My room mate asked me if there was one thing that I could change in myself right now what would it be? I told her, “Pride! I think pride is

Looking back I can see that I have met the right people, at exactly the right time in my life. My friend Rhonda Pendleton is one of those people. I

I Stopped Worrying About Circumstances. Focusing on Inner Peace. I don’t write about the circumstances of living in prison much anymore. The more I work at having peace inside my

Today is my oldest daughter Shelby’s 25th birthday. She was a beautiful baby with perfect little rosebud lips and I named her Shelby Rose. She came into this world without

Silence is hard to come by here.  I woke up at 4:30 AM, and decided to stay awake because I wanted to enjoy the silence.  The words: “Be still and

The last few months in prison have been hard for me. I don’t know why this time has been more difficult, but it has. I met with my friend Macy

I think that I’ve spent half my life making mistakes, and the other half trying to avoid the consequences.  The pain and suffering necessary to overcome those mistakes. I hated

Often when new inmates arrive here a few of them have found my blog while researching what to expect.  If there was one thing I could say to someone preparing