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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.

Journaling #2

Post number 2: Good morning, blog! I have only ever had Jordan in public school and have always homeschooled the rest and currently Jordan too. There are lots of reasons why… homeschooling is really a fabulous and flexible way to … Continue reading

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Journaling

Day 1 It’s on my wish list to begin writing again. It’s so hard to start after so long absent! A few years back, I began to get a hold on my depression and turn my thought life around. I … Continue reading

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An Unusual Defense

An unusual defense… for me, anyway. I have proudly and confidently defended our choice to homeschool for nine years. I love just about everything about homeschool. The flexibility, the freedom, the relational strengths, the trust, the scheduling freedom, the extracurricular … Continue reading

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Surgery Trip 2021

Daniel has a major surgery planned for the end of April on the east coast. We live on the west coast. Brian and Daniel will be gone for over two weeks and will return with Daniel in a toe-to-waist cast … Continue reading

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What a Year! – August

This month, we replaced the furnace filters (only worth telling you, because we replaced them less than two months later and they were disgusting! Why? Forest fires.). Brian and most of the kids also went on a driving marathon to … Continue reading

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