This week’s HTYH is the beginning of Judy P’s story: It’s good to be upright and anywhere at all today. I’m from Elijay, North GA and if you’ve never been there it’s a beautiful little town in the Mountains. I am grateful for the 12 Steps . . .
In 1964, I had a young wife, a few friends, family, and a little house with a garage and a garden. Life was good, and then I lost it all to untreated alcoholism and addictions. I began cutting corners on honesty and integrity, and chased around the . . .
This week’s HTYH is a continuation of Larcine’s story: My son called with great news that our first grandchild was on his way. I was elated until I looked at my schedule and discovered that I was speaking every single weekend that month. I know . . .
This weeks HTYH is a continuation of Larcine’s story: New people want 25 years of spiritual growth in one meeting but it doesn’t work that way, if you want 25 years of growth it will take 25 years of meetings, it’s one small step at a time, but . . .
This week’s HTYH is a continuation of Larcine’s story: I was sick and tired of being sick and tired so I surrendered to Alanon, Halleluiah; I don’t have to suffer any longer. I got a sponsor right away; began reading their book, worked the steps . . .
After the fish boil at the boat shack, everybody’s belly was full. Mona and Catrina had finished telling Brother Lamb’s fortune, and silence ruled the circle. The monk sat as though stunned; he started to say something about their predictions, . . .
This week’s HTYH is a continuation of Larcine’s story: My husband went through a hospital alcohol and drug treatment program and we did all of the family stuff to support him while he was in there. After his release they gave me a book entitled . . .
This week’s HTYH is a continuation of Larcine’s story: I thought that I was a saint because I wasn’t the person who was abusing alcohol and drugs. I was the one who was holding it all together, but I was as sick as my alcoholic husband. . . .
This week’s HTYH is a continuation of Larcine’s story: I ran across a phone number for a local chapter of the “National Council on Alcohol Abuse,” and copied down the number. After the dope house incident, the police and the . . .
After Robert Stark purchased Waynedale’s newspaper in 2000 he called a friend and asked him to write a column about alcoholism. The friend was skeptical that the column would last more than a few months for a lack of interest. Ten years later . . .