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“Leave it all behind…” – the moment I left legalism in my heart

August 11, 2013 by Aprille 10 Comments

And so I left it all behind. All the working for His favor. All the seeking for answers. All the desiring of the acceptance of people. Because He already has what I need. And He always has.

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: casting crowns, conference, grace, laura story, legalism, PWOC, the well

“You are God, You are God, Of all else I’m letting go!”

August 8, 2013 by Aprille 15 Comments

In that moment, I felt myself truly let go of “all else.” I felt myself running to his arms. Accepting his love, his peace, his forgiveness, and his grace.

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: conference, grace, laura story, legalism, praise baby, PWOC, PWOCI

The real me

August 5, 2013 by Aprille 16 Comments

When I really grasped it, that big weight that I had been carrying around (guilt, shame, expectations, fears) just slipped off my back.

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: grace, legalism, PWOC, PWOCI, righteousness

“Sitting on the premises” – sometimes, it’s okay not to serve in church

August 4, 2013 by Aprille 15 Comments

Let’s remember that while there is definitely value in serving God, sometimes, there’s just as much value in “sitting on the premises.”

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: church, grace, legalism, martha, mary, ministry, PWOC, rest, service, serving

Our last days in Kentucky

April 29, 2013 by Aprille 2 Comments

Along with preparing to move to North Carolina in the space of 10 days, I was also trying to squeeze in last minute coffee dates, playdates, and appointments so I could spend some time with people who have become really important to me over the last 3 1/2 years. I wasn’t able to see everyone, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Miscellaneous Tagged: Applebees, birth center, chiropractic, chiropractor, coffee, ets, ETSing, facebook, friends, goodbyes, lactation consultant, mall, mary carol, midwife, nurse, postpartum depression, PWOC

How to be a better mom while being exhausted

April 23, 2013 by Aprille 81 Comments

If there was ever a morning that *I* needed the “how to be a better mom while being exhausted” post it was this morning. So I turned to my arsenal of tricks and solutions and topped it off with a little bit of grace and a lot of deep breaths.

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Posted in: Ezra, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Motherhood, Mothering Through Fatigue Tagged: bananas, breakfast, coffee, coloring, exhausted, FAM, hugs, mommy breaks, MOMS, MOPS, motherhood, NFP, PWOC, rocking, shower, spaghettios, Thomas

Good and perfect gifts

December 19, 2012 by Aprille 5 Comments

Have I mentioned yet that this has been a great Christmas? This sounds vaguely familiar… Each day that passes that brings me closer to Christmas leaves me feeling more and more blessed. My husband is HOME this year. Home…for good. We got to celebrate Christmas with his family last weekend. And we will get to … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Christmas Tagged: beauty, brandy, chocolate, christmas, Christmas gifts, coffee, friends, harddrive, preschool, printer, PWOC

Faith…refreshed

December 12, 2012 by Aprille 13 Comments

Celebrating the birth of Christ this year has been not only a natural response, but the ONLY response I possibly could have to God after all He’s done for me this year.

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Posted in: Christmas, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: addiction, christmas, church, freedom, gym, hope, jesus, joy, legalism, MOPS, pagan, paganism, peace, perfectionism, PWOC, sunrise, wandering

Happy Little Bits of Christmas 2012 {Part 2}

December 5, 2012 by Aprille 10 Comments

Overall, I feel like I’m succeeding in my determination to choose joy this Christmas season. For some reason, the wonder of the birth of Christ is really overwhelming me in a new way and I’m seeing light and hope and joy everywhere I look. Now that my blog archive project is over, I’m throwing myself … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Christmas, Miscellaneous Tagged: christmas, gingerbread, MOPS, nativity scene, ornaments, PWOC

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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