Manna House Ministries and House of Hope

01/24/2026

No recovery meeting tonight!!! Everyone stay safe and warm!!!

12/12/2025

We don’t stay clean by being perfect — we stay clean by being honest.

Today we show up as we are, lean on God and each other, and take the next right step. One day, one choice, one prayer at a time. We’re still here for a reason. 💪🙏

12/10/2025

Borrowed this from a friend.

Today I’m reminding myself that recovery isn’t about being perfect — it’s about showing up, even when my mind tries to drag me back to who I used to be. We ain’t built for backwards living anymore.

Every day we wake up clean is another day we prove that hope beats the hell out of our past. We’ve crawled out of darker places than most people will ever understand, and we did it together.

So today, let’s keep pushing forward. One choice. One moment. One breath at a time. We didn’t survive all that just to quit now. Proud of every one of us showing up this morning.

12/05/2025

No Manna House recovery meeting at the Pickett County Library on Friday December 5th.

Christmas Marketplace at Pickett County Library is happening on the 5th and the 6th.

Check out the Byrdstown-Pickett County Chamber of Commerce page for more information on their events.

11/26/2025

Blessed to get to witness John and Karolyn renew their vows after 40 years of marriage. Truly an example of God’s redemption and restoration.

11/07/2025

No meeting tonight in Pickett County due to threatening weather.

10/31/2025

10/22/2025

October 22, 2025
Look who's talking
Page 308

"Our disease is so cunning that it can get us into impossible situations."

Basic Text, p.83

Some of us say, "My disease is talking to me." Others say, "My head won't turn off." Still others refer to "the committee in my mind" or "the monkey on my back." Let's face it. We suffer from an incurable malady that continues to affect us, even in recovery. Our disease gives us warped information about what's going on in our lives. It tells us not to look at ourselves because what we'll see is too scary. Sometimes it tells us we're not responsible for ourselves and our actions; other times, it tells us that everything wrong with the world is our fault. Our disease tricks us into trusting it.

The NA program provides us with many voices that counter our addiction, voices we can trust. We can call our sponsor for a reality check. We can listen to the voice of an addict trying to get clean. The ultimate solution is to work the steps and draw on the strength of a Higher Power. That will get us through those times when "our disease is talking."

Just for Today: I will ignore the "voice" of my addiction. I will listen to the voice of my program and a Power greater than myself.

10/17/2025

Join us this evening in Byrdstown.

10/10/2025

Walk In Dry Places

Putting our trust in people.
Trust

How much should we trust other people? This is an important question, because many of us have erred in both directions: we've trusted people too much or not enough. We can find our answer in the spiritual side of the program. We do have a Higher Power in whom we can have absolute trust. We can have little doubt that the spiritual presence behind everything is infallible and supreme.
As human beings, we know that we can only be trusted in certain ways. We can work to develop our trustworthiness, but it is never high enough, even with the strongest souls. All of us have weaknesses that can keep us from being what we know to be our best.
In our 12 Step living, we should work to develop trust in both ourselves and others, but no be hurt or disappointed when things go wrong. Above all, our real trust should be in our Higher Power.
I'll work today to be trusting and trustworthy, but I'll not expect too much of anybody, including myself.

10/03/2025

Smoked Bologna is ready for tomorrow!!!!