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…
Prison
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…
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…
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…
My answer may surprise you
I am asked by women from all over the world if it is right for them to wait for their man, who is in jail. My answer might surprise you. I always say, “No, don’t wait.” Did this shock you? So is every person who asks me that question. The…
Visits are a great way to stay in touch, but they are also important for other reasons.
If you really want to know how your loved one is doing—go visit them. You learn so much more about how they are adjusting, if they are well, and the different programs they are participating in during a…
The world of prison is very different from the rest of our world.
If you have never been to a prison before, your very first prison visit can be intimidating. The world of prison is very different from the rest of our world. It is like stepping into another universe. All the rules, the security,…
Prison. Just this one word can create so much anxiety, controversy, and pain.
Visions of a violent and hostile environment often leap to life in people’s imaginations. Surely this is not a place to take children! Turn on the TV and you can find multiple shows depicting prison life. For many people,…
Growing up in a large family, one of my favorite memories is of our Christmas traditions.
We made dozens of cut-out cookies, batches of sweet caramels, pounds of chocolatey fudge, and bags of party mix in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Then, every Christmas eve, we each opened one gift—new pajamas.
The next morning, the…
Your husband is in prison.
Suddenly, your primary way of communicating is no longer face to face, but over the phone. And not by text, snapchat, or Instagram messaging. Yikes! Talking on the phone together was probably not something you did often before he went to prison. Talking on the phone is now the most…