More Valuable Than Ever
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
In the right hands, a Big Book never stops working. And this member’s copy has had some wonderful lives
One Day They GROW UP
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
Love, intimacy, acceptance and joy. A member shares his thoughts about sponsorship
Fired Once a Year
February 2021
| Sponsorship
Patience, joy, expectations and hope. Four decades of sponsoring has been one hell of a journey.
Dear Grapevine
March 2020
| Puzzled
A Bit of Cheer in a Tough Place
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With tape, cardboard and delicious chocolate cookies, a member helps his cellmates share a little joy
Crash course
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
Furious with her ex, she headed out to toss a brick through his window. Luckily, she stopped to buy paint first
Leave it here
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
The Strange Egg
December 2014
Though he didn't grow up feeling out of place, because of alcoholism he would come to know great loneliness
Portrait in Blue
November 2014
A member looks back on all the ways her sponsor helped her change her life
The Father Who Left
September 2014
It was many years later that he would return to play a part in the son's sobriety
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.