It seemed like a lifetime since he had lived in the same house with us. Our sons had grown from toddlers to teens. Our lives had changed so much in that decade.
Being a single mother is a very tough job.
Not only are you mother (which is a huge responsibility all by itself!), but you are also provider and protector while parenting solo. Being a single mother can be very daunting. You work hard all day and into most of the night to make sure your…
Why? This simple word can hold so much emotion and so much passion.
It is the question we ask when we are seeking an answer to the extraordinary pain we encounter. But sometime in our journey, the “why?” changes from a desperate cry for help to a surrendered question of purpose. The word same…
"As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him.." - Ghandi
As you walk through this chapter in your family’s story, you will experience a lot of pain, and you will see so many things that will break your heart. Living though a prison experience will give…
Lets face it, we all encounter discouragement at some point.
It comes when our hopes are high, we are expecting something good to happen, and then we are disappointed. What we had hoped for, is not what we get.
Disappointment is the beginning of discouragement. We get discouraged when we are disappointed over and over again.…
Our culture is always sending us messages that tell us that we are not good enough.
We look in the mirror and don’t like what we see. We look at our work and feel that it is not good enough. all of us look at our stuff and think we need something better than what…
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…
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.