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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • 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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    • 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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    Three weeks with my parents: another unexpected gift of 2020

    / January 10, 2021 / 0 Comments

    My parents taught me a lot about the sacrificial, unconditional love that parents have for their children, no matter how those children are! While I would never want to repeat the circumstances that…

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  • Family,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Redemption Stories

    The Best of Times: 20 Top Moments & Blessings of 2020

    / December 31, 2020 / 5 Comments

    2020. I don't know how it's possible to simultaneously have both the worst year of your life and the best year of your life. But I suppose if it was possible for Charles…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Homeschooling,  Little Brother,  Special Needs Parenting

    3rd Grade Homeschooling End-of-Year Recap & Review

    / June 2, 2020 / 0 Comments

    We have just finished up our FIRST year of homeschooling and the completion of Ezra’s 3rd grade year! June 1st marks our first day of year two! As we moved through the summer…

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  • Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Homeschooling,  Miscellaneous,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Travel

    Recovery & Coronavirus Quarantine: Life in the Post-Injury Twilight Zone

    / March 25, 2020 / 0 Comments

    It's been 17 days since I broke my leg in three places. It's also been 1,118,681,654 years since this virus quarantine stuff started. At least that's how it feels.

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  • Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Homeschooling,  Travel

    Fracture: an update on our unexpectedly-upended family

    / March 14, 2020 / 7 Comments

    I’m out of town and broke my leg in 3 places. Our family is fractured, splintered, and stretched further than ever before. This is SO HARD on all of us. 

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    Spiritual warfare and special needs: “Remember who you battle.”

    / May 18, 2019 / 3 Comments

    My counselor looked at me with a tilt of her sassy head and a half-smile and and said, "But girl, remember who you battle! You were riding high and Satan couldn't have that.…

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    In which my life is one constant extenuating circumstance

    / November 10, 2018 / 1 Comment

    I recently enlisted the help of a close friend who has successfully lost weight to be my accountability partner in trying to lose weight. Because after two years of trying to lose weight…

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    Ode to the Neurotypical Sibling of the Special Needs Child

    / October 18, 2018 / 3 Comments

    “Can you get LB for me? He just woke up…” I asked my husband who was climbing out of bed. The sounds of LB’s whiny cries were coming through the baby monitor. I…

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    Life Hacks for Introverts: Survival Skills for When You Just Need a Break

    / June 1, 2018 / 4 Comments

    I have decided to write a blog series about introverts, introversion, and help for those in introvert/extrovert relationships. I’ve touched on the issue many times, but my post “Honest Confessions of an Introverted…

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  • Family,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    An open letter to my grandma before she meets her Savior

    / March 1, 2018 / 6 Comments

    Dear Grandma, I’ve written this letter and worked with Mom to get it to you including all of the pictures. But you should know that I’ve also posted this on my blog. I…

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