Crumbs From the Master's Table

Van took his first serious drink of liquor in 1957 when he was eighteen. For the following eight years alcohol abuse destroyed his fledgling career in aviation as a pilot and as a decent human being.Van didn't know how to quit drinking but was willing to "great length" to achieve sobriety.After being released from the Texas State Hospital in 1965, he turned to a 12 Step recovery program.In Chapters 11 through 14 of this memoir, Van tells how he went from an agnostic [Unbeliever] to finding his "Higher Power" with only the smallest of Hope.Learn how Van overcame the personal and social obstacles to reclaiming his dream and fulfilling the common destiny we all hope for.Van has not taken another drink in over 59 rewarding years.