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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.

Lost

This is a cross post from Vinnie’s Blog I don’t think I can ever express what those days were like, the days when we had to decide if we were going to adopt Vinnie. We were overseas visiting our son … Continue reading

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Preserves

I have been cooking like a madwoman here! Apples = applesauce, dried apples, apple honey Pears = pear chunks, pear sauce, pear honey Plums = dried plums, plum jelly Tomatoes = Salsa, spaghetti sauce Peaches = awol… maybe later? I … Continue reading

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Canning time!

I’m so grateful that the weather has been hot to get things ripe…. and that it’s supposed to cool off next week so I don’t have to be hot in the kitchen too bad as we begin canning. Salsa and … Continue reading

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Preparations

Preparations for Vinnie’s fundraiser underway. LAUNCH DAY: September 1, 2011. See: http://fundraisingforvinnie.blogspot.com I am so excited to have Jordan’s clothes out! I decided to pull the smaller size of clothes that I have out of the loft and get out … Continue reading

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Waiting

Hello all! We’re enjoying our girls, each other, our home, the summer weather, preparing for Jordan. Things are good! If you have shared information from http://theblessingofverity.com/ it might be prudent to remove much of the information for awhile. Many of … Continue reading

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