Beautiful in His Time

God's Beauty in My Mess

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
    • Contact Me!
    • The Story Behind the Header
    • Blog’s Mission Statement
    • Blog Series
    • Top Ten Posts of All Time
    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
  • Marriage
    • Our Love Story
  • Faith
  • Motherhood
    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
  • Military & Veteran Life
    • Encouragement and Resources for the Military Wife
    • Our final military deployment homecoming: finally together forever!
    • Homecoming 2009
  • Pregnancy & Birth
    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
  • Homeschooling
    • Homeschooling special needs: a story of transformation
    • ADHD Homeschooling: Hacks, Tricks, and Tips for Making It Work
  • Preschool Years
    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
  • Special Needs
    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
  • Friendship & Community
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
    • Contact Me!
    • The Story Behind the Header
    • Blog’s Mission Statement
    • Blog Series
    • Top Ten Posts of All Time
    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
  • Marriage
    • Our Love Story
  • Faith
  • Motherhood
    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
  • Military & Veteran Life
    • Encouragement and Resources for the Military Wife
    • Our final military deployment homecoming: finally together forever!
    • Homecoming 2009
  • Pregnancy & Birth
    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
  • Homeschooling
    • Homeschooling special needs: a story of transformation
    • ADHD Homeschooling: Hacks, Tricks, and Tips for Making It Work
  • Preschool Years
    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
  • Special Needs
    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
  • Friendship & Community
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
    • Contact Me!
    • The Story Behind the Header
    • Blog’s Mission Statement
    • Blog Series
    • Top Ten Posts of All Time
    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
  • Marriage
    • Our Love Story
  • Faith
  • Motherhood
    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
  • Military & Veteran Life
    • Encouragement and Resources for the Military Wife
    • Our final military deployment homecoming: finally together forever!
    • Homecoming 2009
  • Pregnancy & Birth
    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
  • Homeschooling
    • Homeschooling special needs: a story of transformation
    • ADHD Homeschooling: Hacks, Tricks, and Tips for Making It Work
  • Preschool Years
    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
  • Special Needs
    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
  • Friendship & Community
  • Family,  Miscellaneous,  Special Needs Parenting,  The Preschool Years

    Sparkhouse Frolic Books for Kids: Little Steps, Big Faith

    / June 13, 2016 / 0 Comments

    “It is never too early to teach kids about God.”  Sparkhouse Family believes that kids can begin learning about God as they begin developing through their childhood. Thus, they have created a wonderful set…

    read more
  • The Preschool Years

    Our favorite educational books for preschoolers

    / July 3, 2014 / 19 Comments

    Our favorite educational books for preschoolers {and a giveaway}|At-home preschool resources for the very tired, non-creative, really busy mom

    read more
  • Miscellaneous

    9 books I read in 2013

    / January 2, 2014 / 9 Comments

    This post would be more accurately titled "9 books I read (or finished reading) in 2013." I love starting books. Finishing them, well, sometimes that happens too!

    read more
  • Miscellaneous,  Motherhood

    11 Books I Read in 2012

    / January 10, 2013 / 12 Comments

    One of the goals that I established for myself back in March of 2012 was to read more books. Well not so much more. Just read books, period. Because it’s something I hadn’t…

    read more
  • Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Special Needs Parenting

    Little Brother, ADHD, and having two special needs kids

    / May 4, 2024 / 0 Comments

    It's not like I was coveting this diagnosis, giggling in satisfied glee when I saw ADHD marked in my second child's medical chart with a "FINALLY! I KNEW HE WASN'T NEUROTYPICAL! I HAVE…

    read more
  • Christmas,  Ezra,  Family,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    “Behold Him…” – A Christmas Prayer for the (Still) Weary

    / December 5, 2023 / 0 Comments

    I don't know what you are facing this Christmas. Maybe, like me, your days are filled with wearily managing a child with special needs or a spouse with mental illness and you feel…

    read more
  • Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Redemption Stories

    In the Hands of the Master Builder: Faith Deconstruction (and Reconstruction)

    / September 25, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Initially, my "deconstruction" may have started with dismantling and throwing out things I felt didn't fit the structure I was trying to build. Thankfully, and but by the grace of God, I quickly…

    read more
  • Family,  Fatherhood,  Homeschooling,  Lifestyle

    Yes, our kids pay rent. Here’s why and how…

    / July 21, 2023 / 2 Comments

    I really wish there had been a camera rolling in our house the day my husband declared that our 9-year-old was going to pay us rent. That was over three years ago. Now…

    read more
  • Family,  Homeschooling,  Lifestyle,  Miscellaneous,  Motherhood,  The Preschool Years

    Yes, you CAN reduce your kids’ screen time: HERE’S HOW

    / April 27, 2023 / 1 Comment

    I had a stunning realization a few days ago: my boys have watched almost no TV this month. If you had told me five years ago that this would be the case, I…

    read more
  • Beauty in the Mess,  Family,  Homeschooling,  Marriage,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    Inadequate

    / February 8, 2023 / 0 Comments

    I am inadequate. Every. Single. Day. Every day I ask God why He chose me because surely someone else could do a better job. We share these things...boast in these things...so that you might…

    read more
 Older Posts

Categories

Archives

Top Posts & Pages

  • Songs for Military Members and Military Wives
    Songs for Military Members and Military Wives
  • love songs to help you through a rough spot in your marriage
    love songs to help you through a rough spot in your marriage
  • Love has a bigger table (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 5)
    Love has a bigger table (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 5)
  • One Tree Hill Filming Locations Self-Guided Tour
    One Tree Hill Filming Locations Self-Guided Tour
  • A King James Version (KJV) Audio Bible for Women
    A King James Version (KJV) Audio Bible for Women

Visit Us on Facebook!

  • Beautiful Messy Motherhood
  • Beautiful Messy Marriage
  • Beautiful Messy Faith
  • Beautiful Messy Homeschooling
  • Special Needs Survival
  • Special Needs Support Group

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required
Send me posts about...

Popular Now

  • Songs for Military Members and Military Wives
    Songs for Military Members and Military Wives
  • love songs to help you through a rough spot in your marriage
    love songs to help you through a rough spot in your marriage
  • Welcome
    Welcome
  • Love has a bigger table (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 5)
    Love has a bigger table (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 5)
  • One Tree Hill Filming Locations Self-Guided Tour
    One Tree Hill Filming Locations Self-Guided Tour
  • A King James Version (KJV) Audio Bible for Women
    A King James Version (KJV) Audio Bible for Women
  • Hi I'm Aprille...
    Hi I'm Aprille...

Blog Archives

© 2025
Ashe Theme by WP Royal.