A mom wrote to me, I just read your book and would like to know how Jeff is doing now. I realize that you probably get 40,000 such inquiries weekly, but in reading your book, your family became an extension of my own as my son continues to battle his own addiction issues. I do hope and pray that all is well and that your family has found peace and contentment.
My reflection: This Thanksgiving Day, I am grateful to be able to respond to this question by saying, “Jeff is good today! He fought a hard battle, but he made the decision to change his life. He celebrated eight years of sobriety on July 21, 2014.” I’m also grateful that this mom knows she is not alone as she watches her son struggle to find his way out of the tunnel of drug addiction. I’m grateful she reached out to us.
Today’s Promise to consider: Life is never trouble free, but today I’ll concentrate on living in gratitude. Being grateful is essential to living in serenity. For our family, we are grateful that Jeff is healthy and living a full life for over eight years. We are grateful for today and we pray for tomorrow.
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What a beautiful picture and inspiring meditation to wake up to! I have so much to be grateful for especially you and Jeff for 'staying close' by sharing your story and bombarding the heavens in prayer. You have given me so much hope and reason for believing that recovery is possible (for all of us).
Blessings to all.
Happy, healthy and peaceful Thanksgiving.
Love, Nanci
Libby, thank you so much for your book, your inspiration and your help through my difficult times with my son Andy. He will be clean one year Dec 9. One day at a time and I keep him close but do not enable anymore. God bless you and your family.
Love you
Evelyn
Libby, Nanci, Evelyn ,
Thank you for today's meditation and subsequent posts, they give me a lot of hope as my son Alex is 2 months sober in a new recovery program .
Stay close has been an inspiration and source of strength to me, as it is a personal journey of recovery that we also make along with our loved ones recovery journeys.
I am grateful for all of your shared stories!
Happy Thanksgiving,
Love
Gabriela
Dear Nanci,
Thank you so much for saying it so beautifully. I express my thanks to you, Libby and Jeff, as well.
Dear Jeff,
Thank you for the picture of you and Dr. McAfee. It's so nice to put a face with a name. Thank you for allowing your mother to put your story in print. It has helped so many people. Congratulations on your 8 year sobriety.
Dear Jane,
I've been praying for you and your son. You've been on my mind a lot. I wish you peace and love this Thanksgiving.
Dear Libby,
I have never been so 'close' to anyone who has never seen me nor has met me, although, I feel as though I've known you all my life. Thank you so much for your loving heart. It means the world to me.
All my love,
Barbara
Thank you Libby for your life raft of a book. I am greatful that my son reached his one year (again) today. Older and wiser now, i pray he continues on his sober path. So very happy to hear about Jeff.
Dear All
Happy Thanksgiving. I am very grateful to Libby and Jeff for the gift of their story which has helped us all in so many ways. Thank you Libby and Jeff
I am grateful to the availability of this blog where we all meet up and share and support.
I am so grateful to all of you here who share your wisdom, joy,sadness, grief, fears and triumphs so openly and honestly. We all benefit.
Hello Barbara- thank you for thinking of me and my son. Your thoughts are touching. I , like you feel like I know everyone here yet never met any of you personally. It's beautiful, isn't it?
Although my son has never embraced recovery, where there is life there is hope, one moment at a time. I am grateful that I found recovery. We still and always will , I believe, battle this disease and its effects on our family.
There is much to be grateful for and I make my gratitude list often.
Love you all and I will keep you all close and in prayer
Love,
Jane
Thanks to all of you for all your giving. So much healing from your courage and your sharing Libby. Hugs to Jeff. Life would be much harder without this group of souls.
Battling this disease it is so easy to forget there ARE things to be thankful for each and every day. Sometimes it is hard to see them through the haze but they are there. I am learning this and trying to live it each day. I guess that's why we say 'one day at a time'.
Like your son Jane my daughter has not embraced recovery and I still have no idea where she is but I liked what you said very much, "where there is life there is hope".
I am always grateful for this site because it is here that I find little tidbits of inspiration that help me when I need it most. No matter the time of day or night or the amount of support I need, the open sharing in this group gives me strength, courage and reassures me that I am not alone.
Thank you all and Happy Thanksgiving
My heart goes out to all of you writing on this blog and to all of those parents experiencing the pain and anguish addiction creates. Without Libby and Jeff's book and without being able to write on this blog, I would otherwise be unable to have hope. I keep your book on my nightstand. When I'm unable to sleep, I re-read excerpts from it that prevent me from thinking negatively about myself, my son and the future.
I am thankful that in spite of the depths of your pain, all of you are here to encourage and support me and others. All of you are truly an inspiration.
Thank you.
Today I'm asking for prayers. Recovery is no longer. A missing son. Again. despite so much trying on his part,so much loving support, such a possibility of happiness --he told me jus two nights ago-- a life of happiness awaited -- and that must have been a trigger--stepping into the unknown -- -- not sure why -- but he is lost again. So many heartbroken in our family. So afraid. Again. We are in the moment but this is the moment we are in. Well, hard to be grateful for this kind of anguish. Yes it is his journey but we love him. Please pray for God's will to be done and guide us through .