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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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    • 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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  • 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
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    • 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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  • Ezra,  Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Pregnancy & Birth

    Here’s a little postpartum recovery update

    / September 18, 2015 / 1 Comment

    So, my official position is that recovery from birth sucks. But, it’s also sort of amazing. The first ten days of postpartum recovery were hard. Really hard. I do not deal well with…

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  • Family,  Little Brother,  Pregnancy & Birth

    Little Brother is here! {and short-ish version of the birth story}

    / September 9, 2015 / 13 Comments

    Little Brother arrived Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 at 5:58PM. He weighed in at 10 lb 1 oz, 22 inches long. I plan to share his birth story in a lot more detail with…

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  • Family,  Little Brother,  Motherhood,  Pregnancy & Birth

    40 Weeks Pregnancy Bumpdate

    / August 27, 2015 / 7 Comments

    I’ve officially made it to (and past) my due date. I’m thrilled, honestly.  This has been a great pregnancy. Such a night and day difference from Ezra’s pregnancy. I look back over my…

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  • Little Brother,  Pregnancy & Birth

    38 Weeks Pregnancy Bumpdate

    / August 17, 2015 / 3 Comments

    I’m nearly 39 weeks pregnant, and have decided to give another update to help pass the time. (37 Weeks) I’m managing to stay very active, continuing to walk several days each week and…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 08.12.15

    / August 12, 2015 / 0 Comments

    *Quick note to my readers: This is the last Beauty in the Mess post that will be published publicly. From here on out, all Beauty in the Mess posts will be password protected.…

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  • Little Brother,  Marriage,  Pregnancy & Birth

    Dear Husband… Love, Your 36 Weeks Pregnant Wife

    / August 2, 2015 / 6 Comments

    Hey you. I’m finally 36 weeks pregnant. Unfortunately, we fought a lot this week. And I just need to tell you… It’s not you, it’s me. And I know you know that I’m…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Miscellaneous,  Pregnancy & Birth,  What I Learned

    What I learned in July 2015

    / July 30, 2015 / 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…

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  • Family,  Little Brother,  Pregnancy & Birth

    35 Weeks Bumpdate! {and maternity photos}

    / July 24, 2015 / 2 Comments

    Another four weeks have gone by since my last pregnancy bumpdate! I feel like it’s gone relatively quickly. We are now 35 weeks! Baby and I (and the other two as well) got…

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    Practical products and resources for children with behavioral and sensory challenges

    / July 16, 2015 / 2 Comments

    If you are new to my blog, let me briefly explain that our son, who is almost five, faces a lot of behavioral and sensory challenges. His official diagnoses are ADHD and adjustment…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  The Preschool Years

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 06.25.15

    / June 25, 2015 / 2 Comments

    I saw my counsellor yesterday, and she kept telling me how far I’ve come in the last year. She encouraged me to keep counting my blessings and thinking on the things that are…

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