Blog Post – Early Mornings
Sallie Hussey As I think others have noted in this blog before, every morning at 8:30, TND staff gather together for a very brief time of prayer to start the day. We’re so very blessed to have the opportunity to take 15 minutes at the start of each day, any staff member who can, and […]
Blog Post – Heroes in Recovery 6K
Ashleigh Rakestraw “The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” –John Bingham, running speaker and writer The Next Door staff pictured at the Heroes in Recovery 6K It was a perfect fall morning last Saturday, September 9th. A crisp breeze was blowing and by 7:45 am the […]
A Prayer on International Overdose Awareness Day
by Carrie Fraser, Director of Spiritual Wellness and Alumni Services As we take time today to remember those we’ve lost in our personal lives and in our life together at TND I wanted to share one of my favorite prayers with you. Thank you for all the work each and every person here does to break […]
Blog Post – The AA Promises
Ramie Siler 1. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. 2. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. 3. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. 4. We will comprehend […]
Blog Post – Not So Different
Ginger Gaines I have the privilege of serving as the COO at The Next Door (TND). I came to TND with 20+ years of Business Management experience and a lifetime of being active in my church and serving in ministry with my husband. I always attended Sunday School and church every Sunday morning, Church Training […]
Blog Post – “Way to go, keep it up”
Linda Leathers I committed to myself at last year’s Heroes in Recovery 6K in Leiper’s Fork that I would run the 2017 race. The annual race on Saturday, September 9th is an inspiring and beautiful event that brings together individuals living in recovery – moms, dads, siblings, cousins, friends, and sponsors, to celebrate the recovery […]
Blog Post – Soul Work
Carrie Fraser “Cultivate these things. Immerse yourself in them. The people will all see you mature right before their eyes! Keep a firm grasp on both your character and your teaching. Don’t be diverted. Just keep at it” – 1 Timothy 4: 15 “If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will […]
Blog Post – Reflections from Elevator Rides at TND
Kate McKinnie In the last few months, my office moved from the first floor to the second floor of The Next Door. Prior to this, I only rode the elevator upstairs when I gave tours of the building. Now, I am up and down on the elevator multiple times each day and I get the […]
Blog Post – No One is Able to be Your Personal Messiah
Heather Crane I recently shared with the ladies at a morning meditation out of Paul David Tripp’s New Morning Mercies devotional that we were all designed to live in community with others, but we cannot look to people to provide for us what only God can provide. This illusion that someone – a spouse, a […]
Blog Post – Community
Kristy Pomeroy By definition, COMMUNITY means a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common; a feeling of fellowship with others who share common attitudes, interests and goals. I believe the women at Freedom Recovery Community (FRC) embody those two definitions. They are connected to each other not […]
