Nine months ago I came to your rooms shattered, broken and disheartened with my life.

You all opened your arms and embraced me with your warmth, encouragement, love and friendship.

You told me to keep coming back. For my future you shared with me your experience, strength and hope and from your stories I built an understanding of what I needed to do to to change my life.

You gave me the tools to find solutions’ to my problems; getting a sponsor, working through the 12 steps, to be of service to my fellowship, to call other alcoholics.

You showed up for meetings and shared with me your amazing knowledge of this program. That it was not just about my drinking anymore but about the way I responded to life.

The most amazing experience for me was knowing that even if I didn’t make the changes you suggested, that you would have loved me anyway.

You all encouraged me as I got more involved. I have found many positive attributes within myself by being of service to the fellowship.

When I made mistakes that felt huge and overwhelming to me, you were honest and said,” I was making a mountain out of a mole hill”. I was hurt and offended at the time but you were right. Your honesty shrunk my ego and allowed my Higher Power to break through.

To my Home group, the Serenity Sisters, you are like family to me now. You have shown me a life I could only dream about and here I am living it. You are my earth Angels and will be forever etched in my soul.

‘Stick with the winners’ is my favourite line from one of my favourite people.

You all made me feel respected, part of the gang, that I was worth something and that I meant something to you.

You have changed my life. I am a better mother, wife, sister, daughter and friend.

I will repay my gratitude to you by always helping the newcomer. I could not leave with out telling you all how grateful I am to have met you and to call you my friends