Joannie's 11^th AA Birthday Share

thanks Teresa, Joannie here an alkie for sure

What a GREAT day to be ALIVE and SOBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11 yrs ago i had virtually no hope that i could remain sober any amount of time

i had a almost 3 yrs dry period before. i say dry cause i was still doing it MY WAY, choosing the

steps i wanted, one meeting a week and no sponsor

When i had that 'just one drink' it was a three yr long one and dang near killed me

I didn't Start drinking 'til i was 32 yrs old and was at deaths door at 56

so i didn't have much hope But AA and God was my ONLY hope

and i grabbed on to it as only a lifeline it was

I finally surrendered and did as i was told even when i didn't want to

i got up EVERY morning and attended a AA meeting at 7am, didn't matter

if it was below zero and icy out , i went. i wanted what you people had

i didn't make 90 in 90 i made more like a year was afraid to stop

besides i had learned to love those meetings

went to other ones too. Slowly my life began to change. for the BETTER

who would have thought it. Today my life is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

beyond anything i could have possibly dreamed of and i am so Grateful

Grateful to God and Alcoholics Anonymous and aaonline.net. who saves me daily yet from me.

thanks to all of you and may God bless you all real good today and always g/a