{"id":1546,"date":"2021-01-26T03:23:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T03:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelsinflight13.org\/?page_id=1546"},"modified":"2026-03-03T18:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:34:44","slug":"crystals-story-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/angelsinflight13.org\/wp\/crystals-story-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1546\" class=\"elementor elementor-1546\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50f41e30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50f41e30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44d9a58\" data-id=\"44d9a58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfc4b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bfc4b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/angelsinflight13.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/groomsman3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1540\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelsinflight13.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/groomsman3.jpg 234w, https:\/\/angelsinflight13.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/groomsman3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/angelsinflight13.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/groomsman3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f25dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03f25dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crystal's Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4949ce11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4949ce11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\">My name is Crystal Barwick Bahle, and I\u2019m from Swainsboro, Georgia. When I arrived at Angel\u2019s in Flight, I was broken and lost. I had given up all hope for my life. Today, more than nine years clean and sober, I am living an amazing, normal, and wonderful life. We Do Recover.<br \/>That statement was painted on one of the walls at the center. I remember looking at it every morning and thinking, \u201cDo we? Can I really do this?\u201d With each passing day, I grew stronger and more positive. God saved my life. He placed Mrs. Penny in my path and used her\u2014and this center\u2014to help rebuild me into the strong woman I am today.<br \/>While at the center, I began working at Dairy Queen, and I have now been there for almost four years. I also volunteered more than 300 hours at the Community Service Board in Dublin, doing my part to make my new community a better place to live. I graduated from Angel\u2019s in Flight in June 2017 and made the decision to stay in Wrightsville. Soon after, I found a little house, and in October of that same year, God made a way for me to move in.<br \/>Today, my two children are back in my life. My family answers when I call\u2014and they even call me. I have even been blessed to get married and build a healthy, loving relationship in sobriety. It\u2019s an incredible feeling to have myself back and to experience life the way it was meant to be lived.<br \/>It hasn\u2019t always been easy. There have been many times I came close to losing my sobriety\u2014but I didn\u2019t. Angel\u2019s in Flight gave me the tools and skills to handle life on life\u2019s terms. I learned why I was the way I was and how to grow beyond it.<br \/>Since getting sober, I\u2019ve faced heartbreaking loss and serious challenges. I lost my Papa and my Granny. I battled cervical cancer. I endured moments that, years ago, would have sent me over the edge. But with God\u2019s help and the strength I\u2019ve built in recovery, I am still holding onto my sobriety.<br \/>I was an addict for more than 20 years. I fought for my life\u2014and I won. I love recovery and this new life I\u2019ve been given. Staying in Wrightsville, close to my support system and the people who know my story, has been the best decision I\u2019ve ever made. Without Angel&#8217;s In Flight I would not be here. They gave me a chance when no one else would, and for that I am forever grateful.<br \/>I pray for every addict still struggling and fighting this disease. My hope is that they see me\u2014and others who have made it\u2014and realize they can recover too. There are people who care. There are people who will help. Everyone deserves the chance to live a sober life.<br \/>I am living proof that recovery is real. It is possible\u2014if you want it and are willing to do the work. 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