Home Alone
I was left home alone a lot as a child. My parents divorced when I 
was in elementary school. My mom took my little brother and sister. My older brother and I stayed with my dad. Unfortunately, my dad worked all the time. With my dad gone all the time, we had no rules. We were never punished for anything. I started getting in trouble in third grade. I was sent to an alternative school. I started smoking cigarettes in the fifth grade.
was in elementary school. My mom took my little brother and sister. My older brother and I stayed with my dad. Unfortunately, my dad worked all the time. With my dad gone all the time, we had no rules. We were never punished for anything. I started getting in trouble in third grade. I was sent to an alternative school. I started smoking cigarettes in the fifth grade.No Rules = A Vicious Cycle
By 16, I was in jail for drug charges. I never had to follow rules before, and I wasn’t good at following rules in jail, so I was sent to prison. After I’d served my time, I went right back to selling drugs and went right back to prison. I was sentenced to nine years and six months.
When I was sent back to prison, my dad stepped in and tried to help. He tried to get me into recovery facility called Royal Pines. I didn’t know much about it at the time. I didn’t really want to go, but I knew it would get me out of prison early. The judge cleared me to come to Royal Pines.A Way Out
I was just looking for a way out of prison, but it ended up being the best thing for me. It changed my life forever! Since coming to Royal Pines, I have seen and experienced what God can do – I am ready to do what God has planned for me!
I was just looking for a way out of prison, but it ended up being the best thing for me. It changed my life forever! Since coming to Royal Pines, I have seen and experienced what God can do – I am ready to do what God has planned for me!
I’m so thankful for the opportunity to come to Royal Pines because it has truly been a
life-changing experience!
life-changing experience!
Thank you – Austin E
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