Twelve Step Reflections

Addiction Recovery, Healing, and Prevention - Notes from Nannette

“Mommy, I Just Wanted To Get A Violin, Ya Know, Just Have One!”

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Helping children with music lessons is definitely upper division training for parents. I can’t even imagine how many hours I’ve spent tutoring at the piano, encouraging from the kitchen sink, and sitting through lessons. My biggest adventure into the unknown came when my youngest daughter asked if ... Read More

“I’m Going To Count To Three and Then…” – Step 12 Having Had A Spiritual Awakening

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The parenting skill that requires moms and dads to count to three, to think of a consequence that will get a child’s attention, and then follow through, must be new to my generation of parents. I don’t remember my mom or dad ever counting. I adopted the technique as a seventeen-year-old freshman at ... Read More

Humility Bridges the Gap – Step 12 Carrying the Message

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My Relief Society experience began back in the olden days before we began our study of the teachings of modern day prophets. We rotated between these subjects: Spiritual Living, Cultural Refinement, and Mother Education. I spent quite a few years being the Mother Education teacher. Having the ... Read More

“We Don’t Ever Have To Put Christmas Away” – Step 3 Trust In God

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This was the first Christmas in years I have been completely void of the desire to “take down Christmas” as we say. The first year I remember feeling this way was my first baby’s first Christmas. My mother-in-law had always decorated her tree with little birds. She was growing older and was ... Read More