If we haven't actually turned the corner, I can say that the corner is in sight. It has been a long, hard road these last few years. It started really going badly south in August with my meltdown and then imploded in mid-October when E asked me to move out.
In retrospect, that was the best thing that could have happened. It acted as a catalyst in both our lives. We had reached a point where God needed to tear down the existing structures before anything new could be built. Sometimes renovation simply isn't enough - you need wholesale demolition.
Now today, as I watch the workman start carting away the rubble that used to be "me" I am in awe of God's grace and mercy in my life. We see many references to "the God of 2nd chances" in Christian media. The truth is that I am somewhere into my 2nd or 3rd hundred thousandth second chance. It is by His grace and mercy that I am still breathing - that I have a job and a family and that I have a wife that loves me.
If you are a regular reader, stay tuned for more posts chronicling this journey. If you are a casual reader - welcome and come back soon.
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