Beautiful in His Time

God's Beauty in My Mess

  • 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
  • Preschool Years
    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
  • Special Needs
    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
  • Friendship & Community
  • 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
  • Preschool Years
    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
  • Special Needs
    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
  • Friendship & Community
  • 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
  • Preschool Years
    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
  • Special Needs
    • Ezra’s Story
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
  • Friendship & Community
  • Family,  Finding "Home" in 2013

    Saying goodbye and closing the door

    / May 7, 2013 / 2 Comments

    Our movers were gone, along with our household goods. Our landlady had just pulled away after inspecting our home. Ezra was asleep on the living room floor. We made several trips in and…

    read more
  • 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…

    read more
  • Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    ~making a house a home~

    / September 20, 2009 / 0 Comments

    the guest bedroom: the bathroom: the front of the house (I planted the mums myself): you know it’s home when you start baking pie… There will be more to come in the near…

    read more
  • Miscellaneous

    Update and Prayer Requests ~ September 2009

    / September 10, 2009 / 0 Comments

    August and the first week of September was really a whirlwind for us. We found ourselves in North Carolina, then back in Texas, through Arkansas and Tennessee on our way to Kentucky, then…

    read more
  • Family,  Miscellaneous,  Travel

    “It’s Just Like His Great Love!”

    / August 20, 2009 / 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…

    read more
  • Family,  Miscellaneous

    Update August 2009

    / August 14, 2009 / 0 Comments

    Sorry for the “boring” blog posts. I haven’t really been inspired to write anything greatly noteworthy of late. We are so busy! August 1-8 we took a trip over to North Carolina to…

    read more
  • Military and Veteran Life,  Miscellaneous

    Update July 2009

    / July 25, 2009 / 0 Comments

    Russ and I are continuing to adjust very well. Sleep is still an issue, but we are working through it, and for the most part I think we are doing well. July really…

    read more
  • Family,  Miscellaneous

    FINALLY!!!

    / May 22, 2009 / 0 Comments

    On Wednesday, I drove up to the battalion rear detachment HQ and picked up a paper copy of Russell’s orders. I can finally definitively say that we ARE moving to Kentucky this fall.…

    read more

Categories

Archives

Top Posts & Pages

  • love songs to help you through a rough spot in your marriage
    love songs to help you through a rough spot in your marriage
  • 3 #Ausome Apps for Children with Autism
    3 #Ausome Apps for Children with Autism
  • Songs for Military Members and Military Wives
    Songs for Military Members and Military Wives
  • Pregnancy Art Therapy Project: Affirmations Coloring Pages
    Pregnancy Art Therapy Project: Affirmations Coloring Pages
  • What quitting chiropractic taught me about myself
    What quitting chiropractic taught me about myself

Visit Us on Facebook!

  • Beautiful Messy Motherhood
  • Beautiful Messy Marriage
  • Beautiful Messy Faith
  • Beautiful Messy Homeschooling
  • Special Needs Survival
  • Special Needs Support Group

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required
Send me posts about...

Popular Now

  • love songs to help you through a rough spot in your marriage
    love songs to help you through a rough spot in your marriage
  • 3 #Ausome Apps for Children with Autism
    3 #Ausome Apps for Children with Autism
  • Welcome
    Welcome
  • Songs for Military Members and Military Wives
    Songs for Military Members and Military Wives
  • Pregnancy Art Therapy Project: Affirmations Coloring Pages
    Pregnancy Art Therapy Project: Affirmations Coloring Pages
  • What quitting chiropractic taught me about myself
    What quitting chiropractic taught me about myself
  • Modesty: a beautiful picture of God's grace
    Modesty: a beautiful picture of God's grace

Blog Archives

© 2025
Ashe Theme by WP Royal.