Chase Chrisley believes in his parents Todd and Julie’s first days in prison.
The 26 year old Chrisley knows best star again shared a message saying “God is with us” from the bible verse Matthew 1:23 on his Instagram Story Tuesday.
The message comes as Todd, 54, checked into Federal Prison Camp Pensacola to begin his 12-year sentence, and Julie, 50, checked into Federal Correctional Institution and Federal Prison Camp Marianna to serve seven years.
The Chrisleys were sentenced in November, five months after a jury convicted the couple of a multimillion-dollar bank fraud and tax evasion. Both Todd and Julie also received an additional 16 months of probation following their release from prison.
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Following his parents’ sentencing in the fall, Chase again shared a post about how loved ones can be “unexpectedly taken from you” on his Instagram story.
The anecdote describes a conversation between two friends in which a man encourages his friend to cook for his wife and not take her love for granted.
“It took me a few minutes to realize we were no longer talking about food,” the story read in part. “It was about going out of your way to do something for someone you love, because that person could be taken from you unexpectedly at any time.”
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The story closes with some simple advice to the readers. “Next time someone you love wants to go for a walk or watch a football game or play a board game or just put your phone down and give you undivided attention, just do it.”
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In December, Chase opened up about his reason for not immediately speaking out about his parents’ conviction for the murder of his sister Savannah Chrisley. Unlocked podcast.
“I don’t think I owe anyone an explanation. I don’t owe the public an explanation. I don’t have to explain how I feel to anyone except the people I care about and love.” he shared at the time. “Obviously what we’ve been through is hell. It’s a horrible, horrible situation. But I have to try to find the good, even in the darkest of times.”
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Chase continued, “I feel like through all that we’ve been through, it’s made me appreciate things that I didn’t really appreciate in the past. It made me think a lot and just figure out who I am now. As a man and who I want to be in 10 years, and then 10 years from there and 10 years from there.”
The reality star said he’s “not going to worry about what everyone else is doing [in] the whole world thinks and says about him.
