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.

december 25th – inside/out

by Kirst on December 27, 2009

Merry Christmas Sweetgirl,

I got the opportunity to talk with you twice today.  Yea!  Oh, how I wish I were there with you.  You sounded so alone when I called the second time.  Please don’t ever feel bad about crying when we talk, I want to know what you’re feeling and what you are going through.  That was I will also know how to better pray for you.  And I want to be praying for you.

My new cellie is a trip.  When I get back into the cell and night he is usually up and wanting to talk.  and after everything he says, he chuckles, even when things aren’t funny.  He reminds me of Beavis & Butthead,  I think the years of drugs have really affected him and his social skills are not what they should be for someone his age.  Let’s keep praying for him.

Good sermon by Joey today.  He preached on love, more specifically God’s love.  Christ’s birth, death and ressurection were the central points.  He prepared well and did a pretty good job with the delivery.  We talked before and after about his nervousness.  He handled it well.  The Joey I see today is not the Joey I saw a month ago.  He is finally working at trying to be what God wants him to be.  He is making that his focus.  It is fun to watch it happen and to play a part.

My eyes are starting to go blurry on me so I’d better get some sleep.  I can’t wait to see you tomorrow and the rest of the crew.  It feels like forever since I’ve seen Clint and Kindi.  I truly wish they lived closer so that we could be together more often.  I would love for our children to grow up together.  I will see you soon my love.

Your biggest fan, Scott

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