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God is interested in you! My story is not fiction. I am a woman, a felon, a sex-offender; I did hard time. It was a living hell. I am so awed by Jesus I will risk reputation, everything, to tell you about my personal transformation for His glory. God changed me. He will do that for you, your family. I trust Him. I hope you do too!!

“What were you thinking? Why did you do that?”

My family asked me often after my arrest. They were mystified. Me too! At that time I had no answers.

Prison doesn’t change lives. People’s lives can be changed while incarcerated.My life didn’t end when I went to prison, it began while I was there.

Are you struggling to survive today? Are you sick of just moving from one day to the next?

How does one go from surviving to really, truly living?

When I entered prison I was unaware I needed to change. Change is possible.
Let me tell you how it happens…

Introduction: Get to know From Surviving to Living!

by Holly | May 1, 2023 | Life During | 0 Comments

A brief note or two for first time visitors. First, welcome! I'm so glad to see you! Are you in need of rescue? Here is my rescue story. I share it because I know it can be your story too! It is my prayer that every post lead you one step closer in your walk with...

Chapter 29: FREEDOM

by Holly | September 15, 2025 | 2018 | 0 Comments

I began counting down the days to my release date, which is also referred to as an SRD (Supervised Release Date) or simply 'out date.' Inmates have their own counting systems. The most popular one is '___ days and a wake-up', such as '6 days and a wake-up.' One does...

Chapter 28: THE IMPOSSIBLE

by Holly | September 15, 2025 | 2018 | 0 Comments

My release from prison was growing close, but God still had some important lessons for me. In 2013 I had been granted in person visiting privileges with my children, however I had not been removed from the list of Predatory Offenders. Removal from the list was the...

Chapter 27: PREPARING FOR RELEASE

by Holly | September 15, 2025 | 2018 | 0 Comments

When God first began His good work in me, not everyone was pleased. My parents, in particular, were offended. After several weeks spent reading the Bible, I called my parents. "Mom! I read the entire New Testament!" I told her. She didn't believe me,...

Chapter 26: PPCG

by Holly | June 6, 2024 | 2017, Life During | 0 Comments

One day in February Marsha approached me in the dayroom. “Holly, I am wondering if you’d be willing to help with something. We are planning the discipline free banquet and don’t yet have a theme for this year. Even though you are not a member of the Positive Peer...

Chapter 25: SYLVIA

by Holly | May 29, 2024 | 2017, Life During | 0 Comments

I never connected the dots between emotional and spiritual health. In fact, I’d rejected the idea of a connection years earlier. Sitting in the medical waiting room in prison I overheard, “Have you read this Christian book about depression? It claims there’s a...

Chapter 24: BACK IN SEG

by Holly | May 27, 2024 | 2016, Life During | 0 Comments

July 2017, and the prison was on another lockdown. Everyone living in Tubman (including me) knew the reason – two women living in a cell across the hall from mine had been caught selling meth. Administration spent days tearing apart their room trying to find the drugs...

Chapter 23: STOLEN CANTEEN

by Holly | May 8, 2024 | 2016, Life During | 0 Comments

Trials “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.” I Corinthians 10:13 “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.” I Peter 4:12 Pen Pals are still a thing in...

Chapter 22: THE PSYCH REPORT

by Holly | April 26, 2024 | 2016, Life During | 0 Comments

"I was kicked out of Anthony.” I turned in my chair to see who was speaking. It was a Monday afternoon in August 2016 and the school day was nearly over. I’d been reading a kite from the psych department. In the trial for my parental rights, I thought my psych test...

Chapter 21: APOLOGIES

by Holly | April 9, 2024 | 2016, Life During | 1 Comment

Humility “in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3 “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” I Peter 5:5 Sitting at the desk in my cell, I finished another letter to my children. Suddenly, movement was called over the...

Chapter 20: BIRTHDAY CARDS

by Holly | March 31, 2024 | 2016, Letters, Life During | 0 Comments

Holidays and other special days are harder than usual for an incarcerated person. They are a reminder of family and love, which hurts when you are separated from them. It makes misery more acute. Birthdays without birthday cards make one wonder, “Am I loved?” As I...

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