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  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
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    • Blog’s Mission Statement
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    • 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
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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • Homecoming 2009
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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  • Motherhood,  Mothering Through Fatigue

    A Sunday Blessing for the Tired Mom

    / August 17, 2014 / 6 Comments

    Blessed are all the moms who were forced awake before they were ready to care for needy little ones...

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  • Ezra,  The Preschool Years

    Beyond the ABCs and 123s {in which preschool resources aren’t enough}

    / August 15, 2014 / 7 Comments

    There's only one problem: there is far more to life than book smarts. And there's far more to becoming a successful little boy than knowing the difference between a trapezoid and a triangle…

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  • Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Recovering Perfectionist

    Breathe, just breathe {raw, unedited}

    / August 13, 2014 / 11 Comments

    Right now I just want to sit here and listen to One Republic and drink my vanilla chai tea latte and let the words tumble out and not care how they fall. The…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Family,  Independence Day

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 08.12.14

    / August 12, 2014

    And I want you to know that somewhere, in that mess you look at and call life, there is beauty there too. Grasp it. Hold onto it. Share it. Because it is your…

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  • Homeschooling,  The Preschool Years

    Teaching preschoolers about God

    / August 11, 2014 / 1 Comment

    Books, DVDs, CDs and more for teaching little ones about Jesus

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  • The Preschool Years

    Affordable store-bought preschool resources

    / August 7, 2014 / 2 Comments

    No downloading, no printing, no ink, no laminating sheets, no cutting – no stress required. Just dump into the cart, pay, and plop down on the couch with a pack of Mickey Mouse…

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  • Guest Posts,  Motherhood

    Dear twenty-something mom…

    / August 5, 2014 / 3 Comments

    If I had to go back, I would still do it all over again, just the way it happened. But that's not to say that it hasn't been really really hard to mother…

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  • The Preschool Years

    Our favorite preschool apps

    / August 4, 2014 / 10 Comments

    This is post #6 in a blog series entitled At-home preschool resources for the very tired, non-creative, really busy mom. You can view all of the posts in the series here. _____ We don’t use apps…

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  • Miscellaneous,  Monthly Link Love

    July Link Love

    / July 31, 2014 / 3 Comments

    Welcome to Monthly Link Love – in which I share some fabulous finds from the blogosphere!

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  • Ezra,  Motherhood,  Mothering Through Fatigue

    When you are finished with being a mom {on calling it quits}

    / July 25, 2014 / 25 Comments

    The only problem is that motherhood is never finished. It's not a job you can simply walk away from.

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