When Dad goes to prison, children suffer.
They suffer the loss of their father in their lives, their homes, and their financial support. However, just because their father is in prison doesn’t mean he cannot be actively involved in raising them. Yes, I really said that fathers who are in prison can still help…
The American judicial system is wrought with problems.
Not everyone who goes to prison should be there, and not every sentence is just. Justice can be very elusive when the system fails. Prison is always devasting—but it is even more horrific when there is an injustice.
Our judicial system fails, and thus lives are…
“Support Group? That sounds like a place weak people go to complain about their lives. I do not need that!”
This is what I often hear from women who are trying to find their footing as their husbands/partners go to prison. I tell them, “If that is what you think a support group is,…
Dealing with your partner in prison is hard.
Your entire life has been tipped upside down and you are hanging on for dear life. You are trying to process all the areas of your life that have been furthermore affected by his incarceration. It is a lot to process!
Although your heart is…
We are well into 2019 now and it has already been an eventful and surprising year for us!
The check engine lights came on in both of our cars, my washing machine broke down, our daughter turned 16 at the end of 2018 and is driving so our insurance jumped way up. It is crazy…
Are you tired of eating the same old vending machine?
I am sure you sick of the vending food if you have been visiting more than four times. If so, I have some great ideas on how to make that over-processed food taste better! I spent 15 years visiting Ron in prisons. I…
Time flies - even when we feel like the days are dragging by.
I am always amazed at how quickly weeks become months, and months turn into years. If you don’t believe me, just look at your children. They are changing and growing up more every day. Change happens. We cannot stop it, but…
Making, and keeping, New Year’s Resolutions when your husband is in prison is painful.
As people talk about the things they need to work on or change in their lives to become better, you are thinking about the biggest thing you want to change is that your husband is in prison. And yet, there is…
Prison tears families apart.
It is a truth we must accept; but it is not a fate we must accept. You have the choice to let your family continue to fall apart, and you have the power to stop the crumbling and rebuild it. There are few things in life that impact a…
My answer may surprise you
I am asked by women from all over the world if it is right for them to wait for their man, who is in jail. My answer might surprise you. I always say, “No, don’t wait.” Did this shock you? So is every person who asks me that question. The…