The bright rays of the sun wake me up at the start of a beautiful Sunday. I take my shower, quickly before the children wake up. Coming out of the bathroom, my day brightens as I see the rays of my children smiling. I walk to the cupboard and grab a bag of cereal. then I shout “Who wants cereal?” » “I want toast,” Aaron shouts. So I get the toast and cereal. My day becomes even brighter when I look up and say “hello” to my incredibly beautiful wife. We both prepare all the children for church. What a start to such a wonderful day. However, life has not always been so rosy and beautiful. My children's lifestyle was very different from that of my childhood. At fourteen we were the biggest marijuana dealers in two years and I had already been smoking weed for two years. I found such power and enlightenment through drugs, but it won't last long. As I got older and deeper into the world of drugs, darkness seemed to follow me wherever I went. It all started when I was twelve years old. For me, seeing marijuana in my home was not uncommon. I always saw my uncle sitting on the couch with the wizard in his hand smoking his green and gold delight. At that age I was a very curious boy so I asked Tom “What does this thing look like?” ". He replied "You're going to sit here and smoke with me, if you like it you can keep going, and if you don't like it you never have to do it again." So I tried it, and at the time, I loved it. From there, life as I knew it got really crazy. During my junior year of high school, I started selling drugs for my uncle. I had a group of friends and we all sold marijuana. I was also prescribed Ritalin and realized I could sell that too. Drugs have become so important to me that ... middle of paper ... laws and I try to help people wherever I can. Compared to the life I lived in my addiction where I tried to hurt everyone, steal from them and rob them just to get what I wanted. A long time ago I heard that if you can handle attraction, God will help you. This is what happened in my life, God pulled me through the hell I was going through. Knowing Jesus gave me the peace I sought throughout my life and filled the missing void I was trying to fill while stuck in a criminal lifestyle. Today, I'm married with five children and on my way to earning a college degree. . What was a normal childhood for me is a childhood that my own children will not have to experience. My children think it is abnormal not to pray when we sit down to eat. I grew up with a bang. they grow up with a Bible. Jesus Christ gave me a day of redemption.