How to heal a broken heart

Having a broken heart is one of the most painful experiences imaginable There are so many reasons people experience a broken heart—but they all fall into one category, loss. That loss may be to death, prison, divorce, an affair, or another lie. The loss knocks the breath out of you and steals away your joy. …

September 3, 20180Comments

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Telling Your Kids the Truth

Should I tell my kids the truth about where their daddy is? Hello, friends! Today, I want to address the question, “Should I tell my kids the truth about where their daddy is?” It is a question I am asked all the time. We all want to protect our children from pain. As moms, we…

August 31, 20180Comments

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Dream Chaser

What are you chasing? I have chased many things in my life. Most of the time, the things I thought were really important weren’t. I discovered the most important race to win is the Dream Chaser race. Let me ask you a very important question. Do you have a dream? Or did you stop dreaming…

August 30, 20180Comments

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Change Your World

Change is never easy. I want to talk to you about change. Change is never easy. It is never comfortable. But change is going to happen. We cannot stay the same, and the world we live in will not stay the same. I know it is hard to think about changing your life. It feels like…

August 29, 20180Comments

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Co Parenting Tips

How to Co-Parent When Your Man is Locked Up Raising kids is a challenging, and co-parenting is an even greater challenge. Put one of the parents in prison, and it sounds like a Mission Impossible assignment. In many ways, it is impossible to co-parent in the traditional sense of partnering. However, with a little ingenuity…

August 28, 20180Comments

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The Practice of Gratefulness

Some things in life just come naturally. Other things, we have to learn, practice, and keep working on to get right. I think gratefulness falls into both of those categories. Have you ever watched a small child explore their world and seen their face light up with joy when they find something new or unexpected?…

August 27, 20180Comments

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Getting Off of Welfare

One of the most difficult things for me to do was to get off of welfare. Yes, I did mean to write, “get off of welfare.” Many people think the hardest part was getting on welfare. It was not hard to start receiving the assistance. I was utterly grateful, and a little desperate, for the…

August 23, 20180Comments

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Facing Stereotypes

We all have our own opinions about... almost everything. Sometimes, our opinions are based upon our own experiences; more often than not, our opinions are formed from stereotypes. We live in a world where gossip spreads faster than melted butter. If someone has a bad experience somewhere, we see it all over social media. As…

August 22, 20180Comments

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The Power of Letters

You must find a way to connect with your husband while he is in prison Writing letters is important. Emails and phone calls don’t accomplish the same thing. Prison changes everything, but it changes how you communicate the most. There is nothing more intimate than a handwritten letter. Nothing replaces the strokes of a pen that…

August 21, 20180Comments

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Adjusting to Dad Coming Home After Prison

It seemed like a lifetime since he had lived in the same house with us. Our sons had grown from toddlers to teens. Our lives had changed so much in that decade.

August 20, 20180Comments

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