Why are you downcast, O my soul?                                WHY so distressed within me? I choose to put my hope in You, God, for I will yet praise You, my Savior and my God. My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember You! ~ Psalm 42:5-6               ~ Beth Moore,  Praying God’s Word For the last week I […]

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Others have impressed many restrictions on my freedom since I moved back into my home. I am supposed to have an escort when coming or going from my house, especially at night. I need to call and report in to whoever I left when I am in house with alarm set. I am not supposed […]

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Deserve. It is so painful just to write that word. Why does it have so much power with all that I have learned and all that I have overcome so far? Today I met with a therapist who specializes in skills training which includes mindfulness, radical acceptance, and willingness. I want my degree; I want […]

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To sleep, perchance to dream. ~Shakespeare, from Hamlet Being in a constant state of running is not good for anyone. It is definitely not good for someone in recovery. A few days after returning to my home, I went to Houston for five days to celebrate Thanksgiving with family. In Houston we ran from early morning to […]

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