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Prodigals, Lost Sheep, and Misplaced Coins

But, Mommmmmm…. My older brother, Jeremy, had this obsession with unique vehicles when he was a teenager and throughout his early twenties.  He chose to buy some of the strangest cars and trucks. When he was still in high school, he bought this 1970s boat of a white Cadillac.  It was one of the biggest, ugliest, most impractical cars ever. But, he had the money, and he wanted it, so he bought it. And the trend only continued from there with his El Camino, Dodge Stealth, and Sporty S10--all completely impractical cars that our mother disapproved of and knew were far from his best choices.  But, she never tried to talk him out of his car choices or even make a case as to why he should be doing something differently. I think mom knew it would be a pointless argument to even attempt. I think she knew Jeremy well enough to know that he was determined to do what he wanted regardless of whether or not it was his best choice.   And she knew he would co...

The Truth Will Set You Free

If I Learned One Thing in Prison: Lessons from Behind the Fence: Lesson 1: The Truth will set you Free I spent the last 8 months in prison. Literally. I spent the last 20 years in prison. Figuratively. And you know what?  The figurative prison was much more difficult than the literal prison.   For real. The Truth will Set You Free...Except when it Lands you Behind Bars I spent my 20s and 30s living what appeared to be the perfect and somewhat charmed life to the outside world.  I smiled when I was supposed to smile. I cried on cue when I was supposed to cry. And, like so many strong and good Christian women, I sacrificed everything that made me for the sake of everything everyone else needed.   And it ultimately destroyed me. It broke me into a million little pieces. And then the pieces shattered into dust.   I got married at 20, graduated college at 22, got a teaching job immediately, and started teaching...