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God designed the family to be the fundamental building block for our churches and our society. We live in a time when the words of the Psalmist are appropriate, "If the foundations are being destroyed, what shall the righteous do”? I believe God is calling us to rebuild these foundations. For “unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.” Psalms 127:1. These podcasts teach how to build a Christian home on the principles of God’s word, with Christ as the cornerstone.
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This podcast looks at the origins of English words and expressions as well as exploring the history of the English language. It is geared towards intermediate-level English learners and is designed to help them enhance their language skills.
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The Help & Hope Podcast guests address life's darkest circumstances that are often difficult to discuss, yet need to be faced as we help one another walk by faith. These are the real-life testimonies of people who have walked through these experiences and have found their strength in Christ.
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Join Israel and Brook Wayne every month, topics include life, theology, Christian Apologetics, education, family and cultural issues from a Biblical worldview. Israel is an author and conference speaker who often speaks at homeschooling conferences.
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Frame By Frame is a podcast series hosted by editor and producer Isabel Sadurni, that introduces you to the most influential, respected and accomplished cinema post-production professionals working in New York today. Through intimate, informal discussions between collaborators about post-production craft, aesthetics, process and technique, we’ll recognize and celebrate the iconic films and people that have made New York film history as well as those contemporaries who continue to make import ...
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Exploring the World of Unit Studies with Learn + Live Letter
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Blending the joy of the life you are already living with your homeschool journey can be translated into exciting unit study experiences. Join us for an insightful conversation with Cynthia Holt and Justine LoMonaco, founders of the Learn + Live Letter program. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/unit-studies-show Register for our upcoming …
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“Serve the LORD with gladness!” (Psalm 100:2) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 412: Serve with Gladness appeared first on Building Faith and Family.By Podcasts Archives - Building Faith and Family
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Send us a Text Message. Due to generations of hurt in his family, country music singer Ben Fuller turned to cocaine and alcohol at a young age. He got involved in a devastating drug-fueled relationship which led him to understand better, the other side of addiction. And then, he abruptly lost his best friend to a heroin overdose, and his entire out…
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Women and Pornography, Breaking the Chains with Jessica Harris
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Send us a Text Message. Mention pornography and most people think, “That’s a problem for men.” Yet 76% of 18 – 30 year old American women report that they watch porn at least once a month. Three percent of all women say they either thought they might be addicted or are unsure if they are addicted to pornography. This equates to three million women.…
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Podcast 411: What does a Homeschool Dad look like?
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Keeping Your Students Safe Online – Tech Tools and Tips
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In the wildly changing landscape of the Internet, how on earth do we keep personal information private and protect our families from dark online content? There are so many solutions, but how do you know which one is right for your family? How can parents stay ahead of their students to keep them safe without curtailing their freedoms? In this insig…
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Married to a Alcoholic with Julie Sanford
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Send us a Text Message. Julie Sanford is a Recovery Mentor for wives of alcoholics. She is a wife and mom of three who found herself in a situation she never wanted to be in as the wife of an alcoholic. After several years of living in chaos, feeling alone, and unseen, she is now using her journey to help other wives of alcoholics navigate their hu…
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[Archive] Dr. Karen Holinga Guest Interview
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Dr. Karen Holinga is the author of Spelling You See and a homeschool pioneer. Join us as we learn about Dr. Holinga’s inspirational story and how she has helped thousands of students read proficiently and spell adeptly. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/karen-holinga-show/ This episode was previously created as a webinar and was not crea…
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Podcast 410: Acts of the Apostles Empowered by the Spirit
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“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about Me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 410: Acts of the Apostles Empowered by the Spirit appeared first on Build…
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Bridge Materials – Why They Matter and How You Can Take Advantage of Them
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Join us for a conversation about how important engaging with Math-U-See's bridge materials is and how they will help you set your algebraic student up for success. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/bridge-materials-show Register for our upcoming episode with Temple Grandin: https://demmelearning.com/VisualThinking…
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“The Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s Own will.” (Romans 8:26-27) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 409: The Spirit Helps Us Pray appeared first on…
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Finding Joy In The Hard Places With Autism: A Conversation With Paul And Jill Miller
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Send us a Text Message. Paul and Jill Miller welcomed their sixth child, daughter Kim, into their home in 1982. It became apparent at a young age that Kim was behind in her developmental milestones. Kim was also non verbal. Kim was diagnosed as having autism, a diagnosis that was just beginning to be recognized by doctors. Kim’s diagnosis not only …
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Gifted & Talented: Exploring the Unique Patterns of Gifted Kids [Show]
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Let's talk about recognizing gifted kids and the misperceptions that get in the way. We'll discuss how to support, curate, and advocate, as well as how you can find resources and community as their parent. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/gifted-kids-show Register for our upcoming episode with Temple Grandin: https://demmelearning.com/V…
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“How much more will the blood of Christ, Who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.” (Hebrews 9:14) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 408: Through the Eternal Spirit appeared first on Building Faith and Family.…
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A Father's Love for a Son with Special Needs - A Conversation with Steve Demme
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Send us a Text Message. Marriage can be difficult under any circumstances, but adding a child with special needs adds a whole new level of challenges. In this wide-ranging conversation Steve Demme, shares his passion for helping build strong marriages, but in particular wants to offer help and hope to fathers, and even more specifically to fathers …
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Episode 407: Jesus’ Teaching about the Spirit
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John 6:63, “It is the Spirit Who gives life. The flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Episode 407: Jesus’ Teaching about the Spirit appeared first on Building Faith and Family.By Podcasts Archives - Building Faith and Family
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[Archive] Homeschooling a Special Needs Student
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Join Gretchen Roe and Meredith Taylor for a discussion on where to begin and how to flourish. Parents will learn practical advice and also how SCAIHS could support them in their journey. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/special-needs-student-show/ This episode was previously created as a webinar and was not created with the audio listen…
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Send us a Text Message. Neglect. Rejection. Sin. Conflict. Change. It’s difficult to attend church when you’ve suffered some of your deepest hurts. Megan Hill understands that church can be hard. In this conversation, Sharon Betters and Megan talk about why church hurt can be so devastating, the root of church hurt, people in the scriptures who exp…
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Pieces to Peace, Loving a Prodigal Daughter with Julie Malone
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Send us a Text Message. Children raised in the same family sometimes grow up with very different responses to life. Such is the story of Julie Malone and her beautiful daughter, Allie. Julie and her husband, Tim loved their lives as parents and Tim’s ministry to teens. But their idyllic life would take a turn into a foreign land of broken places. J…
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Podcast 406: The Spirit in the Incarnation
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“This is eternal life, that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, Whom You have sent.” (John 17:3) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 406: The Spirit in the Incarnation appeared first on Building Faith and Family.By Podcasts Archives - Building Faith and Family
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Why Learning the Art of Beekeeping is Critical to the Planet
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How queenly is the queen bee? Is it true she rules the hive, or does the hive drive her? Spend an hour with us learning the craft and science of beekeeping and why this age-old art is essential to the survival of our planet. Come away with a project to create a native pollinator house. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/beekeeping-show Re…
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Send us a Text Message. Many people have experienced betrayal, someone violating your trust perhaps by lying, cheating, some kind of abuse, putting their own interests ahead of yours when they promised otherwise. Betrayal affects every part of our hearts, often in ways we don’t understand at first. Some hurts we carry with us to the day we die, the…
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Podcast 405: The Spirit from Genesis to Malachi
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“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:1-2) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 405: The Spirit from Genesis to Malachi appeared first on Buildin…
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The President of Chickenlandia: How Saving Chickens Saved Me
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In this episode, we speak with Dalia Monterroso, Chickenlandia's President, and learn how a simple backyard hobby might just change your life. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/chickenlandia-show Register for our upcoming episode with Temple Grandin: https://demmelearning.com/VisualThinking…
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“You gave your Good Spirit to instruct them.” (Nehemiah 9:20) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 404: Names of the Spirit appeared first on Building Faith and Family.By Podcasts Archives - Building Faith and Family
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Send us a Text Message. Did you know 40 million adults suffer from depression, and 4 in 10 US adults have developed high levels of stress and anxiety since the start of the pandemic? 58% of those are young adults. Clearly, we have a mental health crisis in America. In this conversation, Christopher Cook, author of Healing What You Can’t Erase and h…
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Join us for an insightful conversation about how to teach students about the cultures of the world as they explore multisensory learning opportunities through different cultures' cuisines. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/eat-explore-show Register for our upcoming episode with Temple Grandin: https://demmelearning.com/VisualThinking…
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“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (2 Corinthians 13:14) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 403: The Person of the Spirit appeared first on Building Faith and Family.By Podcasts Archives - Building Faith and Family
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[Archive] Creating the Skill Sets for High School Math Success
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Before a student begins their high school math experiences, they need to have a set of skills in place. As a parent, how do you recognize what skills are necessary and how to foster them? This discussion will center on what skill sets students need as they step into the world of pre-algebra and beyond. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/h…
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Join us for this special conversation with Steve Demme, founder of Math-U-See and Building Faith and Family and chief encourager of fathers in the roles they play in their families. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/fathers-role-show Register for our upcoming episode with Temple Grandin: https://demmelearning.com/VisualThinking…
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“He breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” (John 20:22) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 402: Receive the Spirit appeared first on Building Faith and Family.By Podcasts Archives - Building Faith and Family
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Send us a Text Message. One in four adults are estranged from their parents, so says one 2022 study. According to another study 11% of mothers ages 65 – 75 with two or more grown children were estranged from at least one of them. Most of the time, the seeds for these conflicts were planted during the growing up years of the young adults. Gaye Clark…
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Unveiling Primitive Reflexes: Understanding Their Impact on Learning and Development
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In this conversation on primitive reflexes, we provide a comprehensive review exploring their definition, functions, and the critical role they play in shaping our children’s abilities. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/primitive-reflexes-show Register for our upcoming episode with Temple Grandin: https://demmelearning.com/VisualThinking…
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“In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John 4:10) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 401: Jesus our Propitiation appeared first on Building Faith and Family.By Podcasts Archives - Building Faith and Family
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Hope for the Parents of the Prodigal Child
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Send us a Text Message. Do these words haunt you: "Mom, Dad, I don't want your rules and morals. I don't want to act like a Christian anymore! And I'm not going to," Barbara Juliani (then Barbara Miller) made this declaration at the age 18. As her father desperately attempted to reason with her, Barbara grew more resentful, choosing a path of immor…
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Military Families: Different Journeys, Amazing Experiences
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Homeschool families come in all varieties, but those who serve our country have unique circumstances and obligations that most of us do not normally consider in our homeschool journeys. Join us for a special conversation with Natalie Mack, MEd, HSLDA Military Community Outreach Coordinator, and homeschooling mom, as we talk about military service, …
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Send us a Text Message. “So who am I now that there’s only one place at the table….one pillow with a head dent, one towel damp after a shower? There’s only one toothbrush in the holder. The seat is never left up anymore. I can still write Mrs. in front of my name, but I’m no longer in a marriage relationship. You need two people for a marriage, and…
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“We have an advocate with the Father. Jesus Christ the Righteous, He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” (1 John 2:1-2) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 400: Jesus Our Advocate appeared first on Building Faith and Family.…
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Podcast 399: Christ the Mediator of the New Covenant
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“We have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that He opened for us through the curtain that is, through His flesh, since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled.” » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iT…
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Send us a Text Message. In this wide-ranging interview between two mothers who have experienced the grief of the deaths of their children, Nancy Guthrie transparently answers questions asked by Sharon Betters. From how to push the question “why” through the grid of God’s love and sovereignty to practical counsel for protecting marriages assaulted b…
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[Archive] How to Create a Micro-Business in Your Home
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Ever felt the nudge to start your own business? Perhaps you have a talent or passion that you’ve considered monetizing, like baking or gardening. If this sounds exciting to you, learn some basics for starting your own micro-business! 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/micro-business-home-show/ This episode was previously created as a webi…
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Let’s Talk about the Fear of Doing It (Homeschooling) Wrong
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Let's have an honest discussion about what you fear, what you think you may be doing wrong, and what the truths are in your journey. Join us as we unpack the "myths" of what you might be doing wrong. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/homeschooling-fears-show Register for our upcoming episode with Temple Grandin: https://demmelearning.com…
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Send us a Text Message. Someone has said there are only two sure things in life – death and taxes. While this is meant to be funny, the part about death is true. Each one of us will die, yet not many of us intentionally prepare for that unique part of our journey. In this conversation, Elizabeth Turnage, author of Preparing for Glory, talks to Shar…
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Podcast 398: Passover and the Blood of Jesus
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“The life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.” (Leviticus 17:11) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 398: Passover and the Blood of Jesus appeared first on Building Faith and Family.…
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“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly.” (Colossians 3:16) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 397: Living in the Word appeared first on Building Faith and Family.By Podcasts Archives - Building Faith and Family
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Send us a Text Message. After trying everything she could to stop her slide into a dark depression, young mother Christine Chappell tearfully told her husband she needed help and admitted herself to a facility. In her book, Midnight Mercies, Walking with God through Depression in Motherhood, Christine describes this heartbreaking season but does no…
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[Archive] How to Teach Math When Your Math Skills Are Poor
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Join us as we discuss ways you can model teachability to your student, and set goals for you and your student that will change your homeschool environment this coming year. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/math-skills-teach-show/ This episode was previously created as a webinar and was not created with the audio listener in mind. Regist…
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As a parent, how do you know when your child is ready to read? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Karen Holinga about how to thoughtfully plan the beginning of your reading journey. 🗒️ Show Notes https://demmelearning.com/blog/reading-readiness-show Register for our upcoming episode with Temple Grandin: https://demmelearning.com/VisualThinking…
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Podcast 396: The Account of how Steve was Born from Above
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“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17) » Download the Transcript » Subscribe on iTunes The post Podcast 396: The Account of how Steve was Born from Above appeared first on Building Faith and Family.By Podcasts Archives - Building Faith and Family
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Send us a Text Message. In this moving and sometimes emotional conversation, Sharon Betters talks to Susanna Musser and her friend and counselor, Heidi Scott, about the sudden, accidental death of Susanna’s adopted son, Tommy. Susanna and husband Joe and their entire family welcomed Tommy into their home even though he had severe disabilities. No s…
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