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    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • 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
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    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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    • 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”
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  • Christmas,  Military and Veteran Life

    The Perfect Military Christmas Care Package

    / December 22, 2009 / 2 Comments

    WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL DAY 11. I would have to say that the perfect care package for Christmas is one that is packed with the intention of bringing…

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    My Surprise Christmas Military Homecoming Story

    / December 21, 2009 / 5 Comments

    Military surprise homecoming at Christmastime! It felt so good to be in his arms that Christmas season...our first Christmas together. This is "what the first Christmas means to me."

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    What Christmas Means To Me

    / December 18, 2009 / 7 Comments

    I share this painful dialogue because I believe that understanding my “history with Christmas” is essential for my readers to truly understand what Christmas means to me.

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    My Funniest Christmas Memory

    / December 17, 2009 / 1 Comment

    WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL DAY SIX. I will say that a few days ago I had no idea what I was going to write for this topic, but…

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  • Christmas,  Military and Veteran Life

    You Might Be a Military Wife At Christmas If…

    / December 16, 2009 / 0 Comments

    WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL DAY 5. I could only come up with a few for this post, but they are all from personal experience. …if you don’t call…

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    The Best Christmas Present I Ever Received

    / December 15, 2009 / 1 Comment

    The Best Christmas Present I Ever Received - a piano when I was 14 years old.

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  • Christmas

    The best Christmas gift I ever gave (as told by Russ)

    / December 14, 2009 / 0 Comments

    My wife knows that I am writing this blog, but as I am typing she doesn’t know what I’m writing.  She did tell me there’s some kind of contest or something on wives…

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  • Christmas,  Recipes

    My Favorite Christmas Cookies Recipes

    / December 13, 2009 / 3 Comments

    Amazing Christmas recipes for soft drop sugar cookies and chocolate gingerbread men cutouts!

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    My Favorite Christmas Song

    / December 12, 2009 / 2 Comments

    When it comes to Christmas songs, I have favorites in different categories. Favorite carol. Favorite fun song. Favorite happy song. Favorite church song. Favorite children's song. Favorite pop song.

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    Why sometimes I call it “Micmiss”

    / December 8, 2009 / 2 Comments

    It all started out with my older brother Kurt, his high school art class, and an inside joke that no one can remember who started. Everyone would say “mic” all the time. It…

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