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Order in the Mess: Bearing God’s Image as a Type-A Homemaker

February 13, 2020 by Aprille Leave a Comment

I am made in the image of God, and that is beautiful. Every person has within him or her the image of God. It is our role…our job as His creation to bear that image well and show that image to those around us. Order is part of God’s personality. When I lean in to those parts of myself that He created, I am demonstrating that part of Him in my life. Whether you are a “type A mama” or disorganized, beautiful mess, I pray that you feel God’s love upon your life and find ways to bear His beautiful image in your personality. 

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: cleaning, home, homemaker, homemaking, OCD, organization, perfectionism, type A

I cleaned the play room today: here’s what I realized about my boys

February 23, 2019 by Aprille 1 Comment

Every once in a blue moon, the boys’ play room needs a good cleaning. It’s the kind of things where kids need to not be present. Momma needs a chance to sort through juice box straw wrappers and annoying little toys that serve no purpose. She needs to throw broken car track pieces and partially-torn … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Little Brother, Motherhood, Special Needs Parenting, The Preschool Years Tagged: boys, brothers, friends, home, kids, organization, play, play room, playroom, preschool, special needs

Room to breathe, room to live

April 12, 2014 by Aprille 9 Comments

Here it’s different. There is ROOM and SPACE and I feel like I can breathe.

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Posted in: Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Whitespace: one word for 2014 Tagged: breathing, home, house, moving, room, space, whitespace

Small (in which I announce we are moving again)

February 21, 2014 by Aprille 8 Comments

We are coming home to a home that is not ours – yet will be ours and we will make it home.

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Posted in: Family, Messy Faith Tagged: home, house, moving, renting

On coming home {a final update on my one word for 2013}

December 28, 2013 by Aprille 2 Comments

I would be lying if I said that the transition has been easy. But God has definitely made this place our home.

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Posted in: Family, Finding "Home" in 2013, Messy Faith Tagged: church, home, north carolina, parks, transition

Here {Five Minute Friday}

April 12, 2013 by Aprille 7 Comments

I’m here, in my new hometown. I have the keys to my new home on my key ring. I’ve checked my new mailbox twice. I’m here.

I’ve been making excuses to visit my apartment. Today’s excuse was lining the shelves in the kitchen. I ran out of shelf paper, which means I have to go back. And when I’m there, I’m glad to be there.

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Posted in: Finding "Home" in 2013, Five Minute Fridays Tagged: apple juice, five minute friday, five minute fridays, front porch, here, home, moving, north carolina

Home {Five Minute Friday}

March 8, 2013 by Aprille 4 Comments

Today I am participating in a weekly feature on lisajobaker.com called Five Minute Fridays. Bloggers are given a writing prompt (topic) and told to write for *five minutes. “No *editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.” Today’s topic is “Home.” GO. It’s after 7 PM and I just saw a friend of mine post about today’s five minute friday. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Finding "Home" in 2013, Five Minute Fridays, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: five minute friday, home, jobs, moving

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