Last night I joined a group of people from work to host a dinner at Hope Lodge. For those of you who aren't familiar with Hope Lodge, the first was established in Charleston in 1970 by a Holocaust survivor and cancer patient who saw a similar facility...

"The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few rare cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power. " It's a partying time...

I thought that I would infuse a bit of bawdiness into your Saturday. So here are a few things that sound dirty about Christmas dinner but aren't: "Just spread the legs open and stuff it in." "How many are coming?" "Just lay back and take it easy...

As part of the third step, I ask sponsees to develop a prayer. I wanted to provide this one that I found particularly profound. It is from S.G. God, Goddess, Universe, Power, Divine Energy, Take me home ..... to...

Today is my father's birthday. I thought that I would share some of my memories of him on this day of his birth. My father enjoyed his birthday. When I was a kid, my mother and I would surprise him with presents and a home made card. I wanted to make...