Ember - Sort Model after findAll

I'm using Emberfire in my app, and I'm trying to findAll stats, and then sort that model by a key, like in the following example. But, when I sort this way I lose the ability to see real time updates in my template and I have to reload the page to see the new/updated data in the view.

 model() {
    return this.store
      .findAll('stats', {
        reload: true,
        backgroundReload: true
      })
      .then(stats => stats.sortBy('date'));
  }