2006-2009 in a Nutshell

So, it's been a while since I've posted on this blog.  More than three years, actually.  So what's happened?  In the fall of 2006, I was confirmed in The Episcopal Church, and began to take off the armor I wore to worship every Sunday.  Since that time I have been more and more actively involved, and now attend Church of the Incarnation, an Episcopal parish in Dallas.

In addition to my struggles in and with the Church of Christ, I developed a nice little case of alcoholism.  Not "eh, I probably drink too much" alcoholism.  More like "why am I waking up in an alley?" alcoholism.  From 2004 to 2008 my drinks grew deeper and longer, until life was one big bender.  I dropped out of graduate school, isolated myself, and pretty much fell off the face of the earth.  In the summer of 2008 I began to wake up again (in my bed this time), and since November 25, 2008, with the help of God and Alcoholics Anonymous, I've been sober.

Becoming an Episcopalian helped restore my Christian faith.  Admitting I was powerless over alcohol helped restore my contact with God.

What now?  Who knows.  But as they say in The Program:  one day at a time.