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This is how we survived the summer

September 1, 2016 by Aprille 1 Comment

At the beginning of the summer, I wrote a blog post about Summer Survival. In that post, I talked about the pull of the romanticized notion of letting kids be bored during the summer – the idyllic 1970s summer that people these days seem so fond of trying to recreate. I also talked about how … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Little Brother Tagged: barnes and noble, baths, coffee, gymnastics, hiking, ice cream, kindergarten, legos, netflix, north carolina, olympics, park, pool, preschool, school, star wars, summer, summer camp, vacation, virginia

What I learned in July 2015

July 30, 2015 by Aprille 7 Comments

1. Never try to see fireworks that happen after a baseball game. Especially when you have small children, because it will be just your luck that the ballgame will go to 11 innings and the fireworks won’t start til 11PM. There will be an epic meltdown around 10PM, you will resort to iPhone games, and … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Family, Miscellaneous, Pregnancy & Birth, What I Learned Tagged: coffee, fireworks, naps, sleep, TV, YMCA

How we’ve made it through seven years of marriage

March 4, 2015 by Aprille 3 Comments

I read a statistic a few years ago that said that when marriages dissolve, they often do so around year seven of the marriage. That thought kind of frightened me. I kept seeing SEVEN looming in the distance, wondering if we would be able to make it over that hump or not. This Saturday, we … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Marriage Tagged: anniversary, coffee, hobbies, hugs, marriage, netflix, seven years, sex

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 02.25.15

February 25, 2015 by Aprille Leave a Comment
Coffee With A Story

I’m beginning to love February about as much as I love January…which isn’t all that much. In the last week and a half, we have had one holiday, three snow days, and three two hour delays of Ezra’s program. This also means that appointments with our social worker have been cancelled, a very important IEP … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Birthdays, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: 12 weeks, baby registry, birthdays, cake, ChickfilA, coffee, coloring, headaches, mud, pregnancy, star wars, valentines-day, yoga

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 09.27.14

September 26, 2014 by Aprille 7 Comments

I really have no words for how difficult the last few weeks have been for our family. Our son’s behavior has led to both a suspension and expulsion from his private preschool (although those words were never used and the school was ever-so-gracious about both). While we are well on our way to getting some … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Messy Faith, Motherhood, The Preschool Years Tagged: ChickfilA, childrens museum, coffee, easy daysies, ice cream, makeover, monkey joes, sensory bin, starbucks, Trader Joes, uno, YMCA

Camping and Calm Baby {a little update and about my weekend}

September 14, 2014 by Aprille 4 Comments

The rain patters on the tin roof. I’m wrapped up in a quilt in an Adirondack chair, my second cup of coffee at my feet. The morning air is cool but pleasant. The child next to me keeps crying about everything. How he doesn’t want to sleep, how he wants to go next door, how … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Family, Travel Tagged: cabin camping, camp fire, camping, coffee, Ezra, family, preschool, tetherball

20 things I learned this summer

September 1, 2014 by Aprille 7 Comments

20 things I learned this summer

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: coffee, essential oils, facebook, homeschooling, makeup, netflix, preschool, recovery

Beauty in the Mess ~ A Christmas Edition

January 7, 2014 by Aprille 5 Comments

While this definitely wasn’t the most perfect, intentional, awe-worthy Christmas, we were oh so blessed the entire month long.

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Christmas, Family, Messy Faith Tagged: bokeh, cars, christmas, christmas eve, christmas tree, church, coffee, Doctor Who, gift cards, journey to bethlehem, photography, pirates, provision, superheroes

Beauty in the Mess {Thanksgiving Edition ~ Part 2}

November 28, 2013 by Aprille 1 Comment

God our Father We thank You For our many blessings Amen

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family Tagged: coffee, cuddles, friends, haircut, ice cream, mall, operation Christmas child, park, preschool, scarves, shopping, starbucks, writing

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 08.18.13

August 19, 2013 by Aprille 7 Comments

…somehow, I see beauty woven through the days and start feeling better

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Miscellaneous, Motherhood Tagged: banjo, baseball, beauty, berry picking, blogging, ChickfilA, church, coffee, cucumbers, hoodies, lake, mess, motherhood, painting, park, pool, puzzles, raspberries, wbfj
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