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    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • Encouragement and Resources for the Military Wife
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    • Homecoming 2009
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    • 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
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    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • 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
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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    Escape {Homeschool Mama Musings}

    / December 16, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Homeschooling is loud and messy and cluttered and chaotic and overwhelming and frustrating and LOUD. But it's also beautiful and rewarding and heartwarming and, dare I say, even peaceful sometimes. I still treasure…

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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood,  Mothering Through Fatigue,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Life hacks for introverts: how to structure your day, week, and year

    / June 4, 2018 / 1 Comment

    As an introvert, there have been a few real “game-changers” in how I cope in a special-needs household when both my husband and son are extroverts. This is one post in a series…

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  • Christmas,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Special Needs Parenting,  Thanksgiving

    Ultimate Holiday Survival Guide for Special Needs Families (120+ Links!)

    / November 19, 2016 / 8 Comments

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year… But you know that’s not always the case. For kiddos that thrive on routines, face behavioral challenges, get overwhelmed quickly, need special diets, and more,…

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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    My Self Care Must-Haves (As a Special Needs Mom)

    / November 15, 2016 / 11 Comments

    Self care is so important for special needs parents. Over the last two years, I have very much evolved in how I have accomplished self care in my life. Below are my top…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Messy Faith,  Miscellaneous,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    In which I word vomit about my life

    / June 26, 2016 / 3 Comments

    My house is quiet. My mother-in-law has taken Ezra away to get a 3-day head start on our family vacation and Little Brother is sleeping. The only sound is the air conditioning, the…

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  • Family,  Grow in Grace 2016,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Military and Veteran Life,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Recovering Perfectionist,  Special Needs Parenting

    What my dying plants taught me about self care

    / March 28, 2016 / 2 Comments

    I grew up in a house full of plants. My mom has a real knack for tending for houseplants, and it showed in the Fika trees, ivy, African violets, and spider plants that…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Messy Faith,  Motherhood,  Mothering Through Fatigue,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    Pursuing self care and asking for help (in which we make some changes)

    / February 16, 2016 / 21 Comments

    I will view self care as a priority rather than an indulgence. I will get better at asking for help.  With these resolutions, I entered the New Year. I was tired but happy,…

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  • Ezra,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Messy Faith,  Military and Veteran Life,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    The carousel never stops turning and our hard is still our hard

    / May 22, 2015 / 15 Comments

    I am coming to this space ready to be raw and ramble… you have been forewarned. I feel almost a stranger to the blank space. I’ve written so little here this year and…

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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Special Needs Parenting

    25 ways for stressed out special needs parents to relax and recharge

    / October 28, 2014 / 12 Comments

    Special needs parents are like a pitcher of water. We keep pouring out our energy for our children, the household, work and everything else. It's no surprise that eventually there's none left. We…

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