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    • 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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    • Our Love Story
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  • Motherhood
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    • 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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    • Ezra’s Story
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    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Home
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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
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    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Hope: one word for 2015
    Hope: One Word for 2015,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Hope: One Word for 2015

    / January 1, 2015 / 7 Comments

    I started out 2014 seeing a lot of hurdles to climb. I saw a lot of stuff within our home that was messy, hard, frustrating, and unpleasant. A lot of days looked hopeless.…

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  • Christmas,  Friendship & Community,  Messy Faith,  Redemption Stories,  Writing and blogging

    Redemption Stories: A Time of Need and the Friendship I Gained

    / December 11, 2014 / 9 Comments

    Christmastime last year was a very difficult one for me. My husband was working a low-end temporary job making $15 an hour – with no time off for the holidays (not even Thanksgiving…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Messy Faith,  The Preschool Years,  Whitespace: one word for 2014

    On #whitespace and sending my boy to preschool

    / February 18, 2014 / 9 Comments

    thoughts about #whitespace and sending my boy to preschool

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Christmas,  Family,  Messy Faith

    Beauty in the Mess ~ A Christmas Edition

    / January 7, 2014 / 5 Comments

    While this definitely wasn't the most perfect, intentional, awe-worthy Christmas, we were oh so blessed the entire month long.

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  • Allume 2013,  Messy Faith

    They gave to me {takeaways from #allume}

    / November 20, 2013 / 4 Comments

    Allume is such a giving community. The people involved give - over and over and over.

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

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 03.24.13

    / March 24, 2013 / 4 Comments

    Is life ever not messy? For the first time in days I actually find myself with a moment of quiet and access to my computer, but words are failing me to fully express…

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