7 Year Miracle

I call this the 7 year miracle because 7 years ago on the 23rd of this month I had stopped using herion and crack cocaine. While I was in fla. for about 7 years I got cought up in drugs. At one point in my addication I was using about $700 a day. Some friends of my here in Cleveland really did not think that I would make it out of Fla. alive. I was deep in my addication and only cared about getting my next hit. I am very thankful for those who were praying for me behind the scenes. While in fla. I kept trying to get clean but to no sucesse. I moved to New York where I had changed from crack cocaine to herion. Praise God that I was only there for 3 months, but in that time I saw more than anyone should see. God used my father being in the hosp. to bring me back to Cleveland (THANK YOU GOD). I believe that had that not happened that I would not be writing this. When I got back to Cleveland I had and stilll have the best support system of friends and I want to thank them. To start off with thank you Danielle for allowing me to move in, for making one of the conditions of moving in was that I was to go to church, you were there thru the good and the bad time (at times there were more bad then good) and you stuck by me when others told you to give up on me, carrie and the kids for loving me just where I was and for allowing me to crash with you when I first got home. All of those at Metro Church who love me wither they knew my past or not. Chelley & Laura for giving me the support that I need, to start chipping away that the walls that I had but up to keep people out and so that I could not got hurt anymore, to help me learn things that I was not taught growing up and giveing me encouragment to gow in God.
As I look back on my life I thank God for saving my life. People have asked if I would change anything in my life with all that happened to me and I now can no. God is using all the things I went threw to help others. I look at this way "How can you help someone if you have not gone the same thing." I am more open to someone who has gone thru the same thing I have gone thru.
I am thankful for everyone who has been there for me, weither it was a word of encouragement, support , a hug or with a smile. You have no idea how many times someone has smiled at me and it change my whole day.