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These photographs of two of our Finding Freedom through Friendship mothers were taken in northern Guatemala. Through the wonders of modern technology, our talented public relations volunteer, Rae House, created this beautiful postcard with the photos, making it captivating and poignantly beautiful. The reality is this: Euilia is holding her malnourished toddler, Dora, who lives on…
Our loyal readers will remember this story below, which we first wrote in March. In hospital, 1/14 This family was found residing in a rural Guatemalan hospital after the loss of their rental shack, their sibling and their income. Because of the lack of knowledge about the genetic skin disease the boys have, the court…
Celebrating the life and passions of Martin L. King, Jr. means something different depending on one’s perspective. People of color celebrated having an advocate who spoke the message they had carried with them for generations. Pre-Covid Monday holidays meant a day off of school, work, or public service, a three day weekend to linger longer…
Her name is Francesca and in this photo she is shown holding her son Rodrigo. I fell in love with them both from the minute I received the photo from one of our facilitator, ten years ago next month. This Mayan mama’s smile spoke to me. Hidden villages with emotionally reticent women residing in them…
During our youth, we spend the days, if not months, before this Christmas holiday, wanting. If you are over 40, you may remember doing that “wanting” by thumbing through the Sears catalog, one miraculous page at a time, dog-earing the ultra thin pages, and making our list, so Santa would know exactly what we…
A special cookie There are a few blogs I like to follow, most of which have to do with families. Families are what Finding Freedom is all about; the nitty, gritty details of creating an emotionally and physically healthy family. There is a common theme among my fellow blog writers: Being the right kind of mother…