Apr 25, 2023 | #CelebrateRecovery, #changeperceptions, 10000 Beds, 10000 Beds Partner, 501c3, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, Addict, Addiction, Be A Good Listener, Be A Good Parent, Be A Good Spouse, Be Present, be the better person, Board Members, Changing Lives, Choose Life, connection, Courage, despair, Family, Forgiveness, homeless, Hope, jeff dougherty, lost sheep, Love
No matter where I go, it’s HOT! Even in the A/C I feel like I am melting. Is it me? Or is it simply life. Especially in August…just put me in a tub of ice and let me be! Think about the men and women living on the streets, now and in August, living in the...
Mar 8, 2023 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, Choice, Choose Life, Courage, Faith, Family, Honesty, Hope, Life, Life After Addiction, Life Isn't Fair, Love, Loyalty, Time
Why do we always expect life to be fair? I wish it was. I think most of us try our best to live a fair and honest life, but we can’t control what’s happening around us, can we? As the mother of a son who has battled a substance use disorder for a decade, I...
Feb 15, 2022 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, DANNY GOKEY, Forgiveness, Love, love is free, love makes the world go round, WHAT LOVE CAN DO
Someone once asked me how I could love them if I didn’t really know them…and honestly, I am not certain I can explain it. But I will try. Some people (me) arrive on this earth with an innate capacity to love…and forgive…and love more. I thank...
Apr 30, 2018 | #CelebrateRecovery, Active Addiction, Addiction, Addiction recovery, Changing Lives, Choose Life, determination, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Hope, Life After Addiction, Living Clean, Love, Resolve
Yes, it’s real. Life after active addiction can be amazing. If we let it be. Addiction steals souls and lives. So when an individual is able to pull themselves from the abyss of addiction, leave the darkness behind, rebuild their life, and embrace this new life...
Jan 15, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Love, Recovery
Too many days have passed since I’ve blogged. Too many things have happened to remember – after all, it’s a new year! But this I know: with everything that is happening in the world of addiction treatment…RECOVERY is possible. And it’s happening all around us. Media...
Nov 8, 2017 | Addict, Addiction, Death, Disease, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Grief., In Memoriam, Love, Mom, Mothers, One Thousand Club, Overdose, Parental Love
Last week, Marcella, a grieving mother, reached out to 10,000 Beds and asked if in lieu of flowers she could request donations to our organization in memory of her son, Colin Windebank (LC) who had just overdosed and died. I did not know Marcella or Colin prior to...
