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    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
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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
  • 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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  • 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
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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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    Our Eleventh Anniversary: Musings & a Marriage Playlist

    / March 8, 2019 / 2 Comments

    It’s 4:38 a.m. and I’m awoken by a child who needs his nightlight fixed…and a snack. When I crawl back into bed a few moments later, I breathe a sigh and lay my…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    Money & Mental Health (the things I don’t want to talk about)

    / March 1, 2019 / 1 Comment

    I spent almost the entire day yesterday on Indeed.com. I spent the last three hours of the day looking at disability grants and scholarships. My eyes are blurry, my head aches, and I’m…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Little Brother,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting,  The Preschool Years

    I cleaned the play room today: here’s what I realized about my boys

    / February 23, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Every once in a blue moon, the boys’ play room needs a good cleaning. It’s the kind of things where kids need to not be present. Momma needs a chance to sort through…

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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Mothering Through Fatigue

    Hormones & Fatigue: Fighting Fatigue by Understanding My Cycle

    / February 19, 2019 / 0 Comments

    In my last post, Hormones & Fatigue: Part 1 – My Health & Weight History (and Update), I explained what I have gone through in the last ten years regarding my health, weight loss…

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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Mothering Through Fatigue,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Hormones & Fatigue: Part 1 – My Health & Weight History (and Update)

    / February 17, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Structuring my life and health AROUND my hormonal cycle is the only way I succeed at anything. I think I will always struggle with fatigue, anxiety, depression, weight management, and digestive issues. This doesn't…

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  • Special Needs Parenting

    Why it’s so hard for special needs families to find the right therapist

    / February 6, 2019 / 2 Comments

    Finding a good therapist that works for YOUR child and YOUR family in YOUR location with YOUR financial situation just is not that simple.

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  • Ezra,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    When you’re discouraged and don’t know what to do, take a walk

    / February 2, 2019 / 3 Comments

    We return home wet, muddy, and hungry. I'm still just as lost as to what to do to help him. I'm discouraged, yet somehow a little bit refreshed from our adventure walk. I…

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    Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Miscellaneous,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Recovering Perfectionist

    A raw look at my never-ending war on perfectionism

    / January 15, 2019 / 1 Comment

    A week ago we sat on the counselor’s couch. I was perturbed because even after declaring to my husband, “We’re here for you,” somehow the conversation kept coming around to me and my…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Motherhood,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    2018 in review: just a year we were capable of more

    / January 2, 2019 / 2 Comments

    Can I be honest with you all for a second? I’ve been a little bit annoyed with the New Year hubbub the last week. People sharing their #topnine photos, sharing resolutions, sharing what…

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  • Family,  Miscellaneous,  Motherhood,  The Preschool Years

    Practically perfect in every way? A Mary Poppins Returns review

    / December 27, 2018 / 0 Comments

    Mary Poppins Returns: Remake, Sequel, or Bust? Viewers may have mixed expectations about the new movie, “Mary Poppins Returns.” For some purists that have loved the classic since it was released in the…

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