The Heartland Women’s Home has hosted a “Friendsgiving” for about ten years. This year was one for the books! Each resident was responsible for choosing two side dishes, making sure she had all the needed ingredients, and then making the dish. Much time went into thinking over old family favorites and combing cookbooks for ideas. All of the hard work did not disappoint! We had a beautiful layout of food. For some of our residents, this was their first time participating by contributing dishes. We kept our two ovens and two stove tops busy.
We tried something new this year: each resident could invite two ladies from outside the women’s home. Friends from our community and friends from other churches were invited. We had an incredible turnout. About 25 ladies gathered in the women’s home to share fellowship, friendship, and food. All of the effort showed.
Our ladies raved about how much fun they had. One thing that addiction frequently steals is healthy social gatherings; one of the focus points in our programs is to introduce residents to gatherings where, once again, they can learn to relate to others and, to copy a saying from Mr. Barton, “I can tell how much God loves me by seeing who He places around me.” Both hearts and bellies were full. If you came to our event, thank you for taking an evening to love on our ladies.
Happy Thanksgiving from Heartland Women’s Recovery Program residents and staff.
