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How to deal with your Partner in Prison

Dealing with your partner in prison is hard. Your entire life has been tipped upside down and you are hanging on for dear life. You are trying to process all the areas of your life that have been furthermore affected by his incarceration. It is a lot to process! Although your heart is…

March 1, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

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Setting your 2019 Budget with a Family in Mind

We are well into 2019 now and it has already been an eventful and surprising year for us! The check engine lights came on in both of our cars, my washing machine broke down, our daughter turned 16 at the end of 2018 and is driving so our insurance jumped way up. It is crazy…

February 26, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Activities Family Prison

Games to play during visits

How to enhance your family time in your next prison visit Everywhere I look, I see information about the importance of spending quality time together as a family. Family time is credited with reducing risky behavior among youth, increasing success at school, and a whole host of positive outcomes for children and families. Setting aside time…

February 22, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Prison

Prison food hacks – how to make vending machine food taste better

Are you tired of eating the same old vending machine? I am sure you sick of the vending food if you have been visiting more than four times. If so, I have some great ideas on how to make that over-processed food taste better! I spent 15 years visiting Ron in prisons. I…

February 15, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

Scrapbook Your Family Photos

Time flies - even when we feel like the days are dragging by. I am always amazed at how quickly weeks become months, and months turn into years. If you don’t believe me, just look at your children. They are changing and growing up more every day. Change happens. We cannot stop it, but…

February 13, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

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How to Plan a Family Night

Your family is worth fighting for I am consistently fighting for time with my family. This battle has been going on for decades. I battle the TV, school and homework, friends, sports, and a lack of interest in “family time.” I get tired of the battle sometimes, but I refuse to give up! My family…

February 10, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

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Family Prison

Giving Your Partner Money while He is in Prison

There are some things that everyone who has a partner in prison will face. One of those things is the decision on whether to send him money, or not to send him money. It is a personal decision. Your personal decision. It is a tough decision for anyone, but especially hard for those who are…

February 8, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Prison

New Year’s Resolution When your Husband is in Prison

Making, and keeping, New Year’s Resolutions when your husband is in prison is painful. As people talk about the things they need to work on or change in their lives to become better, you are thinking about the biggest thing you want to change is that your husband is in prison. And yet, there is…

February 5, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

Family-Focused New Year’s Goals

New Year’s Day has come and gone. The holiday season is now over and we are well into the new year. Most likely, you have settled back into your normal routine by now. What about your New Year’s resolutions? How are those going? Did you even make any new resolutions for this year? If you did,…

February 1, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

8 Ways to Stop Your Family from Falling Apart

Prison tears families apart. It is a truth we must accept; but it is not a fate we must accept. You have the choice to let your family continue to fall apart, and you have the power to stop the crumbling and rebuild it. There are few things in life that impact a…

January 29, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com