A Mom’s Return
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
Through living amends, a grateful sober mother comes full circle with the children she once abandoned for booze
Just in time
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
I felt goose bumps on my skin. I believe my Higher Power spoke to me that morning with that Grapevine magazine. God was telling me, “I’m here, man. I never left. I’ve been here all along.”
In the Shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
This Navy guy once needed liquor to enjoy his life. Today, under a sky full of stars, he knows that isn’t true
Twisted Sisters
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
We go on camping trips and service assemblies. When we go on vacation, everyone takes a “toenails in paradise” photo—a picture of where our feet are.
It’s not my show
March 2021
| Making Amends
Saying yes to joining the play was one thing, but memorizing the Third Step Prayer and doing an interpretive dance was quite another
Dear Grapevine
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
The Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
Having to drink her coffee through a straw didn’t mean she was alcoholic. Did it?
Crayons, cookies & kisses
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
With Steps, coffee and baskets of toys, some California mothers stay sober together
Hearing my story
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
A surprise call from a fellow member reminds her how much Grapevine has helped her
From Collecting Cans to…Collecting Cans
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
Redemption at the very end of a life on the streets
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.