Sobriety
A Shift in Perspective (Guest Resident Post)
“It’s all about perspective!” So they say, and so I’ve been told. In active addiction, this statement drove me up the wall; all I could wrap my mind around during the last few years of my crazy drug-addicted life was… “perspective?! Life is a joke, there’s some perspective for you!” I was so consumed with…
Read MoreRECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!
Each week our residents working tirelessly to maintain their own sobriety, while also reaching out to bring the newcomer along with them. It is an awesome thing to be able to tell someone, “hey, me too”, “I’ve been there”, “I understand what you’re going through”. I remember when I was early on in my sobriety,…
Read MoreIt’s All About Connection
There are countless life lessons and sayings that I have learned throughout my journey of recovery. I have heard sayings and mottos in step-based meetings such as; “easy does it”, “one day at a time” and “Don’t take yourself too seriously”. Those all hold great meaning and have helped me throughout my recovery. However, the…
Read MoreThe HIA “Secret Sauce”
The past few weeks have sure been special around the HIA Mentoring Homes. It seems our residents are taking fondly to the concept we believe is the ‘secret sauce’ to a successful life of recovery. What is this Chick-fil-a Sauce you might ask? The practice of GIVING BACK! At Hope is Alive we believe giving…
Read MoreWhy Should They Follow Us?
At Hope is Alive we are constantly striving to be intentional with our residents. One of the ways we do this through the Men’s Mentoring Program, is through our Wednesday night “Midweek” meetings. In these meetings we split into groups based on lengths of sobriety. One of the groups we have is our managers’ meeting…
Read MoreIt’s By God’s Grace
Here’s the story from our resident of the month for June, told in his own words. (read all of it) It’s by God’s good grace that I found Hope Is Alive. A good pastor friend of mine once listened to my life-story. He had been around situations involving addicts and was moved in a way that…
Read Moreme too…
Every time I sit down to write I ask God to guide my thoughts and my hands to accurately depict His voice. I approach my keypad in fear most days, fully believing I have peaked in my last piece. But, today is different. Today, God gave me the immense task of writing about what He…
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