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    • Online Writing Portfolio
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    • Our Love Story
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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    • 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…
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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
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    • Our Love Story
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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    10 baby items I’m still using 10 years later

    / September 6, 2020 / 0 Comments

    As of tomorrow, I'll officially have a 10-year-old on my hands. Instead of giving you an emotional tribute to 10 years of motherhood, I thought I'd do something fun, as well as practical.…

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    How having a toddler is different the second time around

    / October 5, 2016 / 2 Comments

      We officially have a toddler in our house – again. Little Brother turned 13 months old a few days ago. His baby year went by so quickly, I’m scrambling to catch up!…

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  • Birthdays,  Ezra,  Family,  Little Brother,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    An open letter to my blue-eyed baby on his first birthday

    / September 3, 2016 / 14 Comments

    Hi Baby. You don’t really understand, but today is your FIRST BIRTHDAY. We made it! And of course, we are celebrating in style by waking up at 5 AM! Little Brother, you have…

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  • Little Brother

    Little Brother’s Baby Nursery

    / April 24, 2015 / 8 Comments

    I am so excited to finally be able to share pictures of Little Brother’s baby nursery with all of you!! I have been working at his room off and on since pretty early…

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  • Little Brother,  Pregnancy & Birth

    17 Weeks Bumpdate

    / March 20, 2015 / 1 Comment

    This pregnancy is definitely going by more quickly than Ezra’s did. Things are continuing to go very smoothly. As far as symptoms, I’m dealing with mild Braxton Hicks and round ligament pain, headaches…

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  • Family,  Motherhood,  Pregnancy & Birth

    New Year, New Life

    / December 31, 2014 / 14 Comments

    ‘Twas the Sunday before Christmas and we went to the park as a family, where we gave Ezra a sign and asked him to read it. He sounded out the first word pretty…

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  • Ezra,  Family

    Our Fall Photos 2011

    / December 4, 2011 / 2 Comments

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  • Ezra,  Motherhood

    Thoughts about motherhood on my first Mother’s Day as a new mom

    / May 8, 2011 / 3 Comments

    This is my third Mother’s Day. My first Mother’s Day, I celebrated a life in the arms of Jesus, and mourned the loss of our first little one.

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  • Military and Veteran Life,  Miscellaneous,  Motherhood

    Mac Drives, Movies, Mayonnaise, Milk, McDonalds, and Mondays

    / February 28, 2011 / 1 Comment

    I ran out of milk sometime last week. Well, actually, I didn’t run out…it expired, and I didn’t have any left to replace it. Thus begins the madness that is also known as…

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  • Ezra,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Pregnancy & Birth

    Ezra’s (Cesarean) Birth Story

    / February 27, 2011 / 34 Comments

    “Let labor begin on it’s own…” (Lamaze Healthy Birth Practice #1) On the evening of September 6, 2010, this was the one thing I was trying to repeat over and over to myself.…

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