New Beginnings

My wonderful great grandma, Wilma Ford, passed away on Saturday at the age of 102. She will be greatly missed. She was an amazing woman that always sent birthday cards (I’m almost 40 and she still continued to send her sweet well wishes), email (I love WebTv), and led an active life. I am sad [...]

I get emails from distraught and frightened people each week that are discovering they are no longer in control of their lives and are suddenly not able to stop drinking. These people are usually going through an extraordinary physical and psychological transition after having undergone some form of weight loss surgery. Most of the emails [...]

I’m struggling a little lately…maybe avoiding the work that needs to be done in order to take me to the next step in recovery. In working with my sponsee, I realize how much work I need to do of my own. Don’t get me wrong, I won’t drink…not today, anyway. Working as my home group’s [...]

For the record, today I am:

Saddened that our world has not become more peaceful in the years since the American tragedy of 9/11 and fearful about the state of our country
Thrilled that my son is adjusting well to his new school (and learning German. Dude!)
Excited and proud of my kindergartner and her adventurous spirit
Still in [...]

I received this in an email. Allegedly, this list is taken from the official minutes of the Wasilla Library Board and indicates the books that Sarah Palin requested be removed from the library. Even the Snopes listing that “debunks” the article only says that she wanted to ban the books and mentioned it publicly, but [...]