Auto-Immune Seasonal Transitions: Handling It With Grace & A Plan

As anyone with an Auto-Immune (AI) labeled disease knows, seasonal shifts can wreak havoc on our physical and mental well-being. While I may be early on…

Smokey Bacon ‘N Butternut Squash Soup

Fall is here and what better way to celebrate than serving hot and delicious soup! Straight from our garden, 25 Acres was definitely blessed with harvesting…

Farmer’s Market Season: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Once again, it has been a long, short season for our Farm to Market business, 25 Acres. We officially went full steam ahead this year and…

The Cause Of Auto-Immune Disease Is A Mystery…Or Is It?

I’ve been reading a lot lately about Sjögren’s causes, symptoms, treatments and so on. The internet has been a great tool for pulling information from multiple…

PART THREE: Finally, The Diagnosis…Drumroll Please

Okay, deep breath. For starters I totally expected today to go differently. After receiving a phone call from the ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat Doctor) I knew…

PART TWO: Feeling Fine & A Lip Biopsy

If you read PART ONE then you also know I am on to my second stage of testing for Auto-Immune Disease. Already testing with a positive…

Behind The Scenes Synopsis: Positivity In The Pain

After writing Part One of my diagnosis journey I just felt I needed to stress exactly WHY I’m sharing so much of this part of my…

PART ONE – Sjogren’s to Lupus: Testing ANA positive and Ro/SSA positive

Over the years I’ve had bouts of body pain that make me feel older than my 40-something years. Initially, I chalked it up to an old…

Paleo Journal: Diet? Or Just Living?

I figured I’d better write an update on my progress, or lack there of. As you all know, this past spring I did follow the Keto…

Jalapeño Poppers: Garden Eats = Winter Treats

In this house, we love practically anything with cream cheese in it and Jalapeño Poppers are no exception. Deep fried, baked, pickled, as a spread, we…