Posted by Aprille D on Tuesday, December 6, 2011,
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Holidays
I'm participating in some of the days in the Wives of Faith Christmas Blog Carnival. It's a lot of fun because they give us topics to write about and we get to read other people's blogs and connect and make friends, not to mention just enjoying Christmas. This post is going to be short and sweet...literally! :) Most people think of cranberry sauce as a standard traditional holiday dish, but it's rare to find a person who actually likes it. That's because most people go to the store and get thi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Thursday, December 23, 2010,
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Holidays
Normally, in keeping with our little Christmas tradition, we would be headed up to Chicago to spend Christmas and New Years with my family. But this year, plans had to change, thanks to Uncle Sam. I can't really go into a lot of detail at this time, but let's just say that we were forced to celebrate Christmas Day as just the three of us. Knowing that we were faced with this, my mother-in-law and her husband decided to bring Christmas to us, a little bit early! While this isn't what I had ima... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Thursday, December 9, 2010,
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Baby Ezra
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine
eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my
members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet
there was none of them. (Psalm 139:15-16) I am a firm believer that human life begins at the moment of conception. Based on this belief, our Baby Ezra has been alive for a whole year now! I'd like to take this blog post to share... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Saturday, December 4, 2010,
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Holidays
Posted by Aprille on Thursday, December 24, 2009,
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Holidays
WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL...DAY 13.My Christmas wish to all my friends, family, and other military wives... - A wonderful Christmas
- Fun and LOVING time with friends and family, with no conflicts
- The most wonderful gifts you could imagine
- That you would draw closer to your loved ones, that everyone would set aside difference, show forgiveness and learn to love each other in a new way
- Safe travels and awesome traveling weather, but still enough snow for a "white Christmas"
- That ...
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Posted by Aprille on Wednesday, December 23, 2009,
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WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL DAY 12. 1. The first thing I don't take for granted this year is God's amazing love...I know it may sound a bit trite, but God is showing me every day how much He loves me and cares for me, even when I don't feel worthy. It's so easy to feel like God can't show us love because we aren't perfect and disappoint Him so much, but the older I get the more I realized that God delights in giving us good and perfect gifts! 2. The second thing I don't t... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Tuesday, December 22, 2009,
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Army Life
Well I don't know how to read I guess! So my last post was my *blonde moment of the day*...but I will keep it because it is a good post! Now onto the REAL topic: "After all of the packages you’ve packed for your husband, wouldn’t it
be nice if someone mailed you a care package? What would be in it?
Today we’re asking you to write about your dream care package you would
love to receive in the mail for yourself – no expense spared, but it
has to fit in a flat rate box. (Sorry, you can’... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Tuesday, December 22, 2009,
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Army Life
WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL DAY 11.I would have to say that the perfect care package for Christmas is one that is packed with the intention of bringing Christmas to the soldier, the way that he wants it. For some men that means mini trees and lights to put in their barracks rooms, or santa hats for all their platoon buddies. For Russ, he just wanted another package filled with love. I sent him some goodies (Christmas cookies of course!) and snacks, as well as some gifts.... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Monday, December 21, 2009,
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Holidays
WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL DAY 10. I am once again going to take some writer's liberty with this blog post, partially because when the topics were first posted I misunderstood what this post was supposed to be about, wrote my post, and don't want to change it, and partially because this is a blog post that I have been looking forward to writing for a while. When I read the title of the post, the phrase "First Christmas" in my mind translated into "First Christmas with Ru... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Friday, December 18, 2009,
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Holidays
WIVES OF FAITH BLOG CARNIVAL DAY SEVEN.I have to say that of all of the topics chosen for this blog carnival, this one will be the most difficult one for me to write. This post will reveal things about my life that sometimes I would rather left un-shared. And this post will probably make some people upset or at least stir up disagreement. When I was a child, Christmas to me meant about what it means to most other children of low-medium income families. I was always excited about the presents,... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Thursday, December 17, 2009,
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Holidays
WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL DAY SIX. I will say that a few days ago I had no idea what I was going to write for this topic, but thankfully when you are married to a husband like mine, memories are always making themselves!! I've had a lot of fun this Christmas season buying gifts and working on surprise projects for Russ. He has also had fun teasing me about his surprise gift. Being a one-income and very closely-involved-with-eachother household, this fun has had to be sh... Continue reading ...
WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL DAY 5. I could only come up with a few for this post, but they are all from personal experience. ...if you don't call it “Christmas Break” but instead call it
“Christmas Leave.”
...if you are done with your Christmas shopping in November
because you have to get that care package sent out in time for it to
make its way overseas to reach your husband by Christmas. ...if the brass quartet you listen to while you are shopping is wearing ACUs... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Tuesday, December 15, 2009,
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Holidays
WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL DAY 4.(Disclaimer: To be completely honest, this post is going to be about the 2nd best gift I've ever received. The truly best gift I ever received I will divulge completely in my post on the 21st entitled "What the First Christmas Means To Me.") But, aside from that, bar none, the story I'm about to share with you is one of my fondest Christmas memories ever. If you didn't already know, I am a musician by trade, songwriter by imagination, and ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Russ on Monday, December 14, 2009,
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Holidays
My wife knows that I am writing this blog, but as I am typing she doesn't know what I'm writing. She did tell me there's some kind of contest or something on wives of faith and that she couldn't really figure out what is the best gift she ever gave. To me its obvious. I guess I am "cheating" since I am writing this and not her, and I guess its supposed to be written until the 14th of December, but since I don't really care if she wins I have no problem in cheating. I just want to say this... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Sunday, December 13, 2009,
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Holidays
WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL....DAY 2.My favorite recipes for Christmas have got to be almond spritz cookies and buckeyes (also known as "peanut butter bonbons.") As those are very popular Christmas foods and the recipes are readily available, I've chosen to post two lesser-known recipes that I really like.
SOFT SUGAR
COOKIES (I got this one off of cooks.com and it turned out WONDERFUL!!)
1 cup sugar 1 cup butter
1 teaspoon
vanilla
1/2 teaspoon
almond extract
1 e... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Saturday, December 12, 2009,
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Holidays
WIVES OF FAITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG CARNIVAL....DAY 1.My favorite Christmas song is........"On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me....!!!!" (Lol SOMEONE had to say it right?!?!)
Anyone who has known me closely knows that when I say that a song
is “my favorite,” most likely an hour later the identical words
will come out of my mouth in regards to another. I love music, and I
have numerous "favorite" songs.
When it comes to Christmas songs, I have favorites in dif... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Tuesday, December 8, 2009,
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Holidays
It all started out with my brother and art class (a very long
story that happened wayy back years ago and nobody can really remember how it got started)...and how everyone would say "mic" all the time. It was always mic this and mic that, like for instance, when they
would say McDonalds, they would really emphasize the "Mc" part. Then when they started listening to Christmas music in class of course it because MICmiss.
My family picked this up because Kurt brought home everything from art c... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Tuesday, December 8, 2009,
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Holidays
The Wives Who Wait
Twas the night before Christmas
And there all alone
I saw a young woman
Who sat by the phone
For what was she waiting
On this holiday night
Where were the stockings
Christmas tree, lights?
I saw one little tear
As it rolled down her face
And she curled up in a blanket
Then looked round the place
Something was missing
Someone not here
In her face I saw sadness
Did I also see fear?
I paused and I wondered
What could it be?
That would cause a young woman
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Posted by Aprille on Saturday, November 21, 2009,
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Army Life
Hello Friends. Russ and I have befriended a young couple in our unit.
Matthew and Rachel just PCSed up here to Fort Knox about a month after
we did. They just received the call this week that they could move from their temporary house into their on-post house. Rachel is pregnant with her first...her baby girl Olivia is
due December 5th. They haven't been able to buy very much for their
baby yet so we have set up an online baby shower for them so that
others who care could reach out to them.
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Thought that I would share some deals with you all! I've already been able to save some money on Christmas shopping this year. Want to give people gift cards for Christmas? How bout buying them at a discounted rate? Here are some websites: http://www.abcgiftcards.com/store/http://www.giftcardsagain.com/http://monstergiftcard.com/index.phphttp://www.giftcardrescue.com/Definitive Deals is a website that keeps track of deals and coupon codes for online shopping. I've tried sites like this before a... Continue reading ...
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