Christmas Wish - Al-Anon Family Group

kellys_angels · Member

Christmas Wish

cdb19 · Member

Hello Kelly,
I will be praying for you! What I have found is our higher power, who I call God, works in his own time. Just keep working your program and focusing on you and know prayers are on the way. The alcoholic has their own higher power and so their recovery is up to them. Do your best to take care of you and those precious children and let his and your higher power work on the timing, which we unfortunately have no control over. cdb God Bless!

-- Edited by cdb19 at 06:49, 2008-12-05

Tiger2006 · ~*Service Worker*~

That wish may not come true. But you can have a wish for your own happiness by working your own program. You're on the right path. Keep it up!

maresie · ~*Service Worker*~

I think its pretty honorable to wish an alcholic to get better. The issue is generally they don't do it overnight. Sometimes those who are sober are just as hard to get along with as those who are drinking.

I also know that by the time the A lost me and our pets that I was a shadow of my fomer self.

Maresie.

Jerry F · ~*Service Worker*~

Aloha Kelly!!
That's not so much to want only after I read your want list I remembered
also in my wish list and prayers that my alcoholic would want it more than
I. Eventually she did get into recovery. By that time I had been in
Al-Anon 3 years plus and had gotten my own life back. Sometimes it will
work out close to how you want it and sometimes better. Sometimes you
get yourself back and more of what you need than what you want.

Keep coming back and working it...cause it works. (((((hugs)))))

Karilynn · ~*Service Worker*~

((((((Kelly)))),

I pray that all addicts and their families will seek recovery and be successful at it. We all want that for our families and friends. It never hurts to say an extra prayer for that. Despite the fact that I no longer have my beloved Tim, I still pray for all that are afflicted with this disease and their families, yours included. Much love and blessings to you and your family.

Live strong,
Karilynn & Pipers Kitty

Maria123 · ~*Service Worker*~

Prayers for you (((((((((((Kelly)))))))))))))) that your wish will be granted.

I have learned that sometimes HP does for me what I cannot do for myself. Perhaps HP is taking really good care of you and you just don't know it yet. Hindsight is 20/20 my friend. Also there's a Garth Brooks song called "Unanswered Prayers." Listen sometime hon.

My wish for you is that you continue to grow in your recovery with love and compassion whether the alcoholic is drinking or not. My wish is that you see how far you've come and what a wonderful, beautiful lady and mother you are to your angels.

love in recovery,
Maria

kellys_angels · Member

Thank you all so much for taking the time to think and respond and support me. I went to my Christmas party last night without my AH. First time I ever went out to an event alone. I hurt but was surronded by dear co workers that also gave me support. I drank way too much and danced all night. I felt empty but really needed to just let loose. Today I came in and read your notes to me and seeing things differently. I am seeing that I do have a programs, I do have goals. Mostly God has given me the strength to be alone and learn some new tools that will make life better for me and my little angels. Who knows what next Christmas will be like here at our home. All I know is Thanksgiving was horrible and Christmas will probable kill me inside. But I am doing this because life was bad with him and I just couldn't do it any longer no matter how much I loved him.

Thanks again for caring about me and I am so greatful to have you all in my life. Hope your holidays are peaceful. Kelly

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