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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
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    • The Story Behind the Header
    • 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
  • Marriage
    • Our Love Story
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    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 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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  • Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Life Hacks for Introverts: Survival Skills for When You Just Need a Break

    / June 1, 2018 / 4 Comments

    I have decided to write a blog series about introverts, introversion, and help for those in introvert/extrovert relationships. I’ve touched on the issue many times, but my post “Honest Confessions of an Introverted…

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  • Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    {More} creative faith and Bible journaling resources

    / May 16, 2018 / 1 Comment

    It’s been over two years since I first talked about Bible journaling here on the blog. I haven’t spent nearly as much time on this as I would like, but I wanted to…

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  • Momma Goes Back to School,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Things I learned from college biology as a stay-at-home mama

    / May 15, 2018 / 2 Comments

    I recently finished up another semester of college courses toward my associates degree. This was – by far – the hardest semester so far, as it included biology, a philosophy class, and a…

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  • Marriage,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    #nofilter: how to be married to an external processor

    / May 9, 2018 / 14 Comments

    In my head are two long blog posts that I’m working on as followup for my post Confessions of an introverted wife (married to an extroverted husband). The aforementioned “Confessions” post brings in…

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  • Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Leaving the Military: Our Family’s Experience

    / May 8, 2018 / 0 Comments

    My husband got out of the military in 2013 after a total of 10 service years spread between two service branches, three plus duty stations, one OCONUS tour, and two overseas deployments. It’s…

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  • Family,  Miscellaneous

    One unique way for kids to stay connected to long-distance grandparents

    / April 15, 2018 / 2 Comments

    It’s a bit before 7am, coffee has brewed, and my mother’s voice is floating through my house. It’s a comforting sound on an early Sunday morning. What is unique about this situation is…

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  • Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Advice for those leaving Christian fundamentalism or an abusive church

    / April 12, 2018 / 2 Comments

    I received the following message from a former acquaintance recently: What advice would you give someone preparing to step out of a IFB, Legalistic Church? I sent this person a bit of advice over…

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  • Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life,  Travel

    Our Unforgettable 10th Wedding Anniversary Trip to Texas

    / March 12, 2018 / 1 Comment

    We’ve been talking about our 10th anniversary for several years now. We’ve been throwing ideas at each other of where we should go, what we should do, how we should celebrate. We thought…

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  • Family,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    An open letter to my grandma before she meets her Savior

    / March 1, 2018 / 6 Comments

    Dear Grandma, I’ve written this letter and worked with Mom to get it to you including all of the pictures. But you should know that I’ve also posted this on my blog. I…

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  • Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    What the Larry Nassar trial can teach us about effects of spiritual abuse

    / February 5, 2018 / 0 Comments

    {Warning, this post contains brief but graphic depiction of sexual abuse. Proceed with caution.} As a semi-avid follower of the sport of gymnastics for the last few years, it has been impossible for…

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