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Transitional Kindergarten: Homeschooling Our Little Enigma

June 9, 2020 by Aprille Leave a Comment

While homeschooling Little Brother is sometimes confusing and frustrating, it’s also very exciting. I’m looking forward to enjoying this transitional kindergarten year!

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Posted in: Homeschooling, Little Brother, The Preschool Years Tagged: fine motor, homeschool, kindergarten, little brother, masterbooks, play, preschool, school

Beauty in the {Homeschooling} Mess: A Mini-Blog

November 10, 2019 by Aprille Leave a Comment

I was sitting down to type this out as a status, but realized it would be extremely long. So I decided to come here and sweep away the cobwebs and write for a few seconds. Homeschooling is going well. A much longer post is coming. But with everything else on my plate (a part-time job … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Homeschooling, Messy Faith Tagged: creation, Ezra, homeschool, homeschooling, little brother, science

Beauty in the {Homeschooling} Mess: Edition 07.01.19

July 1, 2019 by Aprille Leave a Comment

I’m officially reviving our former “Beauty in the Mess” Blog Series, a series where I count God’s blessing in my life and the gifts He has given me – sharing both the messy AND the beautiful! Because our primary focus as a family right now is homeschooling our eldest, I will share a few snippets here and there of some of our good homeschooling moments (and maybe a few of our messy ones, too!).

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Homeschooling, Little Brother, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: devotions, Ezra, homeschool, homeschooling, little brother, summer

Still Messy…Still Beautiful {the rebrand that’s not really a rebrand}

April 8, 2019 by Aprille 2 Comments

But isn’t that the point, really? Because you can brand a website, but you can’t brand your life. You can create a style sheet for your blog, but you can’t create a style sheet for your kids. They are gonna be who they are and do what they are going to do, regardless of the perfect plans you have for them. Because God knows what He’s doing way more than we do. And He’s making something beautiful out of our messy life. Beautiful…messy…motherhood…marriage…faith…life. It’s still messy. It’s still beautiful. Beautiful…in His time. That’s what it’s always been. That’s what it will always be.

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Family, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting, The Preschool Years Tagged: Ezra, faith, little brother, paint, painting

In which my life is one constant extenuating circumstance

November 10, 2018 by Aprille 1 Comment

I recently enlisted the help of a close friend who has successfully lost weight to be my accountability partner in trying to lose weight. Because after two years of trying to lose weight on my own, I’ve been 100% unsuccessful. This friend has been wonderful. It’s me who is the problem. Or, more accurately, my … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: Airbnb, emergency room, family, hospital, hurricane, LB, life, little brother, special needs, stitches, vertigo

Ode to the Neurotypical Sibling of the Special Needs Child

October 18, 2018 by Aprille 3 Comments

“Can you get LB for me? He just woke up…” I asked my husband who was climbing out of bed. The sounds of LB’s whiny cries were coming through the baby monitor. I wasn’t ready to get up, regardless of what the alarms on my phone were telling me. He laid the fussy child on … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Little Brother, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: family, LB, little brother, siblings, special needs

A very long life and family update (with lots of pictures!)

January 28, 2017 by Aprille Leave a Comment

I’m so glad that January is almost over, aren’t you? Honestly, though, it’s been a good month for our family, considering it was January. We started off the year with a beautiful 8-or-so inches of snow. A real treat for North Carolina. If you like snow. This means that what was supposed to be our … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Family, Fatherhood, Little Brother, Momma Goes Back to School, Motherhood, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: ADHD, Ezra, family, IEP, little brother, school, snow, special needs, toddler

Star Wars Birthday Party: Family Style

November 5, 2016 by Aprille 2 Comments

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… our family had three male birthdays in the course of sixteen days and we decided to celebrate the occasions with a big FAMILY-SIZED Star Wars Party! We kept the party family-only because of the special needs we have in our family. We didn’t want either … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Birthdays, Ezra, Family, Fatherhood, Little Brother Tagged: birthday, birthday party, Ezra, family, little brother, Russ, star wars

How having a toddler is different the second time around

October 5, 2016 by Aprille 2 Comments

We officially have a toddler in our house – again. Little Brother turned 13 months old a few days ago. His baby year went by so quickly, I’m scrambling to catch up! Having a toddler again is a really joyous experience. I think the age of 12-18 months was one of my sweetest times with … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: baby, Ezra, little brother, toddler

An open letter to my blue-eyed baby on his first birthday

September 3, 2016 by Aprille 14 Comments

Hi Baby. You don’t really understand, but today is your FIRST BIRTHDAY. We made it! And of course, we are celebrating in style by waking up at 5 AM! Little Brother, you have taught me so much this year. This past year has radically transformed the way I view the world, and I owe that … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Birthdays, Ezra, Family, Little Brother, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: baby, birth, birthday, c-section, cesarean, Ezra, little brother, motherhood, star wars, VBAC
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