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    • Homecoming 2009
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    • 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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  • 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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    Yes, our kids pay rent. Here’s why and how…

    / July 21, 2023 / 2 Comments

    I really wish there had been a camera rolling in our house the day my husband declared that our 9-year-old was going to pay us rent. That was over three years ago. Now…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Friendship & Community,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Motherhood,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Confessions of a reluctant swim team mom

    / September 4, 2022 / 0 Comments

    So, here's a few things that I learned and enjoyed about being a swim team mom (albeit, a reluctant one). Our family is resilient and has grown in our capabilities. As we progressed…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Little Brother,  Momma Goes Back to School,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    A very long life and family update (with lots of pictures!)

    / January 28, 2017 / 0 Comments

    I’m so glad that January is almost over, aren’t you? Honestly, though, it’s been a good month for our family, considering it was January. We started off the year with a beautiful 8-or-so…

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  • Birthdays,  Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Little Brother

    Star Wars Birthday Party: Family Style

    / November 5, 2016 / 2 Comments

    A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… our family had three male birthdays in the course of sixteen days and we decided to celebrate the occasions with a big FAMILY-SIZED…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Independence Day,  Little Brother,  Military and Veteran Life,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Redemption Stories,  Special Needs Parenting,  Travel

    What America Means to this Veteran’s Family

    / July 3, 2016 / 2 Comments

    As I write this, I am in the backseat of our minivan on the way home from our family’s 4th of July Summer vacation. For now, everyone is behaving. My heart is full,…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 08.12.15

    / August 12, 2015 / 0 Comments

    *Quick note to my readers: This is the last Beauty in the Mess post that will be published publicly. From here on out, all Beauty in the Mess posts will be password protected.…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Military and Veteran Life,  Special Needs Parenting

    Life as a special needs dad (when you have anxiety)

    / October 7, 2014 / 9 Comments

    It's hard to think about what kind of boy and man he will grow up to be because of some of the struggles he has, like his sensory issues. It's another thing to…

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  • Fatherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    Embracing My Son’s Autism: A Dad’s Perspective

    / October 6, 2014 / 6 Comments

    When our son Jack was born in 2009, it seemed like a natural thing that he would grow up to enjoy many of the same things that I had as a boy and…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Fatherhood,  Military and Veteran Life,  The Preschool Years

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 06.04.14

    / June 4, 2014 / 1 Comment

    Can I just take a moment and rave about how great the past few weeks have been? I’m not really sure what has made the difference. Maybe it has something to do with…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood

    A dad’s perspective on creative discipline and special needs parenting

    / January 24, 2014 / 12 Comments

    ...when I become more focused on the method I am using to reach that goal than the wonder of the actual goal itself, its time to get creative and do something very different.

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This coming Tuesday it will be 4 years since my Grandma Carol went to heaven. This verse was one of 3 of her favorite verses that I had printed for her funeral. I selfishly picked designs that would complement the colors in my home, so I could keep and continue to display them.
Ezra grew again last night. With us both barefoot, our noses are at the same level.
I won four games of Guess Who against the birthday boy, so he handcuffed me and put me in “couch jail.” Such a raw deal. Do not recommend. #momlife #boymom #boymomlife
#boymomproblems #mommyproblems #kidswerehere
It’s fun being a mom to bigger boys. Dear mamas, it does get easier. At least a little bit.
So after having several inches of rain flood our garage at 10pm Saturday night and again at 6pm last night, Russ and I went on a mission to diagnose the problem. The problem was that all the pipe running from our driveway drainage culvert out to the street was either twisted, broken, cracked, or full of dirt and roots. We were racing another afternoon/evening of forecasted thunderstorms as well as working in 90+ degree heat and (currently) 57% humidity. I’m really not sure how we didn’t die. I’m not exaggerating when I say that this is physically the hardest and most exhausting day I’ve had in years.
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