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by Kate McKinnie, Director of Development of The Next Door For the past 8-9 years, I have chosen a word of the year. I begin praying in December for how I want the next year to be different. I pray for wisdom of what one word of focus could be to help me get there. […]
by Ginger Gaines, Chief Operating Officer of The Next Door My co-workers, family and a few friends know how much I love a good spreadsheet. I am by nature very analytical, and I want to have all the facts before making any decision. Of course, when deciding where to eat dinner this can be infuriating […]
by Suzanne Lanier, volunteer at The Next Door Serving is not what we have to do; it’s what we get to do. My daughter and I look forward to Thanksgiving every year, to come to this treasure of time and place – The Next Door. A few years ago, I volunteered and served lunch every […]
by Ashleigh Rakestraw, Clinical Services Program Manager of The Next Door On September 19th The Next Door excitedly hosted the first ever TND homecoming event. Staff and alumni from all over middle Tennessee came to celebrate recovery, celebrate each other and celebrate the place that so many of them call “home”. It was an absolute […]
by Holly Cammuse, Assistant Director of Nursing of The Next Door As I waddle around the building the last few weeks of my pregnancy, I have heard this phrase over and over again, “You are just GLOWING, Holly!” I have assured all parties involved that the “glow” they are imagining is probably just sweat glistening […]
by Kristy Pomeroy, Community Services Manager of The Next Door Freedom Recovery Community is a very busy place this summer. We currently have 21 women and 22 children living on property full time and have 12 children who come for visitation. Most of the days are quiet as women are working and children are at […]
by Carrie Fraser, Director of Clinical Support Services of The Next Door Mark 12: 30-31 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Step […]
by Chuck Gaines, TND volunteer Most of the recipients of The Next Door’s online newsletter will not know who I am. And I am very comfortable with that because I will not know most of them either. That seems to be the common denominator in America these days: pretend to know more than you really […]
by Penny Baga, member of First Baptist Church of Goodlettsville and monthly volunteer at TND’s Girls’ Night In One Saturday per month, I have the pleasure of helping host Girls Night In, which is a fun time of the week for clients of The Next Door to enjoy. Let me start by saying that Miracles happen […]
by Candise Hendricks, Grant Writer for The Next Door Hello! My name is Candise, and I am The Next Door’s grant writer. I’m blessed to be the mother of two beautiful little girls. Both are under the age of three. Prayers for patience and sleep are appreciated! After both of my daughters were born, many […]
