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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
  • Marriage
    • Our Love Story
  • Faith
  • Motherhood
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    • 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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  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
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    • 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}
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  • Birthdays,  Ezra,  Family,  Special Needs Parenting

    It Gets Better {A Special Needs Kid Grows Up}

    / August 25, 2023 / 2 Comments

    The biggest reason I felt the need to reshare this post was to share just how far our kid has come...we have come. I felt the need to tell other mamas of kids…

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  • Birthdays,  Ezra,  Family,  Homeschooling,  Lifestyle,  Little Brother,  Miscellaneous,  Travel

    Black Sails Adventure Company: Pirate Fun for Families in Oak Island, NC

    / September 19, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Pirates, Plunder, and Adventures! Our family's review of Black Sails Adventure Company in Oak Island, North Carolina

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  • Birthdays,  Family,  Motherhood,  Pregnancy & Birth

    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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  • Christmas,  Special Needs Parenting

    Gifts for Special Education Teachers and Therapists (75+ UNIQUE IDEAS!)

    / June 5, 2017 / 0 Comments

    The end of the school year is upon us. As we look back on all our kids have accomplished, it is so apropos to select thoughtful gifts for the amazing people who made…

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  • Birthdays,  Miscellaneous,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    30 {more} things you probably don’t know about me

    / February 20, 2017 / 0 Comments

    In honor of turning 30, I’m sharing 30 things my readers might not know about me. I did this four years ago, when I turned 26 (you can read that post here), so…

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    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 02.25.15

    / February 25, 2015 / 0 Comments

    I’m beginning to love February about as much as I love January…which isn’t all that much. In the last week and a half, we have had one holiday, three snow days, and three…

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    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 10.02.13 {AKA what life has been like for the last two months}

    / October 2, 2013 / 6 Comments

    Finding God's beauty in spite of our messy, everyday life. A lengthly post of pictures and updates from August and September 2013.

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    26 Birthdays

    / February 19, 2013 / 1 Comment

    Birth:

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    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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