Washington State Mom

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11516722.post-1140369540471876402006-02-19T12:16:00.000-05:002006-02-19T16:03:49.380-05:00Washington State Mom[Editor’s note: Please note that <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Vernon</st1:city></st1:place> does not have his own email address, or internet access, as suggested by Patti in her question. I monitor the email address 'MeetVernon@Gmail.com.'] <o:p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </o:p>Hi, <o:p></o:p>I live in <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Washington</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place> and I've never written to anyone in jail before, but when I read that you had an email address, I just couldn't help myself. <o:p></o:p>I know that you are on death row and I just want to know how you feel. What is it like for you? Are you frightened? What is it like in jail? What is a regular day like for you? <o:p></o:p>I'm a mom with five children and two step-children. I'm happily married and live in the country. My husband is a truck driver and a farmer. We have a good life here and our children go to a school that houses kindergarten through 12th grade. Pretty simple life we have. So, when I read about people that are living in death row, I have always been curious. However, until now, I've never had an opportunity to write to people like yourself. <o:p></o:p>Can I ask you? Did you actually commit those murders? And, if so, how do you feel now? Sorry if I sound so naive, but it's an area that I am not familiar with and yet have had an interest in. <o:p style="font-style: italic;"></o:p>Thank you for reading this. Patti <o:p></o:p> Patti, <o:p> </o:p>Before I found peace with accepting Christ as my personal savior my life was a living hell. The devil had complete control over me. In fact, I was still conducting my drug use from within prison. I was still drinking. I was not aware that the devil was making things readily for me to keep me from seeing the light of day. I had no idea that even in prison, on death row, my life could have peace. That I could be a good man. I was not on death row all these years, but was a part of death row. I was doing a life sentence in the federal system. You could not believe the way my life had become so horrible that I finally got tired and asked God to show me another way. It was slow in coming because I had not given up the desire to put myself through suffering. He finally sorted me out and showed me His mercy. Today I try to pass that love on whenever I do things like writing back to you. I do not fear death, now that I understand the steps I had to take to prepare myself for death, whenever it came. No I didn’t kill those two people. <o:p></o:p>Peace<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11516722-114036954047187640?l=meetvernon.blogspot.com'/></div>Virginia Simmonsnoreply@blogger.com19