About Us

Dear God,
I am a mother whose son is in prison.  I am scared, I am worried, I am lost.  I fear for his safety.  I long to hear his voice, I crave it like a drug.  The thought of him behind those walls is too much for me to comprehend.

I am a mother whose son is in prison.  I wake up one day each week, jumping out of bed knowing this is the day I will talk to him.

I am a mother whose son is in prison. I search for things to buy that he can have;  I do this because it brings him happiness and lets him know I am always thinking about him.

I am a mother whose son is in prison.  When he is happy, I am happy.

I am a mother whose son is in prison.  I travel 3000 miles to sit in a dirty room with unspeakable acts going on around me.  However, when he walks through those doors the sun shines brighter.  There is nothing in that room but him.  His smile lights up my life. But I so want to touch him!

I am a mother whose son is in prison.  I would sell all I have, go hungry and homeless to share a few visits with him.

 I am a mother whose son is in prison, who would travel to the ends of the earth to arrive at the prison only to sit and wait, knowing I will cry when the visit’s over.  I need to take him home with me!

 I am a mother whose son is in prison, who leaves the prison not knowing when I will see him again.  I look and I see him crossing the yard yelling, “I love you Mama!” The most beautiful words in the world to a mother’s ears! 

I am a mother whose son is in prison.  He is my flesh and blood.  He is a part of me that no one else can ever take away. This need to be mama bear and protect is instinctual.  

I am a mother whose son is in prison and this is the first time in his life I can’t make things better.  I feel so helpless.  I can’t patch him up or kiss his boo boos. I can’t give him a few extra dollars to pay his bills.  I don’t have the power to fix this!

I am a mother whose son is in prison.  The justice system has taken away one of the things in my life that means the most.  

I am a mother whose son is in prison.  This experience has changed us all.  I do pray more, I love harder, and I don’t take small things for granted.  I have more hope, more faith, and love, and I realize we will only make it through this with God’s amazing grace.  What mama bear can’t do, I must believe that God can.

I am a mother whose son is in prison, who cares more for others, has more compassion, and forgives more.  I have learned I can forgive things I never thought I was capable of forgiving, and things I can’t forgive; I can at least work through or around.

I am a mother whose son is in prison who has developed a beautiful relationship with a girl who I love as a daughter.  She loves my son. She is my closest link to him and I am proud to share him with her.  

I am a mother whose son is in prison; who sees a young man seeking the Lord, showing his little sister what God’s love can do to bring a family together.

I am a mother whose son is in prison and whose daughter must endure and work through the pain in order to heal.

I am a mother whose son is in prison who clings to the day he walks out into my arms.

I am a mother whose son is in prison who must take care of myrself so I will be here for that day.  

I am a mother whose son is in prison who has seen the power of healing at God’s right hand.

I am a mother whose son is in prison believing what the devil meant for evil, God will turn to good.

I am a mother whose son is in prison who loves him no less, but even more than the day he was born.

I am a mother whose son is in prison who realizes the mercy and grace we all have in our lives, for we all are in prisons of some sort.

I am a mother whose son is in prison who knows that they are just borrowing him for the moment. They can take some time but they can't break his spirit.

I am a mother whose son is in prison filled with pride and joy of the man my son is becoming.  He accepts the inevitable, is learning from his mistakes, and looks to the future to start his new life.

I am a mother whose son is in prison, whose Bible says, ‘Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for your work shall be rewarded, and they shall come back from the land of the enemy.  There is hope in your future, says the Lord, that your children shall come back to their own border." Jeremiah 31:16-17

I am a mother whose son is in prison who chooses this day to choose life, stand on the Word of God and believe.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.  Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with him forever in the next.  (author - Reinhold Niebuhr)

In Jesus name;  Amen.