Mom and Me on Christmas Day

Allison Bottke and Chris Smith on Christmas Day 2011

My Mom and me on Christmas Day 2011… AT CHURCH!

Happy New Year!

It’s hard to believe it’s 2012 and that I’ve been living on the outside for almost two years. Sorry I have not posted for awhile, but I moved into my own apartment in October and I don’t have easy access to Internet.

Yep, that’s right, I HAVE MY OWN APARTMENT! YA-HOO!

Don’t get me wrong, it was okay hanging out with my Mom for awhile, but all those boundaries were killing me (ha-ha)!

As soon as I can afford it I’ll get connected online, but for now I’m going to take a temporary leave from the Bad Guy Goes Good blog. But hey, my Mom just launched a brand new Setting Boundaries Books website and SANITY Support blog and you can go there to keep up-to-date on wassup. I’m going to post something from time-to-time on her blog and in her newsletter so make sure to subscribe to that.

Mom also has some Setting Boundaries SANITY Support groups scheduled for the DFW area starting in February so I might be helping out at her book table. Did I ever post the photo of the first time I worked at one of her events? It was so cool to meet some of you there. Here’s the photo below.

Until we meet again hang in there, stay safe, and God bless you!

Chris (aka: Bad Guy Goes Good)

 

PS: If you post a comment please be patient until I can get online, k? Thanx!

God Allows U-Turns and Setting Boundaries for a Former Bad Guy

Well, it’s been a couple of weeks since I launched my blog and I think I’m ready to take the next step and officially announce Bad Guy Goes Good to a broader audience—namely the readers of my Mom’s books. My name is Chris Smith, and my Mom is Allison Bottke. I know some of you have read her writing over the years, she has 25 published books, both non-fiction and fiction, including; Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children, Setting Boundaries with Aging Parents and the God Allows U-Turns true short story compilation series.

Yes, I’m the “adult child” she wrote about in Setting Boundaries, and I want to thank all of you who wrote to me during the years I was in prison. Your cards and letters meant more to me than you could ever know. You can read more about me and why I’ve created this blog on my Profile by clicking on About Chris Smith at the top left of my blog Home Page.

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be heading up the “new” God Allows U-Turns outreach as we begin to collect true short stories from people whose lives have been changed. You can read more about this on the God Allows U-Turns section of my mom’s website. I’m looking forward to meeting many new friends on this journey and I invite you to send your comments to my blogs and I’m planning to respond to everyone who writes.

Allison Bottke and her son, Chris Smith - June 2010