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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    • 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
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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
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
  • Homeschooling
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    • 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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  • 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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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Birthdays,  Ezra,  Family,  Marriage,  Motherhood,  The Preschool Years

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 03.16.14 {in which I post 40 photos and hope I don’t break my blog}

    / March 16, 2014 / 0 Comments

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 03.16.14 {in which I post 40 photos and hope I don't break my blog}

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  • Ezra,  Motherhood,  The Preschool Years

    I felt like a good mom today

    / February 26, 2014 / 5 Comments

    Today I just felt so glad to be Ezra's mommy. And I haven't felt that way in a really long time.

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Messy Faith,  The Preschool Years,  Whitespace: one word for 2014

    On #whitespace and sending my boy to preschool

    / February 18, 2014 / 9 Comments

    thoughts about #whitespace and sending my boy to preschool

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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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  • Ezra,  Motherhood,  Whitespace: one word for 2014

    Second-guessing #whitespace

    / January 26, 2014 / 17 Comments

    You know what's hard? When Mommy needs whitespace but the boy just needs Mommy - and lots of Mommy. This morning, I choose the boy.

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood

    A dad’s perspective on creative discipline and special needs parenting

    / January 24, 2014 / 12 Comments

    ...when I become more focused on the method I am using to reach that goal than the wonder of the actual goal itself, its time to get creative and do something very different.

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Family

    Beauty in the Mess {Thanksgiving Edition ~ Part 1}

    / November 26, 2013 / 0 Comments

    Thursday is Thanksgiving and I can't think of a better time to "catch up" on sharing my many many blessings.

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  • Allume 2013,  Ezra,  Motherhood

    Three and a half days

    / October 28, 2013 / 2 Comments

    All he knows is mommy was gone and all was not right in his world, but now she is home and he can let go.

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