This Saturday morning we got off to an early start as my wife had a garage sale.  The house was in order so things went fairly well and I kept the kids from sleeping too late. In the morning I got them all outside and had my oldest practice baseball and do the dishes.

I thought a lot about several things related to personal adjustment and sobriety but I don't remember any of it.

I got to watch the movie, "The Alamo".  It was the most historically  credible rendition I have seen of the event.  I was intrigued by the personalities on both sides and noted how none of them were perfect heros or villains.  They all had virtues and flaws.  I thought the movie captured the full scope of perspectives.  I was especially interested in the dynamic between the Tejanos and Mexicans.  Juan Seguin had been a Mexican loyalist but battled the corruption of Santa Anna.  Santa Anna while corrupt was a powerful leader that the Mexican people needed and continued to follow despite his flaws.

An interesting thing happened later in the afternoon.  My brother stopped by unexpectedly.  He needed some help as he is having to move.  He had a friend he has known since high school. As I talked to the friend, he related to me his story of recovery from addiction and religious conversion. It was a great conversation, I just wish that I could have engaged my brother a little more.  I invited him to our recovery group. I wish that I could have been a better host as I was in the back yard and never invited them in.  I had to make a difficult decision about giving appropriate help when my brother asked me to rent a vehicle for him to move his stuff.  Fortunately my license is expired so it was a moot point, thank God.

In the evening I went to a meeting.  It was a speaker meeting with a guest from Laredo.  He had a great story, it was one of those "high bottom" but deep obsession stories.  The guy did well in telling a complete story including how he recovered and how his life has gotten better.  He also did well in including the spiritual component.

Thanks be to God