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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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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
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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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  • Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Friendship & Community,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Motherhood,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Confessions of a reluctant swim team mom

    / September 4, 2022 / 0 Comments

    So, here's a few things that I learned and enjoyed about being a swim team mom (albeit, a reluctant one). Our family is resilient and has grown in our capabilities. As we progressed…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Momma Goes Back to School,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    YMCA: A Mom’s Best Friend {Why Every Mama Needs the YMCA}

    / January 31, 2018 / 0 Comments

    Dear YMCA: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” I jest, but only a little. But I feel impressed to tell you “my YMCA story,” because it’s a good one.…

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

    This is how we survived the summer

    / September 1, 2016 / 1 Comment

    At the beginning of the summer, I wrote a blog post about Summer Survival. In that post, I talked about the pull of the romanticized notion of letting kids be bored during the…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Family,  Independence Day

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 08.12.14

    / August 12, 2014

    And I want you to know that somewhere, in that mess you look at and call life, there is beauty there too. Grasp it. Hold onto it. Share it. Because it is your…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Messy Faith,  Travel

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 07.08.14

    / July 8, 2014 / 2 Comments

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 07.08.14

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Miscellaneous,  Motherhood

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 08.18.13

    / August 19, 2013 / 7 Comments

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

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 07.09.13

    / July 9, 2013 / 1 Comment

    It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts! We’ve been busy adjusting to our new life in North Carolina, celebrating the 4th of July, taking short day trips, and most…

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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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  • Family,  Finding "Home" in 2013,  Messy Faith,  Travel

    Our Journey to “Home” ~ Part 2: God’s Direction

    / April 18, 2013 / 12 Comments

    This post is second in a series of posts describing how God has led my family to relocate from Kentucky to North Carolina as my husband is ending his military career. To read…

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  • Ezra,  Pregnancy & Birth

    Pregnancy Update ~ 32 weeks!

    / July 7, 2010 / 1 Comment

    I just got back from my latest appointment and prenatal class at the hospital with my midwife, and I am even more excited about this baby!! The baby is growing, and according to…

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