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    • 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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    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • Our final military deployment homecoming: finally together forever!
    • Homecoming 2009
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    You won’t always be amazed by your marriage: a letter to my former self

    / February 15, 2014 / 11 Comments

    You won't always be amazed by your marriage because marriage isn't always amazing.

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    My Surprise Christmas Military Homecoming Story

    / December 21, 2009 / 5 Comments

    Military surprise homecoming at Christmastime! It felt so good to be in his arms that Christmas season...our first Christmas together. This is "what the first Christmas means to me."

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