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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • 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
    • DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder – Our “Missing Piece”
    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • 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
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    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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  • Messy Faith,  Military and Veteran Life,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    Spiritual warfare and special needs: “Remember who you battle.”

    / May 18, 2019 / 3 Comments

    My counselor looked at me with a tilt of her sassy head and a half-smile and and said, "But girl, remember who you battle! You were riding high and Satan couldn't have that.…

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  • Motherhood

    All the extra things that mothers do: the true weight of motherhood

    / May 11, 2019 / 1 Comment

    The problem is that I was unprepared for all the extra things mothers do that I never really noticed. The longer I am a mother, the more that I grow in appreciation for…

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  • Family,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    Messy Motherhood (through the eyes of another)

    / May 14, 2017 / 1 Comment

    This past week, my best friend Kathryn (who is a fellow military spouse, special needs mom, and blogger) came to visit me for five wonderful days. We have been online friends for eight…

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  • Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    Special Needs Moms Share Their Thoughts About Mother’s Day

    / May 13, 2017 / 1 Comment

    In honor of Mother’s Day, I asked special needs moms on my Special Needs Survival page to share with me pictures of their kids as well as their thoughts about Mother’s Day, in…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Little Brother,  Motherhood

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 05.10.15 {and a very long general life update}

    / May 10, 2015 / 3 Comments

    The last six weeks have been full…in the best of ways. I was very scared when Ezra graduated from inpatient therapy that the transition for our family would be overwhelming. But it hasn’t…

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  • Family,  Motherhood,  Travel

    The Adventures of the ChickFilA Cow (The Mother’s Day Gift That Kept On Giving)

    / May 22, 2014 / 8 Comments

    My husband told Ezra that we were going to take Cow on our trip with us so that he could have all sorts of adventures. And that we would take pictures of Cow…

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  • Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Marriage,  Messy Faith,  Military and Veteran Life,  Travel

    Virginia Is For Lovers: Our Virginia Vacation

    / May 17, 2014 / 3 Comments

    Summary and photos of our spring vacation Mother's Day trip to Central Virginia - including Natural Bridge, Virginia Safari Park, Harmony Hill Bed and Breakfast, Boulder Crest Retreat for Military and Veteran Wellness,…

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  • Motherhood

    Mother’s Day and Special Needs Parenting

    / May 11, 2014 / 4 Comments

    As a special needs mom on Mother's Day, I feel full of joy and hope. Though I do not always know where this journey is taking us, I do know all things are…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Family

    End of May Blessings {Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 5.31.13}

    / May 31, 2013 / 0 Comments

    Pardon me for a moment while I make two posts in one day. And pardon me while I say a big PHEW!!! and exhale on this last day of May. Sheesh, May was…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Finding "Home" in 2013,  Military and Veteran Life,  The Preschool Years

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 05.16.13

    / May 16, 2013 / 8 Comments

    This transition out of the Army and move to North Carolina has been and will continue to be an adjustment in so many ways, but we are rich in God's grace and in…

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