Bloom Where You Are Planted

This blog was created March 11, 2015. The contents of this blog contain correspondence between Chuckwa Don Crabtree and Gina Gillispie.

Although the two have never met, they became friends via mail when Gina, editor of an online news site, first reported Chuckwa's story.

When Gina saw his arrest photo, there was something that tugged at her to believe this person had a story to tell.

She mailed her first letter September 7, 2012 and they have been writing ever since.

After several years, Chuckwa decided he wanted to begin to tell his life story and send a message of hope to those who still have choices to make...his goal is to spend his time doing good things and good work right where he is....

Chuckwa has decided...to bloom where he is planted.

The posts that you will read will be a mix of old letters, stories about his everyday life in the James V. Allred Unit in Iowa Park, Texas and stories from his boyhood growing up along the creek in Palo Pinto County, Texas.

He signs his letters...."The Callisburg Kid"

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

BEARDS


In the latest letter from Chuckwa,
he wrote about beards

I have never in the world given a second thought about such a thing
have you?

I sure wish I had some good news to relay.  I got a letter from my mom and one from Amy.  I am currently behind in my letter writing.

I am growing a beard but I've about decided that I'm not a beard person.  I like a mustache but no beard.  The Supreme Court ruled that we can now grow a beard up to 1/2" in length for religious reasons so lots of people are walking around here with beards.

I've got an I-60 siting here addressed to the chaplin to let him know he can take me off the list.  I'd rather be clean shaven.  There are a lot of other things in the world I'd much rather have than a beard or the right to grow one.

N E Wayz...that's the highlight of my life right now

SUPREME COURT RULING

TEXAS PRISONS ALLOW BEARDS




Leviticus 19:27  "They shall not make any bald place on their heads, nor shall they shave the edges of their beards nor make any cuttings in their flesh" 

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