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Faith…refreshed

December 12, 2012 by Aprille 13 Comments

Celebrating the birth of Christ this year has been not only a natural response, but the ONLY response I possibly could have to God after all He’s done for me this year.

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Posted in: Christmas, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: addiction, christmas, church, freedom, gym, hope, jesus, joy, legalism, MOPS, pagan, paganism, peace, perfectionism, PWOC, sunrise, wandering

How Christmas has changed for me

December 11, 2012 by Aprille 12 Comments

This is the seventh year that I am celebrating Christmas after NOT celebrating at all for four years. And this year, I celebrate the birth of Christ with all of my heart.

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Posted in: Christmas, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: christmas, christmas tree, jesus, joy, paganism

Choosing joy when the Christmas spirit is broken

November 24, 2012 by Aprille 35 Comments

What can be done when the “Christmas Spirit” is broken? When even the simplest of holiday gatherings brings such stress that my husband cannot function as he should? How do I hold this family together for the rest of the holiday season?

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Posted in: Christmas, Family, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life Tagged: advent calendar, anxiety, army, brokenness, christmas, christmas spirit, christmas tree, combat stress, deployment, ets, family, icicles, joy, netflix, ornaments, reintegration, soldier, Thomas

“It’s Just Like His Great Love!”

August 20, 2009 by Aprille 1 Comment

I probably couldn’t write appropriately enough to express how grateful I am to our heavenly Father. He is more amazing than we give Him credit for, and I feel ashamed for every time we have ever doubted Him.

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Posted in: Family, Miscellaneous, Travel Tagged: army, god, joy, kentucky, moving, pcsing

Half-prayers and Happiness :)

May 22, 2009 by Aprille 2 Comments

My current Facebook status says this: Aprille is pretty convinced that God really loves her. While the truth of my life is that God is good all the time, and that He loves me all the time, there are sometimes God uses little things to show me just how much. It all started with printer … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Miscellaneous Tagged: joy, prayer

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