She worried that her husband’s return to the ministry would put his sobriety at risk. A prayer program helped her give up control and learn to trust.
How Bill Wilson’s wife, Lois, came to understand the far-reaching effects of alcoholism
Here’s a look back at what we’ve learned from two years of stories in our Overcoming Addiction series.
After a frightening encounter with cocaine, he experienced a divine intervention that inspired him to create art.
After landing in jail, she now leads a Celebrate Recovery ministry.
As a teen, he drank to feel grown-up and denied he had a problem. But only through sobriety has he truly become an adult.
Addict. Drug dealer. Felon. But since getting sober he inspires others to do the same in his unique exercise class.
In the throes of flagrant opioid withdrawal, she was beginning to despair, but the prayers of friends and strangers lifted her up.
This family relied on love to stay together as God’s will drew their son home.
Alcohol and drugs had taken her son from her so often that she doubted that he’d ever get sober.
Gerry Sowards’ substance-abuse issues had brought him to the end of his rope, so far down he that he was planning his suicide. But with newfound faith, a stint in rehab and the help of friends, he’s been sober for three years, and he assures us that anyone in his position can do the same.
For years this opera singer’s brilliance hid her darker side.
