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“Start a blog!” they said

July 3, 2017 by Tom Rankin Leave a Comment

“Start a blog!” they said

After several years of posting on Facebook, I decided to start a blog about Elisabeth, Wallace and me. I will post stories about our foreign adoption experience and our trips to Russia. I will also post stories about what happened we we returned home from Russia and our lives today. Along the way, I will […]

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