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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    • 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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  • 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
    • 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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    Yes, our kids pay rent. Here’s why and how…

    / July 21, 2023 / 2 Comments

    I really wish there had been a camera rolling in our house the day my husband declared that our 9-year-old was going to pay us rent. That was over three years ago. Now…

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  • Homeschooling,  Little Brother,  The Preschool Years

    Transitional Kindergarten: Homeschooling Our Little Enigma

    / June 9, 2020 / 0 Comments

    While homeschooling Little Brother is sometimes confusing and frustrating, it's also very exciting. I'm looking forward to enjoying this transitional kindergarten year!

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  • Homeschooling,  Messy Faith

    Beauty in the {Homeschooling} Mess: A Mini-Blog

    / November 10, 2019 / 0 Comments

    I was sitting down to type this out as a status, but realized it would be extremely long. So I decided to come here and sweep away the cobwebs and write for a…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Homeschooling,  Little Brother,  Special Needs Parenting

    Beauty in the {Homeschooling} Mess: Edition 07.01.19

    / July 1, 2019 / 0 Comments

    I'm officially reviving our former "Beauty in the Mess" Blog Series, a series where I count God’s blessing in my life and the gifts He has given me - sharing both the messy…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Family,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting,  The Preschool Years

    Still Messy…Still Beautiful {the rebrand that’s not really a rebrand}

    / April 8, 2019 / 2 Comments

    But isn't that the point, really? Because you can brand a website, but you can't brand your life. You can create a style sheet for your blog, but you can't create a style…

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  • Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    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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  • Family,  Little Brother,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    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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  • Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Little Brother,  Momma Goes Back to School,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    A very long life and family update (with lots of pictures!)

    / January 28, 2017 / 0 Comments

    I’m so glad that January is almost over, aren’t you? Honestly, though, it’s been a good month for our family, considering it was January. We started off the year with a beautiful 8-or-so…

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  • Birthdays,  Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Little Brother

    Star Wars Birthday Party: Family Style

    / November 5, 2016 / 2 Comments

    A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… our family had three male birthdays in the course of sixteen days and we decided to celebrate the occasions with a big FAMILY-SIZED…

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    How having a toddler is different the second time around

    / October 5, 2016 / 2 Comments

      We officially have a toddler in our house – again. Little Brother turned 13 months old a few days ago. His baby year went by so quickly, I’m scrambling to catch up!…

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