The way we deal with our struggles might be the most important thing we ever do. If we stand with courage in the face of our challenges we can change

This morning I walked around the track and felt quite emotional as I thought back to all the things I’ve been through over the last 3 years. I said a

I was sentenced to 7 years in Federal prison 2 years ago, and was given 8 weeks to self surrender in Dublin, California. It was devastating! In fact, devastating doesn’t

My older kids came to see me last weekend, and we had such a good visit! After the visit, while I was in the dressing room getting ready to go

Last week a woman in our support group brought an exercise to our meeting called: “Writing a memoir in 6 words.” We decided that it would be fun to define

I was recently asked by a woman who took one of my classes if I would meet with her privately and help her explain her conviction.  We met and she

My family came to see me last weekend. Chad and the 3 younger kids flew to Minneapolis, then drove an hour and a half each way to get back and

We recently started a self forgiveness support group at the prison, and decided to write a letter to ourselves and share it with the group this week. The women in