Prison Adjustment pt3 So let’s see if we can finish this discussion on how to adjust your life with a loved one in prison. If you missed the first two parts, you will want to jump back and check those out. In the first part I identified three different modes of though that many of us may fall in...
Prison Adjustment pt 2 Originally the title of this piece was much longer, but I shortened it to “Prison Adjustment”. I think I originally called it “Adjusting with a loved one in prison”, so if you read that one, this is the second part to that. What I want to try to do is touch...
Help me, my son is in prison! Tonight I want to do something I have done a few times, and tonight I want to try to talk you through a problem. This blog is for anyone who has recently (or at any time) lost a loved one to the prison system. While the title says “son”, it can mean anybody you...
Prison Issues: Power of Writing Today it is just after 11am on a Labor Day, after a pretty hard night. Many of you read my blog on “Faith’s Breaking Point”, which I actually posted just after midnight. Last night was pretty rough, and I probably took the wrong medication for my neck...
Prison isolation isn’t always bad Well, we have a rainy Monday morning…awesome! I always liked rainy days, it seems kinda more mellow. At this time of year, it also means that we are about to step out of the summer and into fall. To me, that means cooler weather, college and pro football...
Prison Release Anxiety **Note: This blog originally started late last night** Well, it is almost midnight as I sulk: UNC AND UCLA lost! I was pulling for UCLA because I used to live in Los Angeles, and I pull for UNC because I have always liked them. I have nothing against Memphis and Kansas, and wish...
Let’s talk prison. I had not really expected to blog anymore tonight, but I was reading some email and saw a comment from my Wordpress blog and wanted to talk about it. I think maybe we can talk through some things and help a few people today. The comment came from “Prison 101, part 8”...
What can a mother do when he is in prison? This is a pretty strong title, because there implies that either there is nothing a mother can do, or something a mother can do, when her son or daughter is sent to prison. I want to explore that in a minute, to see what we can do to help some of you. Even though...