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Need Help?

June 28, 2016

“I am grateful for this time because during my darkest day, God sent people to walk along side me. God met me where I was and walked me out.” – excerpt from Mar’s Story … More Need Help?

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Forgiven Anyway.

June 17, 2016

“The kid took his inheritance, ran away, partied hard, made a series of bad choices, and squandered every penny. He ended up stealing rotten food from a pig’s slop bucket..” … More Forgiven Anyway.

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Resisting the Urge

June 11, 2016

“I prayed, and continue to pray, for God to keep me from drinking, cheating, lying, stealing, and gambling on a daily basis. I began to look for God in my life, and for the first time ever, actually believed I felt him working in me.” … More Resisting the Urge

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Super Powers

June 8, 2016

“It wasn’t my strength that helped me stand up. It wasn’t my strength that walked me out of there. It was His.” … More Super Powers

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A Place of Peace.

June 2, 2016

“That hope is what encouraged me to grasp hold of my recovery and hang on.” … More A Place of Peace.

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More than Conquerors

May 31, 2016

“I just felt hopeless, with so much remorse, I really thought the right thing to do, the right answer, would be to die.” … More More than Conquerors

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When Trouble Comes

May 26, 2016

Disappointment hung heavy in the air between us. Leah and I couldn’t converse, we couldn’t even look at each other. We couldn’t bear to see the disappointment and unanswered questions in each other’s eyes. … More When Trouble Comes

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We are His.

May 20, 2016

“I had to surrender to the fact that I couldn’t stay sober alone. I had tried so many times…” … More We are His.

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No More Guilt

May 17, 2016

No More Guilt. We can go ahead and let that one go. … More No More Guilt

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We matter. A lot.

May 14, 2016

Not knowing how our needs will be met can get downright scary…unless we know where to go. … More We matter. A lot.

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