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The Wallet

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Jan Wilberg

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Kindness in a dad is a very valuable thing. I saw that tonight at dinner. My seven-year old granddaughter had picked out a wallet to give to her dad for his birthday. We bought it, she wrapped it in blue birthday paper and tied… Continue Reading “The Wallet”

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