I came to Blessed Builders just beat down by my addiction/alcoholism. Blessed builders provided me with a safe and sober home. With increased privileges and trust as time passed. I was able to learn a sober way of life while I reconstructed my life. I’m so thankful for the Sober Living House and all Shane and Krystal Bloom do.
Without Blessed Builders, I would have been homeless or worse. I could still be addicted to the drugs and alcohol that ran my life. For many of us in addiction, jails, institutions and death are our outcomes. Mine is always jail. I was 39 years old and when I got out of jail, all I had was a pair of borrowed pants. I had to start over yet another time. Broke, hopeless, and depressed. I was certain that life just wasn’t going to be very happy for me.
Then I got an opportunity to change not only my life, but to fix all these broken behaviors thoughts and patterns. I began a program of recovery on 11/16/20. I had lost all my family’s trust, I had no friends, no license, and no tools to combat my alcoholism.
Today my life is more than I could ever imagine it would be. Today I’m a brother, I’m a son, and my family is a huge part of my life. I’m no longer invited to family things out of pity or concern. I’m welcomed instead and that means so much. I managed to pay my fines, acquire insurance, and buy a car. All entirely legal and that’s a pretty good feeling! With that car, I can drive to work where I am employed full-time and with a growing company. I show up every single day as an employee there. To add a little bonus, I started college at BSC a couple of weeks ago. For the first time in my life, I’m earning a degree but most importantly, the transformation in my thought process and behavior is makes me proud.
– Brian