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

April 8, 2019 by Aprille 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 sheet for your kids. They are gonna be who they are and do what they are going to do, regardless of the perfect plans you have for them. Because God knows what He’s doing way more than we do. And He’s making something beautiful out of our messy life. Beautiful…messy…motherhood…marriage…faith…life. It’s still messy. It’s still beautiful. Beautiful…in His time. That’s what it’s always been. That’s what it will always be.

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Family, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting, The Preschool Years Tagged: Ezra, faith, little brother, paint, painting

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 06.25.15

June 25, 2015 by Aprille 2 Comments

I saw my counsellor yesterday, and she kept telling me how far I’ve come in the last year. She encouraged me to keep counting my blessings and thinking on the things that are true, lovely, and beautiful (Philippians 4:8). I’m conflicted about how to move forward with this monthly-ish series. Because it’s so important for … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, The Preschool Years Tagged: calming, Ezra, hammock, hiking, Memorial Day, painting, preschool, school, sensory, Spiderman, summer

Happy Little Bits of #Whitespace Christmas

December 17, 2014 by Aprille Leave a Comment

Having a whitespace (less stressed) Christmas sounded really good on a blog post, didn’t it? Ha-ha-ha.  In reality, I’ve been very very busy. However, not too stressed, so, there’s that. I have said no to a lot of things: like decorating (beyond the Christmas tree and stockings) and baking (although there is a gluten-free cookie mix in the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Christmas, The Preschool Years, Whitespace: one word for 2014 Tagged: books, chickfila cow, christmas, christmas lights, christmas tree, painting, preschool

Beauty in the Mess {Thanksgiving Edition ~ Part 1}

November 26, 2013 by Aprille Leave a Comment

Thursday is Thanksgiving and I can’t think of a better time to “catch up” on sharing my many many blessings.

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Family Tagged: allume, blessings, candy corn, eggs, Ezra, gluten free, grain-free, hair, michael, omelets, painting, pumpkins, thanksgiving

Paint, tote bags, elevator speeches, and learning the same lesson all over again

October 7, 2013 by Aprille 7 Comments

And so, if you see me at Allume, I will still be sporting this tote bag. And maybe, just maybe, if I’m really brave – I’ll tell you how even though I learn the lesson of God making “everything beautiful in His time,” I still sin and need it lovingly and graciously taught to me time and time again.

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Posted in: Allume 2013, Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: allume, control, painting, perfectionism, relinquish, tote bag

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 08.18.13

August 19, 2013 by Aprille 7 Comments

…somehow, I see beauty woven through the days and start feeling better

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Miscellaneous, Motherhood Tagged: banjo, baseball, beauty, berry picking, blogging, ChickfilA, church, coffee, cucumbers, hoodies, lake, mess, motherhood, painting, park, pool, puzzles, raspberries, wbfj

Patriotic Preschool Unit Ideas and Resources for the 4th of July!

July 8, 2013 by Aprille 6 Comments
Patriotic Preschool Unit Study Ideas for the 4th of July #4thofjuly #patriotic #preschool #independenceday #homeschool

Patriotic 4th-of-July themed educational resources and activities for preschoolers!

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Posted in: Ezra, Independence Day, The Preschool Years Tagged: 4th of july, america, books, dot painting, flashcards, independence-day, jello blocks, matching, painting, parade, pledge of allegiance, preschool, stars

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 02.11.13

February 11, 2013 by Aprille Leave a Comment

Beauty: the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit {Merriam Webster’s Dictionary}

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Birthdays, Family, Miscellaneous Tagged: books, coffee, cookies, date day, dates, family photos, grain-free, lattes, les miserables, movies, music, painting, piano, reading

Where “mommy blogging” meets missions in Panama

December 21, 2012 by Aprille 10 Comments

I was a young girl with big dreams. In my pre-teen years I had dreams of being a missionary in Kenya, Africa. I even had an African missions themed 14th birthday party, complete with gifts of a stuffed giraffe and an African safari jumper. My best friends were these girls. We bonded while we ran … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Writing and blogging Tagged: beauty, graduation, high school, missions, painting, panama

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 11.20.12

November 20, 2012 by Aprille 10 Comments

It seems like I just did one of these posts. I figured that this series would run once a month…or so… but as I refuse to set any sort of official blog schedule for myself, then I can do it whenever I want. Even if it’s been less than two weeks since the last post. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Christmas, Ezra, Family, Thanksgiving Tagged: baby feet, chiropractor, christmas, crafts, cuddles, darius-rucker, MOB society, ornaments, paint, painting, park, PWOC, scarves, sex trade, sunlight, swings, thanksgiving, thanksgiving dinner

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