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  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
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    • 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
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    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Home
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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
  • 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
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    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Christmas,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    How Christmas has changed for me

    / December 11, 2012 / 12 Comments

    This is the seventh year that I am celebrating Christmas after NOT celebrating at all for four years. And this year, I celebrate the birth of Christ with all of my heart.

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  • Christmas,  Family

    My Favorite Christmas Movie Quote

    / December 10, 2012 / 5 Comments

    Today’s Topic: What is your favorite quote from a Christmas movie?

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  • Christmas,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    “Breath of Heaven hold me together…” – a Christmas prayer for the weary

    / December 9, 2012 / 5 Comments

    I wasn’t planning on blogging today. But after an exhausting day working on Christmas projects together, I found myself sitting down to write. Russ had just taken our two year old son away…to…

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  • Christmas,  Miscellaneous

    What I Wore ~ Christmas Past

    / December 8, 2012 / 3 Comments

    What I Wore ~ Christmas Past. My favorite Christmas clothes.

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  • Marriage

    A Christmas Date

    / December 6, 2012 / 4 Comments

    Last Saturday was open childcare day at the CDC. It’s not free, but it runs from 9-4 and you can pick up and drop off your kids whenever you like. We’ve missed the…

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  • Christmas,  Miscellaneous

    Happy Little Bits of Christmas 2012 {Part 2}

    / December 5, 2012 / 10 Comments

    Overall, I feel like I’m succeeding in my determination to choose joy this Christmas season. For some reason, the wonder of the birth of Christ is really overwhelming me in a new way…

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  • Christmas,  Family

    Our Christmas Ornament Tradition {with Personalization Mall}

    / December 4, 2012 / 15 Comments

    Each year, we order personalized photo ornaments from Personalization Mall {personalizationmall.com} Read this post to find out why and see our ornaments from years past!

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  • Christmas,  Motherhood,  Writing and blogging

    What if Mary had been a mommy blogger?

    / December 1, 2012 / 25 Comments

    Mary wasn't a mommy blogger. She had no social media outlets that she could use to process her overwhelming thoughts of motherhood...of mothering the Christ-child, the Savior of the World.

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