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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
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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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  • 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
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    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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  • Ezra,  Recipes,  The Preschool Years

    P is for pumpkin! (our pumpkin preschool unit)

    / October 5, 2012 / 8 Comments

    P is for Pumpkin preschool unit, activities, resources, and even a few pumpkin recipes!

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  • Messy Faith,  Miscellaneous,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Writing and blogging

    The WHY of blogging: my not-so-mission-y mission statement

    / October 3, 2012 / 29 Comments

    That's why the title of my blog and it's accompanying verses are so important, because it's not just some cutesy title. It's the theme. It's my mission statement.

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  • Miscellaneous

    Happy little bits of fall

    / September 19, 2012 / 0 Comments

    The first pumpkin spice latte of the season:

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  • Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Recovering Perfectionist

    More Mercies

    / September 18, 2012 / 10 Comments

    I’m always amazed by how God works in my life in the ways I least expect. The simplest words uttered by my son have totally transformed the way I viewed God’s mercies. “Out…

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  • Miscellaneous,  Motherhood

    You know you’re a mom when… (Walmart edition)

    / September 15, 2012 / 1 Comment

    You know you are a mom when a trip to Walmart by yourself after the baby goes to sleep feels like a much-needed vacation. You are going for four things: a return, the…

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  • Family,  Marriage,  Miscellaneous

    What MOMMY did this summer

    / September 15, 2012 / 4 Comments

    Ezra isn’t the only one who stayed busy this summer. And even though our lives intersect so much that the lines of reality blur (like yesterday, when I went to the store, and…

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  • Family,  Motherhood

    Livin’ the dream…

    / September 12, 2012 / 3 Comments

    0615 wakeup. Stumble to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee (which I thankfully had all set out the night before…just had to push a button.) Read a Psalm and half of…

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  • Birthdays,  Family,  Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life

    How to give your gamer husband an epic birthday

    / September 12, 2012 / 25 Comments

    I recently this post about “The Best Advice I Ever Received About Being Married.” The nutshell version of her post is that as wives, one of the best things that we can do…

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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY EZRA! (Ezra’s First Birthday Party)

    / September 7, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Ezra turns TWO today!!!! The date on the calendar is just mere confirmation of what the last week has obviously shown me…drastic changes are happening in this little life! Almost overnight it’s as…

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  • Ezra,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Postpartum Depression: The Darker Side of Motherhood

    / September 4, 2012 / 27 Comments

    My baby is going to be two years old in three days. Memories of his birth and babyhood flood my mind…a lot of good memories. But others are darker. Scarier. And the truth is…

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