Hero of the week!
One thing that has always inspired me is when people change and improve. There is a book entitled “The Greatest Miracle,” when I first heard of this book I thought it would be about walking on water or someone dying coming back to life, but what I discovered was that the book was about a bad man who had nothing going for him then he learned about Jesus Christ and the teachings of Christ. After learning these things he pulled a 180`, he completely changed his life and became a great man – going out to help others and drastically improving the quality of his life.
I found a similar story today from the Hero of the Week on CNN. Carolyn LeCroy went to jail and then got out, she realized that there is really no way for jailed parents to communicate with their children. We’ve all seen the statistics that show that children of criminal parents are more likely to go down similar paths. I’ve always felt that this was partially due to the fact that the children felt disenfranchised by the fact that their parents abandoned them, or they lost contact and were never able to understand why things happened the way they did. Carolyn helps resolve this problem by providing a means of communication between parents who are imprisoned and their children. I think the worst thing we can do to people who have been knocked down by life or made mistakes is hold them to the ground and chock hold any opportunities they have of improving and changing their life for the better.
Carolyn’s project helps inmates be motivated to change because they will have communication with their loved ones who are cheering for them. It also helps the children of inmates not become bitter with what has happened as they will be able to communicate with their parents and realize the desire to improve that their parents have.
Way to go Carolyn!! Here is the link to the story – http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/06/12/heroes.lecroy/
