Category Archives: Addiction & Recovery

A Plunder of Blessings

Posted on January 17, 2017 by For Glory Sake!

I was reading Exodus and realized, too many Christian parents (like myself) find their children lured by the enemy. Like the children of Israel enslaved in Egypt- so have been mine. Ideals became subtly transformed from once held strong values … Continue reading →

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Eyes to See

Posted on July 12, 2016 by For Glory Sake!

My precious pig-tailed girl filled a bucket with shells. It seemed that her little hands picked up everything she saw. At 6, I knew she meant to take each piece back home to Atlanta…. adding to the growing pile accumulating … Continue reading →

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The Wedding

Posted on March 28, 2016 by For Glory Sake!

What an entrance! All the wedding party waiting under the cherry blossom trees. Silence. No bride… a low gong began to ring out. 1, 2, 3, 4 times… horses hooves on the cobblestones, a carriage approached. 7, 8, 9, 10… … Continue reading →

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Glory? I'm moving

Posted on January 17, 2016 by For Glory Sake!

Writing, “Ben & Abby’s wedding shower, 2pm” completely blew me away. My eyes blurred thinking about our sweet son, nearly 4 years sober and his beautiful bride-to-be. Only God can bring about change and blessing like this! Again my promise came to mind… … Continue reading →

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Breathing Room

Posted on August 15, 2015 by For Glory Sake!

Like each previous school year, our house churns and swirls with new schedules and plans for 7 individuals. Its exciting and a tad chaotic, but oh, how I love these people I do life with. With 1 totally on his … Continue reading →

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The Three C's

Posted on April 13, 2015 by For Glory Sake!

For two plus years I gleaned information from a parent support group in conjunction with our son’s out-patient sobriety program. Every Thursday night different topics were discussed among parents. One in particular came up again and again – called The … Continue reading →

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REPOST! Recovering Meth Addict Answers the Burning Questions © by Barbara Cofer Stoefen

Posted on October 21, 2014 by For Glory Sake!

Recovering Meth Addict Answers the Burning Questions I sat down with my daughter recently, and asked her some of the burning questions about addiction that we all want answers to. Annie is now thirty-one and eight years clean and sober. … Continue reading →

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Why Pray?

Posted on October 8, 2014 by For Glory Sake!

Prayer makes a difference! Off the cuff, planned out, alone, with a group, in your head or out loud, God IS listening. If you say, it’s totally a faith-thing, you’re absolutely right. Prayer is my life-line. It connects me to … Continue reading →

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Not just another Graduation

Posted on October 1, 2014 by For Glory Sake!

In 72 hours our son, will graduate!!! This will not be your average celebration. This is huge. He has successfully come through 2 and 1/2 years of invaluable counseling from an incredible program with some of the most caring, loving, … Continue reading →

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Always an Addict?

Posted on September 25, 2014 by For Glory Sake!

I have an amazing friend who’s battled cancer for 6 years!  Even when all her tumors shrunk in size and most disappeared, she was still labeled “Stage 4.” One time I got my nerve up and asked her, “Don’t they … Continue reading →

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