This is a hard post to write, but a necessary one. I know it will hit home for one of our families. Just when everything seems to be going forward, wham... relapse. Why? “While addiction often carries a heavy stigma, relapse can carry the connotation of failure. (vertavahealth.com)” Please know that relapse is not failure.... Continue Reading →
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The Three- Strand Cord
“A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.”Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT Have you ever thought about what your triple- braided cord looks like? We can use the practical example of a braided cord- the end result... Continue Reading →
Active Recovery
Are you actively participating in your own recovery? Sounds like common sense, but what does it really mean? Social media- the great observer... We casually flip through our newsfeed, or even our private group posts, scanning for something that catches our eye. We might even say we are reading the posts from recovery groups or... Continue Reading →
Three Lies We Tell Ourselves
Sometimes life is a roller coaster ride that we wish would end. When you have a loved one dealing with addiction it can be difficult. No matter how long you have been on this journey, there are three lies we all tell ourselves at some point. Lie #1 I have to do this on my... Continue Reading →
A Word for 2021
Every year I ask the Lord to give me a word for the upcoming year. A word to represent vision and direction. I have to tell you, my first words were quite unusual! Parachute- 2016 Ripcord-2017 Jump- 2018 No matter how crazy they seem, I promise you that they held great meaning for me at... Continue Reading →
Intentional Recovery
Looking back over 2020, I see so much good... and so much bad. Have I accomplished what I wanted to do? Have we made a difference in recovery? This year has been rough for many people. The numbers keep going up- overdose, relapse, and yes, Covid. We have been shut down, isolated, socially distanced- exactly... Continue Reading →
Christmas isn’t always pretty
Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Let earth receive her king... I love the old Christmas carols. They have this perfect way of bringing the past into the present. Unfortunately, all too often the past sneaks into the present in much uglier ways. We set our expectations for Christmas - full of beauty... Continue Reading →
Star of Hope
Matthew 2:9-And so they left, and on their way to Bethlehem, suddenly the same star they had seen in the East reappeared! Amazed, they watched as it went ahead of them and stopped directly over the place where the child was. 10 And when they saw the star, they were so ecstatic that they shouted... Continue Reading →
The Empty Tree
We just put up our Christmas tree. The light is fading as I sit here and stare at it. Today has been hard. I don’t have the energy to start decorating. The tree stands silently in the dark, empty, waiting for what comes next.... I know so many of us are walking through difficult times.... Continue Reading →
The Gift
I asked You for this, didn’t I, Lord? You have been given a gift. What do you do with it? Do you open it right away, or sit and stare at it, examining every fold of paper? Typically, I would tear the paper off and open it with joyful expectation. This time is different. You... Continue Reading →
