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  1. May I be ‘proud of you for Jesus sake?!’
    My husband was incarcerated years ago and during the holidays I honestly hated Christmas music
    You, your husband & precious son are heroes to me

    1. Connie, thank you for your powerful, honest thoughts. I think there are many people who have a hard time hearing happy Christmas music when they are going through very challenging times. Your note blessed me today. Thank you!

  2. Laura J Walsh says:

    Thank you for sharing practical ways to help Jason. Will mail cards and stamps today. My son is also incarcerated and it can be heartbreaking. We stand together in Hope , even as our hearts hurt this Christmas.

    1. Laura,
      Thank you for your uplifting words and for encouraging our son with cards and stamps. What a blessing you are. I’m praying for your son as I write this note. Yes, we stand together in Hope!

  3. Marilyn Veronica Farmer says:

    My son is in the same situation that Jason is in. Different circumstances but same out come. How blessed the inmates are at the Desoto prison. How can I send my son the biblical supplies that you assist with at the Desoto Institution? I don’t mind paying for it, that is not an issue. My email is
    mfdeuce@gmail.com, I would appreciate a response when the time permits. God bless!

    1. Marilyn, guidelines for getting biblical supplies into prisons differs from state to state and sometimes from prison to prison. We’ve discovered that it’s important to contact the chaplain and to work with him/her or chapel volunteers to get the official documents filled out and the final permissions for what will get inside the facility. Sometimes the prison program director also has the authority to allow supplies to get in. It takes patience because the staff is busy and they don’t always respond in a timely way. I’m praying for your son as I write this note. Blessings, Carol

  4. Kim Jones says:

    Carol – Hi – I am so grateful for your honesty and your willingness to put yourself out there. I do not have a son in prison but due to other circumstances, not even comparable to those of you dealing with a loved one as an inmate, Christmas is hard and I still relate to the words you wrote above. I needed this today more than you know – Thank you.

  5. Maggie Rowe says:

    Carol, thank you for your transparency here, and for letting us know how we can come alongside Jason and others on the inside. I put a card and stamps in the mail to him yesterday, and Mike and I are sending a donation to SU4H as well. We are grateful for you showing us how to help.

  6. Diane Stauffer says:

    Dearest Carol,
    I cannot express how your testimony affected me-a couple years ago I heard you speak at Beulah Beach and I was mesmerized for an hour (plus) while listening to you-my circumstances are different; I have lost 2 of my 3 sons-my youngest died in 2001 from Bacterial meningitis, he was 15 and my oldest son died in 2016 from CHF-your story hit my emotions so hard and I cried so deeply, I cried for you, I cried for me, my sons had died and your son is still living and my heart hurt so much for you.
    I know that overwhelming presence of God; the true compassion of His comfort and I know that‘s what you’ve experienced-God’s promises are true and wonderful and gives life to His children like nothing else can.
    I do appreciate your telling your story, thank you.
    Carol, my son that is living is struggling with addiction and is so angry-I enabled him for a long time, but I’ve given him to God; all hands off, I’ve separated myself from him; the hardest thing I’ve ever done-please pray and ask others to pray for him, thank you.

  7. Billie Campbell says:

    My son was recently incarcerated. My heat is broken as I know that his behavior is all my fault. I love him and he won’t reach out to his stepfather or me. He is at least reaching out to his biological father. I am broken and can barely get out of bed. I pray for him constantly but God has never felt so far away.

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