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This rugged road leads somewhere.
I'm not sure when I'll get there but
I'm looking to my Lord now.
I know I can't afford to loose my way. . .

The time has come for me to
lead the life that I must lead.
Now is never too late to make up
for the past mistakes that I have made.

"Lord lift me up when I am down.
Place my feet back on solid ground.
I turn my life over to you,
and ask for forgiveness too.
Father I have yet to change my ways,
but I am looking toward those days,
that I will spend with Thee,
in heaven eternally."

If I live my life for Jesus Christ
whose innocent blood was sacrificed
for what we know today
a world of sin and much dismay.
In His name I pray...

This road may not be paved with gold
but in my heart a place He holds
and though darkness once entangled me
God is the light of my life,
and He will set me free.

"Lord lift me up when I am down.
Place my feet back on solid ground.
I turn my life over to you,
and ask for forgiveness too.
Father I have yet to change my ways,
but I am looking toward those days,
that I will spend with Thee,
in heaven eternally."

-Eddie
1989

Verdad y La Vida

Este ruboso camino
lleva a alguna parte y no
estoy seguro cuando ahi llegare
pero ahora estoy mirando
a mi senor y se que
no puedo conceder perder mi camino.

El tiempo a llegado para mi
a llevar la vida que debo llevar,
y ahora nunca es muy tarde
para hace por todos los errores
que he hecho.

Si vivo mi vida para Cristo Jesus
quien inocente sangre fue sacrificado
por lo que conocemos hoy
un mundo de pecado
y muy desmayo
en su nombre yo oro...

Senor, levanteme
cuando caido estoy,
pongas mis pies en suelo solido.
Pongo mi vida en tus manos
y pido perdon tambien.

Padre, tengo todavia que cambiar,
mis maneras pero estoy mirando
hacia aquellos dias que pasare
contigo en el cielo por la eternidad.

Este camino ahora talvez
no estaba pavimentado con oro,
pero en mi corazon un lugar el tiene,
y aunque un dia estuve en la oscuridad
Dios es la luz de mi vida y el me libertara.

-Eddie

" A guy that I once knew"

I'd like to tell you a story about a guy that I once knew. You can ask anyone who knew him then, if this story is not true.

As a boy he was resentful of other kids in school who brought their lunch in neatly wrapped brown paper bags and never broke the rule. They had no patches on their pants and wore different clothes each day. At recess, they seemed so content when they would go out to play.

As he watched them from a distance, all bottled up inside... and resentful of the fact that he was poor, he hung his head and cried. He made a vow that when he grew all neatly dressed he'd be. He'd buy all kinds of worldly things for everyone to see.

As this boy became a man he kept the vow he had made. He worked and saved and found success, but a price he dearly paid. He skipped right through his childhood, not realizing what he had lost. He could buy almost anything, not caring what the cost.

He drank, he lied and became obsessed with money, power and name. Then played around with peoples lives, to him it was just a game.

His life became unmanageable, blaming everything but Booze. As he hit bottom he realized he's have to pay his dues.

He lost his wife and family. He lost his self respect. He lost everything but his bottle of which he did not neglect.

This man was sick, he needed help, but where was he to turn? Sow low are you, look up he cried, or surely you will burn. He did look up to a loving God who forgave him as you can see. For I'm sure that you all know by now the guy I once knew was me.
-A.A.E. Sr.

Unconditionally

There is a feeling that I've never had before.
It started once I knew that you were from the Lord.
A blessing that I only hoped to ever find.
Something better than I ever had in mind.

Gods' own hand was in control.
On my own I'd still be looking
For someone to make me whole.

And He knew just what I would need.
Unselfish love that leads me
back to the Lord again.

Where is the feeling that was there in times before?
Not like when I knew that you were from the Lord.
There were no shivers, tremors, jolts of any kind
But loosing you once made me almost loose my mind.

A willingness to hear my side.
A tender heart that gently
helps me to see my pride.

And on those dark and stormy days,
A steadfast man that says
I'll love you for always.

There is a feeling that I've never had before.
I've never been more sure that you are from the Lord.
A blessing that I only hoped to ever find.
"God help me never take for granted that he's mine!"

A loving Dad we can admire,
a man who's willing to work hard
and walk through fire.

And on those days we loose control,
a man who says a humble
truth to make us whole.

There is a feeling that I've never had before.
It's knowing you are there and we're provided for.
In many more ways than just money can provide.
There's so much more you give that money just can't buy.

So when you fear it's not enough,
don't think for once that we want
more than you've given us.

We just want you by our side.
Our love is real, though
not completely without pride.

I know with all my heart this union will endure.
For nearly fifteen years we've never been unsure.
We're beyond "feelings" now, we know they come and go.
We have a bond in Love that everyone should know.

A blessing that we only hoped to ever find.
Something better than the world would have in mind.

God's own hand is in control
On our own we would still be looking...
for something to make us whole.

He knows just what we will need.
Unselfish Love that leads us
back to the Lord again.

Healing Grief

Look at the children now
they're praying
to a God they know,
they love Him so....
where will they be years from now?

I can remember when I was that young.
He was there.
Like a story book hero.

I took what He gave me all for granted.
Yet, He delivered me from my misery,
and gave me life.
A life that's worth knowing.

I know it seems hard to see
how He could be there when
it hurts so much inside.

But in all that your feeling now,
remember how He suffered too....
and He died.
His blood is the answer.

And now that His arms are reaching out to you,
don't turn Him away with your own pride!
Can't you see?
He is the strength you need
to live out your new life.
A life that's worth knowing.

Look at the children now
they are saying...
"You don't understand ...
wont hold their hand...
wont get them through
years from now."

I can remember when you were so strong
and full of life,
...or at least it seemed so.

You took what He gave you all for granted
and yet, He gave on and on
But life was gone
and dark and dim
frail and cold...

I know it seams hard to see
how He could be there when it hurts so much inside.
But in all of your pain within
your blamming Him...
He suffered too
and He died.
That blood is your answer.

And now that His arms are reaching out to you.
Don't turn Him away with your own pride.
Can't you see?
He is the strength you need to live out your new life.
A life thats worth knowing.

And now that His arms are reaching out to you,
you've nothing left but your own pride!
Can't you see that He is all you need
with all that is left of you inside...
His love is your answer.

Look at the children now...
they're praying.