Sharpwriters' Thoughts Blog Archives - Archives - July 2001 June 2002 July 2002 August 2002 September 2002 October 2002 November 2002 December 2002 January 2003 February 2003 March 2003 April 2003 May 2003 June 2003 July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 June 2007 August 2007 September 2007 December 2007 March 2008 May 2008 July 2008 August 2008 April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 June 2010 Current Posts Wednesday, December 15, 2004 I'm Thankful I'm thankful for my friend Michael Morgan. Michael is serving a 40 year sentence in the Texas Department of Corrections for sexual assault on a child. He is a talented writer who at long last has a chance for publication, a request for him to submit some of his work! He also has put his time in prison to good use in becoming a minister and achieving two college degrees. I'm thankful for a letter he started on Thanksgiving day in which he listed what he was thankful for. I'll not edit it, though I know if he had access to the proper equipment he would have done it himself. Instead, I'll copy it just as he typed it: I'm thankful for an ice cold shower when their are many who do not even have water to drink. I'm thankful for these ill fitting clothes I am wearing, because their are so many without none. I am thankful for this hot cup of coffee and this fried pie when their are so many that wakes up to greet the morning hungry without the prspect of a forthcomming meal. I'm thankful for this beautiful view of a misty morning dawn I am now watching, that is a reminder that there is still beauty in this cruel hard world. I'm thankful to those in the world that considers themselves my friends, because their are most here who has no one. I'm thankful to my enemies, for they define who I am. I'm thankful to [name of the child] and those that stood up to make me face my responsibility for my illicit behaviors, for they are truly friends withiout realizing it. I'm thankful for waking up in this warm bunk, when their are somwe that has no roof over their heads. I'm beginning to be thankful for this life, because it is allowing me the gift of another day to see and learn the amazing works of our creator. I'm thankful for my health, while their are so many more derserving of good health lies sick and dying. I'm thankful for my mistakes, for they teach me lessons I would not learn otherwise. [Following a poignant description of nursing a field mouse with an apparent broken back to health] I am thankful for the chance to witness and be a part of this minor miracle that God has performed, because I do not know what went on or how this fellow was healed from what looked like a broken back, but I am just thankful for the chance to see and be part of this. Barbara, I cried like a baby holding this little feild mouse fro over an hour. I don't know what happened, but something inside me broke and I felt younger and more alive than I have in a long time. I thank God for this chance to really feel again. What a friend. If you would like to be Michael's friend as well, I know he would appreciate hearing your response to this. You can write him here:      Rev. Michael J. Morgan #873167      Coffield Unit      Rt. 1 Box 150      Tennessee Colony TX 75884 Share | posted by Barbara Rollins @ 10:06 AM 0 Comments: Post a Comment Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom] << Home