Wrapped in Fellowship
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
Being a sober AA member doesn’t mean I will have a life free of trials and tribulations, but what it does give me is a Fellowship I can rely on.
Eyes wide open
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
She was sober now, so why was life so tough? Where was her amazing meadow full of butterflies?
Glad we took the steps
January 2022
| Beginners
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
Green Pastures
January 2022
| Beginners
A farm boy shares how he took the seed someone planted and got five decades of a meaningful sober life
When duty calls
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
I pulled over and ran to where he was. Multiple people had their cell phones out. At that moment the “injured” man sat straight up. Thank God, I thought, he’s alive.
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
Groundhog day
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
Once lost in an endless merry-go-round of blackouts and hidden bottles, a newcomer mom is happy to be back
Clear signal
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
When times get hard and we’re hit by a storm, we can always make an adjustment to improve the connection
In need of care
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
Helping others all day was this nurse’s job. Now it was her turn to ask for help
Once upon a time in L.A.
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
The son of one of AA’s earliest members shares his own story and what he’s learned over the years
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