If your partner is in prison, this day brings sadness and pain with it as you celebrate yet another holiday with your man behind bars.
Valentine’s Day is a chance to show your appreciation and love for your partner. However, it’s important to remember that not everyone views Valentine’s Day in the same light. You don’t want to let it define your relationship. Now, that doesn’t mean you still can’t make it a great day for you and your partner.…
Loving someone is not enough to save a relationship.
I learned this lesson while Ron was in prison. My heart was full of love for him, and I missed him every single day he was gone. He didn't know that my mind and spirit were fixed on him; he only knew he was in prison…
Anyone who tells you that prison is not a huge barrier for your family is lying to you.
It is an extraordinary barrier to creating a strong, thriving family. And, the struggles do not disappear when your husband comes home. A prison experience will either infect or affect you for the rest of your life. …
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…