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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
  • 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
  • Special Needs
    • Ezra’s Story
    • 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…
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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
  • 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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    Our Very Merry Christmas Card! (would you sign it?)

    / December 25, 2012 / 16 Comments

    MERRY CHRISTMAS from my family to yours!! I hope that your day is so incredibly blessed with beauty and God’s love! So, I cannot claim genius for this idea, as I am totally…

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  • Christmas,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Military and Veteran Life

    A Christmas Song for Military Wives: The Best Gift of All

    / December 24, 2012 / 8 Comments

    The best Christmas gift of all is having my veteran husband home for Christmas - this post includes a Christmas song for military wives!

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    Good and perfect gifts

    / December 19, 2012 / 5 Comments

    Have I mentioned yet that this has been a great Christmas? This sounds vaguely familiar… Each day that passes that brings me closer to Christmas leaves me feeling more and more blessed. My…

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  • Christmas,  Miscellaneous

    Artsy Christmas Photos

    / December 17, 2012 / 10 Comments

    Artsy Christmas Photos. Small town square, ice, leaves, and trees.

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  • Christmas,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Faith…refreshed

    / December 12, 2012 / 13 Comments

    Celebrating the birth of Christ this year has been not only a natural response, but the ONLY response I possibly could have to God after all He’s done for me this year.

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  • Christmas,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    How Christmas has changed for me

    / December 11, 2012 / 12 Comments

    This is the seventh year that I am celebrating Christmas after NOT celebrating at all for four years. And this year, I celebrate the birth of Christ with all of my heart.

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  • Christmas,  Family

    My Favorite Christmas Movie Quote

    / December 10, 2012 / 5 Comments

    Today’s Topic: What is your favorite quote from a Christmas movie?

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  • Christmas,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    “Breath of Heaven hold me together…” – a Christmas prayer for the weary

    / December 9, 2012 / 5 Comments

    I wasn’t planning on blogging today. But after an exhausting day working on Christmas projects together, I found myself sitting down to write. Russ had just taken our two year old son away…to…

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  • Christmas,  Miscellaneous

    What I Wore ~ Christmas Past

    / December 8, 2012 / 3 Comments

    What I Wore ~ Christmas Past. My favorite Christmas clothes.

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  • Christmas,  Miscellaneous

    Happy Little Bits of Christmas 2012 {Part 2}

    / December 5, 2012 / 10 Comments

    Overall, I feel like I’m succeeding in my determination to choose joy this Christmas season. For some reason, the wonder of the birth of Christ is really overwhelming me in a new way…

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