Twelve Step Reflections

Addiction Recovery, Healing, and Prevention - Notes from Nannette

The Keepsake Catastrophe – Step 12 Practice these principles in all you do

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I’m not a big keeper when it comes to most things, but I have absolutely no judgment when it comes to photos of my children and the paper treasures they’ve generated over a family lifetime. Anything that reminds me of how much I treasure them is a treasure to me—photos, programs, certificates, ... Read More

Merry Christmas and “Dime Store” Serenity – Step 12 Service

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As far back as I can remember the Christmas season seemed to bring with it both excitement and anxiety.  I grew up as the oldest child in a family of nine.  When December 1st rolled around one of my biggest concerns was how to get enough money to buy each of my siblings and my parents a Christmas ... Read More

The Light at the End of the Tunnel – Steps 10, 11, and 12 The Maintenance Steps

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Sunday I attended church with my children and their children. The service closed and before Carson could run off (I mean walk reverently) to Primary I grabbed him and gave him a big hug and asked him how he had enjoyed the Saturday excursion with his family to the zoo. He reported that it had been ... Read More

The “Sick Coat” – Maintaining What We Have Obtained – Steps 10-12

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If you grew up with me and happened to have the flue, a fever, the measles, the mumps, or an earache you were given some very special attention in the form of two items of clothing. First, the earache hat, a little homemade flannel bonnet mom placed on our heads if we were suffering the pain of an ... Read More

“I Love You Jesus,” said little Nan…

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Years ago, in a General Conference talk, President Monson shared the poem, “Which Loved Best?” It was timely for me, in the middle of raising my family. In those days I collected classic poems and helped my children memorize them as part of their home school curriculum. I remember listening to Elder ... Read More