by Holly | May 27, 2024 | 2016, Life During
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...
by Holly | Mar 31, 2024 | 2016, Letters, Life During
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...
by Holly | Mar 13, 2024 | 2016, Life During
Love “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39 “By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love and unselfish concern for one another.” John 13:35 “Did you see who’s back?” Jae asked me. I turned to see who she was talking...
by Holly | Feb 26, 2024 | 2016, Life During
Obedience “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? ”Luke 6:46 “This is love for God: to keep his commands.” I John 5:3 The next day, I slipped into my chair at work and prepared for another day of grading papers. Jae, my co-worker, slipped into the...
