Getting connected
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Helping members plug in remotely during COVID-19 gave her valuable lessons she’ll never forget
Date nights
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Other couples in AA began inviting us out for coffee. Suggestions, such as greeting each other with a kiss or ending the day with a slow dance, helped to rekindle our lost intimacy.
Letting mom in
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Sometimes we make tough choices when we get sober. But there’s always a chance for forgiveness when we try
Outed at work
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
The last thing she expected was an AA member to reveal her alcoholism at the office. Oh boy, was she rattled!
In all our affairs
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
A month later I was in a prostate cancer survivor group. It became clear to me that by using what I learned in my AA program, I was able to help other cancer patients as well as myself.
I’ll be here
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Some people will accept the help, and sadly some aren’t ready to stop. Either way, she keeps reaching out
A sparkling eve
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
It was her first sober New Year’s Eve and all she wanted was a nice night out with her husband
My one wish
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
I thought, But for the grace of God I get to be here. When I left the jail, I sat in my car and cried tears of joy and thanked God that I had been given a heart that could love like this.
The best gift of all
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Depressed and desperate, he signed up to chair the 7 A.M. Christmas morning meeting. It probably saved his life
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