Last Friday was a big day in our family. I knew that Lee’s parole officer was taking him in at least for the weekend and most likely for longer. I was tired and emotional and wished I could just ignore the day. It was one of my classic, “I’m so tired I’m about to shut [...]
I went to visit Lee on Christmas Eve. The visiting room was decorated. A tree stood in the corner its lights twinkling brightly. A toy train chugged around the base,happily unaware of its location. The air was full of the sounds of people in a festive mood. Lots of loud talking, laughter, and smiles. There [...]
James and I went to see Courageous yesterday. Lee is working–I told him he MUST go see it. I like all of Sherwood’s movies but I’ll say this one is the best one yet. Really ALL of them are good, but they are figuring out the acting and have nicer cameras now and it really [...]
Prison is fading (a little) from my mind. I can push it back in the dark corners and try to forget. But it’s there. It’s always there…. When I read posts about prison ministries, programs, and outreach, I still find myself touched. Here are a couple links: From the front lines of prison ministry Forgiving [...]
While camping last week, we needed to go to town for bread and milk. On the way back to the camp, we drove past a church I went to as a Jr. High girl. I also went to the school at the church. I said, “Hey there’s a car–let’s stop.” So we knocked on the [...]
Telling people that my husband is/was in prison is never easy for me. I am getting better about it. It’s so much a part of our lives that now it’s just a fact . I don’t wear a sign or blab the news everywhere I go, but if people ask questions, it’s getting easier for [...]
Today, Lee was watching something on Netflix about jail! I do NOT understand that man sometimes. It was 30 Days and the jail episode. I can’t vouch for language and all subject matter but parts of it were good. Here’s a blog review of the episode. Lee wanted me to watch the visiting scene with [...]
A few weeks ago, I read on a forum about crafting programs in prisons. A lot of the comments were negative–the stupid things that people say when they have NO IDEA what prison is like–or the stupid things they say when it’s never touched anyone they know or love. A few ladies were really compassionate [...]
I was at a Bible study with a friend of mine this morning. We’re studying Francis Chan’s Crazy Love! While I was gone, the mail arrived and Lee must have opened it first. But I didn’t realize it until later. I was in the kitchen and smack in the middle of the fridge was a [...]
This weekend, we all 3 went away for one night. We had a really fun time. It was such a blessing to just be able to take off and go have fun. My brother sent us a coupon book for the area, and we were able to do a couple attractions for free! One was [...]
