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Ashley's Story
TESTIMONY !!! GOD IS GOOD!!! Hi everyone My name is Ashley. I am almost 35 year old Wife & Mama ❤️ and have been in Recovery for going on...
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Apr 13, 20232 min read


My Surrender. Part Four.
For the following two weeks I attended my classes, worked at the thrift store while wrestling with my kid's new home (Myrtle Beach)...
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Apr 10, 20236 min read


JESUS SUFFERED TOO
As Easter approaches tomorrow, I am reminded of the total sacrifice of love and the fact that Jesus suffered too...on my and your behalf....
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Apr 8, 20233 min read


Grief. Part Three.
I was in treatment for two weeks when I received the phone call that my grandfather, pawpaw Patterson passed away. He had been very sick....
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Mar 30, 20234 min read


Humbled. Part Two.
I walked to the dorm room building. I was stationed on the second floor by the supervisor's room (Norma). Norma Jean called me her baby...
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Mar 29, 20237 min read


The Check-In. Part One.
Jodie listened to my concerns without judgement of my current situation. She asked how I thought I was going to travel back to Atlanta. I...
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Mar 27, 202312 min read


The Intervention. Part Ten.
After my intrusive thoughts calmed down, I fell asleep. My mama woke me up the following morning with homemade biscuits and tomato gravy....
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Mar 25, 20237 min read


Help Me. Part Nine.
I walked to my friend's home. The front door was unlocked as I made my way through the house to the backdoor where everyone was located...
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Mar 23, 202310 min read


Jim. Part Eight.
I clearly was not functioning from my own self as my body, mind, and spirit were consumed by cocaine and vodka. I was inhabited by a...
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Mar 22, 202310 min read


The Hitchhike. Part Seven.
I jumped out of the car and ran. My paranoia was in overdrive as I made one terrible decision after another. A couple of hours later, it...
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Mar 21, 20238 min read


My Escape. Part Six.
After 13 days, the day of my release from the psychiatric unit had come. I woke that morning consumed with anxiety and flabbergasted that...
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Mar 18, 20235 min read


The Discharge Plan. Part Five.
I decided after my original 72hr 1013 hold deemed by my parents and the psychiatric hold by the doctor I needed to 'unruffle my feathers'...
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Mar 17, 20236 min read


The Dream. Part Four.
The next couple of days, I had my daily check-in with the doctor as I kindly asked, "will you release me today?" He said, "no." (By the...
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Mar 16, 20236 min read


The Doctor. Part Three.
Finally, Monday. The day the doctor will speak to me and let me out of this cage. That was my thought process. I was awakened by the...
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Mar 15, 20233 min read


I Do Not Belong Here. Part Two.
Early the following day, I was transported to the psych unit. I was very quiet as I went through the motions. Once I arrived at the...
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Mar 14, 20235 min read


I Am Okay. Part One.
November 2019, the day my daddy drove to Georgia and found me in a very distraught state -of -mind was the last day I lived in Georgia. ...
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Mar 13, 20235 min read


Truth or Lie / Poetry
If the lies keep you safe make you feel you have the upper hand. I will stay hushed. Go ahead, call me names. Am I or you the one who was...
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Mar 13, 20231 min read


The Counterfeits
The counterfeits. What is a counterfeit? A fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery. It is a "knock-off." A distraction. A...
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Mar 12, 20233 min read


Taming the Tongue
This morning, while reading my devotional, it spoke on the tongue. Words are powerful. Words reveal our thoughts, heart, and impact...
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Mar 11, 20232 min read


Another In the Fire Standing Next to Me. Part Eleven.
I walked in my apartment. I turned on my phone; I had no service. I walked out my driveway unto my neighbors. She was an older lady...
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Mar 10, 20234 min read
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