Being free is becoming liberated; liberated from the clutches of drugs and alcohol that plagued some of my family members. It has been a long journey to release the tremendous pain and suffering endured by my family and myself. It is with absolute certainty that I profess that I could not have accomplished this liberation on my own merit; God was with me all the while. In many instances, I was not always aware of His presence or perhaps, I purposely shut Him out. In times like these, we can always count on God to be our Rock through any difficult situation.