My plans today were kind of all over the place. I was going to go down to Starbucks and have a cuppa. I thought I might run into a friend there who absolutely adores Groundhog Day. I was going to help my grandson with his very first tax return. I was going to write a little. I was going to do a lot of things. Instead, my grandson stayed at home sick, I lazed in bed, and now I’m anticipating mochi pancakes, sitting in my arm chair with my iPad writing the 11th anniversary blog. Yup, 11 years ago today I got a wild hair and decided to start a blog.

What a strange life we live. Almost everything in my daily life and ministry has changes dramatically from eleven years ago. But the constant in recovery is change. We say “come as you are”, but don’t stay that way. Growth is important. So I’m going to go enjoy some lovely mochi pancakes and grow a little bit. I suppose I can spread out as I…

— Rise Up!!