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The Power of Willingness and Attitude
Major life-change tips I have learned during my six years of counseling are the power of willingness and attitude as they relate to the change process. The Cambridge Dictionary defines willingness as “the quality of being happy to do something if it is needed.” I like this definition more than others I have come across
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Tina, Volunteer Highlight
How long have you been volunteering at The Foundry? I have been volunteering at the Foundry for eight wonderful years. Why are you so passionate about The Foundry? I believe that our past does not define us, and it does not have to hold us back. The Foundry provides a place where men and women
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Workplace Prayer: a great tool
My life fits together like a puzzle—job, home, hobby, church, interests, and more. I feel fragmented. The pieces won’t come together quite right. For most of us, the most challenging interaction of pieces is that of faith and work. How do I inject my faith into my work? How do I hold firm when faced
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Monthly Newsletter July 2022
The Farm Chapel is being built! Thank you to Cullman Savings Bank and all of our other supporters for making this possible! David Ozment, known as Dave, was one of our most incredible supporters. His passing earlier this year was and is heartbreaking. He cared deeply for our participants and staff. We invite you to
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He sent an Angel to tell me so
He sent an Angel to tell me so “But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ….” My minister is fond of saying that Mark 16:7 is his favorite verse in the Bible. It has become one of my favorite verses because it is a story of grace. Mark 16:7 The Message 6-7 “He said, ‘Don’t be
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Counseling at The Foundry
Counseling at The Foundry The Foundry Way Program Components are: Counseling Case Management Education Employment Readiness Aftercare Counseling: The pastoral counseling department lies at the heart of The Foundry’s discipleship model. Program participants are assigned to one of our counselors upon entry into our program and will remain with that counselor during their residential stay.
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The Waste Epidemic
The Waste Epidemic: How The Foundry Ministries is Going Green According to recycling website, roadrunnerwm.com, the United States generates more waste than any other country in the world. We are living in a self-centered society of excess and immediacy. The Foundry Ministries works to intentionally combat the waste epidemic. As a ministry, we have focused on
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FIRST: Families In Recovery Seeking Truth
FIRST: Families In Recovery Seeking Truth Living in addiction leaves a trail of heartache, disappointment, and smoldering bridges. Ironically, the pain created by addiction becomes a driving force behind the continuation of addiction. For those in addiction, their deepest pain and greatest regrets revolve around the damage they have done to those who love them
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Reaching the Community: The Foundry Rescue Program
Reaching the Community At The Foundry, we believe the world is changed one reshaped life at a time. We carry that belief throughout the variety of services we provide to our recovery program participants, but we also carry this belief through our efforts in reaching the community we serve within. The Foundry’s Rescue Program serves
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My God is Light
My God is Light This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5 NIV My God, how I love you! From the beginning of this world, you brought light to a dark and formless creation. Light illuminates
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A New Life of Promise and Hope
Cathie started using drugs at a party. “Everybody was doing it,” she says. In her early 20s at the time, she had no idea how addiction would come to rule her life. She built relationships with men who shared her habit, but they didn’t last. She stopped using when she had her two children, but
