October 2014

I Kissed My Baby Goodbye

A mother goes to jail at nine months sober, yet finds a beautiful way to get through it

I was nine months and one day sober when I was sentenced to two years in prison for my fourth DUI. I was 29 years old, married, and the mama of a redheaded baby boy. I thought my life was over. But I had yet to find out what old-timers already know: Happiness is in the journey, not the destination.

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