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"It's Just Like His Great Love!"

Posted by Aprille on Thursday, August 20, 2009, In : Family News

I probably couldn't write appropriately enough to express how grateful I am to our heavenly Father. He is more amazing than we give Him credit for, and I feel ashamed for every time we have ever doubted Him.

On Monday afternoon, while the movers were at our apartment, I spent quite a bit of time on the internet just trying to stay out of the way. About 1PM I decided once again to look at AHRN.com to see what off-post houses were available for rent in our area. I found a new listing well within...
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Unspeakable Joy

Posted by Aprille on Friday, June 5, 2009, In : God's blessings & spiritual musings

*I wrote this article for a Christian military wives newsletter so I thought I would share it here too.*

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: (1 Peter 1:8)

This verse became a precious comfort to me when I was nineteen. I was very lonely, very single, and desperately wanting to be married. While I don’t know that my personal interpretation was exactly God’s intent when He wrote this Scripture,...

Half-prayers and Happiness :)

Posted by Aprille on Friday, May 22, 2009, In : God's blessings & spiritual musings

My current Facebook status says this: Aprille is pretty convinced that God really loves her. :)

While the truth of my life is that God is good all the time, and that He loves me all the time, there are sometimes God uses little things to show me just how much.

It all started with printer cartridges, and a very small checking account balance. Every military wife will tell you that it seems that everything will ALWAYS go wrong at the wrong time. What I'm learning is that God's timing is usually ...
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