Raising twins and staying sober 24 hours at a time.
A lot of folks pray, and that's great. We don't pray in the religious sense in our home, but we do stop each night for five minutes to talk about and make note of what we are thankful for. We have two 3 year olds and we talk about gratitude and thankfulness often in our home. I …
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I say I'm in recovery when really I'm in discovery. I never had any of the things I claim to have recovered. Only in sobriety did I find all the things alcohol promised me. October 4th, 2001 is the day I was granted some grace and I chose to receive it. All I've discovered has …
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I have this plant in our kitchen that has not been re-planted in about 10 years. It's moved to different homes with us and yet, remained stagnant. No room to grow. Paused. Not dead, but not growing. I mean, how many analogies can I use in this post? I always meant to get a new container …
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