Life is full of challenges.
Sometimes it felt like I was the only one facing impossible odds. The world was against us (well, maybe not the whole world, but the whole judicial system!) We seemed to be chasing deadlines and rules, and the roadblocks seemed endless. I asked myself more than once, “Am I…
Show the haters who you are by being better that the negative things said about you…
Dates are completely different when your husband is in prison.
You can still date, but it is a strange type of date that takes some getting used to and takes time accepting it. You always meet at the same place, you always have to pay for the food (visiting room food tips) and you…
Sometimes your perspective depends on your view, and sometimes it depends on your viewpoint.
Discover the power to build a legacy through obstacles.
Change is inevitable.
Time changes everything and everyone. We don’t get to decide IF we will change, but we do get to decide which path of change we will take. There is a lot about life that is out of our control. And when you’re dealing with prison, there is even more that is…
Opportunity often presents itself in the weirdest ways.
Just when we think life is over, we can find a glimmer of hope that leads us to a new opportunity if we will look for it. You just have to look away from the tragedy you are facing long enough to see the opportunity. …
To start the process of renewing, you must change the ways you think.
I am going to say it again, prison changes everything.
You cannot possibly live through a prison experience unaffected by it. The questions you should be asking are: “Do I have any power to determine the impact prison will have on me and my family?” and “How will it change me and my family?” The…
Walking through the experience of incarceration is one of the hardest things you will ever do.
And getting THROUGH it is exactly what I mean. You cannot get stuck in one of the levels if you want to change your life and legacy. The steps toward healing will turn into a cycle of self-destruction when…