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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.

What a Year! – January & February

What a year! Looking at the pictures from January…. it feels like it’s been a very long time. We took our half-fated big family trip to a beach rental… where Jordan and Daniel barely slept and Brian got sick and … Continue reading

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My Heart

I’ve been thinking a lot about self worth lately. I’ve been struggling to generalize what I happily and naturally extend to my children… to myself. It’s been hard to believe God values us while I’ve been observing the unfair suffering … Continue reading

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Long Term Food Storage in Pictures – Emergency Food

Motivation: Popular phrasing is SHTF Prep. (S&*! Hits the Fan) Between social stress/unrest in our country, the pandemic, the potential for a major earthquake in my part of the country and the fact that I just read a book set … Continue reading

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Middle Years Finances

I am often a micromanager of our household and was pretty successful at it when the kids were younger. I like organizing the home to be most efficient and comfortable and I like prepping events or activities to be orderly … Continue reading

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Journey 3

Soooooooooooooooooooo, unpacking. Deconstructing. As I get close to present (part two got all the way up to about five years ago (2015ish) it’s getting messier and messier to blog through. I’m unable to condense this into just talking about spiritual … Continue reading

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