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Feb
Attitude, Aptitude And Experience Are Keys To Success.
This morning while preparing to fly from LAX to DFW, a call from Waco, Texas came in. The caller was planning to marry at TDCJ Robertson Unit. I take...
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06FebRead MoreLOVE Is LIGHT To LIFT And HARD To HOLD. TDCJ Allred To TDCJ Cole To Winstar In A Blizzard…
Texas weather is highly unpredictable but for clients who have waited months to marry, getting to Allred Unit yesterday had my husband “volunteering” to spend the day with me...
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03FebRead More“JUST because you READ the BOOK, doesn’t MEAN, you UNDERSTOOD the INSTRUCTIONS, experience MATTERS”
In a world full of fluff, there are several “fake it hoping to make it” folks who think padding their resume or “fluffing their experience” thinking this sham won’t...
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30JanRead MorePatience Is A Virtue When Planning Your Prison Wedding. Timelines, Deadlines, People & Places…
The past week has been one surprise after the other. February 5th I’m at Allred Unit at 12:30 with four brides before literally skidaddling on over to Buster Cole...
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27JanRead More“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” Rikki Rogers
Last night a rather surprising text regarding wearing a costume to a TDCJ Wedding came through. While I would love for everyone to wear whatever they want, it’s something...
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02JanRead More“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” –Dolly Parton
A group wedding is a group of different couples marrying at the same time in the same place. For me, as an Officiant, traveling back and forth to various...
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15DecRead MorePassion Is The Plow That Pushes Dreams Into Reality…Prisons, People & Places.
The holidays are “that time of the year” when holiday parties can bring out a few unexpected conversations after one too many. Loose lips sink ships. I never drink...
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22NovRead MoreLove Is An Action Not An Idea. TDCJ Goree Unit to Gib Lewis To Jordan Unit. Travels Of A Prison Wedding Officiant…
Monday was a mess due entirely to dealing with my niece, Stephaney. Worrying about my niece is a full time job and the primary cause of all the stress...
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18OctRead MoreWallace-Ware Unit To What’s Next With My Ellis Unit Client, The Inmate & The Pen Pal…
It’s been two weeks of running here, there and everywhere while fielding calls and being positive for one young lady in North Dakota who was swindled by a poison...
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14OctRead MoreGrooms, Good Times & Keeping The Faith. Prison Marriage Isn’t Limited To Women…
I’m always a little surprised by others assumptions. “What do you mean Wendy?” Well, a call this morning from a reporter interested in statistics and unconcerned about my schedule...
Criminal Justice News
- The Texas Senate has approved a new statewide appeals court. Critics contend it's another attempt to limit Democrats' power.
- Texas’ highest criminal court tosses death sentence of Raymond Riles, state’s longest-serving death row inmate
- Former Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst arrested on domestic violence charge