Can you believe we are at the end of November already? Thanksgiving is just days away, and Christmas is coming quickly. People are rushing to celebrate Christmas without giving Thanksgiving the attention and honor it deserves. Thanksgiving is a perfect time to reflect on all the great things in your life - to focus on Gratefulness. Gratefulness…
Thanksgiving Day. A day spent eating comfort food, watching football, and of course spending time with family. Many families have different holiday traditions around this time of year. From backyard football, to breaking a wishbone, family Thanksgiving traditions express what they are thankful for. Whether you have a family tradition or not, this Thanksgiving day is going to…
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…
Do you ever feel locked up?
You know, like you are also serving time, but on the outside. The heavy weight of living with your husband in prison pressing in on you from all sides? I know exactly what that feels like. It is a prison without physical walls, but with physical impact.
Living in an…
Five things you need to do when your husband is in prison on Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a tough holiday to celebrate when your husband is locked up in prison. I recall my first thanksgiving. All I could think about is how much he is missing out on and how much I missed having him there…