Well… I seem to have flowed into a new phase of this thing… a transition phase. I am finding myself in the part of the journey where I am seeing a lot of the guys that I have developed relationships with over the past year+ getting ready to go home. This is such an interesting […]
I cannot believe that my youngest son… my rambunctious… hilarious… sweet… loving… smart… adventurous…atheltic… handsome… knock knock joke telling little man… is turning 3 this weekend. I have been reflecting back all week on the year that has past since I wrote about his 2nd birthday this time last year and it is completely surreal
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They can knock you down but they can’t keep you down! This week has been a lesson in understanding… internalizing and believing that there is always light at the end of the tunnel… as long as we keep walking. After an extremely hard week… this week has allowed me to see that light and walk
Man… this week was extremely hard. Guys tell me all of the time that there are only a few things that can happen inside these walls that can cause more stress or make your time “harder” than when something happens outside these walls in your real life. And they are not lying. Things happen in
COVID has hit T.I and caused the facility to shut down almost all operations for the time being. That means I have very limited access to the computer so will need to hold off until next week (hopefully) for my next post. I plan to write about the protocols that are currently in place that
I met a guy named Michael on Tuesday night that I haven’t been able to get off my mind since that day. He came to our AA meeting as an “outside guest” (still blown away by these people so generously giving us their time) and his story, outlook and energy profoundly touched me. Michael is
Today is one of those days… when I wake up and cannot believe that I am here. I cannot believe that I haven’t hugged or even seen my boys faces in over three months. Today is Father’s Day… and today is really hard. I can close my eyes and vividly picture me and my boys…
Big moves this week at T.I…. at least in my little world in here. I got a new job… and not just any job… I got a job in Commissary (or as the guys in here call it… “The store”, “The Treasure Chest”, “The Market”, or my favorite, “The Canteen”). Unbeknownst to me until a
I just can’t get over what happened in Texas this past week. The senseless, horrific act of one sick individual that changed the lives of so many families forever. In an instant, caused inconceivable suffering to at least 20 families. Although I will never be able to fully understand this pain and suffering (I hope!)…
Alright… I have been having long conversations with “Dave” (Again – there is no one that I know actually named Dave…if you don’t have any idea who Dave is… go back and read “The Smile” post and then jump back over here) while walking the track together the past few nights. I have found these