Still Here!

by | Nov 27, 2022 | Joy

Hey, friends! I’m so glad you stopped by to read my post for today because I have much to tell you! First and foremost, I wanted to let y’all know that I am doing JUST fine! I haven’t written anything the last few months for a few reasons. #1...
Faithfulness

Faithfulness

by | Sep 13, 2022 | Faithfulness

*The thoughts expressed today are in addition to my 9/12/22 podcast at Chronicles of a Delivered Pit Dweller. Listen on Spotify, Amazon, & Apple Music* Hypotheticals in an already anxious mind can be paralyzing. Over the last few days as I’ve been stuck at...
Shame Off Me

Shame Off Me

by | Aug 15, 2022 | Blog

I brought my arms down in the 10th rep of 12 (second set) and glanced down the machines in front of me. On the inhale and exhale of rep 11, I caught the eye of a man sitting two machines down from me working his upper legs. When he saw me, he quickly turned his face...
Strength in Weakness

Strength in Weakness

by | Jul 26, 2022 | Freedom

“Today is July 1…my sobriety birthday month. If I make it to July 26th that will make 3 years of sobriety. But if I’m honest, I do not want to be sober or clean right now…or tomorrow…or the day after that.” Of the three years...
For A Purpose

For A Purpose

by | Jul 24, 2022 | Kindness, Love, Patience

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com “Linda*?” Silence. I waited a few moments and spoke again to the metal wall that separated my stall from hers. “Linda.” A few more moments of silence passed before I heard a defeated voice say,...
A Safe Place

A Safe Place

by | Jul 18, 2022 | Peace

Photo by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels.com I can remember many times as a child waking up on a weekend morning with no place I had to be. Granted, there were cartoons or shows to watch, friends to play with, or maybe even a family gathering where I’d get to play...
‘FREEDOM’ Conference 2022

‘FREEDOM’ Conference 2022

by | Jul 17, 2022 | Freedom

Do you or someone you know struggle with addiction, anxiety, depression, anger, shame, or hopelessness? Do you long to be free from the chains of these heavy burdens? Just know, you are not alone. There are many of us who struggle just like you, but we have found The...
Freedom

Freedom

by | Jun 20, 2022 | Freedom

I don’t remember many of the sordid details of my years in addiction, but I can tell you that if I was awake, I was scheming. If my mouth was open, I was lying. When my feet hit the floor I was running towards something, and it certainly wasn’t God....
Love Has Won

Love Has Won

by | May 20, 2022 | Love

Love is a Lion by Citizen Way (album cover) Fear and uncertainty had reduced my mind to a black sheet of nothingness in the Summer/Fall of 2019. I was in the center of my year at the Shenandoah Valley Adult/Teen Challenge when we were invited to a choir outing at a...
Wilderness Livin’

Wilderness Livin’

by | Apr 25, 2022 | Faithfulness

Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.” 1 Kings...