Courage to Trust
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
Finding a sponsor to speak freely and honestly with can sometimes be tricky in prison. Luckily, he found Chuck
To Live in Peace
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
For years she wanted a God she could trust. With a good sponsor and a little faith, she finally found it through the Steps
One Day They GROW UP
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
Love, intimacy, acceptance and joy. A member shares his thoughts about sponsorship
Sisters of the Heart
February 2021
| Sponsorship
A lucky crew of women dives into AA and forms a beautiful bond over many years and miles
Fired Once a Year
February 2021
| Sponsorship
Patience, joy, expectations and hope. Four decades of sponsoring has been one hell of a journey.
Time to Up My Game
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
The first 11 Steps had transformed his life. Now it was time for Step Twelve
17 Years Of Hope
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
We’ve discussed Steps, resentments, solutions, Traditions, bills, goals and God. We’ve sometimes even discussed making desserts.
A Better Fit
March 2020
| Puzzled
How 10 aching toes became a powerful lesson about the dangers of being right
Closing argument
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
Facing five years in jail, a sober dad stands before a judge and gets something much longer-lasting
A Different Shade
March 2015
Once her sponsor showed her how to put down the broad brush, things brightened up
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
The Carry the Message Project focuses on getting Grapevine and La Vina subscriptions to alcoholics in need. It's not necessary to know the recipient! Sponsor a subscription for someone behind bars, in a treatment facility, nursing home, or who is homebound.