God Grabbed My Heart
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
Hoping to feel better and get out of the early sobriety woods, a newcomer makes a surprising Twelfth Step call
The perfect night
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Just as the midnight mass bells were ringing, he and his partner were heading to jail
A Fresh Perspective
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
Totally overwhelmed at work at 12 years sober, he found the path to peace just down the road
On the right road
March 2023
| Get Into Service
Sandy’s class got him on the highway to AA. Once he passed the test, he got to return the favor
Message from Below
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
A stranger in a jail cell hands her an opportunity to change her life
Ignite the Spirit
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
Through the freedom of the Steps, she’s no longer a prisoner of her mind or the booze that took her away
Living Proof
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
A call to help a fellow member in a legal jam presents an opportunity to witness the love we show one another
Unexpected Retreat
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
Where would she ever find AA on a remote mountain during a pandemic? She was about to be surprised
Down but Happy
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
It’s hard being in this prison. I’m celebrating my anniversary alone. Working a program of recovery in prison can be a lonely road to walk.
To Live in Peace
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
For years she wanted a God she could trust. With a good sponsor and a little faith, she finally found it through the Steps
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