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The one truth that never changes: there will always be something new going on. In addition to the stories of changed lives, we have updates, articles, and more happening every day.
My Little Corner of the World
Like most of the world, Coram Deo is in a time of healing and transition. While the events of the last two years have been particularly impactful, I have realized that our time on earth is not guaranteed. The things and people we hold near and dear to our heart may...
As The Garden Grows …
We asked some of the women to write letters about the garden project and what it has meant to them, and we got so many beautiful responses we wanted to share with you. As The Garden Grows I grow as a womana mothera childa grandmothera sistera frienda human...
Sara’s Story: The Journey Continues
Update June 2021 I wrote that part of my story 2 years ago. I had just begun working in the field of recovery and my life was beginning to take on a very different shape than I ever could have imagined. In the past 2 years I have worked with over 100 women and...
The Power of Words
John Gottman, a researcher, studied positive and negative relationships among 700 married couples believed that negative experiences (words and emotions) needed to be balanced with positive experiences in a relationship in order for the relationship to be successful....
Reaping and sowing
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. - 2 Corinthians 9:6 One of the biggest lessons in gardening has got to be "you reap what you sow": if you don't plant it, you don't get to...
How Do You Measure Success
Many years ago I had the privilege of speaking at a local church. The topic was Coram Deo Recovery and the actual message was left to me. What did I want to present, How would I like to present it? I chose what WAS and what CONTINUES to be one of the most frustrating...
Jody’s Story
My story starts out similarly to many who struggle with addiction: Abuse. Trauma. Feelings of abandonment. All beginning when I was very young: At three years old my mother divorced my alcoholic father My oldest brother went to live with him At 5, 6, 7 I was sexually...
Spring is here – go and bear fruit!
Last year, our case manager, Stephanie, built a garden at one of our properties. Sarah's House outdoor garden space was specifically designed to meet the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of its clients and staff. The hope was to help our residents...
Sara’s Story
Sara's StoryI took my first drink when I was 12 years old. I took it from my parents liquor cabinet.....I added water so it wouldn't be noticed. I began drinking more socially in high school, and became a blackout drinker by the time I turned 18. I was smoking...
