| As a son of a mother who was an
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| | she saw Marsha she was either smiling
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| alcoholic, I can tell you from firsthand
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| | real pretty or nearly crying as if
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| experience the cause of alcoholism.
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| | something deep within was bothering her.
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| Unlike food that satisfies a physical
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| | I was 2 years old at that time.My
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| need, alcohol which provides no bodily
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| | grandfather Paul Krofchik (retired Lt.
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| nourishment satisfies a spiritual
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| | Colonel, U.S. Army) who everyone said was
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| need.Alcohol is a mind-altering chemical
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| | the nicest man they'd ever met was deeply
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| and anesthetic that dulls the emotional
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| | troubled by his only child's battle with
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| pain of one's existence. The gnawing
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| | the bottle. He would often go driving
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| internal dissatisfaction with life is the
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| | around the city looking for her. I once
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| primary reason for substance abuse. Young
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| | saw it written outside of a local bar,
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| men who don't have the courage in and of
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| | "Don't let Marsha in here!"Daddy's little
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| themselves to approach a young lady think
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| | girl died one early morning at 2am when
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| by drinking their inhibitions will lessen
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| | running across a street drunk. She was
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| if not go away. Hence the dissatisfaction
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| | hit by an 18 year-old driver who was also
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| ultimately is with oneself and his or her
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| | drunk. Drinking and driving is a deadly
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| life. Sadly many resort to substances
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| | combination.My father said at the funeral
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| before they work on themselves within.
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| | he had never seen my grandfather look so
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| After the substance wears off you have
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| | grievous. Pop-Pop (as I affectionately
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| got the same personal challenges and
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| | called my grandfather) was like a Dad to
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| emotional pain to contend with.My mother
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| | me. I and my grandma Nana adored him and
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| was always troubled by the fact she was
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| | he us. He never missed one of my baseball
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| adopted. Even though my beloved
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| | games. He participated in Cub Scouts with
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| grandparents gave her all of their love
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| | me. And so much more!Ironically Pop-Pop
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| and everything under the sun, she found
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| | had a problem putting down the bottle
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| no comfort within. My entire childhood
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| | too, although he was a functional
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| all I knew about my mother was that she
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| | alcoholic. Apparently after losing his
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| was either out getting drunk, in jail
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| | daughter Marsha and nearly losing my Nana
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| under arrest, or at a mental ward
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| | too due to a hiatal hernia Pop-Pop
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| receiving psychiatric care for
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| | started finding a degree of temporary
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| rehabilitation. I do have one fond memory
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| | comfort in the bottle.I had noticed when
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| from when I was about 5 years old of my
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| | I was staying with my grandparents and
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| mother rubbing my back while I was laying
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| | using Pop-Pop's car that he had stashed
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| in bed, a sweet experience which I
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| | some little vodka bottles in his trunk.
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| savor.Thankfully my maternal
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| | Maybe in some strange way that is how he
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| grandparents, father, and step-mother
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| | got closed to his deceased daughter. I
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| stood in the gap and cared for me in the
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| | tried to gently confront him about it and
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| absence of my mother.Alcoholics have an
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| | ask him to just drink at home and not in
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| intense spiritual thirst that if unmet
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| | his car behind the wheel. His eyesight
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| will drive them as they seek to find
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| | wasn't the greatest anyhow. A couple
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| spiritual harmony, whereby they can be
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| | years after my mom died, Pop-Pop took a
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| made whole. The hippie movement of the
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| | bad fall around 11:30am at a local
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| 1960s rejected the progression of
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| | convenient store. I got to talk to him at
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| materialism their parents had made and
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| | the ER where he was admitted for the
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| replaced it with their form of a
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| | night. It was the last conversation I had
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| spiritual quest. Sadly their parents who
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| | with him, as within 24 hours he had a
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| came from a generation of little
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| | stroke and lost his ability to speak.
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| neglected to provide their children with
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| | Upon going to the store to retrieve his
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| some of the true spiritual riches they
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| | car I found two small bottles of vodka in
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| did have as they went hard after getting
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| | the door compartment (one of which had
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| for them the things they did not. How
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| | been opened and was half empty).Pop-Pop
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| ironic that the first American generation
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| | spent his last two months bed ridden in a
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| to have it all was the generation which
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| | nursing home and then died. My Nana and I
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| turned to substances to find relief.The
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| | missed him terribly.All I can say is
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| great Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung wrote
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| | please don't drink alcohol and subject
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| a letter in January 1961 to Bill Wilson
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| | your loved ones to such grief and
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| (the founder of Alcoholics of Anonymous):
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| | misery.The "new wine" of heaven is
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| "Alcohol in Latin is spiritus, and you
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| | available for whosoever will drink of it
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| use the same word for the highest
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| | (Acts 2:13). Ask and invite the Holy
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| religious experience as well as for the
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| | Spirit that rose Christ from the dead to
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| most depraving poison."Jesus said, "God
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| | come in and fill your troubled heart in
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| is a Spirit: and they that worship Him
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| | Jesus' name. I promise you once you taste
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| must worship him in spirit and in truth.
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| | of the rivers of life by the mighty Holy
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| The true worshippers shall worship the
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| | Spirit you shall never thirst again!
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| Father in spirit and in truth: for the
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| | (Revelation 22:17)Paul Davis is a
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| Father seeketh such to worship him."
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| | masterful poet, worldwide professional
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| (John 4:24,23)Jesus said to the Samaritan
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| | speaker, minister and author of several
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| woman seeking to draw water from the
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| | books including Breakthrough for a Broken
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| well, "Whosoever drinks of this water
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| | Heart; and Stop Lusting & Start
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| shall thirst again: Whosoever drinks of
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| | Living.Paul is a life coach (relational &
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| the water that I shall give her shall
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| | professional), popular keynote speaker,
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| never thirst; but the water that I shall
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| | creative consultant, humor being,
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| give her shall be in her a well of water
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| | adventurer, explorer, mediator, liberator
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| springing up into everlasting life."
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| | and dream-maker.Paul's compassion for
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| (John 4:13-14)Sadly my mother only got
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| | people & passion to travel has taken him
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| dead religion from her upbringing and
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| | to over 50 countries of the world where
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| never found her way to the best bartender
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| | he has had a tremendous impact. Paul has
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| - Christ the head of the Church. Her
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| | also brought revival to many in war-torn,
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| name, Marsha-Anne Krofchik, a cheerleader
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| | impoverished and tsunami stricken regions
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| who attended Boone High School (one of
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| | of the earth. His organization
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| two high-schools in Orlando before Disney
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| | Dream-Maker Ministries is building
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| World came to town). She made homecoming
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| | dreams, breaking limitations and reviving
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| court, graduated from UCF with honors and
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| | nations!Paul's Breakthrough Seminars
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| I'm told by an Orlando Police Department
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| | inspire, awaken, impregnate with purpose,
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| Officer who knew her that she was the
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| | impart the fire of desire, catapult
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| most beautiful young lady in the city of
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| | people into a new level of
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| Orlando in her day. Unfortunately Marsha
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| | self-awareness, facilitate destiny
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| never discovered her inner beauty.My aunt
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| | discovery and dream fulfillment.
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| Paulette, her cousin, told me that when
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