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Tag Archives: prison
you have one new message
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/volunteer/ You have one new message… “Hi, Lois. This is Mike, your volunteer buddy at the prison. Nate and Sam asked me to check on you. Please call me back.” I about cried when I picked up that voice mail. … Continue reading
Posted in daily prompt, miscellaneous, prisons
Tagged cancer, chaplain, daily prompt, Gavel Club, Gaveliers, inmates, inspiration, prison, prisoners
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damn that Jersey shore…
I like to keep my blog post light, for the most part. Animals doing crazy things, people doing nutty nonsense—if it brings a smile to my face, then it is fodder for my blog. My only ‘big-girl serious’ time … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, cancer, inmates, melanoma, New Jersey, prison, vegan, vegetarian
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a little change…
Things are changing at the prison. Traditionally, the prison closes down to volunteers Thanksgiving week, Christmas week and New Years week. The week before Thanksgiving, the security guards gave me the heads up they had changed ‘count time,’ so my … Continue reading
no food, please
Tonight was to be the 6-year anniversary party for our Gavel Club. I had bought everyone’s favorite cookies (anything entering the prison must be hermetically sealed–and not by me): Jeff’s soft oatmeal raisin, Nate’s strawberry newtons (who in the heck eats strawberry … Continue reading
daily post: singular sensation
The question from today’s prompt is: If one experience or life change results from you writing your blog, what would you like it to be? I volunteer at a prison. You know, with the lowlifes, the animals, the scum of the … Continue reading
the gift
The inmates know that they are not supposed to give me anything. They can give me the notes that I type up for our monthly newsletter; they can give me information to prepare a certificate for them. But they are … Continue reading
just another day in prison
I had not met with my Wednesday Night Gavel Club in two weeks due to car trouble one week and me being out of town for work the second week; last night was a reunion of sorts. So what’s going … Continue reading
our next speaker needs no introduction…
At Gavel Club, the members are taught to write a brief introduction before their speech so we can learn a bit both about them and about the topic of their speech. Some of the Gaveliers dash off a one-liner, only … Continue reading
follow my head or follow my heart
I cancelled Tuesday Night Gavel Club. I could not face the guys and tell them yet again, “Chaplain is checking on ordering the manuals for us.” I just could not do it. When I started this club almost three years ago, … Continue reading
the freedom of a day off from work
I took the day off from work today to spend it with my Wednesday Night Gavel Club. Yes, yes, for today only, they were called the Friday Morning Gavel Club….. Once every quarter, the chaplain allows our club to have … Continue reading
on pets and prisoners 