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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
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    • 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
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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
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    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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  • Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life,  Travel

    Our Unforgettable 10th Wedding Anniversary Trip to Texas

    / March 12, 2018 / 1 Comment

    We’ve been talking about our 10th anniversary for several years now. We’ve been throwing ideas at each other of where we should go, what we should do, how we should celebrate. We thought…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Fatherhood,  Military and Veteran Life,  The Preschool Years

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 06.04.14

    / June 4, 2014 / 1 Comment

    Can I just take a moment and rave about how great the past few weeks have been? I’m not really sure what has made the difference. Maybe it has something to do with…

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  • Family,  Motherhood,  Travel

    The Adventures of the ChickFilA Cow (The Mother’s Day Gift That Kept On Giving)

    / May 22, 2014 / 8 Comments

    My husband told Ezra that we were going to take Cow on our trip with us so that he could have all sorts of adventures. And that we would take pictures of Cow…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood,  The Preschool Years

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 4.26.14

    / April 26, 2014 / 3 Comments

    Thank you so much for your outpouring of heartfelt comments on my last post. It was so nice to feel less alone – and I was reminded yet again of the power of…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 2.13.14

    / February 13, 2014 / 5 Comments

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 2.13.13

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  • Marriage

    In defense of the mundane date night

    / November 24, 2013 / 13 Comments

    You realize that are still feeling guilty and anxious because your date nights don't look like all of those posts on the Dating Divas.

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Marriage,  Messy Faith

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 03.24.13

    / March 24, 2013 / 4 Comments

    Is life ever not messy? For the first time in days I actually find myself with a moment of quiet and access to my computer, but words are failing me to fully express…

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    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 01.30.13

    / January 30, 2013 / 6 Comments

    It’s been a while, and I really need this post today. January has been a pretty tough month. There was the two weeks of flu…and the sleeplessness…That in itself has taken me through…

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  • Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life

    How I celebrated our first anniversary when my husband was deployed

    / March 8, 2009 / 4 Comments

    It was our first anniversary, and my husband was on the other side of the world. I hadn’t seen him in four months. I pretty much spent all of the day in the…

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