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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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    • 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
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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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    Military Spouse Appreciation Day & Freedom Day: It Matters

    / May 6, 2016 / 5 Comments

    I’ve always felt like Military Spouse Appreciation Day was a bit of a joke. Why? Because the only people who tell me they appreciate me are my fellow milspouses and so I say,…

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    Preparing for birth when your husband has anxiety

    / October 5, 2015 / 2 Comments

    In the five years between our two children’s births, my husband (who is a combat veteran), was diagnosed with a generalized anxiety disorder. While he had always struggled with anxiety, things that he went…

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    The Challenges and Blessings of Parenting Special Needs Children with a Chronic Condition

    / October 19, 2014 / 2 Comments

    So many people say I must be a "super mom," but I don't feel that way at all. Is it hard to find the blessings in the challenges? Absolutely! With God's help, though,…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Military and Veteran Life,  Special Needs Parenting

    Life as a special needs dad (when you have anxiety)

    / October 7, 2014 / 9 Comments

    It's hard to think about what kind of boy and man he will grow up to be because of some of the struggles he has, like his sensory issues. It's another thing to…

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    Hopeless no longer

    / April 15, 2014 / 7 Comments

    And now this hangs above the very spot where I prayed a prayer out of complete hopelessness.

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