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How Jasinda Wilder Saved Her Family’s Home Writing Steamy Romance Novels

Have you ever been in a situation when you felt the walls of your life closing in on you; pressing against your hope, your faith, your peace?I know what that feels like. My family suffered a series of back-to-back blows. My son was diagnosed with autism on a Thursday, and the next day, my husband lost his job. We were pawning, scraping and doing everything we could think of to keep our heads above …

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Brooke Burke: Embracing Change

I want to share a valuable lesson that I’ve learned as I find myself at a crossroads professionally. It has turned out to be a very positive time of change for me, because I’m forcing myself to keep an open mind and try new things.I spent an amazing two weeks on the set of “Melissa & Joey,” dabbling into the sitcom world again. It’s been many years since I was in that …

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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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New Tra-Dish: Deep Dish Taco Pizza

The following post is sponsored byRagPut a fun new spin on a classic recipe and make a New Tra-Dish! This one comes from Betsy over at The Dallas Socials, who put a twist onRag’sUpside-Down Deep Dish Pizza.The result: a super easy dinner recipe that’s perfect for busy weeknights!Check out her post below:Tonight, just like every night in my house, started off with a conversation between my …

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The Incredible Ice Hotel That Inspired Elsa’s “Frozen” Palace

Do you want to build a snowman? (More importantly, have you learned all the words to the song yet?)Like everyone else in the world, we’re totally obsessed with Disney’s smash hit animated musical Frozen. So to celebrate the big release on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD, we took an amazing trip to Quebec, Canada along with the film’s directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee.We toured the Htel de Glace, which …