About Hearthaven Publishing
The seed of Hearthaven Publishing began with a close reading and annotation of the Book of Mormon by Colleen C, Harrison. Daily writing for the sake of her own recovery soon sprouted into a desire to help others, and blossomed into what we now know as He Did Deliver Me from Bondage (published by Hearthaven Publishing) and a 12-Step LDS Recovery organization called Heart t’ Heart.
But behold, he did deliver them because they did humble themselves before him; and because they cried mightily unto him he did deliver them out of bondage; and thus doth the Lord work with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him.
—Mosiah 29:20
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God is Waiting for Us . . .
It takes humility to take the first three steps—the surrender steps. They seem so desperate, like I’m throwing in the towel on my life. Like I’m giving up every bit of personal power. And I am. But in the most counter-intuitive...
God is Not a Means to an End
I used to treat God as a means to an end. When I turned to Him, I always had some agenda, a goal or purpose for seeking Him. I had a reason for doing good, being good. If I did what God wanted me to do, then He’d (hopefully) do what I wanted Him to do. If I was...
Working the Steps Is Like Reconstructive Surgery
Over three decades of my life, from age 34 to 64 years old, the Lord has led me to return to the Twelve Steps of recovery over and over again. He has used the Steps to peel away my pride, one layer at a time. It’s sort of like reconstructive surgery. You can’t...