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Made it DC! Gotta try and relax and get some sleep! Up and at it early! 

Please pray extra big for our family! Trial starts tomorrow morning! I’ve waited so long for this day and I’m not so sure I’m as ready as I thought I was! And my husband….can’t even imagine what he’s feeling or thinking! I just want to give him the biggest hug and I can’t even do that while I’m here🤬

We have been through H$&@ the last 20 plus months and I’m ready for some kind of “known”! I brought my husbands ID, with hopes and dreams they will just let him come home with me💔

No matter the outcome, we are going to continue to be the strong couple we are and nobody can take our “love for each other” away💪🏻

Douglas Austin, we got his, stay strong, hold that head high and I can’t wait to look into your eyes in the morning💙🙏🏻💔🇺🇸

Couple things…

1:) shits getting real, 3 days and I’ll be in DC😳

2:) when talking to my husband, he sounds so “sad” or “defeated”🥺

3:) doesn’t help he’s back in solitary 22 hours of the day😡

5:) continue to pray for our family please….I’m a wreak right now too🥹🙏🏻💙🇺🇸💔

Called the prison again this morning🤣🤣 He has been moved to a segregated unit🤷🏻‍♀️ and hopefully I should hear from him today! Gentlemen today was way more polite and helpful than the lady guard last night! Pray I get a cal today! 48 hours has been too long, but definitely not the longest, so I won't whine too much💙🇺🇸💔

Another day of…….no call from my husband🤬💔🇺🇸💙🙄🙏🏻

Today is 20 months, 608 days,14,613 hours,  876,893 minutes, and just because, 52,608,260 seconds😳🤬🥹

Miss and love you FOREVER Douglas 

💙♾💜♾💙♾💜

I NEED HIM 

I remember my husband asking me one day if I wanted to learn how to cook on the grill. (My husband can’t cook🤣💙)

I laughed and told him if he taught me how to grill, then I wouldn’t need him anymore. I quickly reminded him I didn’t need to be with him -- I wanted to be with him.

But truth is, I do need him.

I need him because he picks me up on the bad days and celebrates with me on the good ones.

I need him because he is honest with me. Even when I don’t want to hear it. Even more so when it hurts.

I need him because he can always make me laugh. One liners. Bad dad jokes. Or just being ridiculous. 

I need him because he makes me feel beautiful and confident. He puts me first and makes me a priority. 

I need him because he respects me and prays for me.

I need him because no one else could tolerate the terrible singer I am.

I need him because of his constant support and encouragement. 

I need him because he’s patient. He listens. He understands. He lets me cry. 

I need him because he leads, provides, and protects our family. 

I need him because he opens the doors, does all the heavy lifting, and carries down the piles of things I place on top of the stairs because for some reason I’m incapable of doing so myself.

I need him because he gives the best, warmest, longest hugs that can instantly make the whole world better.

I need him because he holds my hand at all the right moments.

I need him because he loves me through it. 

I need him because there is no one else I would want by my side. 

I need him💙💔💙💔💙💔

When my husband hasn't got pictures in awhile and you can only send 10 pictures at a time! You send 10 packages🤣🤣🤣

Thank goodness he sent me his leftover stamps!

Gosh, I just miss him something fierce! And as the days count down to trial, I become a freaking wreak🙏🏻💙🇺🇸💔🥹

I just want my husband back💙🇺🇸💔🥹 I shared this everywhere, with everyone, on every account today🙏🏻🇺🇸 I just want my husband back💙💔💔🥹 I’m sharing this with all groups I’m in! I, myself am a member of multiple groups! I have come to know, love, admire, etc, so many amazing people! Im not a loud person and I wish I had the voice some of you have! I have said this before I will say this again! Many people have helped me/us over the last 20 months (in 3 days), not just one! I shouldn’t have to throw my personal business out there, for all to know! I/we are eternally grateful for the love, support and kindness from so many! What I, myself, have benefited emotionally, spiritually and mentally, is by far more important, to myself, than any monetary benefit! Of course, every person that has helped me/us has made this difficult situation, just a little bit easier! But in my mind and my hope is that everyone single one of us are in this for the same reason, to bring our people home, justice brought to those who deserve it, and an end to this nightmare(what ever that may feel or look like) When I see all the division, it puts my own mind into a whole new mindset again and my anxiety back to a max! I don’t want to have to choose sides and I will not choose sides! I am here for the good of the “cause” and not going anywhere! I don’t know everyone’s business, nor, do I want to! If me or mine have pissed anyone off along the way, I’m sorry, I had no idea! I have not spoke badly about anyone, ever, even though there my be a few who may deserve a few kind words, or two, from me! But, I can’t fight negative with more negative! I’m trying so hard to stay the positive for my whole family! I don’t have time or energy for any nonsense! I don’t follow people on any social media sites, so I don’t know what’s being said about who, from who, (good or bad) except for what is brought to my attention and shared! If I need to be removed from this group or any of my other groups I have joined, so be it! I can’t let sides, division, money, power, etc, hurt me more than I’ve been hurt by it, that’s why we are ALL in this situation! I, myself, want my husband home, period! It’s been a long, hard, journey and it’s going to continue to be that way! I have to find a way to continue on, staying positive, without losing hope, faith, and love for all! Thank you again to any and all that have been here for me/us and will hopefully continue to be! God bless💙🇺🇸

Happy Sunday! God Bless! 

Happy Saturday!  Headed out to Topeka Kansas for a family reunion! Feels so weird going without my husband, 2nd year! I didn't go last year, couldn't bring myself to do it! 

Labor Day parade on Monday, had been 19 years of being IN the parade walking or on the semi with the kids! 

Doug's union was always IN the parade! I'm doing this one with a kid for sure😊🇺🇸

Praying Mantis saw me off this morning💕

September 2nd 2022! One year ago they “yanked” my husband away from my family again🤬 for accessing the internet! I was blessed to have him home from July 14th until September 2nd! In 6 days, it will be 20 months, January 8th 2021, he was arrested! Life has not gotten one little bit better since this started! Please continue to keep our family in your prayers💙🙏🏻🇺🇸

Got to talk to my husband for 30 minutes tonight💙! That was a long 16 days! Yes, I received some 5 minute calls since Friday evening, but 30 minutes was awesome🙏🏻

My husband is now in Alexandria Detention Center in Virginia! He will be there for the foreseeable future. Please send prayers he stays safe at this new location💔

Trial is set to start in 2 weeks/5 days! 

Please pray for our family as these even more difficult days are approaching for us all! May God walk beside us during these days/weeks/months ahead and always🙏🏻🇺🇸

I was able to see my husband in court on Friday…..no hug, no kiss, not a single word……but I saw he’s alive and ok! Court sucked……per usual! I did finally get 3-five minute calls last Friday night and about

5-five minute call last night too, didn’t care the cost💙 I was gonna try to see him while I was here because I finally found where he was moved, but, stupid quarantine time won’t allow it!

About to board the plane to go back home…..the hardest part for me is knowing I’m leaving my FOREVER LOVE over a 1000 miles away💔🥹 really sad I wasn’t able to see him at the jail, but I’ll be back! Trial in 3 weeks😳🤢! 

Please continue to pray for our family, especially for my husband, that he can remain strong, keeps the faith, he never loses the hope I know he has, that he stays safe and that he continues to never doubt the love I have for him💙

Love you all💜🇺🇸

But, he’s ok💙💔🙏🏻 Thanks again to everyone who helped make this possible💕

I love and miss you FOREVER Douglas Austin💙

Hate to repeat myself, but...ONE WEEK (24 days is the current record)💔💙🙏🏻🥹🤬 One week of not hearing my handsome husbands voice, telling me how much he loves and misses me and knowing that for that moment, he is ok! One week of me getting to tell him to stay strong and to "hang on" and not let go of the grip we have💙♾💜(it can’t be broken) and that I'm gonna be here waiting for him FOREVER, "tell death do us part" One of those weeks were it's really hard to hold it together and stay strong, but I'm still over here killing it💪🏻

Keep the prayers and the kind words coming! 

Miracles can happen and hope and faith can bring you what is needed when you least expect it! We received a small (huge) miracle, that I can’t even begin to think of the words to say to the people who helped make this happen! 

Thank you and God Bless🙏🏻

So, still no word from my husband! I can only hope and pray that everything is ok with him! 

I hate this whole situation, but again, these are the times I REALLY hate! I’ve said it before, the unknowns are the worst! I have messaged him everyday, so when he can see them, he knows that I am still out here worried sick about him! I tell him to hang on, stay strong, and hold onto our love, because they can never take that away💙

Please continue to say prayers for him and our little family🙏🏻💔

Well it’s Wednesday, August 17th at 2:20PM and I haven’t heard from my husband since Sunday💔🥹

I’ve been told there was an “issue” with another inmate and my husband and because he’s in prison, both parties get put into the hole! He was in need of medical attention, possibly and I’m not even certain that was given to him🤬

Over 19 months of the crap and his first time going to the hole! All because of the actions of others! Another time I’m “throwing my baby fit” and saying “it’s not fair” 

Please pray for my husband that all is well with him, he was given the medical attention he was needing, he makes it through the dark time, and that he continues to know how much is his loved and missed daily💙💔🥹

Thank you and God Bless

Happy Monday! HOPE!!! Amen🙏🏻💙

God Bless the good ones💙🙏🏻

So, as of Monday it has been 19 months of this huge nightmare for us! 

Trial is on for September still. I’m trying to help keep my husbands spirits up too💙🥹

Not sure who gets to see these, but to Connie in Florida, if you can see this…. My husband received his letter💕Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging words! They were definitely needed, for all parties! 

Thank you everyone for the prayers🙏🏻

God Bless! 

August 7th 2022🥹

Screaming a HUGE Happy Happy Birthday to my FOREVER love! Still miss you like crazy and will always love you FOREVER💔🥹🎉🎁🥳🎂🎈💙

Also this guys 8th Birthday today! Harley or as I say, “the big Turd”🐶💙🎂🎁

Yesterday was 11 months since they took my husband back! The 8th will be 19 months since this nightmare started! 

Everyday I just continue to pray for a miracle and have faith that my husband can home sooner, rather than later, 

Well, my husband told me last night, that I shouldn’t even bother to come to DC in August for his pre-trial conference hearing or September for his trial! I don’t need to make sure he has nice clothes for trial, he’ll just wear his “oranges”! He says he’s already been convicted and that he’s going to be found guilty, because he can’t get a fair trial in DC🤷🏻‍♀️🤬

Me being me, I’m still going! Just have to try to turn his mindset around! 

Miss him like crazy and love him FOREVER💙🇺🇸

Happy Monday!!

Just missing my husband like crazy💔💙😢

Thank you for all the prayers🇺🇸💙

It’s a beautiful Sunday here! Perfect, gorgeous weather! 

I can’t help but miss my husband! I hate he is “caged” up! He’s requested a fan for months and they have been “on back order”! It’s got to be so hot and unbearable for him! No air, limited fans running out in the rec area! 

In a little under 2 months now, we will hopefully have an answer to some unknowns! We can start to plan for our forever again! I’m not a fan of “unknowns” at all! Just let me have it? What are we looking at? When can I get him home? Or at least closer to home? So many questions, so little answers! His trial may get pushed out even further? We shall see? 

Please continue to pray for our family💙🇺🇸

💙🇺🇸 Miss you like crazy and Love you FOREVER Douglas💙🇺🇸

One year ago today, I had drove 1,031 miles in about 17-18 hours! I waited 5-6 hours outside of the DC Jail! It had been the longest 6 months and 6 days of my life at the time! All of the correction officers were A&@holes, except one! Sargent Robinson! He took my pic and went up to Doug and said there was some women from Iowa that said she wanted her husband back! He gave me his number so I could reach out for an update! I got to pick up my husband! It was the best to finally get to hug him, kiss him and bring him home! I was blessed to have him home for 49 days, until they took him back, because he “listened” to something though bluetooth on a work radio, while cutting down a huge tree in our back yard and had to “access the internet” to do so🤬

Now today it’s been 10 months and 11 days since he was taken away again and it feels like there is no end in sight! I miss my husband more than anything and life just isn’t the same being a “single” parent or a “single” wife! I WANT/NEED him back!

Happy Sunday! 

It’s my day of rest! My husband tells me I’m not supposed to do anything on Sunday’s! they are for relaxing, recharging and spending time with your family! I’ve become really good at this over the last 18 months! 

Happy Friday! Today is 18 months since our nightmare started! Another week has come and gone! Another holiday missed by my husband! 

As time goes on and things come up that need to be taken care of, it gets harder. I’m tired of being a “single” parent and a”single” wife! We have worked so hard in our 25 years together to give our children everything they could ever need and want! We wanted them to have better childhoods than we did! Which was going great until 18 months ago! 

It’s so hard doing it alone! I’ve been able to keep everything (minus my husbands truck and stocks that I sold 17 months ago to pay off my car to save me $500)

Thank you and God Bless everyone who has helped us along the way!

I’m so ready to at least see a glimmer of light at the end of this dark tunnel we are in. 

Happy Friday! Made it through another week of work and life alone! Also, another month down onto the next🤮Some days I am just a little more sad than others? No reason, just the weight of life on only my shoulders right now and just missing my FOREVER love ALOT lately💔😢

Happy Tuesday! 

As the 4th of July approaches, I can’t be anything but thankful for my own freedom! My husband unfortunately will be spending another Independence Day behind bars, in prison, awaiting his day in court! 

Please say a prayer for everyone affected by this whole nightmare! And thank you for your continued support and prayers! 

Thank you and God Bless!

Well another Fathers Day came and went (2nd one he’s been incarcerated for) and my children's dad/my husband wasn't here to be celebrated! Those are the days that really stink! 

Thought eventually the days would get easier, but it feels as though I’m just doing the motions and not really living! 

Please pray this nightmare ends sooner rather than later for my little family! 

Gob Bless

We have raised some of the best kids! Our puppy had to have surgery today, ER vet wanted to do it yesterday, but at 2-3 times the cost! Vet today did it for way less! 

Our 16 year old was there with me, and heard them say $5000-$7000 at the ER Vet yesterday and saw me break down! She then came to me last night and said she had started her own Go Fund Me to help me!! She had no idea what she was doing but was gonna help save our puppy!

“Hi. My family and I have a puppy who is 3 months old and ate something he should not have. He needs surgery tomorrow morning in order for him to be okay. Help us help our mom save our puppy. Even if you cannot donate prayers are helpful.”

Prayers please for our Little Leo🙏🏻

Happy Blessed Sunday! 

Our Baby Girl is now a legal adult! Our 2nd born, 1st daughter is 18 today! Going to be another day we celebrate, while her father sits in prison! I have to “let her go” without my husband here to hug me and tell me everything is going to be alright and that “we” did it too! Raised another child to become an upstanding citizen! I’m just not ready to send her out into this crazy world on her own:( 

Dad and I love you Baby girl, have fun, be safe and make good choices. The world is yours if you want it💕

Please take a moment to send a quick a little Birthday wish and prayer her way!

So many life events keep happening and there is nothing we can do to bring my husband home any faster:(

Thank you all again for the continued love, support and prayers! They do not go unnoticed! 

Gos Bless! 

Well she did! Our 2nd born, 1st daughter graduated yesterday! It was a bitter sweet day! She worked so hard to achieve this goal and never gave up, even though there were times is was very hard on her! I ended up finding her a locket to wear, and put a picture of her dad in it, per her request! He was near her heart the whole time💙! This is one of those life events we can’t have a redo of, I’m so sad for all of us😢

Have a great Memorial Day and be sure to thank those, who have served to protect us, past, present and future!

Happy Sunday Morning! 

In 6 days our middle child will walk across the stage and graduate high school! 

In 2 weeks she will turn 18! 

And in 3 weeks, we will be celebrating her accomplishment!  

We are so incredibly proud of her! She did this as a teenager going through this horrible situation! 

It makes me so sad, angry, frustrated, scared, etc that we are having to do all of this without my husband and my children without their father! Just another “first/only” life event being missed by him! 

Please pray for us and say a little congratulation to the one who finished high school while living a real life nightmare😢🙏🏻

Tomorrow is 16 months since our nightmare started! That’s 486 days! I’d be lying if I said it has gotten any easier! Today my dryer quit working! I’ll admit I had a little melt down and yelled at my husband out load for not being here to fix it! I tried to clean the vent, but it didn’t work! When my husband called tonight I couldn’t quit crying about it! He has a way even as he’s locked away in a Maximum Security Prison, pre-trail, to calm my nervous! He told me to call Maytag as it may be under warranty! So part my Mother’s Day will be spent with our kiddos at the laundromat, something I haven’t done in many, many years! Ugh! 

Please continue to pray that this nightmare for us can be over sooner rather than later! I just really miss my husband and really want him back! 

God Bless🙏🏻

Haven’t done an update in forever! Life has been super crazy and I need nothing more than my husband home to wrap his arms around me and tell me life is going to be ok! 

Please pray for my momma! She had bypass surgery on 11/5/21 and has had complication after complication, too much for this update! After being in the hospital since surgery, minus 2 small releases to home, she was finally released to my sisters on 3/17/22 with a wound vac still in place on her chest! She was transported back to the hospital via ambulance on 3/24/22! They’ve found she has staph infection in her chest wound and her blood! Please pray the medications start working and help save her! 

Doug’s trial date has finally been set for September 19-23 in DC, unless the motion to have it moved to our home state is approved! 

We have almost 6 months until then and he is still incarcerated in a Federal Prison! Just doesn’t seem fair or legal, but what do I know? 

Our baby just turned 16 last week, our middle baby is graduating in May and 18 in June! Doing this life without my FOREVER love is getting hard, but I will continue to stay strong for my husband, our children and myself! I will continue to rise everyday and kick life’s ass! 

Thank you all for the prayers, positives messages and donations! They are very appreciated and are not ignored! 

God Bless, 

The Jensen’s! 

Just talked to my husband! Longest 24 days of my life! That has been the longest I’ve had to go without talking to him since this whole thing started and he was arrested on January 8th 2021! Prior record was 16 days without talking to him! 

Please continue to pray for our family and my husband! 

It’s been 4 days since I’ve heard from my husband! These are the days I want to scream, cry, cuss, break something, just want to straight throw an “it’s not fair” fit!

The prison says it’s because they are on lockdown due to COVID? Fine, I get that, whatever, but how can they not have to let them at least call their families? Don’t they realize what it does to a person? Him, being locked up 24 hours a day by himself, knowing that I’m here worried sick! Or me here not knowing if he really is ok and just on lockdown? Or is something wrong? They’d have to tell me right? 

I’ve been with my husband for 2 1/2 decades…25 years! That’s a lot of days of waking up next to him and saying good morning and a lot of nights, laying next to him and saying good night! 

This last year has definitely been challenging and we’ve conquered things that I never in a million years would have thought would be my actual life now.

A lot of days and life events have been missed by my husband and for us having to continue on, missing him on so may firsts in the last 365 days! 

I have to continue to believe in miracles and continue to pray that my husband will get to come home soon, or at least that phone call home! 

Today marks 51 weeks since my husband was taken from our family! 1 week away from a whole year!

I just celebrated my first Christmas in 25 years without my husband and our children just celebrated there first ever without their dad. Doug spent his Christmas and now New Years Eve all alone in Solitary confinement/quarantine due to COVID, as he was transferred to a different Federal Penitentiary 2 1/2 weeks ago from the DC prison! Now we are about to start a whole new year without him! This has been such a rough and overwhelming year! 

Please continue to pray for all of us and for the strength to continue to fight this ugly battle! 

God Bless and Happy New Year! 

We are 11 months and 10 days into this nightmare! We are one week away from Christmas! And 2 weeks until the new year! 
As of Tuesday, December 14th my husband was transferred from the DC prison! No idea why he was moved, but have an idea of where he went! I have not talked to him since the 13th! I believe it will be 2-3 weeks until I hear from him, due to him having to go through the quarantine process! 
Please pray for us all! 

Today marks 11 months since this nightmare started and Doug was arrested!  I'm still in awe daily that this has become my/our life! I can only hope and pray that someday soon, we can begin to move on from this!
We truly appreciate all the love, prayers, emails, letters and donations from everyone!

Thank you to those who have prayed, messaged and donated for our family!

It’s been 10 months 2 days, almost 44 weeks, 306 days, 7,360 hour (just because sometimes that’s how slow I’m taking it all in, since our nightmare started when Doug was arrested! 

6 months 6 days, 26 weeks 5 days, 182 days 4,368 hours and he was miraculously released! 

1 month 19 days, 7 weeks 1 day,  50 days, 1200 hours,  I was blessed to have him home! 

Now he’s been gone again 2 months 8 days, 9 weeks 6 days. 65 days and 1656 hours and I can’t seem to see the light at the end of this dark tunnel! 

We continue to pray and have faith that this will all be over soon!

Doug finally made it to DC on Monday the 4th! He will be in general population until the 18th or so! Please pray that he stays safe! It has been 9 months today since this nightmare started for us when he was taken into custody. 9 MONTHS, 40 WEEKS, 280 DAYS! This feels like a horrible nightmare I can't wake up from! Please pray that this can all be over soon and justice will prevail, so my husband and so many others, can be reunited with their families! Thank you and God Bless! 

As of yesterday, my husband is now on his journey back to DC! Last time, this took 16 days! 16 days of not knowing where he was or if he was ok! Please pray for him/us! This is all so hard and unfair! Thank you all for your support and prayers! This fight is far from over! Thank you and God Bless!

As many already know, Doug was taken back into custody on September 2nd! Please continue to pray for us! Thank you all that have helped us during this hard time! I will continue to stay strong and take care of our family! This is so unfair! God Bless! 

Doug's been home for 4 weeks today! Still feeling so blessed they let him come home! He's going crazy not being able to work and provide for his family! But we will take it! He had a friend bring over a "boom" and he's been taking down trees in our yard! Thank you all for the prayers and donations! We appreciate you all! God Bless!

Happy Happy Birthday to Douglas! Best present he could get was being home for his birthday! Thank you all for the positive messages and all the donations! God Bless you all! 

God bless each and everyone who has stayed strong for our country through these hard times! 
Thank you for all the love everyone is showing us right now! You are all truly amazing! Every donation will definitely help us financially during this hard time in our lives! 
Thank you and God bless! 

2 weeks since Doug's release. Happy to have my husband home! He was granted permission to go out in the yard at court yesterday! It's a very small step but he enjoyed every minute of it today even in the 100 degree weather! Sunshine and fresh air! Something he was denied for 6 months and 6 days! 

Thanks to all who have donated! Very much appreciated??
Day 10 since my husband was released home! It truly has been a blessing! Our family has been spending precious time together, trying to heal together! We have a status hearing next week! All positive prayers are greatly appreciated???! Please continue to prayer for the other Patriots who are still incarcerated and all of their families as well!