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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
    • Online Writing Portfolio
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    • Our Love Story
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    • 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}
  • 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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  • 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
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    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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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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    Special Needs Parenting

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

    31 Weeks Bumpdate!

    / June 24, 2015 / 4 Comments

    How are you feeling?!?! The question comes frequently. And at 31 weeks now, I’m slightly surprised when I hear myself say, “Pretty good!”  On Sunday, when someone asked me, “So are you ready…

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  • Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    On Silence (a letter to my readers)

    / June 21, 2015 / 8 Comments

    Sometimes silence means that people aren't convinced that words thrown up in an opinion piece on some blog can really effect change all that much. So, readers, when this space is silent--I don't…

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  • Ezra,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting,  The Preschool Years

    When the last day of school feels too much like the first {thoughts on surviving a very long year}

    / June 12, 2015 / 9 Comments

    I’ve been planning this post for the last few days…in my head, you know. Today is Ezra’s last day of school for the year. And he’s been through so much. Preschool one, suspension, expulsion,…

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