Tag Archives: alcohol

Get Uncomfortable

When’s the last time you hung out in the ghetto or visited a drug rehab center? When’s the last time you sat on crates in a poor man’s house to have dinner or sat down with a boy who’s been … Continue reading

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Important Pieces of Life

Many experiences leading from my childhood to young adulthood still haunt me to this day when I think back on them. I can still feel the fear, sadness and confusion, just as I felt so many years ago when the … Continue reading

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Drowning Out the Pain

Happy and excited to finally have a job, she prepares for her first day of work. “This time will be different,” she thinks. With just a small sip, she heads out to start her day. The first day went great … Continue reading

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As He Waits

It was a dreadful looking place. Garbage was thrown about everywhere and mice ran around searching for food. The walls were peeling, the steps cracked and the windows barred. Inside of the dwelling, lived single men, women and entire families. … Continue reading

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