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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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Cancer Forced Me To Take An Unlikely Path To Parenthood

The following is a guest post by Alice K. CrisciWhen I met my son for the first time his eyes were wide open. His little eyes locked onto mine with such love and intensity, I knew then the concept of my life would never be the same was now a reality. My heart exploded with love, gratitude and joy, permanently captured by this 7 pound squishy baby with such long hair it could cover …

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New Tra-Dish: Eggplant Parmesan Panini

The following post is sponsored byRagPut a fun new spin on a classic recipe and make a New Tra-Dish! This one comes from Sarah, author of The Chef Next Doorblog, who put a twist onRag’sBaked Eggplant Parmesanrecipe.Check out her post below:Rag recently challenged bloggers to put our own unique spin on one of their classic recipes, making it a new Tra-Dish! I was excited to be …

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My Little Creature Of Habit

Ive often heard parents talk about the difficulties their kids have with transitions. Sometimes its a change in routine, a change in wardrobe or a change in living situations.Ive never had big issues with my kids and transitions. Even my child with autismdidnt struggle too much in this department. AndI used to think parents dealing with normal transitional stuff were exaggerating the difficulty of it. Until now.My …

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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 …