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When the Christmas spirit is no longer broken and joy is less of a choice

December 18, 2016 by Aprille 1 Comment

I sat down to work on our yearly Christmas e-mail this past Wednesday. Three hours later I was still typing and formatting. I got done and was completely overwhelmed and undone. December has already been so full. Just. So. Full. Of. Goodness. Sunday two weeks ago, we joined a Sunday School class that is discussing … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Christmas, Ezra, Family, Military and Veteran Life, Miscellaneous, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: anxiety, christmas, christmas spirit, christmas tree, church, decorating, depression, discipleship, Ezra, faith, love, santa

Ultimate Holiday Survival Guide for Special Needs Families (120+ Links!)

November 19, 2016 by Aprille 8 Comments

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… But you know that’s not always the case. For kiddos that thrive on routines, face behavioral challenges, get overwhelmed quickly, need special diets, and more, facing the holiday season can fill a special needs parent with dread. (Secret: You are not alone!) That’s why it’s so great that … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Christmas, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Special Needs Parenting, Thanksgiving Tagged: ADHD, anxiety, aspergers, autism, behavioral, christmas, chronic illness, fibromyalgia, holidays, odd, santa, self care, sensory processing disorder, social stories, SPD, special needs, thanksgiving

What music history can teach us about mental challenges

July 21, 2016 by Aprille Leave a Comment

I’m a week away from being done with my music appreciation class. I have found this class to be highly enjoyable and enlightening. The book has covered the lives of many of the most well-known composers throughout music history. One thing that has been incredibly thought-provoking to me in studying the lives of these men … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Momma Goes Back to School, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: ADHD, anxiety, autism, depression, mental health, mental illness, music, school

Pursuing self care and asking for help (in which we make some changes)

February 16, 2016 by Aprille 21 Comments

I will view self care as a priority rather than an indulgence. I will get better at asking for help.  With these resolutions, I entered the New Year. I was tired but happy, and felt like our family was going in a good direction. But then it happened: the same thing that happens every January. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Messy Faith, Motherhood, Mothering Through Fatigue, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: ADHD, anxiety, Ezra, medication, self care, special needs, therapy

Facing your fears: planning for cesarean when you are preparing for VBAC

October 21, 2015 by Aprille 5 Comments

July 22, 2015 I’m 35 weeks pregnant today. Last night, we attended the 2nd week of our two-week “childbirth refresher” course at the hospital where we will be having Little Brother. Another mom asked a question about catheter procedure during epidurals and spinals, and I almost gasped. Just like that I remembered that the night … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: anxiety, birth plan, cesarean, fear, fears, nightmares, PTSD, TOLAC, VBAC

Preparing for birth when your husband has anxiety

October 5, 2015 by Aprille 2 Comments

In the five years between our two children’s births, my husband (who is a combat veteran), was diagnosed with a generalized anxiety disorder. While he had always struggled with anxiety, things that he went through in the Army and panic attacks leading to an emotional breakdown on his second deployment (just after our first child was … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Little Brother, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: anxiety, anxiety disorder, birth, combat veteran, disabled veteran, preparing for birth, PTSD, TOLAC, VBAC

The carousel never stops turning and our hard is still our hard

May 22, 2015 by Aprille 15 Comments

I am coming to this space ready to be raw and ramble… you have been forewarned. I feel almost a stranger to the blank space. I’ve written so little here this year and for so many reasons. A year ago, we had just come into acceptance of my husband’s anxiety disorder diagnosis. We had just … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Messy Faith, Military and Veteran Life, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: anxiety, self care, special needs, whitespace

A Special Needs Mom With Special Needs

October 14, 2014 by Aprille 2 Comments

What it means to be a special needs mom is to breathe through the crisis, avoid the crisis, and cherish the small moments when there isn’t one.

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Posted in: Special Needs Parenting Tagged: anxiety, aspergers, bi-polar, OCD, special needs, special needs mom

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

October 7, 2014 by Aprille 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 have to worry about how he will turn out because he was constantly having a negative reaction to my disabilities. And ultimately that creates a storm of junk that we can’t “solve” or heal. We are left just to deal with it from day to day and hope that the end is not as bad as it sometimes appears it may be.

I know that Ezra’s issues are not as bad as other kids who have autism and stuff like that. But the stuff I deal with makes it, I think, just as hard.

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Posted in: Ezra, Family, Fatherhood, Military and Veteran Life, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: anxiety, anxiety disorder, behavioral disorder, combat veteran, disabled veteran, fatherhood, special needs

Guilt-inducing hymns, the try-hard life, and recovery

August 20, 2014 by Aprille 16 Comments

So you won’t be able come here and find someone who is put together or who breathes inspiration into your life. Sometimes I wish I could be that for you – but I can’t and won’t pretend to be something that I’m not.

But what you can find here is a work in progress.

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist, Whitespace: one word for 2014 Tagged: anxiety, goal setting, guilt, hymns, legalism, recovering perfectionist, recovery, whitespace
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