Dear Grapevine
March 2023
| Get Into Service
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.”
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
Dear Grapevine
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
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
Lives We Change
March 2017
In a small-town church, a man arrives to thank his daughter’s home group for the love they gave her
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
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