How to Celebrate Thanksgiving When Your Husband is in Prison

Holidays are not the same when your husband is in prison. Grief, loss, and sorrow can easily steal your desire to celebrate the season with your family. In the face of the challenges you are dealing with, holidays become one more thing that sucks up your time and money. It is difficult to celebrate anything…

November 26, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Prison

How to overcome the stigma of prison

Prison. As soon as someone in your family went to jail, you became one of "them." You moved from acceptable to unacceptable, from an insider to an outsider, and from a friend to someone they used to know. You are now stigmatized. If you think that there is no stigma associated with prison, you are…

November 13, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Activities Prison

What is Angel Tree?

Having a mother or father in prison can be difficult for any child. That is where Angel Tree, a prison fellowship program, comes into help. Angel Tree is focused on helping the 2.7 million children in the U.S. that deal with having a parent in prison. Dealing with a parent in prison can lead to feelings…

November 8, 20190Comments

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Leadership Mental Health

Who Are You?

Hello Friends- We love this time of year. The cooler weather, the bright colors on the tress, and the anticipation of the holidays right around the corner are some of the reasons fall is our favorite season. We love fall because Ron came home from prison in the fall. September 2006 brought great joy…

November 4, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Mental Health Prison

How to Stay Sane When Your husband is in Prison

I tucked my sons into bed and walked down the hall to my room. I walked just inside the door of my bedroom and leaned against the wall. Shocked, I stood there staring out the window as the sunset. Relief flooded over me. I had made it through another day of Ron being in prison. …

November 1, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Leadership Mental Health

Cleaning up a Mess

I honestly love to clean my house. Toilets, sinks, carpets, windows—I like to do it all. Well, except for one item. The one thing I do not want to clean is my microwave. I do everything I can to avoid cleaning that contraption. I bought a cover to set over the food while it is…

October 30, 20190Comments

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Leadership Mental Health

Yes and No People in Your Life

Have you ever misjudged a situation and wished someone would have told you that you were wrong? Ron and I had an enjoyable experience of taking a boat out on a lake this past summer while we were camping. The pontoon was a top-of-the-line, brand new boat that was owned by the campground. We…

October 22, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Activities Family

Family Fun in the Fall

The temperatures are getting cooler, the leaves are changing color and Fall is in full effect. Not warm enough for swimming, but not cold enough for building a snowman. There are plenty of fun activities to go do with your family, but maybe money is a little tight. Why not try out these fun inexpensive…

October 16, 20190Comments

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Prison

Prison Relationships

It’s no secret that relationships can be difficult to maintain. Extra factors like distance, long hours on the job, busy schedules and many others can throw a big obstacle in the way of a relationship. Now, imagine maintaining a healthy relationship while a loved one is in prison. A relationship with someone in prison…

October 11, 20190Comments

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Family Leadership

Showing up on Time

Having a husband in prison taught me a LOT about what is important in life. The lessons I learned while I was fighting for my family and marriage those 15 years created the foundation for our lives after Ron came home. Something I wasn’t expecting is that I would be applying those principles long after…

October 9, 20190Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com