From Prison to Paradise: A Story of Radical Trust in God's Divine Mercy

This title will be released on February 14, 2025

Deacon Carl Cleveland was a loving, successful, faithful man when his world came crashing down. Sentenced unjustly to prison, he endured the loss of all he had: his reputation, home, career, and family. From Prison to Paradise is the moving and inspirational account of Carl and his family discovery of God’s mercy and peace in the midst of their ordeal. Kitty Cleveland, an acclaimed singer and retreat leader, shares her own journey of surrender and trust, along with her father’s captivating and often humorous stories from “the inside.” Immaculee Ilibagiza, survivor of the Rwandan genocide and bestselling author, writes, “If you have ever struggled to make sense of suffering, forgive, or renew your faith, this book has something for you.”

Guestbook

Dan Duet

Hi Kitty, I don’t see in my “Sent Mail” file that I ever wrote to let you know I received “Be Not Afraid”. If I already wrote to you, then accept this as twice the thanks!! Absolutely beautiful. Right now Joe Hand is listening to one of my songs that I might do a re-make […]

Anonymous

[Written to Kitty’s mother] Several weeks ago I received a CD in the mail as a gift: “Be Not Afraid” by Kitty Cleveland. “In memory of my father and hero, Carl W. Cleveland. October 7, 1942 – July 21, 2006. All is well, Dad. All is well.” Powerful, is the only word that I can […]

Cathy Raney

TKC! Kitty, After just reading your e-newsletter, I’ve just listened to every “snippet” of your “Be Not Afraid” CD and was brought to tears. My dad was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in January, and while he is doing very well (chemo is shrinking his tumors), the future looms uncertain on the horizon. I felt […]

Maria Chavarria

Thank you for your note letting me know that you mailed my CD. I was visiting Lake Tahoe and I decided to go to Virginia City. While I was there I visited this lovely old church name St. Mary. Its near down town Virginia City. I took a tour of the church and bought their […]

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Entering the Eye of the Storm

I took this photo a few weeks after my pacemaker surgery. Notice the dove in the clouds! “If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. (Psalm 139:9-10)”

Friends, as we mark the 12th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, watch with horror at the unfolding of the devastation wrought by Harvey, and anxiously anticipate the development of Irma, it is easy to lose our bearings and become swept up in the chaos swirling around us.

But God tells us to “be anxious for nothing.”

If you are having a hard time resting in the peaceful presence of God, please take a moment to listen to “Eye of the Storm,” a song inspired while I sought refuge in an adoration chapel in Beaumont, TX, during our Katrina displacement.

As I pondered the Eucharistic Jesus there in the monstrance, I was reminded of the eye of the hurricane that was moving directly towards my home. It occurred to me that when Christ is at the center of my life, I can have peace and calm in my spirit even as the winds of chaos swirl around me. The key is to keep our eyes and heart fixed on the Lord, not on the the chaos that wants us to lose our bearings and sweep us away.

Just put him at the center of your life, and be not afraid! Our God is a God of accompaniment, and he cares for you.

If you are one of my friends in Texas or western Louisiana, know that we are praying with earnest for your well-being and are sending supplies.  We’ve been through a lot together already, and, with God’s grace, we’ll get through this one too.

In His Love,

Kitty