Doing my Part
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
Shouting from the housetops
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
He couldn’t wait to tell everyone about his AA membership!
Hmm...maybe not a great idea
Hmm...maybe not a great idea
Forgiving Dad
August 2023
| AA in the Military
In her drinking years, she blamed her father for abandoning her. Then she got the chance to make things right
Anonymity Break!
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Revealing our membership is a very personal matter. But one AA recalls an unintentional slip that became a beautiful thing
The Medicine My Heart Needed
August 2022
| Sober Travel
How do we find forgiveness when it seems nearly impossible? One member reaches out for help
Torn apart
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
The letter to her sister may have been ripped up. But the lesson she learned about making amends was delivered
Keys, Title & a Hug
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
After hitting a sober bottom, a newcomer gets busy doing the Steps with his sponsor and things start looking up
When to Tell Others
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A member shares her struggle about when to stay anonymous
Inside Raymondville
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
During the week of Christmas, we got permission to bring food into the prison for a special celebration. The milk seemed to be their favorite of the treats.
Mended Hearts
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
Sometimes “willing to make amends” can take a long time. But he kept praying and trying and the healing came
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