My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. When we surrender to God, most of the time all we focus on is what we are giving up, not what we are getting. We don't realize that what we are getting is much better than what we are giving up. Letting go and letting God, seems like such a simple concept, but the reality is much more difficult. It is a daily, sometimes a minute by minute choice. But giving our troubled lives up to someone who sees the big picture when we don't, should make sense. But of course if doesn't to our feeble minds. We have to be in control, or at least I think I need to be. There goes selfish ME again. So once again, I have to give it back to God. It's a vicious circle. But He always takes me back. That's all I have for today. Have a great one!
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Good morning! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. This past Sunday at church we talked about this passage, and how "love is patient, love is kind." Love is an action. Being patient is something we withold from, being tolerant, or understanding, and being kind is the action of being generous, friendly, or warm-hearted. And this is to ALL people, not just our friends, or people we like, but to all people, the poor, or those that are unfriendly to us, or undeserving, to ALL. God loved me and forgave me with all of my baggage and sins, he was patient with me. I need to be with others as well. It is hard to do sometimes. I struggle with this on a daily basis. But as long as I am better than I was the day before, it is a good day. That's all for today! Have a great one! Don't forget to stop by the store and sign up for the drawing!
Good morning! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. I guess I didn't realize how prideful I really am until I read this quote. I think I always have to be right, when in fact sometimes I'm trying to prove what is right. But my prideful self want ME to be right. Sometimes I'm so concerned with trying to prove what is right, I'm hurting others in the process. That's not right. Pride puts distance between people, never brings them closer. Sometimes I'm more concerned with being right, than concerned with other people feelings. Humilty is being courteous and repectful, not thinking of yourself better than others. There is a lot I need to work on in my life, and I know that, and I guess that is a step in the right direction, so I just need to keep moving that way. One step at a time. Don't forget to check out my photography site at www.laurenyoderphotography.com. I do have photos and books available fur purchase as well. Just visit my store! Also, sign up for the book drawing! Or if you need anything from Amazon, just click on one of the links on my page, and I will get a small kick-back. (Thanks! It keeps this site going!) That's all for today! Have a great one!
Good morning! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic, addict. When I was drinking and using, all I wanted to do was run away from my problems. Thinking that I was getting away from them or dodging the bullet was a lie. They were still there. Or they were going to come back and haunt me later. There are some that pop back up in my life now, almost 2 1/2 years later. But I'm taking care of them now, because I know they are not going away until I DO take care of them. Until you face your problems, or solve them, they will always be there. It's hard taking responsibility for some of my actions, but they were my actions, so I have to pay for them. I just need to learn from them and not do them again. Ask for help if you are struggling though, people are always there to help you. You may not know it, but some people are just waiting to be asked to help, they just don't know you need it. That's all for today! Have a great one!
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. With thisweekend being Memorial Day weekend, a lot of people will be out partying, getting wasted, being hungover, not remembering things. Today I get to enjoy my long weekend with my family, grill out, and remember it. I won't feel like crap every morning. When I first got sober, I thought it was going to be boring. How was I ever going to have fun again. Drugs and alcohol made my life fun, or so I thought. But there is so much that I really don't remember, but one thing I DO remember is that I always felt like crap afterward. Today I don't have to feel like that. Being sober can be and is fun. There is so much to do in life being sober. I know I won't get a DUI when I drive anywhere, I wake up in the mornings feeling good, I get to spend more quality time with my kids, I just get more opportunities in life. But also for the fun side of it I know for my AA group, we have picnics, potlucks, luncheons, we grill out, we go out to eat, we just have fun together. I enjoy my life today. You can too. I am sober, not boring! That's all I have today1 Have a great weekend!
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. for the longest time I made up excuses of why I wouldn't go to treatment, or why I didn't need to get sober. I didn't really have a problem, or other people drank more than I did, or work wouldn't be able to get function without me, or how would the children survive without their mom? Well, I finally ended up realizing I needed help, so I went. Work got along without me, my children are still alive today, and the world is still spinning, so I think everything turned out ok. If you want something bad enough, you will find a way to make it happen. If you really want to get clean or sober bad enough you will find a way to do it. If you need to get somewhere, to a friend's that is willing to help you out, if you want if bad enough, you will make it happen. Quit making excusing, and do something about it. Action speak louder than words. You can tell me all day long what you want to do or what you are planning on doing, but until there is some action behind those words, they mean nothing. That's all I have for today. Have a great one!
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. The hardest thing to realize is that the only person that is going to be able to change you is you. No one else can do it for you. But the amazing thing is once you realize you have that power, once you realize that you have the oppotunity to make that decision, and that all you have to do it take that first step. But you have to want to and you have to work hard at it. It doesn't just happen. It also takes continous steps in the right direction afterwards. Surround yourself with like-minded people. No matter what you want to change, your weight, drinking/using, your job, your attitude, whatever. You are the only one that can do it. So take charge of your life today. Be who you want to be. That's all I have for today! Have a great one! Don't forget to check out my store.
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. When anything gets built the first thing they do is build a foundation. And when people are building something, they want it on solid ground, not sand. They build they foundation to hold up the rest of the buildling. That supports it...for the rest of its life. God did the same thing with my life. It was a mess. He took me out of a horrible pit and set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand. HE is the firm foundation of which I live today. I need to trust in Him in everything. Pray to Him whenever I am struggling. He is always there to guide me today. That's all I have for today! Have a great one!
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. An unplanned door has been shut recently and stress is rising. But I have to remember, all I can do is trust in God. He is in control, and He will provide. When He closes one door, He will open another, but I have to remember it is in HIS timing. Another quote I found that I like is. "Until God opens the next door for you, praise Him in the hallway." Ain't that the truth. All I can do is accept the situation. Do what I can with it, and work hard. So please pray for everything to fall into place with this. In the meantime, if you need something from Amazon, just click on the link on this page, any of the books, and order whatever you need, and I get a little kick-back. Every little bit helps! Thanks so much! That's all for today! Have a great one! Also check out my other webpage. It is 125 fun things to do with the kids over the summer. It is a Kids Bucket List. www.kidsbucketlist.weebly.com. Also, check out my photography website www.laurenyoderphotography.com. Don't forget to sign up for the free book drawing!
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Making mistakes is a part of life, and we all do it. But usually it's when we don't know what we are doing. When it happens over and over, we are making a choice to do it. We know what we are doing. When when consistently do it expecting a different result, that's insanity at it's best. When we make a mistake, that's ok, We can say I'm sorry. But I'm sorry only works so many times, when we are making the same "mistake." When I was driking and using, I ws always saying I'm sorry, and it got to the point where it didn't mean anything anymore. It took awhile, once I got clean and sober, for people to trust me again. For the "I'm sorry" to be believable. I had to mean it and to prove I meant it. That's all I have for today. Don't forget to sign up for the book drawing, and check out my website www.laurenyoderphotography.com also check out my books and photography for sale in my store.
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