Tonight I went to our Big Book study meeting. I looked at the story length beforehand and saw that it was short. The idea popped into my head that it wouldn't be that inspiring and that it would be the same experience as the stories I have recently read.

During our opening meditation I was moved to pray the set aside prayer for an open mind and a new experience.

The story was "Flooded With Feeling", I was flooded with feeling.

There was a point in the story where he said "...this is the part of my story where I'm supposed to say 'and then I went on for ten more years'" I was flooded with memories of the points where I hit bottom, became willing... and then I went on for ten more years.

I had to stop reading and put down my book. I was moved to tears. Then I realized that I avoided another ten years that I could have gone on. I was filled with joy.

Today we had several turns of fortune with our bills. We managed to avoid foreclosure and avoid anything getting turned off and my dad offered to pay for my son's baseball.

Tonight I remembered our Gospel reading about Jesus walking on the water in the storm and reaching out to Peter.

Thanks be to God for getting me through the storm.