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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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    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 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
  • 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
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    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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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
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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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    Inviting God in while preparing for birth: pregnancy devotionals and journals

    / January 17, 2016 / 2 Comments

    One big question I had when preparing for Little Brother’s birth was this: How do I prepare myself – my heart, mind, and soul – for birth, as well as what comes after?…

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  • Motherhood

    What every mom needs to be told

    / January 14, 2016 / 2 Comments

    I read a post on Scary Mommy this morning, 10 Moms I Can No Longer Speak To, that basically said this: We have become so quick to be offended about the things people…

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  • Miscellaneous,  Motherhood

    Finding my sense of mom-style and this crazy thing called Le Tote

    / January 11, 2016 / 2 Comments

    This might be a lengthly introduction so just go with me here for a minute… It was coming up on Christmas and I found myself increasingly frustrated that I feel like I have nothing to wear. My…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    152 insights into my baby’s soul: cultivating love with one question a day

    / January 10, 2016 / 0 Comments

    I was doing some cleaning over the holidays and pulled out my wedding memory box when I stumbled upon our copy of What I Love About You – a fill in the blank…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Little Brother,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    What I’m doing differently with my second baby (based on 5 years of parenting a special needs first baby)

    / January 9, 2016 / 7 Comments

    They say that hindsight is 20-20. As I look back to Ezra’s babyhood, I now see that his neurological differences were apparent from day 1. He hated to sleep and thus fought it…

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  • Ezra,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    Maybe your special needs child just needs you

    / January 5, 2016 / 5 Comments

    I hold him close in the “hug rock” position and pat his back while the lullaby music on Pandora plays. Heaven sent These wings were meant To prove once more That love is…

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  • Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Bible Journaling: Art Therapy for my Bible Scars

    / January 2, 2016 / 17 Comments

    I don't know if I will ever get back to a place that looks like "daily devotions" or "quiet time." But I can do Bible journaling. How Bible journaling, Scripture coloring, and art therapy…

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  • Grow in Grace 2016,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Grow – my #oneword365 for 2016 {#growingrace2016}

    / January 1, 2016 / 6 Comments

    The cursor blinks on this white blank space. My mind and heart know exactly what I want to write – in idea. But what words to start with? 2015 marked 10 years since…

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  • 5 New Year's Resolutions for exhausted moms (who are way too tired to make resolutions) | New Years Resolutions for Moms
    Mothering Through Fatigue,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    New Years Resolutions For Exhausted Moms

    / December 30, 2015 / 6 Comments

    Dear tired moms, it’s that time of year when everyone around you is making resolutions for the New Year. Maybe you feel the pressure to make resolutions too. But…maybe it’s really hard to…

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  • Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Husband’s Spoiler Free Star Wars 7 Reaction

    / December 18, 2015 / 1 Comment

    o.O Seriously, you must watch this movie.  As a Star Wars fan, it goes far beyond my hopes and expectations for what they were going to do with the new trilogy of movies.…

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