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  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
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    • The Story Behind the Header
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    • 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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    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Home
  • Blog
  • 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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    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Christmas,  The Preschool Years,  Whitespace: one word for 2014

    Happy Little Bits of #Whitespace Christmas

    / December 17, 2014 / 0 Comments

    Having a whitespace (less stressed) Christmas sounded really good on a blog post, didn’t it? Ha-ha-ha.  In reality, I’ve been very very busy. However, not too stressed, so, there’s that. I have said no…

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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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  • Christmas,  Whitespace: one word for 2014

    I’m dreaming of a white(space) Christmas

    / November 15, 2014 / 6 Comments

    I urge you - mom's especially - to take some time (before we get all caught up in it all) and evaluate what you want Christmas to look like for you. Make sure…

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  • Christmas,  Family,  Military and Veteran Life

    He came home

    / November 6, 2014 / 7 Comments

    And now the deployments seem like barely a blip on our timeline. A distant memory that only seems strong when I'm Already There comes on the radio and at Christmastime when the music…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Christmas,  Family,  Messy Faith

    Beauty in the Mess ~ A Christmas Edition

    / January 7, 2014 / 5 Comments

    While this definitely wasn't the most perfect, intentional, awe-worthy Christmas, we were oh so blessed the entire month long.

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  • Christmas,  Family,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    If you don’t have a lot this Christmas: Hope for the Financially Strapped

    / December 9, 2013 / 14 Comments

    So maybe you don't have a lot this Christmas. Just remember...Jesus was poor too. Take comfort in His poverty.

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  • Christmas,  Motherhood,  Recovering Perfectionist

    Dear Moms at Christmastime ~Love, a mom who “doesn’t do Santa”

    / December 2, 2013 / 21 Comments

    How I celebrate Christmas with my family might look different than how you celebrate Christmas with your family. And that's okay.

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  • Christmas,  Monthly Link Love

    November Link Love

    / November 30, 2013 / 1 Comment

    Monthly Link Love - a new series I'm starting to share some of my favorite posts and videos from around the blogosphere!

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    The Best of Five Years

    / March 9, 2013 / 12 Comments

    Yesterday was our 5th anniversary. Five years is a pretty big deal. We’ve been through a lot in those five years. We’ve spent two of those years apart. It’s been a long five…

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  • Christmas

    Mission accomplished! {a blog transfer story}

    / December 27, 2012 / 22 Comments

    Christmas is over, and I’m so ready for 2013. I took my tree down on Christmas Eve before we left town so that when I arrive back home I can hit the ground…

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