From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... hoping.
BB p.105,
To Wives
Our friends have counseled chucking the
men and we have done so with finality, only to be back in
a little while hoping, always hoping.
2.
... hoping against
hope we were not true ...
BB p.44,
We Agnostics
3.
... hoping, always
hoping.
BB p.105,
To Wives
Our friends have counseled chucking the
men and we have done so with finality, only to be back in
a little while hoping, always hoping.
4.
... hoping matters
will take a turn for ...
BB p.147,
To Employers
So, for one reason or another, they cover these men, hoping matters will take a turn for the better.
5.
... hoping that
one day our loved ones ...
BB p.105,
To Wives
Some of us veered from extreme to extreme, ever hoping that one day our loved ones would be themselves once more.
6.
... hoping to
find understanding companionship and approval.
BB p.151,
A Vision For You
7.
... hoping to
mend his ways.
BB p.38,
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