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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
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    • Our Love Story
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    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • 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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    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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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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    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Friendship & Community,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Writing and blogging

    What does a “mommy blog” have to do with local church ministry?

    / March 2, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Our local church is hosting a missions conference unlike any missions conferences I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen a lot). The “Grace on Mission Conference” is running for the entire month of March,…

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    ICYMI: TOP TEN! The most viewed blog posts of 2016

    / December 28, 2016 / 0 Comments

    It’s that time of year when I get to look back over my stats and see what’s popular on the blog! Having been blogging for eight years, a lot of the posts that…

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    Pinterest Hacks for Non “Pinterest-Worthy” Bloggers

    / March 1, 2016 / 6 Comments

    (I don’t normally write about blogging tips, so forgive me for venturing out of my niche for this post.) In my efforts towards blog monetization, my top priority (per my favorite coach’s advice)…

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  • Grow in Grace 2016,  Writing and blogging

    When GROWING means your blog {baby steps into blog monetization}

    / January 22, 2016 / 7 Comments

    It was a few months ago when I was walking home from taking Ezra to school, listening to a Voxer message from my friend, Kathryn, and she mentioned, in passing, that she was…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Little Brother,  Miscellaneous,  Writing and blogging

    Protecting my children online

    / April 22, 2015 / 9 Comments

    I’ve been considering this for months, perhaps even longer by now. This question, “How do I go about protecting my children online?” What should be shared? How much is too much? What right…

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    Top 14 Posts of 2014

    / December 29, 2014 / 0 Comments

    It’s that time of year again, when I give you a sampling of my best and most popular posts from the year. My 31 Days Series ended up being incredibly popular, so much…

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  • Christmas,  Friendship & Community,  Messy Faith,  Redemption Stories,  Writing and blogging

    Redemption Stories: A Time of Need and the Friendship I Gained

    / December 11, 2014 / 9 Comments

    Christmastime last year was a very difficult one for me. My husband was working a low-end temporary job making $15 an hour – with no time off for the holidays (not even Thanksgiving…

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    Shifting Focus {and how my blogging might need to change}

    / November 7, 2014 / 6 Comments

    And then I find myself saying, "At some point, it can't be all about me anymore." I think I feel this shift coming - this dichotomy between what my blog is and what…

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  • Allume 2014,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Writing and blogging

    What if I’ve been telling my story all wrong? {takeaways from Allume 2014}

    / November 2, 2014 / 21 Comments

    But what about the wake - the ripples and waves and spray and foam that toss and tumble about from the path cut by the ferry on this journey of healing through telling…

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  • Special Needs Parenting

    Ultimate list of encouraging blog posts for special needs families {and those who love them}

    / October 31, 2014 / 6 Comments

    Today, we are ending with a bang and sharing special needs link love from all over the blogosphere. I hope that these posts will fill in the gaps that we weren't able to…

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