Recovery – Page 3 – Old Things New

Day 11 – We Should be Good Now, Right?

October 11, 2018 by Patti Leave a Comment

The Write 31 Day Challenge – 31 Days,Every Day,One Topic

Day 11

(day 1 starts here)

We were attending church on a pretty regular basis for over a year when word came that Pastor John and Nancy were being called to plant a church in Frisco, Texas. It was hard to lose them because we loved them so much, but Nathan and Rose, a couple we’d bonded with at the church camp out (when they invited us into their motorhome and served us coffee with at least 6 choices of creamer!), became the new leaders of the church. 🙂

It wasn’t long before Pastor Nathan gave Kelly the opportunity to share his recovery story in church services, which was great! Except for . . .

…

Day 8 – Shuffling off to Treatment

October 8, 2018 by Patti 4 Comments

The Write 31 Days Challenge – 31 Days,Every Day,One Topic

Day 8

(day 1 starts here)

I’m sorry.

So, SO sorry.

I’m apologizing in advance for this longest post to date. There was a lot to cover and I didn’t want to break up the content into two separate posts.

So grab a cuppa’ Joe, sit for a spell, and let’s continue our story.

…

Day 7 – Back to the Future

October 7, 2018 by Patti 4 Comments

The Write 31 Days Challenge – 31 Days,Every Day,One Topic

Day 7

(day 1 starts here)

NOTE: Early on in this series I said that it wasn’t a “tell-all” story, and that while my story is mine to tell, the stories of others who might be hurt in the telling are not. This post contains details about my husband Kelly and his struggles. He has given me permission to share this. In fact, ever since we started speaking about our story together publicly he has told me that I am free to share anything that might be of help to others.

Remember the post traumatic stress index test that I mentioned a couple of days ago? My husband and I have always known that we are similar in many ways, one of which is the big need for love and admiration. No surprise then that this was a high score on the test for both of us. This need can be terribly destructive.

Yes, I married the man whom I supposedly set my cap for and with the whole church debacle behind us we began our lives together feeling like the Helen Reddy song, You and me Against the World, was our theme.

…

Perseverance Part 2 – In Recovery

April 25, 2017 by Patti 11 Comments

Four unique women, living varied lives, in different locales, drawn together by a joint passion for writing. Over the past couple of years we’ve shared hopes and dreams, joys and sorrows, as well as our very deepest heart needs. And so, we have become friends.

I consider it a privilege to share in this eight-week series on Perseverance with three of my fellow writer friends, Mary Geisen, Holly Barrett and Debbie Kitterman. This is WEEK 2 and today Holly will be sharing how she has Persevered in RECOVERY.

Holly begins with these words, “A beautiful smile hides an injured soul so that no one can really tell how broken you are.” Please link to her website HERE to learn THREE THINGS she learned that made her recovery successful.

Please join @MaryGeisen, @HollySBarrett, and @Dare2Hear and me for Part 2 in our series on #Perseverance - #Recovery Click To Tweet

To read Part 1 in the series on Perseverance – Overcoming Fear, you can link right HERE.