A DAY OF MIRACLESLast Thursday I spent the day flying to South Bend, Indiana, to be present for my nephew's wedding. I had planned the trip with my parents so that I would meet them in the Dallas airport and we would fly together to South Bend, where my brother would pick us up. Easy-peasy.Flights these days don't often happen as planned. Weather delays. Mechanical problems.Crew and airport staff ...  Read More

Casting AnxietySunday nights in our house have a predictable pattern. Right around bedtime we’ll have at least one meltdown. Usually it’s our oldest daughter. She worries about school, which is strange because she’s really smart. The problem is that she doesn’t feel that way.Every Sunday she worries that there will be something she won’t be able to understand. She stresses out about it, cries, beg...  Read More

Moe, Joe, and the loading crew with a full trailer of bunk beds from Fresno Pacific University NLC Celebrate Recovery team members pitching in with the unloading at New Life Community 30 bunk beds ready to meet the needs of families through our Home Resource CenterPraise the Lord! THIS WEEK/WEEKEND:THURSDAY, MARCH 165:30 p.m. CELEBRATE RECOVERY Dinner - Dining Room6:30 p.m. CELEBRATE RECOVERY Wors...  Read More

Pick a Place and StartOur daughter and her family live in another state. Her husband is going to school, and she has her hands full with three active toddlers underfoot. So when we arrived for a visit, we found the sink full of dishes. We helped our daughter put the kids down for a nap and then suggested she catch one also. While they were resting, we tackled some of the chores.As I stood in front...  Read More

NLC NEWS March 9 2023 - Bunkbeds! Set your clocks forward - Armor of God this Sunday - Upcoming events and workshops - EASTER CANDY NEEDED  Read More

Breaking the SilenceI just don’t see how sitting around talking about my problems without anyone saying anything back is going to help.” That’s what one of the frustrated members of our step group said last week. I completely understood what he meant. One of the things that seems strange about Celebrate Recovery at first is that we don’t offer advice or what we call “cross talk,” that is, feedback...  Read More