I am feeling so blessed by this journey I'm on. And all I had to do was be a very sick, codependent alcoholic. Lol. Seriously though, the dark alleys of my life led me to the beautiful moments[...]
I am feeling so blessed by this journey I'm on. And all I had to do was be a very sick, codependent alcoholic. Lol. Seriously though, the dark alleys of my life led me to the beautiful moments[...]
This is a big weekend here in the Twin Cities and surrounding states. It's the 43rd Gopher State Roundup, celebrating recovery from alcoholism and other addictions. Throughout the entire weeken[...]
I write this post from my study in Prior Lake, MN, our summer residence. It's with much sadness, each spring, that we say goodbye to all our Florida friends. However, in four short days on the[...]
Our journeys through life are often bumpy, some days very bumpy, but they are always in concert with God. God is every where we are. God was every where we ever were. In the silence. Th[...]
I have found that it’s very easy to deny how “attached” we are to the presence of the others who are journeying with us. It’s surely never wrong to be attentive to the presence of the m[...]
Step Eleven softens my heart every time it’s the topic of discussion in one of my meetings. That wasn’t the case when I first got sober however; it wasn’t the case for the first year or[...]
Ireland was more than I can even express. We didn't sightsee; we didn't need to. We had been there many times. We simply enjoyed the company of each other, long walks, great meals, (only 3 or 4[...]
By the time you read this, I will be in Ireland visiting with a good friend and accompanied by one of my eight sister-in-laws. (My husband has seven sisters.) We aren't planning on any big sigh[...]
Good heavens. It has been a month since I wrote. And I had been certain I was going to be more consistent. Can I blame old age? Well, not really, (even though on my next birthday I will be 77),[...]
It's such fun to write a post about love today. I had hoped to write this yesterday but we have had guests for about a week which is what happens, with some regularity, when you live in sunny[...]