Families Working Together Against Substance Abuse

01/11/2025

I feel incredibly fortunate to have such a wonderful family in my life. Each family member brings me joy, and I cherish the moments when I'm needed to help babysit or support you in any way. I am deeply thankful for my daughters and their husbands, my granddaughters and their husbands, my granddaughters-in-law and my grandsons-in-law, as well as my great-grandsons and great-granddaughters. Your presence in my life enriches my days, and I am grateful for each of you. Each minute I get to spend with any of you is precious!!! Love all so very much!!!

10/07/2023

The she-wolf has a habit of wrapping her wolf's neck because the neck is the most vulnerable part of the animal.
By doing so, she shows him her unconditional love
For ethologists:
wolves are the most loyal and affectionate animals: they have only one partner throughout their lives.
The wolf is known to have almost extraordinary tenderness and affection towards his she-wolf ...
To whom she knows perfectly how to return it.

09/30/2023

03/14/2022

Be humble so that Jesus Christ can give you comfort and with that comfort you will be able to comfort others. Be open to Heavenly Father's and Jesus Christ's love; therefore you will be able to love others.

03/13/2022

The sweetest things in life are are relationships we have with one another, this includes our family and extended family members and our friends; and I believe even our aquaintances. These relationships are the only things that we can take into the next life with us. These contacts and bonds are precious! It is necessary for us to nurture and foster these associates always. We need to demonstrate a Christ-like love for all, ln Jesus Christ's name, Amen🥰

10/25/2021

When you feel you are struggling with life’s difficulties, it is vital to consider making self-care a priority. Sometimes that requires staying in bed all day, taking time to weep, trying to calm yourself with sleep, having to reschedule plans, discovering a good book to escape the pain, spending time enjoying a good TV show, or just relaxing with nothing to do. It is essential to allow yourself to time for healing, and don’t feel pressure with achieving lists of things you feel prompted to do. Change the negative voices saying you need to do more and accomplish more. Let everything go, and nurture yourself. Let everything be sufficient for these moments. Experience your emotions, breathe deeply, and let gentle, positive voices reassure you and guide you. Allow these voices to indicate you are doing enough and you are coping and surviving this ordeal. Know that at this time in life, whatever you do or don’t do is sufficient for now!
Adapted from, Words of Wisdom, TruthFollowers.com, Danielle Koepke

10/16/2019

Just a few thoughts on Relapsing

Relapsing is generally a result of various issues. This is a listing of possible triggers and signs of warnings:
Terminating medications regardless of the advice provided by experts
Visiting old haunts and friends who continue to participate in drug and alcohol usage
Isolating of one's self from meetings and not reaching out for support
Failure to pursue instructions for treatment agendas - refusing to attend meetings or physicians appointments
Objective which are unrealistic - striving for perfectionism - expecting too much of one’s self
I will add to this later.

07/05/2019

I have tried to post information but was unable to at that time. I feel FB has prohibited me from posting because it wants me to pay for promotions!!!

02/21/2019

I-Messages and You-Messages
ByHeidi Burgess
June 2013
Original Publication September 2003, updated June 2013
Adapted by Norma Jo Carpenter, February 14, 2019

When one is agitated and uses contentious language, the simplest manner in which to diminish a personal and interactive conflict is to circumvent the accusatory language or escalatory expressions. Establishing statements concerning yourself and your personal emotions are referred to as I-messages in the interest of promoting more effective and appropriate communication with the objective of resolving conflicts during times when emotions frequently escalate during personal interactions. Adopting language that encourages calm and peaceful communication like, “I feel,” and “I felt,” advocates more effective conversations and alleviates feelings of aggression. This decision is a consequence that increases excalatory language like “your attitude resulted in this” or “ I blame you for this” which are accusatorial statements that develop into an unfair reaction. In addition, the outcome of characterizing persons in a negative tone leaves them labeled as a disagreeable individual.