As tired tears trickled slowly down my grieving face, I vowed that my son would not die in vain. I knew I would go forward with my life and help the rest of my family, and everyone else in the world who needed it, to find true freedom from addiction.
Read MoreAs you read about Jonathan’s life and death, I hope it will motivate you to help change the world by doing an act of kindness for someone EVERY day.
Read MorePeople must have Five Elements of Recovery in their lives to break free from the cycle of addiction: Faith in God, Desire to Change, Accountability, Family Love, and Friends with Integrity. I believe all five of these elements are essential to recovery. With all five of these elements working together at the same time, there will eventually be success. Without all five of them, recovery will be much more difficult.
Read MoreTelling my story has never been easy. It’s difficult to share things I would rather forget. Many times I’ve wondered if I really wanted my story to be made public. But something within me said I must.
Read MoreI wrote the Wings of Glory Recovery Program for a compelling reason. While Jonathan had the desire to change after he began listening to Wings of Glory, he didn’t seem to know how to do it. I realized then that the music alone was not enough to help Jonathan heal.
Read MoreThis book is meant to be both a practical and a spiritual guide for individuals and families. It is practical because I give specific suggestions about how to help those who are addicted. It is spiritual because I share my belief that Jesus Christ has the power to heal all addictions. By combining the practical with the spiritual, freedom from addiction can become a reality.
Read MoreThis workbook is to be used with the “Wings of Glory” Recovery Program and the “Bold and Fearless” Prevention Program. I originally wrote this workbook for the prevention program, but when Jonathan read it, he insisted it would be equally beneficial to those who are recovering from addictions.
Read MoreA collection of seven poems that relate to seven of the songs from Wings of Glory: Songs of Hope and Healing from Addiction. These poems came to me after pondering about the subject of drug prevention for several months. Yes, tobacco, alcohol, and drugs are all “deceiving thieves."
Read MoreWhile the faces and ages may vary considerably within the scene of addiction, the family problems every family has to deal with are predictable. Whenever there is addiction, everyone suffers.
Read MoreThe 12 Steps have taught me how to feel God’s power in my life, repent, leave the past behind, make amends to the people I have offended, and embrace a new life.
Read MoreWrite a plan for your life. Where do you want to be one year from now? Five years? Ten years? Choose wisely. It’s your life.
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