A Very New Year
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
At four months sober, a New Year’s Eve party seemed daunting. But she took her sponsor’s suggestion and got a big surprise
Most Thankful
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Messy, sad and sorry, his worst Thanksgiving ever is the one this old-timer never wants to forget
Just the Right Moment
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
How soon do you tell your date you’re an alcoholic? Do you tell your friends, coworkers, neighbors? One member has some thoughts
Our Daily Bread
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
A newly sober nun makes a big decision that straps her financially, while keeping the faith that things will work out
$8 an hour
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
After liquor destroyed his career, he had to start all over again. With a leap of faith, he took his sponsor’s suggestion
A Worldwide Connection
July 2020
| AA Around The World
In Europe to give a workshop, he makes new friends and gets to see AA blossom from country to country
At Home in Bangalore
July 2020
| AA Around The World
Far away in India for work, this Texan discovers a powerful new meaning of language of the heart
Passing Over the wine
April 2020
| Home Group
No more frontloading, showing off and drama. He now celebrates his freedom with grape juice
In Shambles
April 2020
| Home Group
At four months sober, she had no money—not even for toilet paper. Thankfully, she had a sponsor
Embracing Change
March 2020
| Puzzled
Sobriety prepared her to step out of her comfort zone and take on a new adventure
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.