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My Story

Covid

13 Jul 20229 Jul 2022
Results of my rapid test Sometimes you just have to sit back and wonder what is going on, and sometimes you just have to accept it. Over the last three…
My Story

Addiction & Strength

20 Jun 201816 Jun 2018
So I've struggled with a number of addictions in my life, and still struggle today. How we overcome addiction, however, gives us strength. As a truck driver, some of my…
My Story

The After Effects

6 Jun 20186 Jun 2018
Writing a blog about a difficult part in your life and being so open about it is not easy.  At the start of this part of my journey, I worried…
My Story

Lover not a hater!

23 May 20184 Jun 2018
Are you a lover, or a hater?  Is it possible to be both at the same time?  Which is the right choice?  On April 10, 2014 as I stepped inside…
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The People That You Meet

16 May 20184 Jun 2018
I am about to introduce you to some people that I met during my seven month incarceration in Regina Provincial Correctional Centre.  All names have been changed to protect the…
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Why?

9 May 20184 Jun 2018
So the big question is why did I start this blog, and why did I decide to tell my story. Well there are a few reasons, and its complicated.  Firstly…
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Hate the Sin…

25 Apr 20184 Jun 2018
...Not the SinnerOne of the greatest problems that people have is judging people based on the sins they do.  I've experienced this first hand in relation to my being charged,…
Family

Judy’s Baptism

18 Apr 20184 Jun 2018
On February 14th 2015 (Valentine's Day), my wife Judy was baptized into the Seventh Day Adventist Church.  Although I had been home from jail since November and had been doing Bible…
My Story

A Day In The Life (Part 2)

28 Mar 201826 Jan 2019
[This is a continuation of last weeks post - A Day In The Life - Part One] So last week I told you about life behind bars and how I…
My Story

A Day In The Life

21 Mar 201826 Jan 2019
 Life behind bars is controlled from the moment you wake up, until the moment you go to sleep.  Sure there is some independent time, but the guards are always on…
My Story…

Back to Work

7 Mar 20184 Jun 2018
  Before I went into jail, I approached my current employer, chemical hauler, and was assured that my job was waiting for me when I returned home.  I had a…
My Story

Home Again

28 Feb 20184 Jun 2018
[This post follows True Love in chronological order] So on November 7th 2014 I was officially released from the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre.  This release wasn't unconditional and certainly wasn't without…
Family

Saying Farewell

21 Feb 201818 Feb 2019
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Exodus 20:12 A Tribute To My MomMy mom was…
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The Scales of Justice

14 Feb 20184 Jun 2018
My original arrest occurred on July 8th 2011 and I was released the next day.  I went home with my parents and reunited with my wife and kids.  Told my…
My Story

Under Arrest

7 Feb 20184 Jun 2018
So now that you know the middle of the story, we need to step back in time a few years. (If you haven't read the previous blog posts, I advise…
My Story

True Love

31 Jan 201813 Jun 2018
One of the most valuable lessons I learned while I was in jail, was love! John 3:16 reads: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten…
My Story

Happy Birthday

28 Jan 20184 Jun 2018
On May 27th, 2014 I turned 50 years old. A time for celebration for most people, but I was locked up, behind bars, at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, not…
My Story

My Journey Begins…

24 Jan 20184 Jun 2018
...in the middle. On April 10th 2014 I was sentenced to one year in jail to be served at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre (RPCC). With time off for good…

Welcome

Welcome to my blog, and thanks for viewing it. My name is Paul Croft and I live in a small town in Manitoba. I was a professional truck driver from 2009, but in 2019 I got a serious illness called Guillain Barre Syndrome that nearly killed me. This caused me to become disabled and I could no longer drive a truck.

When I originally started this blog, I thought that God was pointing me a direction of sharing my story of redemption and that is why the blog is called Shiny Side Up because I always want to display my shiny side and not my dirty side. But after going through my illness, I now feel that God wants me to share my miraculous recovery and that is where my blog now leads.

I will also share my views on other topics, but my main focus now is to share His word and how He got me to my current place in life. There is a major back story as to how I became a Christian and that can be found in the My Story section of my blog. I hope you will take the time to read that.

i am always open to your comments or you can contact me at paul@shinysideup.ça.

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A Collection of Blogs Written By Men & Women In Prison

DanVenture Travels

Walking Wounded

By His stripes we are healed!

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Drop The Guilt and Humanize

Haden Clark

Better conversations toward a better tomorrow.

Walking On Unsteady Ground

My ground is unsteady, God makes it steady for me. If we weren't broken, we wouldn't need to be saved.

Run With It

So that a herald may run with it

Perfect Chaos

The Blog of Author Steven Colborne

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Paul Croft's Truckin' Blog

My experiences on the road

Pam Cychowski's Blog

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