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    • Online Writing Portfolio
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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • 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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  • 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
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    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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  • Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Bible Journaling: Art Therapy for my Bible Scars

    / January 2, 2016 / 17 Comments

    I don't know if I will ever get back to a place that looks like "daily devotions" or "quiet time." But I can do Bible journaling. How Bible journaling, Scripture coloring, and art therapy…

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  • Hope: One Word for 2015,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Pregnancy & Birth,  Redemption Stories

    No Matter What, I Believe: On Broken Faith and Healing Birth

    / October 31, 2015 / 7 Comments

    August 25, 2015 – 39 weeks, 6 days I had originally planned to title this post “Strong enough? Finding the balance between female empowerment and dependence on God.” And I’m going to talk…

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  • Ezra,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Whitespace: one word for 2014

    A few random things {because if I don’t blog I just might go crazy}

    / June 25, 2014 / 1 Comment

    some of the randomness that's been going through my head the past few weeks

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  • Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Military and Veteran Life

    What this OEF Veteran’s family wishes you knew

    / March 21, 2014 / 11 Comments

    What this OEF Veteran's family wishes you knew about life and recovery after war

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  • Friendship & Community,  Motherhood

    Friendships between single and married women: some practical advice

    / January 25, 2014 / 11 Comments

    Friendships between single and married women: some practical advice for married women, single women, and churches.

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  • Motherhood

    Friendships between single and married women (an awkward introduction)

    / January 22, 2014 / 15 Comments

    I realized then that I had hadn't developed a new friendship with a single woman since I got married at the age of just-turned-21.

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 01.09.14

    / January 9, 2014 / 5 Comments

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 01.09.14

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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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  • Family,  Finding "Home" in 2013,  Messy Faith

    On coming home {a final update on my one word for 2013}

    / December 28, 2013 / 2 Comments

    I would be lying if I said that the transition has been easy. But God has definitely made this place our home.

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  • Allume 2013,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Writing and blogging

    when the online life and the “real” life collide

    / October 21, 2013 / 7 Comments

    But then Allume will be over and I will return to the real. To the one-on-one. To the ladies I sit next to in choir and church Bible study and potluck dinners.

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