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    • The Story Behind the Header
    • Blog’s Mission Statement
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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
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    • Our Love Story
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  • Motherhood
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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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    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Home
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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
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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
  • Preschool Years
    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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    • Ezra’s Story
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    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Ezra,  Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    Money & Mental Health (the things I don’t want to talk about)

    / March 1, 2019 / 1 Comment

    I spent almost the entire day yesterday on Indeed.com. I spent the last three hours of the day looking at disability grants and scholarships. My eyes are blurry, my head aches, and I’m…

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  • Special Needs Parenting

    Understanding the Financial Needs of a Special Needs Family (and how YOU can help!)

    / October 8, 2014 / 10 Comments

    One of the most difficult aspects our family and all families with special needs children must face is the financial impact of the care our children need and deserve. I am often asked…

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  • Special Needs Parenting

    What Special Needs Family Life is Really Like: An Overview

    / October 2, 2014 / 10 Comments

    The greatest need that the special needs family has is recognition of the fact that they are first and foremost, "normal" people, just like you.

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  • Christmas,  Family,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    If you don’t have a lot this Christmas: Hope for the Financially Strapped

    / December 9, 2013 / 14 Comments

    So maybe you don't have a lot this Christmas. Just remember...Jesus was poor too. Take comfort in His poverty.

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  • Allume 2013,  Finding "Home" in 2013,  Miscellaneous

    Guest post for Brightpeak Financial {takeaways from #Allume}

    / November 13, 2013 / 6 Comments

    I'd like to share how my husband and I have dealt with the drastic reduction in our income over the last year. Head over to Brightpeak to read "How to Make a 50%…

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  • Family,  Military and Veteran Life,  Pregnancy & Birth

    when it started pouring, God sent a rainbow

    / April 13, 2010 / 3 Comments

    “When it rains, it pours…” Such has been the story of our lives for the past 3 weeks…. I guess it all began the morning that I spilled coffee on my Macbook computer.

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  • Miscellaneous

    The Money Crunch

    / February 24, 2010 / 3 Comments

    I do not really want to write this post, but it is relevant and something that is going on in our life, so I will write it. Russ and I are in debt.…

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