I grew up in the mountains of Eastern KY in a good household. My father was a coal miner and mother a nurse. I also have two brothers. I graduated high school in the mid 90s when Oxy Contin was at its peak. From the outside looking in you wouldn’t have thought I would have grown up to become addicted to drugs but I most certainly did. For over twenty years I was addicted and bound by drugs. This led to 7 felonies and almost 10 years inside of jails, rehabs, and institutions. I most definitely wouldn’t be here today without God’s grace and mercy.

 

In 2016 while serving a 3 year sentence for trafficking drugs I accepted Jesus into my life and the journey of my recovery began. In June I will celebrate 9 years of continuous sobriety. Sobriety is one thing but I have also been in full blown recovery mode as well. I went back and graduated from the University of Kentucky, got my ministerial certificate from KCU, got a full pardon from the governor, and even started my own church.

 

Today I am employed with ARC doing client retention work and also community engagement functions. I am happily married to the greatest woman ever and actively raising my two kids. I live my life today with the hope someone sees me and wants to know the way out of addiction into a life of abundance.