Through the pain
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
A father shares his journey during the last days of his daughter’s life. Thankfully he was sober
Stranded in North Dakota
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
I was feeling pretty jumpy. Excusing myself, I set out across the abandoned Interstate through the howling wind and snow toward the lights of the truck stop.
No Walk in the Park
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
He knew he was powerless when an outing with his dog became a nightmare trip to the liquor store
Life support
February 2018
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When it got tough, she reached out to the rooms and found love and care. It was a Mother’s Day to remember
When misfortune falls
February 2018
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At 26 years sober, a member in Florida finds himself in a homeless shelter. Yet he never forgets his primary purpose
Cursing At God
February 2018
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With her husband dying, she expressed her pain and found a way to greater faith
Through the grief
February 2018
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With service, literature, a good sponsor and lots of prayer, a new father doesn’t drink when tragedy strikes his family
Keep moving
February 2018
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I’ve been sober for 27 years. I recently took early retirement and went on disability. I have difficulty getting to meetings because I have multiple sclerosis (MS). I am in a wheelchair.
Peace on the inside
February 2018
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As the hospital helps him with his mental illness, the AA meetings give him hope until one day he can get out
Being there
February 2018
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In 1962, at the age of 25, I called on God for help and a phone call opened up the doors to AA and a new life. With a good sponsor and lots of meetings, I have enjoyed continuous sobriety ever since.
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