Welcome, Janet! I’m excited to have you join me today on my blog during your Everyday Brave Blog Tour Giveaway! I invite everyone to comment at the end of Janet’s article for a chance to win an autographed copy of her new release Everyday Brave. I’m even more excited and honored to have my personal “brave” experience included in her book. Here’s Janet: “Mom, they sentenced me to ten years in prison.” In Everyday Brave, Loretta Eidson tells the story of how a phone call from her son plunged her down the deep dark hole of depression. Loretta grieved for…
Uncertain Destinations
Visiting an inmate in prison can be exhausting and stressful. The gate opens, and you step beyond tall razor-wired fences. The scrutiny of suspicious eyes from armed guards, the intimidation of metal detectors, and stern voices accompany you to an uncertain destination. The twisting in your gut pulls tighter with each steel door that opens and closes, trapping you inside. Security cameras and guards watch your body language, the movement of your hands and facial expressions. You’re ordered to keep your hands above the table as you wait for the inmate to appear from yet another steel door while feelings…
