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  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
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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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  • 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
  • Blog
  • 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
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    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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  • Christmas,  Family,  Friendship & Community,  Homeschooling,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Our Moravian-Inspired Family Christmas Lovefeast

    / December 16, 2021 / 0 Comments

    This past week, our family had the cherished opportunity to host a Moravian-inspired Christmas lovefeast in our home. I want to share the story behind what prompted us to plan this celebration, as…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Little Brother,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting,  The Preschool Years

    I cleaned the play room today: here’s what I realized about my boys

    / February 23, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Every once in a blue moon, the boys’ play room needs a good cleaning. It’s the kind of things where kids need to not be present. Momma needs a chance to sort through…

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  • Miscellaneous,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Pregnancy & Birth,  What I Learned

    What I learned in February 2015

    / February 27, 2015 / 8 Comments

    1. Apparently, pregnancy carpal tunnel syndrome is a thing. I thing I have. It comes and goes but when it comes, it comes  – and I feel like I must have slept with…

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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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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family

    Beauty in the Mess {Thanksgiving Edition ~ Part 2}

    / November 28, 2013 / 1 Comment

    God our Father We thank You For our many blessings Amen

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  • Allume 2013

    “…for the time would fail me to tell of…” {takeaways from #allume}

    / November 22, 2013 / 4 Comments

    There's so much more that I could say. But I've run out of time and words and I'm ready to move on. #allume

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 07.09.13

    / July 9, 2013 / 1 Comment

    It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts! We’ve been busy adjusting to our new life in North Carolina, celebrating the 4th of July, taking short day trips, and most…

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  • Finding "Home" in 2013,  Military and Veteran Life,  Miscellaneous

    Moving Days: garbage dumpsters, packing, pizza, goodbyes, magic erasers, and more

    / May 6, 2013 / 8 Comments

    Moving Day 1 dawned lovely, warm, and sunny. We woke up around 6am because the movers had said they would be there between 8 and 9 am. I was scurrying around trying to…

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  • Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Miscellaneous

    Our last days in Kentucky

    / April 29, 2013 / 2 Comments

    Along with preparing to move to North Carolina in the space of 10 days, I was also trying to squeeze in last minute coffee dates, playdates, and appointments so I could spend some…

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  • Finding "Home" in 2013,  Five Minute Fridays,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Jump {Five Minute Friday}

    / April 19, 2013 / 10 Comments

    Today I am participating in a weekly feature on lisajobaker.com called Five Minute Fridays. Bloggers are given a writing prompt (topic) and told to write for *five minutes. “No *editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.” Today’s…

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