getting outside…and brownies

It seems as though I have been sitting in this same chair for months. Despite our lack of winter this year, we haven’t been getting out much. Isaac often resists going outside and I think it’s because of all his sensory issues – too many sounds, and smells. There are too many people and he [...]

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the 8th day of christmas

This time of year brings with it so much hustle and bustle and stress. The focus always seems to be on how much money to spend, what to get whom, whom to invite to your holiday party, how to please everyone without going crazy. This is all fine and dandy, I suppose. It’s not what makes the [...]

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the 7th day of christmas

At this time of the year, sweets seem to be an all too common occurrence.  And it kind of sucks given that we’ve sworn of sugar in favour of a paleo diet…which we LOVE. Still, some sweet treats at this time of the year are most certainly warranted. We’ve already made cookies this week, today [...]

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finding grace – in our community

Quite some time ago I vowed to write about “finding grace” in my life and sharing those snippets with you (on a frequent basis). I realize I haven’t done that in quite some time but wanted to share a little something today. I had an appointment today to get my hair cut; it was long [...]

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a trip to the ranch

Last Saturday we made a drive an hour and a half northeast to a lovely little farm (ranch, actually) to pick up some grass-fed beef. We’ve been searching for a source for a couple of years, but have never been able to find something locally. This past summer we volunteered with our local CSA to [...]

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