Our Love Story (so far)

Austin Gardner • August 30, 2022

Several have shown great interest in our story

I wanted to make a pdf available of all the stories we have published up until 8/30/22. You can see them in order if you have gotten lost or missed out. This pdf is not a finished product, but you are our friends and have been following it, so I thought you might like to see this. 


Click here to download a link to stories 1-34. Several have told me they are hitting and missing but loving the stories, so here you have it in one over 80-page file. There will be many more to come, Lord willing.


We love and appreciate you all!


versión en español aquí


Quería poner a disposición un pdf de todas las historias que hemos publicado hasta el 30/8/22. Puede verlos en orden si se ha perdido o se ha perdido. Este pdf no es un producto terminado, pero ustedes son nuestros amigos y lo han estado siguiendo, así que pensé que les gustaría verlo.


Haga clic aquí para descargar un enlace a las historias 1-35. Varios me han dicho que están acertando y fallando pero amando las historias, así que aquí lo tienen en un archivo de más de 80 páginas. Habrá muchos más por venir, Dios mediante.


¡Los amamos y apreciamos a todos!

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