This is a raw and humorous piece from one of our treasured tribe members, enjoy:-) What are the take-aways from 2020, both good & bad? Ooh, you’ll have to give
Y’all, 2020, am I right? Thinking back to this time last year, 2020 had all the promise, and we were working all the analogies. 2020 vision we were going to make all
Parents, teachers and students are getting ready to enter into uncharted waters. Sure, there has always been options for online schooling, but that was a choice a parent could make,
Still waters run deep… Deep and full of life. Consistency and stability allowing for a whole ecosystem to develop beneath. On the surface He’s calm and peaceful… Just sitting beside
My goodness y’all this year has flown. Is it really August of 2020? Are we really more than halfway through that year that was going to be the MOST epic of
By Anonymous Contributor Currently I am incarcerated at FCI Ft Dix, NJ. I am about two and a half years into a 10-year sentence. At home, waiting for me, is
By Bonnie Hartley Having a parent incarcerated has to be one the hardest things to go through as a child. For younger children it’s a complete lack of actual understanding
In January of 2019, I made my first vision board. I had, however, played around with law of attraction journals before and understood how vision and action worked together. There
A beautiful message from Tabitha McCormick, a valued member and volunteer. No matter the length of the sentence, it is never easy to maintain a relationship with someone that’s incarcerated.
Most of you don’t know me. I am not a writer, nor do I claim to be. I’ll attempt to warn you about my personality, so you’ll better understand my writing style. I
Welcome to the official Strong Prison Wives and Families newsletter. I would love to have this be a monthly publication but will initially be bi-monthly as we develop it. I
Social Media, what can we even say at this point? 3 months ago, it was considered a vice almost, to spend time interacting online, rather than foster “quality in-person relationships.” Well
Phone issues again…(insert eye roll here) By Gigi Taylor 4 words a prison wife never wants to hear…”I can’t call you.” For whatever reason behind it, be the phone isn’t
C Choices and False Positives By GiGi Taylor Since today is International Women’s Day, and it’s been a hot minute since I’ve been on to write, I thought I would
A run-on sentence By Gigi Taylor Another year, 2018. As we start the new year, we often think about choices: What choices we’ve made in the past year, and what
Breathe. Meditate. Pray. Repeat if Necessary By Gigi Taylor “I am all alone.” This was one of the millions of thoughts I went to bed with as I slipped my
A little faith… By Gigi Taylor Christmas. Yep, it’s one tough day to spend without your other half. You can ask anyone who’s had a loved one away from them
My Mountain by Gigi Taylor “You have been assigned this mountain to show others it can be moved.” That is a quote my dear PW (Prison Wife) bestie, soul sister,
Cages By Gigi Taylor Today I woke up early and headed out to visit. Angola is very different than other prisons because it is a working farm and is spread
