FreedomWithin

I think about posting here quite often, but I want to write something positive and inspiring, and that becomes difficult. For, you see, I a, not the Christian I want to be. Paul's argument in Romans chapter 7 fits me to a tee. I don't do the things I want to do and I do those things that I don't want to. I have had a problem with drug addiction for over 50 years. I still am fighting it, just not very hard. I guess i don't want to quit. Other thatn that, my life has changed a lot since I met Jesus in 1996. When I focus back on where I was and what I was doing before I went to prison and got involved with ministry, If I hadn't, I would probably be either dead or locked up for life. Even while in prison, life got better. I won't go into all of that just now, perhaps on the next post. I just felt the need to write something. Thanks for reading. Give me a like to help inspire my writtings.

I would like to apologize for my absence from this page. Honestly, I got so caught up in the world, that I forgot all about it. I will try to start posting more regularly and will happily engage in any conversation online that you wish. Thank you for visiting and please help me to re-establish this wonderful page that has helped so many people in and out of the prison system.

Behind Bars - Thoughts from a battered woman

An inmate from Michigan's prison for women writes to HFP:
"Prison strips you of your dignity, erodes your self-esteem, embitters you, and destroys whatever good qualities you possess. The first qualities to go are compassion and empathy, because prison rules punish you for sharing, crying, comforting, or hugging another prisoner. You learn to be emotionally detached. For a battered woman it is the cruelest of all environments because prison is a hotbed of verbal, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, and you can’t escape it. There is no healing...only years more of suffering and pain, this time battered by the criminal justice system."

Humanity for Prisoners An account of the activities of Humanity for Prisoners, a 501c3 non-profit organization advocating for prisoners and their families in the state of Michigan.

Starting the Week with
James Bryce

"Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong."
~James Bryce