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Keeping a lid on it

September 2021 | Young & Sober!
My sponsor got a chuckle out of my first reaction to the over-stuffed garbage can. I was once again reminded that if I learn to laugh at myself, I can have a lifetime of entertainment.

Leaning In

September 2021 | Young & Sober!
After devastating news, he dives into the program, walks through the fear and holds onto faith

Paving the way

September 2021 | Young & Sober!
If someone hadn’t listed our meetings or delivered the pamphlets, how would we have known where to find help?

What matters most

September 2021 | Young & Sober!
Sometimes the results of our efforts to make amends take years. Sometimes they come after a lot of painful rejection. God’s timing is often mysterious, but it’s perfect.

A tough amend

September 2021 | Young & Sober!
How would he ever make amends to the man he had knifed in the back? In AA, we find a way

Wonderfully humbling

April 2018
Sitting quietly in his green “cathedral,” he looks up at the birds and knows he's not in charge

The harder we fall

April 2018

A Fridge Full of Food

June 2012
Gratitude is one thing she doesn't take for granted

Calm, Cool, Collected

June 2012
In Step Six, she realized good things would come with a little hard work

The Greatest Friendship He Ever Had

June 2012
An old-timer taught him the beauty of showing up and sharing love

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