Back in the game
April 2023
| AA & Families
A close brush with death showed him how much he is loved and how grateful he is to be sober
The Hope I Found
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
A gentleman gave me a Big Book at no cost. Wow, free stuff! I had no idea what I held in my hand. He suggested I start reading it. “Most importantly,” he said, “don’t drink.”
Put me to Work
October 2022
| Relapse
When you show up at a district meeting looking for a job, it doesn’t take long before you get one
Hold on tight
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
At five months sober, she was about to give up. But a late night motorcycle ride gave her the jump start she needed
What Matters Most
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
Sharon had lost her driver’s license after her most recent arrest. After the meeting I would drive her home. All this time in the car was sponsorship time
Texting for my life
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Her thumbs keep this newcomer centered, humble and connected. But most of all, they’re keeping her sober
My love affair with alcohol
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
She hitchhiked her way into a long relationship with liquor and made it to AA through Al-Anon
Ride Share
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
Tired, worried and desperate for a meeting, a newcomer hits the road and meets an angel at the wheel
A Circus, a Wheelbarrow and a Cat
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
The moving story of a sponsor and his sponsee—and how they both learned to believe
Out of the park
March 2017
I’m writing this home group story, not for recognition for myself or the group, but so that others might follow this example of what I hope is the old times coming back.
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.