Please join us for food and fellowship at our second Annual Celebrate Recovery Picnic! Water will be provided or bring your own non-alcoholic beverage. This event is a family friendly event and…
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2024 Celebrate Recovery Picnic – July 27, 2024
Please join us for food and fellowship at our first Celebrate Recovery Picnic! Water will be provided or bring your own non-alcoholic beverage. This event is a family friendly event and children…
March 2024 CR Leadership Meeting
Spring is ALMOST here: time for new growth! It’s time to pull out your calendars and make room for our next Celebrate Recovery Leadership Meeting coming up SUNDAY, March 3rd at noon…
February 2024 Leadership Meeting
It’s time to pull out your calendars and make room for our next Celebrate Recovery Leadership Meeting coming up in TWO WEEKS on Friday, February 2nd at 6:45 PM in Adult Classroom…
New Year’s Eve / Day 2024 Options
Rather than our usual meetings on Monday night December 25th, 2023, and January 1, 2024, we’re electing to do something special this year! We’re going to join with other CR ministries in…
2 Minutes… on being CAGE’d
For most of us, the idea of being trapped in a cage is a horrifying thought, worthy of the scariest horror movie. Yet, for many of us, addiction forms just such a…
December 2023 Leadership Meeting
Join us in Adult Classroom C on Friday, December 8th at 5:30 PM for our next Celebrate Recovery Leadership Meeting. We’ll start with food, so bring a dish to share! Here’s some…
2 Minutes… about wondering why
We may hold many ideas of what got us here. Asking “Why” is a good start, but the answers we might hear in response to our question can either move us toward…
August 2023 Leadership Meeting
Join us in Adult Classroom A&B on Friday, August 4th at 5:30 PM for our next Celebrate Recovery Leadership Meeting. We’ll start with food, so bring a dish! Here’s some of the…
2 Minutes… on the 4 C’s of addiction
While we may think that what we are struggling with is unique, the reality is that we are often retracing the same steps over and over. Those who study addiction tell us…
2 Minutes… about “How’s that working for ya?”
BibleGateway.com is an superb source of online bible translations/paraphrases and guides in dozens of languages. It also offers great advice. A recent post asks the question: “When you are worn-out, when you…
2 Minutes… on Co-dependency and Overcommitting
The recent “2 Minutes… on saying No after you’ve said Yes“ post started an interesting conversation. As we talked, we decided that, perhaps, the more important question isn’t how to back out…
2 Minutes… for talking about your Spiritual Journey
Celebrate Recovery® is as effective as it is because we identify the path to recovery as part of a spiritual journey, especially at Step 11 and Step 12. Those steps talk about…
2 Minutes… about Phrases to Avoid in a Difficult Conversation
Difficult conversations are difficult for a reason: we have something important we need to discuss, but we often come into the conversation anxious or stressed out. No matter how prepared you are,…
2 Minutes… on saying “No” after you’ve said “Yes”
Keeping our commitments is an important part of a sane, healthy life. At the same time, we sometimes find ourselves trapped by something we said “Yes” to. Whether you now have a…
2 Minutes… on high-tech fasting
If you’re looking for a easy, high-tech way to lose weight, you’re reading the wrong article; this one is about ways to find peace in a world of noise pounding at us…
2 Minutes… on understanding what Co-dependency looks like
Ever find yourself agreeing to something, then wondering why you did? Sometimes, our choice was based less on what we were going to do, than on our internal hurts, habits, and hang-ups….
2 Minutes… for 20 Questions on Co-Dependency
Doctors use many tools to see what’s goin on under our skin. Diagnosing a problem might require an MRI’s, an X-Ray, or a CAT scan; sometimes, the power of asking questions can…
2 Minutes… on sci-finding your identity
I am a science-fiction fan because sci-fi allows us to ask what WE would be like in different circumstances. It helps us ask questions. If your work commute took you two years…
FREE marriage video series with Gary Thomas
Focus on the Family recently passed along news about a new Free 5-part video series called “Cherish Your Spouse” and we’re passing the news along to you. The video series is sent…