Kirsten and Scott--a husband and wife that are separated by jailhouse walls, as he is incarcerated despite his innocence. He is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. As a family of 4, and then 5, as the story unfolds, Scott and Kirsten knew the "good life." But God had a better one in store. They first had to be broken. They plumb new depths of their faith and in their knowledge of the Word in these days that some would consider dark, but that God infused with great joy. Throughout a total of 16 months of separation they wrote letters to each other that are filled with the stories that capture the depth of their love, family life, fear, questioning, and details of what God is doing in, around and through them. Many of the letters are laced with snaphots of jailhouse interactions in the maximum security unit where God still dwells. It is inspiring to see how the Holy Spirit moves throughout the whole situation when you see Scott’s letter next to Kirsten’s as the days go by. Prayers are being prayed and answered and it is all recorded in the daily wrap-up. It is a God story. It is a love story. And the letters are delivered daily. Make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed to receive daily updates of our story. To learn more about this blog and the background behind it, check out the About Section.

november 2nd – outside/in

by Kirst on October 8, 2009

Hi honey,

It’s almost 9PM and I am settling into bed.  We went to dinner with Dean and Marcia.  They are such neat people.  My mom took the kids home and my dad and I stayed to visit.

It was a hard day turned good.  Kayt bit me this morning.  I generally had woken up in a bad mood…so by then I was ready to get out of the house.  My girlfriend cancelled our plans to go to the park, so we had no where to be. I got in the car to go, although I didn’t know where.  I called Stef and she could tell I was upset, so she and James cared for us in various ways over their lunch hours.

We got home about 1PM and they were pretty tired.  I put them down and decided to sleep since I was so tired,  After 15 minutes, I turned off the monitor.  They were talking and happy.  I woke up at 2:45 feeling so rested.  I then turned on the monitor and they were snoring away.  So when they were still sleeping after 4PM, I figured they must have been up awhile before going to sleep.  They were crabby when I woke them up for dinner, but they came around.  Part of me feels bad for turning off the monitor, but I felt so much better after sleeping.  And they are safe and fine.

I just got off the phone with you.  Thanks for praying with me.  I am so proud of you.  I can see maturity blossoming in you as you minister and grow in the Lord.  You are amazing.  Keep on moving forward.

I love you, Kirst

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