When I sit down to write my letter, I give much thought to the substance of life and those things that make life an experience worth living. That thought process also helps me to clearly see the things that make our lives difficult, hard and…
Letter #7
The holiday season makes its appearance every year offering us the opportunity to revisit the direction that our life has been taking. Many of us slip into the festivities of Christmas and New Years without giving any substantive thought to the time that lies ahead.…
Letter #6
Many of us have had the experience of giving and/or receiving Christmas gifts from those we love, or those to whom we have strong feelings of affection or attachment. It is a wonderful way to remember our loved ones and it serves as a reminder…
Letter #5
As a child growing up in Queens New York, I disliked the approach of Fall. Of course it meant the end of summer, but with Fall would come darker mornings and nights would fall faster on our houses. Darkness does not hold any specific meaning…
Letter #4
Unlike previous months, this letter takes a shift from things which have externally influenced us on our journey through life. We now attempt to look at the reality of sins and crimes against a loving God. Ultimately all of our offenses have been against Him,…
Letter #3
I am sitting in the airport in New Orleans waiting for my outbound flight to New Mexico. I mailed the last of the monthly letters last night and was tired when this task was completed. Tired but very satisfied. You have been on my mind…
MANGER LIVING
In a world fraught with an incredible number of choices available to guide our lives it is a tough sell to plead the case for spiritual simplicity. Yet the exquisite assortment of choices which shape our daily lives are laced with the hooks and barbs…
THE SADNESS OF SINFULNESS
The garden of despair…. I wonder at the love that has restrained Your hand from smiting down. I am saddened by my sinfulness and betrayal of Your love. Oh Lord have mercy on me as I grasp the awareness that I have sinned again You,…
700 + MILES
 The family had been making plans for several months to visit their husband and father in the new prison to which he had been transferred. Since they had no reliable transportation they had to arrange to hire someone to drive them on this two day…
MOMMY WHAT DOES THE WORD P R I S O N MEAN?
Tommy came in from the mail box holding a few letters in his hand. One the top of the mail was an envelope with a handwritten address and stamped across the front in bold red letters were the words STATE PRISON. Sheila broke down and…