I am a country girl but I lived 22 years in one of the toughest neighborhoods in New York City … by choice! I want to share with you just three things…
Becoming a Better Me
Becoming a Better Me Goals. Courage. No judgment. Life is a journey and every day an opportunity to keep the promise you made to yourself or make a new one. When you…
Christmas can be a wonderful and spiritual celebration for some families, but for many families of alcoholics, it can be a time of deep despair and loneliness. My alcoholic dad never got…
What is Luke 1:31 quoting? Why, Old Testament prophecy! This is the chosen time! And, as such, scripture tells what the Son of God will be known as – the sweet name…
Holidays are an extra busy time of year and sometimes it feels like weāre running out of energy. So whether youāve added more activities to your day or just going about your…
In the 2014 Fall issue of Reach UP, Keven Covert talked about her 29-year-old Wall of Denial coming down as she risked talking about her abortion. She experienced true healing as a…
Itās an understatement to say that I count myself blessed in so many ways. I am extremely blessed because of my relationship with my children. Why? Because I was incarcerated for seven…
I have worked with people struggling with addiction for the past eighteen years. In that time, I have noticed that a lot of shame is attached to people who struggle with addiction.…
We caught up with Bobbi-Jo at the office of Healing House in Kansas City last June. Sheās been a friend of Reach UP, giving away thousands of magazines throughout each year to…
I was a liar, a loser, and a thief. I was a drug addict and alcoholic. I stole from my friends and my family. Thatās who I was. It is not…
