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    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • 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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  • 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
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    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
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  • Family,  Marriage,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Iron & Crystal: Thoughts on 15 Years of Marriage

    / August 20, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Iron and crystal may seem like stark opposites, and I wouldn't disagree. But fifteen years of marriage and all of our shared experiences have taught us that both are absolutely needed. In spite of…

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  • 2022 in Review
    Ezra,  Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Lifestyle,  Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life,  Miscellaneous,  Motherhood,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    2022 In Review

    / January 2, 2023 / 0 Comments

    2022 was a good year for me and for my family. It was productive and meaningful, and I would like to briefly give a family update and share some of our accomplishments.

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    Still standing… (not your ordinary anniversary post)

    / March 8, 2022 / 0 Comments

    I know that God blesses faithfulness. I know that we belong together. I am still standing willing and ready. I know that we are 14 years in, and I'm not going anywhere.

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  • Allume 2013,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Love in the Deep End: A Star is Born

    / December 24, 2019 / 3 Comments

    A deep and broken love...a star is born. Not the star of a woman thrust into fame, but the star of sacrificial love that burned bright because a woman gave herself away by…

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  • Ezra,  Homeschooling,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    Homeschooling special needs: a story of transformation

    / June 3, 2019 / 6 Comments

    This morning, I walked into Ezra's school and informed his principal we will be homeschooling next year. Talk about one of the most terrifying moments of my life... I could sit here and…

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  • Marriage,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Our Eleventh Anniversary: Musings & a Marriage Playlist

    / March 8, 2019 / 2 Comments

    It’s 4:38 a.m. and I’m awoken by a child who needs his nightlight fixed…and a snack. When I crawl back into bed a few moments later, I breathe a sigh and lay my…

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    2018 in review: just a year we were capable of more

    / January 2, 2019 / 2 Comments

    Can I be honest with you all for a second? I’ve been a little bit annoyed with the New Year hubbub the last week. People sharing their #topnine photos, sharing resolutions, sharing what…

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    #nofilter: how to be married to an external processor

    / May 9, 2018 / 14 Comments

    In my head are two long blog posts that I’m working on as followup for my post Confessions of an introverted wife (married to an extroverted husband). The aforementioned “Confessions” post brings in…

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    Our Unforgettable 10th Wedding Anniversary Trip to Texas

    / March 12, 2018 / 1 Comment

    We’ve been talking about our 10th anniversary for several years now. We’ve been throwing ideas at each other of where we should go, what we should do, how we should celebrate. We thought…

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    Confessions of an introverted wife (married to an extroverted husband)

    / December 26, 2016 / 100 Comments

      I remember exactly where I was sitting – in my parents’ van in the parking lot of their church – the moment when my future-husband (not-yet-boyfriend) told me these words, “Aprille, you…

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