Category Archives: hope

25K You Say?

Posted on May 29, 2013 by boxcarkids

If you popped in to our funding site at GoFundMe.com you will  have seen that we are trying to raise $25,000!  You might be thinking “That’s a lot of money!” or “That’s not enough for a home!”  Either way you … Continue reading →

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The Boxcarkids Beyond the Box – Coming Home to a Home of our Own.

Posted on May 28, 2013 by boxcarkids

The Great Recession was rough on us.  If you’ve followed our story at www.theboxcarkids.net/wordpress at all you will know that.  A series of unexpected events and some very bad timing conspired to fracture our lives in some very basic and … Continue reading →

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From Tragedy to Triumph

Posted on April 12, 2013 by boxcarkids

Wednesday afternoon a day that was going quite well – I had sold an ad, and signed employment papers for my new part-time job at the prosecutor’s office – turned sour fast when I went up to the goat barn.  … Continue reading →

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