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Flourless Mango Cake

May 20, 2015 | Marillyn Beard | 13 Comments

Today calls for a celebration! To celebrate, I wanted to share with you this amazing grain-free cake that I actually made…uummm… last year. Believe me, I really wasn’t trying to keep this recipe from you… I basically saved it in a “future blog post” folder and forgot about it because life is so busy, but IRead More >>

Top Posts of 2012

January 1, 2013 | Marillyn Beard | Leave a Comment

It has been been an amazing, crazy, wonderful and fast 12 months of life with our growing family of 4 kids! I am looking forward to living & experiencing the new chapter of life in 2013 with my family here in Rancho Oasis for Youth.Before you start looking through the best of 2012… let me… 

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Chocolate Peppermint Twist Cookies (honey-sweetened & naturally colored)

December 24, 2012 | Marillyn Beard | 2 Comments

Christmas is almost upon us! Wow, time just flies. It has been so fun doing the Truth in the Tinsel advent ebook this year. My girls are really enjoying the crafts and doing a great job of summarizing the story leading to Jesus’ birth. I’m already looking forward to next year’s advent… I’m thinking of finding… 

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Honey Sweetened, Almond Orange Shortbread Cookies

December 19, 2012 | Marillyn Beard | 3 Comments

I am over at A Little Bit of Spain today with an easy & delicious recipe for buttery shortbread cookies. These amazing cookies are sweetened with honey, flavored with orange extract & zest and jazzed up with chocolate topped with more orange zest!Head on over and get the recipe. Your family will love them and you… 

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Make it Yourself: Homemade Orange Extract

December 16, 2012 | Marillyn Beard | 29 Comments

  It is now orange season around here and my trees are simply overflowing with delicious balls of sunshine! Last season I dehydrated orange slices and made some orange powder, both are fantastic for baking and flavoring your tea! I also made some orange extract, which I just opened and strained a few days ago. After… 

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A Simple Christmas Advent Experience

December 12, 2012 | Marillyn Beard | 1 Comment

With Christmas time upon us, I wanted to share with you a wonderful, yet simple, Christmas Advent ebook that we are going through as a family and also with the kids at Rancho Oasis for Youth. The Meaning of Advent Before I share more about “Truth in the Tinsel” and our advent experience… let me tell you what… 

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Meet Our Baby Cuatro: Poema Alizay

November 23, 2012 | Marillyn Beard | 6 Comments

Picture taken at 2 weeks old Poema Alizay Beard Born October 21st, 2012 3:05 AM 8 lbs 3 oz  •  18 inches Family-assisted home-birth & full water birth (It only took four tries to see it happen… PTL!) Britt, Iowa in the home of my parents, Wayne & Brooke Goranson. Why Such A Funky Name?… 

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A Thanksgiving Breakfast: Spiced Cranberry Apple Baked Oatmeal

November 21, 2012 | Marillyn Beard | 9 Comments

  What could be better on Thanksgiving morning than your standard pancake or waffle breakfast?   A nourishing baked oatmeal with fall spices, tangy cranberries, sweet apples and crunchy walnuts… oh yum! To make it truly nourishing… I soak the rolled oats for about 24 hours and use nuts that have been soaked & dehydrated…. 

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Naturally Sweetened Cranberry-Oatmeal Crumble Bars

November 15, 2012 | Marillyn Beard | 12 Comments

  Wow, time is flying by and it is almost time for my family to go back to Honduras. We’ve been so blessed during our time here, but we are ready to be back in our home & routine  :o)   There are many things l enjoy while being in the states during the late… 

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Pregnancy Notes: Treating Group B Strep Naturally

October 17, 2012 | Marillyn Beard | 34 Comments

Hello gals! Sorry that I have been absent the last several weeks, but it has been nice to put aside my computer and enjoy serious family time. We are now settled in my parents’ house and awaiting the arrival of baby cuatro! I should post a picture of my belly… remind me to do that… 

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Pregnancy Notes: 7 Superfoods for Mama & Baby

July 31, 2012 | Marillyn Beard | 15 Comments

My goal in writing this post is not to make you become obsessed with eating all the right foods for a perfect pregnancy diet, but to understand the importance of doing your best to eat wisely and with a purpose… to nourish and build the new little life growing inside of you, which needs plenty… 

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