Butterfly House

06/16/2025

the only person that's coming to save you is the current version of you that is sick of your current situation...

06/07/2025

05/31/2025

05/27/2025

I found 3 agates in the garden tonight!

05/16/2025

we're going to try to plant a few things in this area--hoping the black walnut toxicity is gone after cutting the tree down a few years ago....

05/06/2025

In light of recent events...
This letter was written in 2012 by a very young Butterfly House resident and was addressed to members of the 12 Step meetings she was attending in the area. She is one of the few who have publicly stood up to the naysayers of Butterfly House. She was brave and wise beyond her years. She ended up graduating from the program, eventually married, and has 2 healthy children.

"I feel the need to bring this up to you all. We work an open and honest program here. I live at Butterfly House as most of you know. There I find stability and it's my home along with others. The rules I follow there are for my recovery. They are rules that have been put in place to help me change, grow, learn discipline and most importantly, responsibility. As an alcoholic/addict, when my life had no rules or boundaries, I was completely scattered, had no guidelines whatsoever. The reason I bring this up is I've been hearing some negative things about Butterfly House. This home has saved my life and many others. We have rules to follow so that we can grow and learn responsibility. If we can't follow the smallest rule, how will we ever follow up with our biggest one...SOBRIETY? The rules are there for a reason. The one person who is going above and beyond to give us a chance at a good life takes a lot of criticism. If you judge the housemother as a bad person, would you look at yourself? Are you dedicating your days and nights to helping women remain sober and help them get through the rough patches in their lives? It is hard to hear negative things about your home, the one place where we should feel safe and have stability. I'm sure when I came I said negative things about my home, but I regret that so much. I had not realized the gift I had been given. I'm so sorry for anything that I said that was wrong. I was blinded to the gift..my very life...my chance to become a Butterfly!"

TODAY I AM GRATEFUL FOR BRAVE PEOPLE!

04/29/2025

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!! Go to givebigvalleys.org and check out all of the nonprofit organizations that make our communities in the St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys GREAT! For instance---at BUTTERFLY HOUSE our Mission is to provide a safe, sober residence for women in recovery from alcohol or other drug dependency while introducing sober living skills, peer-to-peer fellowship and support, and educational activities that will aid them in the transition back into their families and communities.