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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…
If you are just joining me on my blog – Welcome! This blog post is part of a series I am writing on how to overcome a prison experience. I had been married for 5 years before my husband was sent away to prison on a 14-25 year sentence. The path out of the pain,…
Welcome back, warrior! You are reading part 3 of a 10-part series on how to heal and overcome incarceration as a family. You are going to make it – don’t give up! Trying to figure out how to get through the pain and loss of someone going to prison is really difficult without a roadmap…
Prejudice. I never imagined that I would see prejudice because of a car I drove.
It was such a surprise to me when people openly expressed their disdain toward my sons because my car was old and not attractive.
When my sons were in baseball. The parents were responsible for providing rides to and from all…
As a kid, I remember bringing in the new year with my mom and brother.
We watched the ball drop on our huge TV – not a big screen TV, but a huge 1990’s TV that had a pair of pliers attached to the channel changer switch. We had some snacks and played charades,…