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On Thursday my 17 yr old will be remanded to the county jail where he will be detained until a bed in a inpatient rehab becomes available.....This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life up to this point. And the miracle is I don't want to drink! 

 Someone once said to me, "give him to God and God will give him back when it's time."  I think that may be just what I'm doing... Prayers for his recovery are greatly appreciated.


Love and hugs to you all.



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My prayers are with you! Hope a bed becomes available soon. Your courage and strength are an inspiration!

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OMG Jen,
This is one of the scenarios I think of when I see my 3 (all over 21) drink. And each time I do (and even when I don't) I keep asking God/HP to please watch over them and put them
on the right path. I have already stated my position on drugs/alcohol and now that they are adults (by world standards) I have left it to God/HP.
Yes, of course, there will be prayers for your son as well as you. God's speed for his
recovery and may HP guide him continually in a life of sobriety and freedom from drugs!
Wanda

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LETTING GO

To let go
doesn't mean to stop caring;
it means I can't do it for someone else.

To let go
is not to cut myself off;
it's the realization that I can't control another.

To let go
is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.

To let go
is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.

To let go
is not to try to change or blame another;
I can change only myself.

To let go
is not to care for,
but to care about.

To let go
is not to fix,
but to be supportive.

To let go
is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.

To let go
is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.

To let go
is not to be protective;
it is to permit another to face reality.

To let go
is not to deny,
but to accept.

To let go
is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and to cherish the moment.

To let go
is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and to correct them.

To let go
is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.

To let go
is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.

To let go
is to fear less and love more.




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