Little was I aware that the decision I made at 17 would steal my innocence and change my life forever. I grew up going to church, and at the age 14 I…
Gritty Life Issues
Gritty Life Issues Life gets messy and can be hard. Discover how you are not alone and how others, just like you, found freedom and new life. The talk is real. The…
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…
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…
It’s 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…
It is possible to survive being homeless and get back on your feet. I have been homeless six times in my life. I was homeless three times as a youth, not including…
Dear Friend, When this issue was being planned, we counted on an interview with one of our readers. She had just gotten an apartment after two years of living in her car.…
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. She’s 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. That’s who I was. It is not…
