4/18/26

Nadya came to see you today. Very good to see y'all talking about life together.   

Then after she leaves, you are going to hang out with your group at a campfire get together. You have such a great group of new people in your life and I am so thankful.

4/17/26

good night, there was a barbecue show down in town with a Fleetwood Mac tribute band and a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band. It was a little conflicting so we went and got barbecue, but then there is a Friday night worship meeting at the worship room so you decided to just watch a couple songs and then go t that before your Living Sober Group (LSG). Me, Tim, and Mikayla  stayed. I am amazed to see the day that you chose to go to a worship service while we stayed and did something secular. Wow, how things are definitely moving forward in your life. I am beyond thankful!!!! Anyway, when you got home from your group, you shared with us that you had a powerful experience with God and sobbed like a baby at this service. God was reaching your heart and dealing with things that were deep down inside that you had not shared with anybody. He gave the worship leader words of knowledge to let you know God was watching out for you. I am so thankful that you are surrounded by so many people who are filled with the Holy Spirit of God, who know how to move and operate in his presence.  The Lord is promised that he will always bring you back to the boundaries of truth. I know that I know that I know he is faithful. I can’t praise him enough for this season. I am going ahead and attaching the link to the YouTube video of the worship service you went to

https://www.youtube.com/live/0V6U_cT50eo?si=NNQhDJ7OyOXTsoxH

4/15/26

4/15/26- 30 days Clean!!!! So proud of you after you came to church with us, you left to go to The Worship Room to share your testimony, then we meet you at the AA meeting where you got your 30 day chip. Im praying for you every step of this!! I love you so much and want to see you succeed. Got the first time in a long time, I can see possibilities that I was afraid to hope for before.

4/14/26

4/14/26- doing your first IOP today. it starts at 9 o’clock this morning. I am really hoping you get up in time. You made it to your class. You said you learned a lot today. including the fake it to you, make it apparently, there was some talk about changing your reaction and pretending you had a good reaction every time you have a negative until finally all you will have as positive reactions. Sounds like a great plan to me.  So many times life throws curveballs. oh, last night, you invited me to a Bible study with you at the worship room. I got to say that was a proud mama moment. I really liked going with you. You are around a good group of people and I’m very thankful that God has surrounded you and answered my prayers.

Tonight, you left to go to a Recovery Church group in Live Oak with Pricilla and a few others. I couldn’t help but grab these pictures from the camera as you were digging to find your Bible to bring with you. 

BIG DIFFERENCE in this night you shoes up after OD at 3am

and tonight when you came home from Bible Study

4/11/26

4/11/26- You met with your sponsor Steve this morning and then we went to visit grandma

 in The Villages. We cruised in golf carts,found out there are certain times you get Visitor IDs at Savannah Center,  went to Sumter Landing square to listen to some music and do a boat ride after eating at Johnny Rockets. Then we came back to play wahoo with Grandma. Such a great day! 

4/10/26

4/10/26- First day day at home. We got you up early to yard sale without buying anything. We enjoyed the drive. You were quiet. You really wanted us to buy you a pack of cigarettes, but we did not buy them. I wanted to because something in me still had a hard time saying no. I really want you to have a work ethic and if I make it all easy, it will never happen. Anyway you communicated with your AA friends and got Steve to be your sponsor. He is going to meet with you tomorrow to get started on your steps before we go to see grandma at the villages. You went to your 2nd meeting at 5:30 tonight and meet some more people. I’m praying you find yourself and the strength of looking to Jesus For Your strength. You will find Him your way and it will stick!

4/9/26

4/9/26- this was from Karl on the first week you were there and we knew you could get letters. We didn’t tell him anything about you being on a spiritual journey. and We didn’t send it to you because we wanted you to not feel pushed to make this about following Jesus. We want you to come to that on your own, but he wrote this thinking you were in a spiritual retreat??? OR he might know about recovery and knew that you would come to a good place? I haven’t heard him say that, so who knows, but wanted to make sure I saved this in case you wanted:

Joshua, I am sure you don’t remember me, but I was part of the Life Group that met at your house a few months ago.  I am thrilled to hear that you are seeking God’s path for your life and want to encourage you in this.  Following His footsteps is for sure not always easy, but it is for sure always the best path.  The most important aspect of this is to establish your own relationship with Him through prayer.  I am praying for you on this journey!  Please keep us updated with your progress.  In Christ, Karl

He’s precious and I definitely can tell you after being in group with him, he is serious about praying for friends.

You called tonight and think you might still get out Thursday or Friday

 you wanted me to listen to

 “Quitter” by Cameron Whitcomb from you to me

https://youtu.be/AQx9UtwBQGM?si=hEsTErwxlHlcWwYI

then said these are helpful

“save me” Jelly Roll

https://youtu.be/7_eXiEbx1e0?si=TAjUKaOZY-huDuLo

“an ode to lost jigsaw pieces”

https://youtu.be/rN51MUSI3kI?si=s1LuKZkHogD73PJP