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The Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family Program

Family Balance Sheet

We weren’t in Kansas anymore. The family that we “adopted” was a grandmother (I will call her Tanya, but not her real name) and her 3 grandkids. As we pulled into a parking spot, the car beside ours was sitting with 4 flat tires. Our kids sensed something was different. why did we take them food?

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Sunday Reads 8/10: Seven Days of Friday, 1931 Caleb’s Err and More eBooks

For the Mommas

Lured by the promise of “real” freedom and a new town to call their own, sharecroppers Ezekial Harban and his three daughters leave behind remnants of slavery in the war-torn south and set off for Nicodemus, Kansas. Many head back home, but Ezekial and his daughters are determined to build a new life in the stark territory.

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