WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE TO YOU???
This is what success is looking like to us!!!
pain is necessary, suffering is optional
Never think, for one moment, it is easy to be in recovery. The easy way out is to keep doing what you are doing. The tough stuff comes with dealing with what brought you into addiction to begin with. That "stuff" is buried deep - from long ago - probably something you don't know or even remember. Well recovery means you are going to be strong enough to get underneath all of that festering - meet it head on - cry those tears - meet that inner child who has been cast aside all those years ago - and heal, heal, heal. So when you hear anyone speaking negatively about someone who has an addiction - remember - there is something that brought that person to that place. Instead of being critical and judgmental - imagine walking a mile in their shoes - or even walking a short distance in their shoes - and then S-D-P (stop, drop and pray) and be thankful "but for the grace of God, there go I"
life at the Palace - thanks gussie and nan!!!
can you feel the warmth??? we can!!!
We continue to be blessed by our friends and partners. Again, we are covered in LOVE!!! These quilts were hand-made by the Karing Krafters of St. Timothy's Church.
They now adorn the beds in the Esther Women's bedrooms. Each quilt is unique and was made with LOVE.
If you look real close at the tops of 3 of the quilts you will see that Esther Louise couldn't resist being part of the photo shoot!!! She wanted to feel some of the loving too!!!
Thank you Karing Krafters for showing your love to the Esther Women. We love you too!!!
They now adorn the beds in the Esther Women's bedrooms. Each quilt is unique and was made with LOVE.
If you look real close at the tops of 3 of the quilts you will see that Esther Louise couldn't resist being part of the photo shoot!!! She wanted to feel some of the loving too!!!
Thank you Karing Krafters for showing your love to the Esther Women. We love you too!!!
Newest residents - esther louise & ellie blue - August & September
We opened our doors to rescue these two precious little ones. Esther Louise
(black and white) was a kitten from a community (feral) mom who was
abandoned. She was about 6 weeks old when we got her at the Market of
Marion. Ellie Blue (bluish gray) was a kitten from a community mom who
abandoned her when she was only days old. She had been cared for at the
horse farm at the prison until she was about 4 weeks old. She was fostered
until she found a home with us at 10 weeks. When they met each other their
territorial instinct had fur flying and lots of wrestling. They quickly settled
down and have become loving companions to each other.
They provide countless hours of laughter as we watch them romp and run
through the house doing flips and side hops. They, too, were rejected, living
on the streets, unaware of what their future held for them. We are truly a house of recovery. They have made their home with us. They love our Esther Women who show them unconditional love. Our Volunteers are greeted by them each time they enter the house. We forget what it was like without them.
(black and white) was a kitten from a community (feral) mom who was
abandoned. She was about 6 weeks old when we got her at the Market of
Marion. Ellie Blue (bluish gray) was a kitten from a community mom who
abandoned her when she was only days old. She had been cared for at the
horse farm at the prison until she was about 4 weeks old. She was fostered
until she found a home with us at 10 weeks. When they met each other their
territorial instinct had fur flying and lots of wrestling. They quickly settled
down and have become loving companions to each other.
They provide countless hours of laughter as we watch them romp and run
through the house doing flips and side hops. They, too, were rejected, living
on the streets, unaware of what their future held for them. We are truly a house of recovery. They have made their home with us. They love our Esther Women who show them unconditional love. Our Volunteers are greeted by them each time they enter the house. We forget what it was like without them.