Year: 2018

A New Beginning

Last Christmas in Prison Today is Sunday, December 30, 2018, and we recently celebrated Christmas, and the year is almost over. This was the last Christmas I will spend in

My Sisters in Federal Prison

I haven’t written a blog post for a long time. My focus has been on healing and growth for the past several months, and the time and energy I’ve spent

Pursuing Greatness

The Greatest Journey of My Life I woke up today and looked out a window through metal bars, and saw a fence with razor wire around it. I am grateful

Who I Am Today

Today I Found Out Who I Am I had a great visit with my family a few weeks ago. Chad came by himself one morning, and we shared some tender

Meeting Max

First Time Together in Over 3 Years This is Chad.  Portia has been asked to take a leadership role in the treatment program she’s in and it requires a lot

Thanks for Sharing the Journey

I recently received an award in treatment that was very meaningful to me. Several of the women in our program wrote me letters, and I decided to share some of

The Battle of Life

I participated in a competition called “The Battle of The Units”,  a while back. Every year each unit forms a  team to compete in multiple events over four weeks. The

Free Woman

A letter recently arrived from a friend who is active in criminal justice reform. He mentioned that he is impressed with the progress I’ve made in self awareness. I believe

Becoming a Grandmother

I became a grandmother this week, what a beautiful experience! Shelby was induced on Monday morning.  I called Chad when I got off work to see how things were going,

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