This Sunday we went to mass together as a family again. It was good to have plenty of time to get ready and to get there in a peaceful disposition.

My 4 year old son had 3 mistakes this day. my wife pointed out that he got ahold of some wheat snacks the day before. I resisted this idea. I am experiencing the type of dishonesty called denial.

I go to go to the treatment center CA meeting. I saw 3 friends and former very active members in the fellowship that were there as patients following relapse.

I got to have a great afternoon at home wathing the ball game, playing washers with teh neigborhood kids and practicing baseball with my son and his friends.

This morning during meditation I saw the bright light briefly.

This morning I ran religious programming for kids on television again. We got to see a good animated story of the 2 sons who inherited their father's vinyard and some good teaching about purgatory.

Today we were blessed with some extra income from my wife's babysitting and from her resale, for this I am grateful.

I found out that we had an overdraft fee from the bank and I felt both upset and reentful. I had to resist both with God's help.

Later in the day I picked up a playscape slide and climbing wall to replace our broken one. The guy reduced the price by $10, so I receieved another gift.

I got to visit with my dad today and we discussed some spiritual matters although we didn't really have the discussion that I am waiting to have to ask him to join us in fellowship in our church.

Today I fell more in love with my wife.

Thanks be to God.

Today I got to go to the noon meeting. We were reading in the chapter on step 6 in the Twelve and Twelve. When the person before me was about to read, the chairperson mistakenly directed her ahead to tradition six. she just read and passed to me. I had been totally prepared to share on step 6 but had to shift gears and talk about tradition 6. Thanks be to God for the opportunity to practice humility.

I got to see in a deeper way the parallels of the tradition with my personal program. On a personal level my biggest problem in living the spiritual life is when I let problems of money, property, and prestige divert me from God.

This afternoon I was afraid that my son would be hurt and would not love me because I had to punish him severely. Eventually he repented and performed his punishment.

As part of his religious training I got to practice with my son for his first confession coming in two weeks.

This evening I was resentful at my wife for going to a meeting of the Autism Society.

Practicing for my son's confession and the act of contrition were a synchronous event given that I was afraid and resentful today.

Thanks be to God for forgiveness.

This morning I was blessed with an early rise which I had prayed for. It made my morning more manageable.

I got to go to the noon meeting, we read from the personal stories "A Late Start".

Lately I have been seeing a bright point of light, just outside of my direct view. This has coincided with moments in which the Spirit has been connecting with me.

We had a good evening.

This morning when I prayed I received some insight which led me to pray in different statements that seem to be a more accurate model of spiritual vivification.

Dear God,
As I begin this day I ask that you re-form my thoughts, instincts, and motives to conform to Your will. Please direct my thinking...

I got to go to the noon meeting today. We read the last page of tradition 5 and the first page of step 6. I noticed that the first page of step 6 was a great example of the practice of trad 5. The step 6 page deals with character defects but in the last paragraph it ties this back to the primary purpose of alcoholism.

Time to end the day, thanks be to God.

Today I had a good day at work, I got to go to my meeting at noon, and I won at ping pong. At the noon meeting I walked in late and missed the reading but the pages dealt with the physical allergy and hitting bottom. Several people spoke some were new and I got to talk about the physical factor of alcoholism and how hitting a bottom was a window of opportunity for me and that I was grateful. I also got to talk about how the program worked for me last week after I had been sick.

This afternoon I got to help a guy with a step work guide.

My wife got to help a neighbor who went to the hospital by watching her kids. She ended up getting paid for it which was a blessing. I got to help by bathing all of our kids.

I got to watch some of intervention with my son and explain alcoholism to him.

Thanks be to God for all his blessings today.

This morning we all went to mass together as a family. It was the first time that we went together and all the kids were manageable. I was so grateful, I got to hear all the readings and everything. The Gosppel was the parable of the master who gave talents to his 3 servants. The parable has always been a difficult one for me to understand but our deacon did a masterful job with it. I even got to have quiet, focused time with the Lord after taking communion.

Today I saw some playscapes free and good prices. I felt a strong covetousness crop up in side me.

Today and yesterday were the best days we have had in a while.

Thanks be to God.