I’m Tara and I’m an alcoholic and an addict. I have been clean and sober for two years thanks to Dove’s Nest. I entered this program totally broken and dead on the inside. I had lost everything: kids, family, friends, marriage, home, cars, etc. You name it and I lost it due to my severe drug addiction.
I entered the doors of “The Nest” on November 9, 2007; I was completely dead inside, and there I found not only a warm meal and a roof over my head but a sense of safety that I hadn’t known in a long time. There were wonderful counselors there that gave me hope and showed me how to live a new way of life, clean and sober. I found the Tara that God had intended me to be all along.
I have since gotten my children back and am a great mother. I have an awesome family that I am engaged in. I am going back to school and making good grades to work with other alcholics and addicts. I attend AA meetings several times weekly and am very active in my sobriety. I NEVER could have imagined that my life would be the way it is today; I NEVER thought I could get sober and remain sober.
I am SO truely grateful to Dove’s Nest and ALL of its staff; that was a crucial part of the beginning of my new life. Thank you Dove’s Nest; you will ALWAYS be in my thoughts and prayers…I love you for all you have done for me and all the women’s lives you have changed!!!
Your story sounds so much like mine. I too completed the Dove’s Nest Program in 1993 and have had continuous recovery since then. I am so grateful for everything they taught me and the love I received while under their and God’s care. I truly believe had I not gone through that program, I would not be where I am today. I now work with a lot of women, and while watching their struggles with turning their will and lives over to the care of God, I remain grateful. Continue the good work, God Bless you and yours. Sandi B.
Thank you Sandi! I was reminded at a meeting today that if we are grateful to be clean and sober, then it is hard to want to use or drink. VERY true for me! Simple gratitude has helped me in SOOO many ways! I,too,have found no greater honor and blessing than to help other women by sharing my experience, strength and hope. A few years ago, I didn’t even know how to help myself; otherwise helping someone else. Just one of the MANY miracles in recovery. I am only a couple of weeks from picking up my 3 year chip, God willing, and I find myself as I approach each new, SOBER year; coming back here. Dove’s Nest was there when NOBODY else was or could’ve been and they nursed me back to health and gave me the tools to get and stay sober; and to be the best me that I can be! I will NEVER forget where I came from…no matter where I go…and again, thank you Dove’s Nest for loving me until I learned how to love myself! God Bless! ;o)