My wife is moving today. I’ve tried to count, but I don’t know for sure how many times my wife has moved during the many years she has devoted her life to me. I know that moving can induce stress, though Carole accepts the challenge without much complaint. She stays true to our plan, which requires us both to do whatever is necessary to prepare for my release.
Carole has been living in Lompoc since 2006. She moved there to ease our visits and remained there until she finished the first part of her nursing school. We contemplated a move to the Taft area of Bakersfield when I transferred to Taft Camp in 2007, but with limited access to visiting, the move did not make sense.
As the schedule stands, Carole and I expect that I will return to society within three years. We base that expectation on my parole eligibility and my anticipated halfway house placement. Since we plan to launch my career in the Los Angeles area, Carole chose to move to Southern California. We’re hoping this move will be the last one she needs to make without me.
I am grateful that God has blessed me with such a supportive wife. Carole did not commit a crime, but her love necessitates that she serve this sentence alongside me. I look forward to my release, when I’ll begin the lifetime commitment of showing Carole how I appreciate her love. I look forward to writing about how much she means to me in my new manuscript, Earning Freedom.
This morning I wrote through page 78. At 6:00 I went outside to exercise. I followed an eight-mile run with 150 push ups. I spent the afternoon writing correspondence, and before sleeping, I was reading through the Biblical book of Samuel.
My running tally now stands at 1,490 miles over the past 169 consecutive days.
Saturday, 30 May 2009
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