Over the past few weeks I asked about twenty fellow inmates the following question: What’s the best thing about being inside and/or this location specifically? I asked because I wanted to write a posting saying something like, “It’s Not All Bad Inside.” I thought that by asking others I’d hear perspective and views differing from…
Tag: Family
Sketches, Reflections of Father’s Day
“Who needs fathers? We all do. We especially need our Father in heaven, who forgives our parenting inadequacies for Jesus’ sake and who enables us each day with a fresh start. Just as the loving father in Luke’s gospel welcomed home his lost son, our Father will one day welcome us into heaven together with…
Happy Father’s Day
“Who needs fathers? We all do. We especially need our Father in heaven, who forgives our parenting inadequacies for Jesus’ sake and who enables us each day with a fresh start. Just as the loving father in Luke’s gospel welcomed home his lost son, our Father will one day welcome us into heaven together with…
Dad (Warning, He Cusses)
We apologize for our silence ~jdoe and sis “My father died on March 7th. His passing was peaceful having gone in his sleep. My mother, his caregiver, was with him when he passed. It is always hard losing a loved one, and doubly so when you’re locked away, living in exile as I am now. …
My Five Loves
Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone. I didn’t want it to slip away completely without saying something about the five Valentines in my life: my mother, my two sisters, my daughter, and of course my wife. When I think of these five women I am humbled by their strength, loyalty, and acts of love…
