Prison

Hello!

Prison. I had no idea about prison five years ago.

A young man in my church made a mistake and I went to prison to see him.

I still go to prison to see him. He is gifted, talented, and loves God.

Prison is a whole different community than what we could ever think up.

I have learned more about prisons than I wish to know.

Each of the prisons that I have visited (5 in all) are different and have their own way of doing things.

Yes, I always go through a metal detector, but...this time after numerous tries and taking off as much as I could, I knew it was my under-wire bra that was setting the alarm off.

I knew the only way I could visit this young man was to get rid of the bra.

Don't say NEVER until you are in a situation to test that. I had not seen this young man (he is like one of my grandsons and I love him like one!)...anyway, I hadn't seen him since November. He cleans up trash along the road and he picked up a cigarette butt and put it in his trash bag. Not allowed to do that, so he got written up and was not allowed visitors.

So, I really wanted to see him and drove 2 hours one way to do so.

Finally, in desperation, I stepped out side the door and discreetly removed my bra and back in and through the metal detector; I did it so quickly, no one realized what was happening.

At the time, this was not funny at all and really, I probably should not have gotten in....but I did and I visited for 2 hours. It was a good visit.

Now, I can laugh about it and how I just did what I needed to do in order to be there for that young man.

We think our lives are filled with trials and really they are, but compared to prison, we take a powerful lot for granted. We are able to feel the wind in our face and hear the rain falling. We can pick up whatever we want along the road and walk wherever we want to. Enjoy each day you have with attention to even the most common element!

And back to the NEVER.....try not to use that word and if and when you do; try to see the humor in it and make the best of the situation that you can!

Roberta....ps....this is one of his drawings from prison!

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