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When My Child With Autism Was Diagnosed With Cancer

This week I want to share a guest post from Jess Block Nerren. Her son has autism and was recently diagnosed with cancer. Here is her heartfelt story:Autism and pediatric cancer. Autism and Hodgkins Lymphoma. No matter how you say those two together, it sounds tough.My son Royce, 8, with autism was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma about 60 days ago, on March 3, 2014.We went to the hospital for back …

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Dairy-Free Vanilla Cappuccino Ice Cream Cake

Last month my son turned 8! Can you believe it? My little guy is getting so much bigger. He is already above my shoulder in height. It wont be long until we are eye to eye. My white and black socks are starting to get mixed up with his because our feet are so close in size.For his birthday, I made it my mission to make a birthday cake that excluded many of …

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Is Your Family Dairy-Free? Make Your Own Coconut Milk!

Coconut milk is one my familys favorite non-dairy options. We use it in everything from coffee to cereal and it makes a delicious hot chocolate. The possibilities are endless.I love that every month it seems like there are more and more choices on the grocery store shelves for all of us who want an alternative to dairy. Demand speaks and it is my dream to one day (hopefully soon!) see proper labeling on …