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I have a genuine desire to encourage women to surrender the secret sins that try to define us. I have been blogging here since March 2016 for one purpose only; to share with you that there is a way out of addiction using faith as your biggest tool. In the She Surrenders blog, I write about my own experience of alcoholism as a woman who desperately loves the Lord while having a secret love affair with vodka. I share with you what the breakup looked like and how it continues to unfold in my life. That breakup led to Recovery; you can read about it here. 

Stories of Surrender

In Case You Missed Me

We celebrated 38 years of marriage on white sand beaches🏝☀️😎 We traveled for work and then hung out with some friends and family down south and family down south. Now we are back in the

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Holidays/Seasons

Defining Wonderful

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Actually, it depends on who you are. First, we have the child, and heck yeah, if you’re a kiddo, it’s amazing! Toys under the tree, parties at

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Holidays/Seasons

Chasing the Feeling

When we drink addictively we are not in it for the taste. Trust me, I know this. I was in it for the buzz, the escape, the numbing, the blurring, you name it. To be

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Sober Cycle - The Book

Oh Taste and See

On a balmy 60°morning, I and my right-hand man (Craig) left for a speaking event in Forrest City, Arkansas. We had decided to drive because books are heavy and quite honestly we road trip well

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Starting Out Sober

The Climb to Nine

I have been avoiding my desk like a root canal. So here I am again, having emptied the dishwasher, made sure there wasn’t any troublesome lint in the dryer, and vacuumed my car; it was

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Thoughts On My Sober Life

LOVE NEVER FAILS

When our family decided to put these words on my brother’s headstone, I was too angry to give those three words any credibility. I had no idea that it would be one of the biggest

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In Case You Missed Me

We celebrated 38 years of marriage on white sand beaches🏝☀️😎 We traveled for work and then hung out with some friends and family down south and family down south. Now we are back in the tundra, just in time for March to come roaring in. Hopefully, with more sun and southern winds, I’m not putting away the snow shovel (Craig’s)

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