Hope House didn't do anything for me.

Hope House afforded me any and every

opportunity to do things for myself. It

didn't give me anything. They gave me the opportunity.

And while I was here, they helped course

correct me and get me to the person that

I should have always been. Well, coming

in, it was pretty tough. you know, I was

ready to commit suicide and divine

intervention. Ended up here, did an

overnight, started just like you, Pax

Christie. I did Pax Christie. I did the

Lion's Den at night and then stayed here

with the guys all day. And I remember

they would drop me off at like 9:30,

10:00 at night. And like they were

picking me up 8:00 in the morning. And

then after the first night, I was like,

"Can you guys pick me up at like 6:30 in

the morning because I'll be ready. I'll

be out the door waiting." My life kicked

off here. They say in the program like

beyond your wildest dreams and they

undersold it. I I couldn't even fathom

the life that I have now. Hope House is

a family. That's what it is. It's it's a

connection. You know, I have a hundred

guys,

you know, 100 families that I could

reach out to if I need anything. And I

have a hundred other families that would

do the same for me. Parents could do the

same. Coming here, it was like it's not

like I just came here. It's like my

whole family came here and yes, I stayed

here and I lived here, but like my

family benefited from this. You know, my

family has a big family now. As my dad

always says, like I dropped one kid off

here and I have 100 kids now, 100 sons.

And that's cool. I married here and it

was only two guys that weren't from Hope

House in my wedding party. Guys I got

sober with were here and they were right

next to me on the most beautiful day of

my