OVER THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
Thursday, March 22, 2018 • 23
SOCIAL
Rehab Reality...
Journal photos by Jordan Wald
By Judy and Julie Butler
Spring Forward From left, Drayton Nabers, Katherine and Scott Stone.
Nicole Choate, Laura Kastli, and Rebecca Whitlow.
w Wesley Walker and Abby Prutzman.
Rock Around the Clock
Cornerstone Junior Board Presents 13th Annual Fundraiser More than 1,000 guests turned out to Regions Field to attend the Cornerstone Schools’ 13th annual Schoolhouse Rock fundraiser. The festivities on March 9 presented guests with an evening of music, food and fun, all benefiting the schools’ mission to provide a nonprofit Christian school. The school now serves more than 530 students in K4 to 12th grade who live in inner city Birmingham. Food trucks Cantina on Wheels, Bryon Rickard Catering and The Heavenly Donut Co., provided tasty treats. Also available were cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Live music by 2nd Coming Band pro-
Ki Shin and Mary Beth Walker.
vided tunes to get guests on their feet. The event was hosted by the Cornerstone junior board, led by chair Jeff Jantz along with board members Walter Kelley, president; Mary Beth Walker, treasurer; and Caryn Wheeler, membership. Additional members include
Farra Alford, Allie Beatty, Holton Bell, Julia Blackerby, Brianna Blakney, Andrew Castrichini, Rebecca Crowther, Haleigh Davis, Taylor Dawson, Mark Drew Jr., Chandler Dunn, McKinley Dunn, Mark Foley, James Gannon, John Hanson, Reggie Hatcher, Justin
Jamie Mount and Jason Stinson.
Hays, Logan Heim, Eve Hennessy, John Hennessy, Emily Hoffman, Madison Imbusch, Clint Kirby, Marcus Kennedy, Davis Looney, Henson Millsap, Jonathan Mincey, Candace O’Neil, Matt Oakley, Ky Sevier, Ki Shin, Katherine Stone, Scott Stone and Julia Vines. ❖
As we have just moved our clocks forward I’m reminded how quickly we can lose time. Often we put off doing the simple things that would only take a minute and would make a difference such as a note to a friend, taking out the trash, putting away books, folding clothes, doing the dishes, etc. The same is also true for not getting help from addiction. “Not now, later”… this procrastination coupled with the excuses about this place or that is very common. For instance a potential client agreed with her family that her life was out of control and health was diminished. She agreed to visit rehabs and to go into treatment. However, when it came to actually committing… she didn’t like this place because it was too big, or that one because it was co-ed, and then of course she really didn’t have the time to do it anyway. When I hear these comments, especially about Bayshore Retreat (because it’s co-ed) I tell the parent or partner it’s the addiction talking. Addiction will do anything – say anything to protect its host and keep the addiction alive. Ironically, time will cure the addiction as its host becomes more and more unhealthy and/or eventually dies at an early age. Realizing that we just lost an hour in our lives with the Spring Forward reminds me that time is really all we have. If someone needs to go to rehab, but doesn’t have the time know that they can bring their cell phone to Bayshore Retreat… also their lap top and some actually run their business while taking care of their personal business. Now what’s your excuse?