!
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Peace,
Chris
