What does this picture of my breakfast have to do with the legal system?
This morning my wife and I were supposed to be on the road early to visit our daughter. She's incarcerated (re-incarcerated) at Rockville...
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Chris Cotton
- Mar 28
- 4 min
Peer-Led Is Effective
"You don't know what I'm dealing with!" is an exclamation I have heard pretty often the last four years. Sometimes it's true. Most of the...
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Chris Cotton
- Oct 26, 2023
- 1 min
Really? Transportation is an issue?
Yes. It's a big one in rural communities like ours. Topics of conversation I hear often include the price of gas and inflation. Think...
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Chris Cotton
- Sep 21, 2023
- 4 min
What Do You Mean by "Hope"?
I'm currently reading the book You Are Changing the World - Whether You Like It or Not by David LaMotte. It's helping me a ton because I...
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Chris Cotton
- Sep 7, 2023
- 3 min
Justice Involved?
What does the term, "justice involved" mean? Well, it's a relatively new way to say someone has open court cases, is on probation or...
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Chris Cotton
- Aug 31, 2023
- 2 min
What towns are in Kosciusko County?
If you're like me, and likely most of my fellow county residents, you can't name all the towns in Kosciusko County. But I'm certain the...
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Chris Cotton
- Aug 28, 2023
- 3 min
Should I Block my Loved One?
Thanks to our Board Member, Michelle Weidenbenner for this useful information. Should I Block My Loved One? Today, a mom asked me if she...
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Chris Cotton
- Aug 2, 2023
- 2 min
Do you keep Narcan at your place of business?
Most would answer, "No," to that question. Admittedly many would be much more forceful against it. But given the results of this survey...
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Chris Cotton
- Jul 27, 2023
- 1 min
What is a Recovery Café?
We get asked this question a lot. We aren't opening a food service business or trying to compete against our friends at Harvest Coffee....
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Chris Cotton
- Jun 29, 2023
- 1 min
LITE in the News
https://www.inkfreenews.com/2023/06/21/living-in-transition-effectively-offers-hope-to-current-and-former-inmates/ Have you seen us in...
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Chris Cotton
- May 10, 2023
- 2 min
Help Launch LITE Recovery Cafe
Our founders, Chris and Tammy Cotton, attended the Jail Ministry of Elkhart County Dessert Banquet last night at Nappanee Missionary...
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Michelle Weidenbenner
- Apr 17, 2023
- 1 min
MEET the BOARD - Who's Tim Gillum?
Michelle interviewed fellow Board Member, Tim Gillum, recently.
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Chris Cotton
- Apr 14, 2023
- 3 min
WARNING: Reading Can Seriously Damage Your Ignorance
Yesterday Tammy and I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Dan Spalding and Roger Grossman of www.NewsNowWarsaw.com for Kensington...
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Chris Cotton
- Mar 28, 2023
- 2 min
Our Executive Director Rocks!
I need to brag about my wife, Tammy Kinerk-Cotton. In the coming weeks you are going to read and hear about things that LITE in KCJ and...
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Chris Cotton
- Feb 28, 2023
- 3 min
Newsworthy?
I recently cut advertising ties with a local media outlet. When my parents started Cotton & Cotton Insurance in 1983 they began...
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Chris Cotton
- Feb 22, 2023
- 1 min
This will save lives...and anger some people of course
What is a NaloxBox? A NaloxBox holds free, readily available intranasal (sprayed through the nose) Naloxone. Naloxone is an emergency...
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Chris Cotton
- Feb 18, 2023
- 8 min
Rochelle - Before and After
1. Can you share some of your addiction story? I started using drugs at 13 to escape my pain, a pain I had no idea how to explain. My...
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Chris Cotton
- Jan 27, 2023
- 2 min
I just want...normal
This morning I was struggling to find the right blog topic. I had lots of ideas, but they mostly centered on attacking why we have some...
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Chris Cotton
- Jan 25, 2023
- 3 min
It's what makes us feel human...
https://www.wctv.tv/2023/01/24/my-mom-cant-keep-me-animal-shelter-shares-heartbreaking-note-left-with-abandoned-dog/?fbclid=IwAR1y5fWS161...
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Chris Cotton
- Dec 26, 2022
- 2 min
True Friendship
Like many today, the day after Christmas, I have worked very had at doing absolutely nothing. My autoresponder in my work email account...
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