April is National Reentry Month, and you need to take advantage of this opportunity to speak up! Your family lives with the impacts of prison every day, so you already know there are challenges you will need to face during reentry
Shopping is like a scavenger hunt these days!
I cannot believe the bare shelves I find in every store I have been to in the past couple of weeks. The Coronavirus has ignited a stunning surge of shopping and hoarding. I often find myself standing and gaping at the empty shelves as I try to process…
We are in the middle of the most significant health crisis we have seen in our lifetimes.
The United States declared a National Emergency. Coronavirus has created a pandemic that is disrupting all our lives. My blog today will focus on what you can do to mitigate the adverse effects on your family stability. Now, more than…
Happy New Decade!
2020 is not just a new year, it is a new decade. It is a brand new beginning of a brand new decade. This is the perfect time to take a good look at your dreams and goals and set your priorities. This is especially important when your husband is in prison. If you are…
Prison Phone Calls
We are so used to just picking up the phone and making a call to whoever we want to talk with whenever we want to hear their voice. With technology today, we are used to having instant and inexpensive access to people 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When someone goes…
Finding the right lawyer is really important.
There are some lawyers who do not care about their clients, some who are just too busy to do a good job, and others who are only concerned with getting paid. Don’t get me wrong, I believe lawyers should be paid, but I also believe they should give…
Prison visiting rules
Visiting someone in prison can be super stressful if you are not prepared, but it can be a good time to connect and grow together if you ARE prepared. So, let’s make sure you are prepared to get through the gates and into your husband’s arms!
First, what you wear matters.
It matters…
A prisoner’s wife. How could this even be possible?
I never imagined that someday I would be married to a man who was in prison, but it happened, and it didn’t destroy me or our marriage.
When my husband went to prison, it changed nearly everything about my life. I no longer fit in with the…
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…
How to celebrate Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a great time of year to reflect on the things for which you are thankful. It's a time to re-center gratitude and focus on the good. All the while trying not to fill up on appetizers before the main course. Learning how to celebrate thanksgiving in prison was a…