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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.

Spiritual Gifts

It’s not unusual in the Evangelical Christian world to talk about spiritual gifts. We talk about which ones God has given you, we challenge each other to use them, and we even take silly little “tests” that help us “discover” … Continue reading

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Carolyn – 13 months

Carolyn is 13 months old and these are her (completely adorable) words: Ma-ma (Mah!) Pa-pa (pah!) Num-num (food) Nigh-night (nah-nah) uh-oh (uh-oooooh) Thank you (tee toooo) Kitty (titee) She waves bye bye and hello She blows kisses She signs more … Continue reading

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First Steps – Carolyn

At 12 1/2 months – just crawling and being adorable. (Girl doesn’t like to stand on her feet; never has.) At 13 1/2 months – first steps! (She’s done this only a handful of times… but has done it over … Continue reading

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Great-Grandparents and Pumpkin Patches

Pictures! We had such a special weekend with great grandparents and the kids. We were fed like kings and taken to parks. I even got a nap (or two?). I wish we could spend a lot more time with our … Continue reading

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What happens

What happens when you write a long blog post with lots of pictures and lots of details… well, you use up all your good writing material and don’t bother to come back and say more for awhile! I’ll post pictures … Continue reading

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