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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
  • Special Needs
    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Home
  • Blog
  • 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
  • Special Needs
    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Christmas,  Whitespace: one word for 2014

    I’m dreaming of a white(space) Christmas

    / November 15, 2014 / 6 Comments

    I urge you - mom's especially - to take some time (before we get all caught up in it all) and evaluate what you want Christmas to look like for you. Make sure…

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  • Motherhood,  Mothering Through Fatigue

    9 lessons learned from mothering through fatigue

    / November 13, 2014 / 12 Comments

    I am continually in awe of the tired moms who land here every day, at the posts from the archives about mothering tired that continue to get sometimes hundreds of hits every day,…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Halloween,  Messy Faith

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 11.10.14

    / November 10, 2014 / 4 Comments

    It's been quite some time since the last edition, and there is so much beauty to share.

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Writing and blogging

    Shifting Focus {and how my blogging might need to change}

    / November 7, 2014 / 6 Comments

    And then I find myself saying, "At some point, it can't be all about me anymore." I think I feel this shift coming - this dichotomy between what my blog is and what…

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  • Christmas,  Family,  Military and Veteran Life

    He came home

    / November 6, 2014 / 7 Comments

    And now the deployments seem like barely a blip on our timeline. A distant memory that only seems strong when I'm Already There comes on the radio and at Christmastime when the music…

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  • Allume 2014,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Writing and blogging

    What if I’ve been telling my story all wrong? {takeaways from Allume 2014}

    / November 2, 2014 / 21 Comments

    But what about the wake - the ripples and waves and spray and foam that toss and tumble about from the path cut by the ferry on this journey of healing through telling…

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  • Special Needs Parenting

    Ultimate list of encouraging blog posts for special needs families {and those who love them}

    / October 31, 2014 / 6 Comments

    Today, we are ending with a bang and sharing special needs link love from all over the blogosphere. I hope that these posts will fill in the gaps that we weren't able to…

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  • Friendship & Community,  Special Needs Parenting

    Dialogue: what not to say – and what TO say – to special needs parents

    / October 30, 2014 / 6 Comments

    So what I would like to do with this post is share what some special needs parents have to say in regard to dialogue and communication. What things they don't like to hear,…

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  • Special Needs Parenting

    3 #Ausome Apps for Children with Autism

    / October 29, 2014 / 7 Comments

    3 #Ausome Apps for Children with Autism

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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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