Yesterday, I posted on my Facebook that I declared my house alcohol free. I got some pretty snick comments and a few very nice ones. And I got a few “thumbs up” as well. My mom doesn’t have a Facebook account but I know she has to be proud of me.

About a month after I had my heart attack, I was back to swigging beer. My Checker’s mom (Diane) saw me and my biological mom heard about it (thanks a lot Steph!!) and boy, I never heard the last of it. That night as many of you DON’T know, I did wound up back in the hospital the result of a reaction from the beer to the blood pressure medicines.

No, I wasn’t drunk; I don’t get drunk! My massive frame seems to hold alcohol pretty well. What it doesn’t goes down the toilet! I don’t know if its the result of some 40 years of the “good stuff” or not but the fact of the matter is among some of the changes I had/have to make because of my heart attack, this is one of the harder ones. Not the hardest…just one of the harder!

Lately, I’ve had some time to sit back, think and reflect on life. I’ve thought about some of the additional changes I could make and why. Cutting out alcohol is one. They say a glass of red wine a day is good and healthy. Yea, true! That’s not the problem! Its expensive, empty calories (I have been trying to lose 10 lbs. since oohhhhhhhh I can’t remember!), a toxic substance in one’s body and can cause someone to be more prone to making errors in judgment (see above). And my problem is I can’t seem to moderate it! So in that respect, the healthy aspect goes out the window with the 2nd FULL 8 oz. glass!

So when I mentioned it to Steph, she said “but I like a glass on wine!”. Good for you honey, hide it in the trunk of your car and go in the back of the garage (remember mom’s friend, Sam, and the flask of scotch he kept in the trunk of his). And you won’t have to worry about it staying cold in the winter either. I’ll even compromise and plow you a path to the back of the garage! But if you truly love someone, you’ll share the pain and the change especially for the better and for your own benefit.

“I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” – John 14:12