The F.H.B.s * in my life # 7… Culinary Culture Clash

Culinary culture clash

My very good friend M. C. is one of the dearest, brightest people I have ever had the pleasure of having in my life. She has spent most of her life lovingly caring for others. Although a great cook, she has never really ventured out into foods from other ethnic groups such as Mexican, Italian,…

The F.H.B.s * in my life 6…“Working Woman”

Working Woman

Derwin (known as DJ) was admitted into the Houston Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center’s program in October of 1985, seeking assistance for his cocaine and alcohol addictions. This was early in my substance abuse career, as I had only been the Centers Program Director a few months. The first weekend he was a resident of…

The F.H.B.s * in my life # 5… Most arrested drunk in Miami

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One morning in the fall of 1985, at the Houston Adult Rehabilitation Center, sitting at his desk in full Salvation Army uniform, was our Chaplain; Francis D.  He was a very stocky man with white hair and dark rimmed glasses and a strong New England accent. He told me that he was from New England,…

The F.H.B.s * in my life #4… Driving Two Cars Today

My husband Gene & I purchased our home in the north Georgia Mountains on Monday December 12, 1994.  By Saturday morning, we were all moved in and about to get ready for our first Christmas in our new home. Gene had to go into town to an auto parts store and asked if I’d like…

The F.H.B.s * in my life #3- “Escape from The Salvation Army”

The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Atlanta

In the mid 90’s I received a call at work at the Atlanta ARC from a counselor at a federal penitentiary in Pennsylvania. He was attempting to relocate a long term prisoner, Jimmy T., who was due to be released after 28 years of incarceration. The prison system wanted to release him in Atlanta and…

The F.H.B.s in my life #2… “A Long Way Back”

The F.H.B.s in my life #2….. “A Long Way Back”

Dennis M., another favorite in my long list of F.H.B.s, came to the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Houston, in about 1986. Dennis was tall, lanky, had dark hair and a prosthetic eye due to a gunshot wound. Dennis didn’t know how he had gotten to Houston and could not even remember ever holding…

The F.H.B.s * in my life # 1 ….. “Call him Drunken Ira Hayes”

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In looking over the past 29 years I have been truly blessed and enriched by all the F.H.B.s in my life. I began this journey in 1985, the year I became a substance abuse professional with The Salvation Army and continue to this day as owner and instructor of two Driving Schools. From the now…

Fallible Human Beings…. In My Life

Fallible Human Beings in My Life

Working in the field of Substance Abuse for over twenty nine years, beginning in 1985 with The Salvation Army, I’ve had some of the most wonderful and interesting Fallible Human Beings touch my life. My husband, Gene, and I worked together for The Salvation Army during those years so his name will show up in…

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