Pulling Back the Curtain

Some of you may have wondered what happened to me since I have not posted anything since January 8. At first I became sick and was down for a week with a pretty bad cold. Then as I was feeling better I developed a fever and was given a rapid test for Covid-19. It was positive. I was somewhat surprised since I had my second Moderna vaccine last April. For the next few days I had difficulty getting through my usual daily routine. Gradually I began to feel better, but there were difficulties with my concentration and thought processes. Not having read or heard anything about this possible aspect of Covid-19 left me unprepared and scared about my ability to communicate effectively.

When I began writing this blog on July 4, 2021, my intentions were to just share personal thoughts and reflections on various Bible passages with the hope of encouraging others. Initially I neglected to share personal life details that I didn't think were relevant to my writing. I was wrong! I discovered that holding back part of my life was limiting my writing. I am sorry about not being completely open from the beginning.

My number is 281141. I am a prisoner at the Washington State Corrections Complex in Monroe, Washington. I am in my forty-first year of a life without parole sentence for a double homicide during the course of a commercial burglary. Some of you are already aware of this. Carolyn and I will celebrate our fifty-second anniversary next month. I do not have access to the internet, but I am able to send and receive email through JPay.com, a service provider for prison systems.

This is my only recourse for sending my writing out for posting to blog. The process involves more than typing text directly into blog. I type out a hard copy on my Smith Corona Office 2000 portable typewriter. I then must enter text into a seven inch tablet which gets sent as an email to Carolyn. After any necessary edits or changes, Carolyn makes a file copy and pastes final draft into blog.

When it comes to blog design and setup I must use phone to walk Carolyn through certain steps since this is not her bailiwick. The twenty minute limit on phone calls doesn't help matters nor the fact that I cannot view a web page. My blog setup knowledge comes from a book, but we manage to stumble through the basics. I am hoping to have site more user friendly in conjunction with opening of second blog designed to touch more on positive prison topics. I wish for this site to remain focused on spiritual matters.

It is my prayer that God will intercede to prevent future interruptions of regular postings. I welcome any comments or suggestions.

 

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2022 at 9:33 PM

    Knowing your story is helpful. I get to see how God can take difficult situations and use them to encourage others. Seeing two people that have gone through this shows a glimpse of just how loyal and helpful God is to us.... also it shows that though the surroundings are difficult He always makes a way. Or in other words the darkness may try to snuff out the light but the light will always find a way through. I'm glad that you have been spending time receiving the light from Jesus so that it can be reflected and seen clearer amidst the darkness. Stars shine brightest on the darkest nights. Stay hopeful and stay very close to Jesus... i hope you can read ministry of healing by Ellen White. Much love

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