Finding Hope in a Seemingly Hopeless Situation
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Shauna |
May 2nd, 2009
Randi: Missing my Mom
***Disclaimer from Shauna: Mom, you are going to cry so grab your kleenex.***
I cried tonight.
I am really missing my mom.
Today is Friday and everyone saw their families at visit and I haven’t seen my family in a few months because they all live out of state.
My best friend in here, Vicki, who has been here the whole 9 months with me, got a bed at a rehab center and she’ll be leaving next week....
Posted by
Shauna |
May 1st, 2009
Reality Bites Sometimes
I am writing this blog to express my deepest thoughts and prayers concerning a dear friend of mine. My name is Cynthia Lebermann, also known as Songbird to some. I have been incarcerated at the West Baton Rouge Detention Center since January 5, 2009.
I entered this facility deeply wounded and confused. I spent the better part of a month adjusting to an institutionalized life. Not really my cup of tea. Oh...
Posted by
Shauna |
Apr 15th, 2009
Pray for Released Prisoners – 3/31/09
I just want to ask all of you “prayer warriors” to lift up an extra prayer today for inmates that get released. Pray that they don’t leave God inside these bars; that their faith stands firm, and that they don’t even give Satan a foothold to gain back control of their lives.
So many women have come in and out of this prison, and I have grown close to a lot of them. Some stay for 90...
Posted by
Shauna |
Apr 13th, 2009
A Day In Jail – 3/30/09
Wow – This month has flown by! But the days seem to get longer and longer. You would think that with so much extra time on my hands I would have something to write about, but that’s not the case. I seem to be getting more bored everyday. I have discovered that I am quite creative! I never was before. I make some pretty amazing cards with God’s help that is…He writes the words for...
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Shauna |
Apr 9th, 2009
Fasting Again
March 25, 2009
It’s Thursday morning I am fasting again today. I was praying about it on Thursday asking God if this was what He wanted me to do and in the middle of praying I had a vision of me and Vicki drinking coffee and I was like, “What’s this about?” Why am I thinking about coffee? I am praying! And I really don’t think the devil would have tried to distract me with something...
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Shauna |
Apr 4th, 2009
My First Fast ~ 3/18/2009
I have had it on my heard really heavy to fast. I have been looking for answers to prayers and longing for a closer walk with God. So when Natalie came with this book on fasting – I was so excited! I read the whole book on Monday night and decided that Wednesday was the day.
So, Wednesday morning, before breakfast, I was laying in my bed and all of the sudden I wanted to read Colossians. So, I got...
Posted by
Shauna |
Apr 3rd, 2009
Natalie (new to the dorm) 3/14/2009
God is so awesome! He knows just what we need and He gives it to us at just the right time. I want to introduce you to Natalie. I know that God brought her to W. Baton Rouge just for me! (And for others too!) but I take everything personal with God & we had been praying for someone to come along to encourage me and lift me up. And she is most definitely doing that. Here is how we met:
Thursday night...
Posted by
Shauna |
Apr 2nd, 2009
Letter from Randi – March 10, 2009
Sometimes I forget why I am here. Sometimes I feel like a criminal locked up with a bunch of other criminals. Sometimes I don’t want to do anything by stay in my bed and sleep the day away. Sometimes I purposely avoid doing Bible Study because I just don’t feel like it. And sometimes I do slip up and find myself in the midst of “godless chatter” as Paul calls it in 2 Timothy 2:16....
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Shauna |
Mar 18th, 2009
March 3, 2009
Boy does God work fast! And in His own special ways too! I think that God loves to surprise us with answers to our prayers in ways we don’t expect.
Shauna & I talked the other day about me needing some encouragement in here and she said she was going to pray that God send someone to build me up and get me back to where I need to be so I can keep going in here and be content with where I am! So I...
Posted by
Shauna |
Mar 5th, 2009
Phone Call Yesterday
My phone rang yesterday afternoon around 1:30pm. It was an out of state phone number (which I typically ignore and let go to voicemail)…but I decided to answer my phone. The woman on the other end of the phone says, “Hi Shauna, this is Kelly…”
I am at a loss…I know a few Kelly’s…
Then she says, “I wanted to see how Randi is doing…”
And, at that moment,...
In July 2008, my younger sister, Randi Spearman, was incarcerated in Baton Rouge, LA. This website brings you a story of hope. You will hear from Randi and other women & men in the prison system.
Randi is living a freedom unlike she ever did outside of that prison. I hope you take this walk with us and keep an open heart. These women are precious gifts from God and I hope that their life stories can impact you like they have me.
