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Are you affecting or infecting others

Are you affecting or INFECTING others Hello friends! Thanks for dropping in to see what we will be talking about today. I am glad you did! I have something really, really, really important to share with you. This will help you become successful and help you get through this time that your man is in…

September 6, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

Give Your Children Responsibilities

When Ron first went to prison... I was so overwhelmed that my priority for my children was to make sure they were fed and safe. That is all I could I mange; keep them from starving or getting hurt. It seems like a pretty low threshold for effective parenting now. But at the time, I…

September 5, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

Healing Power of Forgiveness

The Healing Power of Forgiveness After Ron's sentencing, I was full of anger. How could they do this to my family?! How could a judge admit to having doubt about someone’s guilt and then turn around and impose a 14-25 year sentence? I couldn’t believe what I had just heard in the courtroom. What in the…

September 4, 20180Comments

ByBrandon.tijerina@theridgeproject.com

Family

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

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

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

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

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

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

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

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

how to coparent catherine tijerina prison blog

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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

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

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

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

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

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com