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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
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    • 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
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    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • Homecoming 2009
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    • ADHD Homeschooling: Hacks, Tricks, and Tips for Making It Work
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    Our Unforgettable 10th Wedding Anniversary Trip to Texas

    / March 12, 2018 / 1 Comment

    We’ve been talking about our 10th anniversary for several years now. We’ve been throwing ideas at each other of where we should go, what we should do, how we should celebrate. We thought…

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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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  • 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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  • Recovering Perfectionist,  Travel

    One Tree Hill Filming Locations Self-Guided Tour

    / June 12, 2012 / 78 Comments

    Shortly before Russ deployed to Afghanistan (the second time), I decided that I wanted to find a TV show that had multiple seasons to watch while he was deployed. I had found during…

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  • Family,  Pregnancy & Birth,  Travel

    Beach Vacation 2010

    / June 5, 2010 / 0 Comments

    Over the past week we got to take our block leave (summer vacation). We drove down to where Russell’s mom lives in North Carolina and spent a few days there visiting with the…

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  • Marriage,  Travel

    KLOVE Cruise to the Bahamas 2010

    / February 8, 2010 / 2 Comments

    About 2 years ago, shortly before Russ and I got married, I joined an online forum called Christian Military Wives. I wasn’t very active on the website until about halfway through Russell’s deployment,…

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