Named Land of the Eternal Spring, Guatemala is renowned for its verdant green mountains and endless undulating vistas. These eye-catching landscapes are noteworthy for the Technicolor of blues and greens that saturate the impossibly high inclines of the many volcanic cliffs. Guatemala’s steep terrain allows the gift of rainwater to collect in geographic recesses, which…
Our blog posts usually contain background information on the Finding Freedom mother’s and their children. In this case, we think the photos will tell their own story: photos of our very first Finding Freedom through Friendship mother, Maria. The first photo was taken on the first day of the initial food delivery to Maria, her…
In the interest of full disclosure, my heart is full for Lucia because, honestly, I see so much of myself in her. Mayan women typically marry young, therefore I am old enough to be this radiant girl’s grandmother. Nobody feels as old as they are, so in the defiance of denial, despite our age difference,…
With his slight overbite and his unkempt hair he was simply the cutest Guatemalan toddler we had seen in many a year of volunteering with Mayan children. He radiated the calm demeanor of a child who was well-loved and happy to be included in a life that he didn’t yet realize was sparse. When we…
Fifty three years ago, son number three was born into a Kentucky family of slim resources but an abundance of opportunity. It was a period in American history when dreams were big, energy to create them was plentiful and distractions to take away from that energy were limited. This number three son had fortunate genetics,…
Their photographs absorb space in the recesses of our computer hardware as well as my own cerebral gray matter. Some photo files document our long-term, current relationships with the mothers and their children in Finding Freedom through Friendship. Other images are the only tangible proof that a friendship ever existed; photos showing that we at…