The Ties That Bind

Central Kentucky has a terrific Latin Family Connection group that Ella and I are blessed to be part of. We went to KaZoing! this past weekend to celebrate Three King's Day which is a Latin American tradition.The Hispanic Tradition of celebrating the Three King’s Day or El Dia De Los...

Read more

Ella and I decided at the very last minute to run away and visit Papa Tom in Florida before Christmas. We had SSSOOO much fun. We played on the beach, walked, swam, hula hooped (pretty sure that hooped is a made up word), and just generally had a fabulous time...

Read more

My sister's son is the funniest kid (and I mean the opposite of "ha, ha" kind of funny) in the world. He hates being forced to do stupid shit like wear a Rudolph nose and antlers. On top of that he had to walk around the school singing Christmas...

Read more

Each night when Ella watches me wash my face she is amazed at how brave I am. I told her that one day she would be a big girl and then she would be able to wash her face like I do. Last night she was ready to try to...

Read more

Is this not the most precious thing you have ever seen and heard?? Love it, love it, love it! Love her, love her, love her! Love her tiny voice and her sweet heart!...

Read more

I looked through my last few posts and they've just been me talking and talking and talking! So, here are some pictures from the past few days, as well as one from Halloween - apparently I've been talking since October. Ella and I went to Wilson's Nursery on Saturday to...

Read more

Hermano Pedro is where we go when we visit Guatemala. I have completely fallen for all of the women and children there. They have stolen my heart and have shown me what His grace and love is. A group that recently visit made a video and posted it on YouTube! ...

Read more

I love car rides. Ella and I always have the best conversations in the car. I think she feels she can open up because we are not face-to-face. Yesterday (12-1-09) I was taking Ella to her gymnastics class at the YMCA. Dave usually takes her, but we traded nights. ...

Read more

Fun, fun! Go to Wordle.Net and paste your blog's URL to create your own Beautiful Word Cloud. You can also copy and paste poems, song lyrics, etc. and play around with different word clouds. I tried to make word clouds for some of my friends but I can't figure out...

Read more

Oh, the trauma of Ella’s tender head! She does not enjoy washing her hair, brushing it or fixing it. She barely lets me blow it dry. (If I don’t you should see the end result!) However she likes her hair long. We cut it short once and she didn’t like...

Read more

"Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, Bless—that's your job, to Bless. You'll be a blessing and also get a blessing."My friend sent this to me today. I don't know if she read...

Read more

This time of year wears me out. And this freaking divorce is wearing me out. I'm wearing myself out. Will someone please blow some sunshine up my ass??Please leave a comment that includes your favorite poem, song, bible verse, link, etc. Check out what others are leaving. I'll go first......

Read more

I have almost "virtually" vanished. I have deactivated my Facebook account and haven't blogged for weeks. I am definitely in a melancholy mood - to put it lightly. BUT my family had a wonderful week! PRAISE REPORT! My dearly beloved brother-in-law had a yucky, icky spot on his lung. The...

Read more

She was such a sweet little baby! Now she's all grown up. I don't even think she was two years old yet. ...

Read more

Today's theme is ADVENTURE! We had an adventure last weekend when we went to Boyd's Apple Orchard. Ella went down the big slide all by herself. I had to go with her last year. She loved it!My favorite adventures have all taken place in Guatemala! This is a picture...

Read more

...

Read more

Those of you that know me well know that I DESPISE fall and winter. I hate cold, dark weather. HATE - which is a word we are not allowed to use in our house (it is almost as bad as fuck) is not strong enough to describe how I feel...

Read more

Yes, yes - I know, I know! Ella is not wearing orange. But I love these new pictures - she looks so beautiful and grown up. I've made my peace with my baby becoming a little girl. Isn't she gorgeous? My friend Leigh Anne and I had a conversation about...

Read more

We have had so much fun the past few weeks. Birthday parties, tumble classes, etc. Here are some of my favorite pictures. ...

Read more

Can you believe my BIG girl used to be this little?? Those were definitely simpler times!...

Read more

Click here to learn more about our beloved Guatemala. This will also provide an opportunity for you to give back!Peace and Hugs,Becca...

Read more

Aimee/Mayna's Momma (She's Going Bananas) is so far our most generous bidder! She has bid $50 on the Kick-Ass Bows gift certificate that Holly has donated. Thanks to both of these women!Now that aside ~ let me tell you how to sneak in and pull this right out of Aimee's...

Read more

Hello to all my fellow Bloggers and Guatemamas! If you've been staying up to date on current events then you know what I'm getting ready to write about. I've been writing about it for weeks now. At least on Facebook... (Bad Blogger!)Guatemala is in a severe state of calamity. Women...

Read more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8OtvYVkyis...

Read more

So what do you guys think of my new makeover? Doesn't Nikki kick some major ass? And all of her money goes to help her do volunteer work. What an awesome girl. Check her out and give your old and faded blog a face lift.Peace and Hugs,Beccahttp://www.madebynikki.blogspot.com/...

Read more