by Heidi Overson | Oct 7, 2024 | Blog
As spoken by Heidi, Amara’s mom, at the Second Annual Remembrance Walk on September 11, 2024, as she addressed the people who gathered to honor their lost loved ones What can I say about our daughter, Amara? How can I express how special she was? Special enough...
by Heidi Overson | May 28, 2024 | Blog
Foundation note: This is the first in our series of testimonies from people who have beat addiction or suffered the loss of a loved one. Thank you, Elizabeth, for coming out with your beautiful, inspirational story! My name is Elizabeth. I am 27 years old and have...
by Heidi Overson | Oct 20, 2023 | Blog
YOUR ADDICTION AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST YOU by Veronica “Peach” Hoiland How many lives can be destroyed through addiction? How long does it take to destroy the ones who love and support the addict the most? The effects of addiction not only affect the...
by Heidi Overson | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog
Many of the directors and volunteers of the foundation spend a lot of time talking to people who have lost loved ones to addiction. We hear “They didn’t want to die” many times. That’s what makes this whole thing so tragic. Death is final. We...
by Heidi Overson | Mar 8, 2023 | Blog
I wasn’t sure what I was going to post today. My heart said to write about Amara. “Keeping Amara Alive” takes on a different meaning today than it did a year and a half ago. In 2021 and a few years before that, we were fighting to literally keep her...
by Heidi Overson | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog
Well, they cooked, they came and they showed the crowd what they created. Others came to eat and judge the best chili … who could beat Scottie B.? Was it possible? As it turns out, yes. Scott Bjerkos was dethroned. Randy Overson was crowned Chili King for the...
