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Being a man of steel has nothing to do with superpowers and everything to do with the strength of ur character. It's about having a steel resolve, tough skin and a strong backbone. Recognizing what makes u vulnerable and what makes u invincible. Staying true to ur morals and beliefs....not sacrificing who u are for any reason, even on those doomsdays.

We started 2012 getting settled into a new home after 7 months in a hotel room. Unknown to us, the house we were renting was being foreclosed on and we had a week to move. We stayed past that week b/c $$$ was tight and we had to keep the kids in school. Fortunately the new owner came by, felt our plight, said to give him 3 weeks to fix up the place and we could move back in. Not wanting to take my family back to a hotel I figured it would only be temporary. 3 weeks turned into 6 weeks. 6 weeks turned onto 9 weeks. 9 weeks turned into 12 weeks. Prior to moving my wife and I were working at home. She was catering and I was designing. Neither o

ONE EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY In the spring of 2011 my wife and I watched a segment on a news program chronicling the lives of families hit so hard by this economic recession they were forced to relocate into hotels and family shelters. Although times had been difficult for our family I promised my wife that their situations would not become our situation. Meanwhile, we had been putting up with a slumlord who allowed our Stone Mountain West condo to dilapidate beyond the threshold of standardized living. Three weeks after we watched that story on TV my wife and I made the fateful decision to take our 4 children and abandon our home. With only one