Under The Influence : Xulon Press : 9781545629550 : 1545629552 : 06 Apr 2018 : Life doesn't always take you down the paths you think it will. When I was a child, I was very thoughtful, and had big dreams for my life. Many of the events that took place in my life were out of my control. And then, things began to change in ways I hadn't expected, nor could have possibly foreseen. I made bad choices, mostly from the affects of those changes that were happening. It took me down a path I never saw coming. Many years later, I would look back and wonder, what could have been? What might have been? The opportunities I missed out on. The gifts I just took for granted. But in the long run, God was there with me; all the time. He made good things happen out of bad situations and helped me to connect to people and experience the lives of others in a way I never would have. Those times in my life, I would not trade for anything! They have made me the person I am today and have brought me the family