Careful what you Pray for
August 18, 2010 in AA Related, Charlie's Corner: "Sobriety is a HOOT!" by jherzanek | 4 comments
Today’s post from Charlie!
“Years ago I kept praying for a great big house, and a fishing lake. In 1991 God gave me a 3 story recovery house in the Ghetto, with a lake where they sometimes found dumped bodies from the night before.. SOBRIETY IS A HOOT…. AND THAT’S THE TRUTH…”
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Gramma Carole on September 14, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Congratulations Charlie. Gives hope to the rest of us who are praying for miracles for our family members with addictions. Go God!
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