And the Dayspring Winner is...

Kimberly!!! Congrats Kimberly, please check your e-mail for the code to claim your prize! Thank you to all who entered! I hope to be able to bring you more wonderful Dayspring giveaways in the future!! If you didn't win, remember the  Redeemed - Beautiful in Its Time - Vintage Glass Vase  is still o…

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Feels Like Home (Craft)

It's been a LONG time since I've posted any type of crafty/DIY post! Too long! As I am working on decorating my house, I've got some great projects in mind, I'm sure I will share in time as I share the progress of my decorating efforts, but I wanted to share with you my favorite pro…

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The Adjustment Period

I think with any move-be it from one house to another in the same town, or a completely new area, there tends to be an adjustment period. Moving across the country...now that's a HUGE adjustment! For Matt, it's mostly adjusting to his new job. It's extremely long hours (we don't see …

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Dayspring Redeemed Review!

A few months ago, I discovered a wonderful company, Dayspring and instantly fell in love with their inspirational home decor and gifts! So when I was given the opportunity to review a few items from their new Redeemed collection, I jumped at the chance! I have to say that the Redeemed collection i…

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Meet Shaun: My 1 in 88

1 in 88 children are now said to be affected by Autism. As you all know, my Shaun is one of them. There is a saying in thr Autism community, "If you know one child with Autism...you know one child with Autism." Every child on the spectrum is completely different- different interests, dif…

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Introducing Lindsay with Stella & Dot!!

As you know, April is Autism Awareness Month, and a few weeks back I was talking with my husband and came up with the idea to feature various companies that either support Autism awareness, or are Autism friendly. A few days later, I saw a post on a blog Little Thoughts by LT about the new Stella &…

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A Chance For Chandler (Reece's Rainbow)

As you all know by now, while I do tend to focus on Autism around here, I have a soft spot for children with special needs of all kinds. When I was just a freshman in high school, I was blessed with the opportunity to be able to work with a little boy with Down Syndrome. He was three years old, and…

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Our Introduction Into The World Of Autism

While I have in the past posted about Shaun's Autism, but I realize that I have never fully explained how our journey into this crazy world of Autism began, so I wanted to share our personal story with all of you. Early on, Shaun seemed to be developing typically. In fact, I had tossed out all…

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Autism Awareness Wreath How-To

Nearly a year ago, I shared this post with a simple Autism Awareness wreath I had made. It was nothing fancy, just a super simple craft I'd put together with what I happened to have lying around, but it is by far my most popular post of all time...in large part, I recently realized  because of…

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Autism Awareness Day 2012

As some of you may already know, the month of April is Autism Awareness month, and today, April 2nd, is Autism Awareness Day. Throughout this month, I plan on bringing you posts relating to the topic- ranging from our personal journey and the facts, to featuring companies that support Autism Awaren…

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