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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 final military deployment homecoming: finally together forever!
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    • Homeschooling special needs: a story of transformation
    • 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
    • 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
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    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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  • Christmas,  Family

    Our Christmas Ornament Tradition {with Personalization Mall}

    / December 4, 2012 / 15 Comments

    Each year, we order personalized photo ornaments from Personalization Mall {personalizationmall.com} Read this post to find out why and see our ornaments from years past!

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  • Christmas,  Motherhood,  Writing and blogging

    What if Mary had been a mommy blogger?

    / December 1, 2012 / 25 Comments

    Mary wasn't a mommy blogger. She had no social media outlets that she could use to process her overwhelming thoughts of motherhood...of mothering the Christ-child, the Savior of the World.

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  • Christmas,  Ezra,  Family

    Happy little bits of Christmas

    / November 25, 2012 / 11 Comments

    In case it wasn’t obvious, yesterday’s post was really difficult for me to write. I cried almost the whole time I was typing. But it was very pivotal… the determination to “choose joy”…

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  • Christmas,  Family,  Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life

    Choosing joy when the Christmas spirit is broken

    / November 24, 2012 / 35 Comments

    What can be done when the "Christmas Spirit" is broken? When even the simplest of holiday gatherings brings such stress that my husband cannot function as he should? How do I hold this…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Christmas,  Ezra,  Family,  Thanksgiving

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 11.20.12

    / November 20, 2012 / 10 Comments

    It seems like I just did one of these posts. I figured that this series would run once a month…or so… but as I refuse to set any sort of official blog schedule…

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  • Christmas,  Recipes,  Thanksgiving

    Grandma’s Amazing Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe

    / December 6, 2011 / 7 Comments

    Our cranberry sauce is my Grandma's recipe - and it's actually SAUCE! The best cranberry sauce EVER!

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  • Christmas,  Ezra,  Pregnancy & Birth

    A New Life Begun

    / December 9, 2010 / 4 Comments

    My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and…

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    My Christmas Wish For You

    / December 24, 2009 / 0 Comments

    WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL…DAY 13. My Christmas wish to all my friends, family, and other military wives…

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  • Christmas,  Military and Veteran Life

    What I Don’t Take For Granted This Christmas

    / December 23, 2009 / 1 Comment

    WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL DAY 12. 1. The first thing I don’t take for granted this year is God’s amazing love…I know it may sound a bit trite,…

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  • Christmas,  Military and Veteran Life

    The Perfect Military SPOUSE Christmas Care Package

    / December 22, 2009 / 3 Comments

    After all of the packages you’ve packed for your husband, wouldn’t it be nice if someone mailed you a care package? What would be in it?

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