For most of her life, Debbi blamed her mother for everything that went wrong in her life: her father leaving, being sexually assaulted at age six by her brother’s friends and later by one of her mother’s boyfriends. She had a right to be angry, but not, as she would later realize, to hold on […]
Redemption Road – The David Pot Story
Redemption Road: The David Pot Story There are some tough nuts to crack among humankind…from those who outright reject God—doing whatever seems right in their own eyes—to those who know the truth, yet allow shame and guilt to keep them from surrendering all. David Pot belonged to the latter category. And it would take decades […]
Three Money Savings Stories- Leon, Candace and James
Read About It: The Money Savings Program: Laying the Groundwork for a Brighter Future A Dream Deferred: Leon’s Money Savings Story “Living in my own house vs. in a group home or on the street has been my dream ever since I was in my 20s!” At age 57, Leon has been around the block […]
“Brother, I’m a Murderer” – Part II
“Brother, I’m a Murderer, Too” Read Part 1 of “Brother, I’m a Murderer, Too “Bed ‘n Booze” Left to fend for himself out on the streets, Evan was running out of options. He couldn’t see how he could sink any lower. Then he received an offer he couldn’t refuse—of a free “Bed n’ Booze.” A […]
Love Among the Ruins
HE got burnt out of his ranch home in Keswick, CA, losing most of his belongings and his two beloved pit bulls in the Carr Fire. SHE got burnt out from living in a dysfunctional living situation that left her vulnerable to a local Redding gang that ransacked her trailer five times. They both would […]