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Thanksgiving Reflections at CORE<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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As Thanksgiving approaches, CORE wishes everyone a harvest of blessings, good health, and happiness! This holiday is a special time to gather with loved ones and reflect gratefully on the peace, abundance, and blessings in our lives. And, of course, we get to share delicious food and watch football, too!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thanksgiving Day is a favorite holiday at CORE because gratitude is at the heart of recovery. With this in mind, we recently attended a CORE event in search of thankful people \u2013 and we were not disappointed! Tape recorder in hand, we stopped as many current and former clients as we could catch to ask what they\u2019re most thankful for. Their answers, shared below, are a gift to us all this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI am thankful for my relationship with God and all the amazing people he put into my life.  And opportunities, too.  I\u2019m manager at my job now.\u201d
\u2013 Abby B<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor Jesus Christ, my salvation, and recovery.\u201d
\u2013 Daniel B<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m very grateful for my new life, financial stability, and freedom.  I never thought I could live on my own, because for the longest time I didn\u2019t trust my own thinking.  But having my relationship with God, I was able to take that leap of faith and have confidence.\u201d
\u2013 Kristi K<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m thankful for my relationship with God that happened through working the 12 Steps.  And having my family back together \u2013 my wife and children.  I\u2019m also thankful for CORE, the men and women here who led me out of the hole of addiction.\u201d
\u2013 Dallas C<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have leaders in this program who provide leadership, guidance, and direction on a daily basis. And the girls here \u2013 they knew where I came from, held me accountable, and helped me through my character defects.  I\u2019m also thankful to be able to give back.  This program saved my life three years ago.\u201d
\u2013 Jeana K<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cUnderstanding what it means to be in God\u2019s grace and actually knowing God \u2013 I wouldn\u2019t trade them for anything.\u201d
\u2013 Robert S<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGod loves me, looks out for me, and directs me.  I\u2019m thankful for my sobriety today.  I\u2019m thankful for CORE, for giving me a safe place to lay my head, and for the people here and the friends I\u2019ve made, who\u2019re like family.\u201d
\u2013 Robin T<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow God is working in my life, and for the CORE program and the people in it.  I\u2019ve been sober 3 \u00bd years by the grace of God and this program.  They saved my life.\u201d
\u2013 Adam G<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor God \u2013 my relationship with God.  This Sunday will make four years.  It\u2019s a complete miracle.\u201d
\u2013 Jen B<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m really grateful for the support system I have here, and for everyone I\u2019ve met.  I\u2019m thankful for CORE.\u201d
\u2013 Robert M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the person God has helped me grow into and the relationships he helped me build.  For literally everything \u2013 for my life.\u201d
\u2013 Stephanie U<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cI am thankful for God putting me here to see others find recovery.  And my life in sobriety too.  My nieces and nephews just know me as their aunt Alex.  I\u2019m recovered.\u201d
\u2013 Alexandria P<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy sobriety, employment, and home.\u201d
\u2013 Matt N<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGod gave me another chance in life.  I\u2019m thankful for his understanding and forgiveness, and everything that comes with it.  My family and loved ones, and building a new family within CORE.\u201d
\u2013 Jen M <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m thankful for the opportunity to serve God, and the opportunity to give back to the program that\u2019s given so much to me.\u201d
\u2013 Todd T<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor God and CORE, who helped me become the person my son and parents are proud of and thankful for.\u201d
\u2013 Megan W<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to serve people who are in need.  I can give back to a community who needs my help.\u201d
\u2013 Don S<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m thankful that God showed me who I am, my real self and identity.  I\u2019m a better version of myself with values and purpose.  And for the CORE program, of course, and the people I know here.\u201d
\u2013 Heather S<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy life, recovery, and for my family and children loving me again.
\u2013 Brian F<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSecond chances, open doors, and my recovery family.\u201d
\u2013 Tamara S<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRelationship with God.  My family.  My sobriety and recovery.\u201d
\u2013 Dylan B<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year I\u2019m most grateful for my children and relationships with them, and for the people who took care of them while I couldn\u2019t.\u201d
\u2013 Katie R<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGod took my hand and walked me through this.  I couldn\u2019t have done it without him.  I\u2019m just really thankful that he\u2019s held onto me the whole time and I succeeded.\u201d
\u2013 Samantha S<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving Reflections at CORE As Thanksgiving approaches, CORE wishes everyone a harvest of blessings, good health, and happiness! This holiday is a special time to gather with loved ones and reflect gratefully on the peace, abundance, and blessings in our lives. And, of course, we get to share delicious food and watch football, too! Thanksgiving…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-usa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-usa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-usa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-usa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-usa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/core-usa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-usa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-usa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-usa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}