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About atruerarity

Parents of two girls. Bringing home one boy. One boy with Jesus. Loving one other little boy and fundraising to help him go home to a family.

An Unusual Sunday

What isn’t unusual is that three of us are kinda sick. Yep, colds. Nothing big, but definitely a cold virus and not just the chronic winter runnies. Anyway, we don’t put the kids in Sunday school when they are sick … Continue reading

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February’s Meals – Photojournaled

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 (frequent use meals) February’s Shopping Trips This month (4-week cycle, really), as with the last 24+ months, I spent under $200 on my groceries. That doesn’t count the $25 per month I … Continue reading

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February Grocery Trips

Are you looking for Part 1? Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 (frequent use meals) February’s Meals February’s Meals Photojournal Ok gang – Here is everything I bought this month. No joke. Coming in a couple days – a photojournal … Continue reading

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How to Make Homemade Vanilla

I hear you can get a full pound of vanilla beans for $25. That’s amazing! I got these beans, 10 for $5… and I bought 20 beans. I’m not going to do the calculations for how expensive this vanilla is… … Continue reading

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Post about the Kids

Picture time! Picture time – in motion! Anna dancing: Maggie dancing… hehe (at the beginning, she is pretending the little rug is water and she is swimming.):

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