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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.

Progress and Quandries!

Big progress! Our homestudy update is COMPLETE. I will be driving to Portland today to pick up four official copies (and a couple other dossier documents). Our USCIS (immigration) I800A (application to adopt internationally) will be mailed TODAY. The wait … Continue reading

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Care for Orphans – A Great Calling

This video speaks eloquently of the drive behind adoptive parents. It speaks to the heart of adoption. Honestly, it doesn’t have to be speaking about adoption at all, certainly not exclusively… it speaks of the heart response to the plight … Continue reading

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Less Happy Post – But Not so bad Really

I never blogged here, but I crashed our van (with the entire family in it!!!) last Sunday. Totaled. Bummer. We’ll have to buy our new van out of pocket. Our insurance will pay for the other car involved, though. I … Continue reading

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Adoption Update plus Pictures

Here is where we are so far. We read a blog by a sweet mother named Adeye this summer (read here or here) who brought home two little angels from Eastern Europe. Hailee was five years old when they brought … Continue reading

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It’s Official!

We now have a “Family Sponsor Page” with Reece’s Rainbow. The link is here: http://reecesrainbow.org/sponsordavis-3 What is it? It’s a place to direct people who are curious about our adoption. It’s a place where people can donate towards our adoption… … Continue reading

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