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Hey there!

I love fall and rain and the color mustard. I think loaded cheese fries with ranch dip and a cold Dr. Pepper qualifies as the best meal in the world. Naps are my jam!

I’ve got two daughters who are quickly growing up to be my best friends, three amazing, energetic boys, and a husband who counts the times he makes me laugh in a day. We live in a house in the woods at the summer camp I grew up attending. I’m the author of The Marvelous Mud House and a speaker. I’m undeservedly blessed. But I haven’t always felt that way.

Early on, I tried to be supermom. I thought I would teach my kids to willingly eat tomatoes and broccoli, to love reading and cleaning up after themselves, to unselfishly love others, and to have a heart for the world.

Over time, as they spit out their peas, threw books they didn’t like across the cluttered dirty floor, and came downstairs screaming and crying after tackling each other, I grew more and more discouraged. None of us was perfect.

I spiraled into a pit of doubt, anxiety, and depression. I spent a lot of days trying to figure out what was wrong with me! I sought help from counselors, friends, and the Bible, and eventually learned to love my family again more than I ever dreamed possible.

Today, I’ve hung up my supermom cape for good. I’ve learned to relax and laugh again (which made my husband happy). I’ve learned that my kids will make mistakes, just like I will, but we can work through them together.

Part of me choosing to be happy is taking my vitamins and anti-depressant daily. It’s intentionally making time for friendships that encourage me. It’s spending time with great music and the Bible. It’s carving out time with my husband. It’s pushing myself to walk or run even when I don’t feel like it. It’s following some dreams outside of motherhood that God has placed on my heart, like writing.

If you’re struggling at home, I hope to encourage you that it IS possible to build a happy place in your heart and home. Don’t give up. Reach out for help. I hope to provide you with some of the tools you need here as well. I’m so glad you’re here.

– April

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This girl got a positive covid test for her 21st b This girl got a positive covid test for her 21st birthday. And not the positively toward the negative kind of positive unfortunately. But my girl is still smiling!  At least I think she is under that mask.....
When Tom and I moved to Dallas for him to attend S When Tom and I moved to Dallas for him to attend Seminary, that first semester I audited "Soteriology" with Dr. Pyne and loved it so much, I decided to attend seminary as well. Tom and I graduated together in 1999 with our Master's in Biblical Studies degress. We enjoyed those years of study so much! Then we started our family, and I sometimes would wonder how I would use my degree some day (besides personally and with my family, which I don't discount at all!). Fast forward to 2013 when I wrote The Marvelous Mud House, and then 2018 when I wrote The Marvelous Maker. I don't know if my "credentials" with DTS gave me an edge in getting published, but I'm sure it didn't hurt! :) Today, I enjoy studying the Word even more on a daily basis as I seek to allow God to use my gifts and callings for the building of his kingdom. This came out in DTS magazine recently! How exciting and fun and such an honor and priviledge to have my photo right near one of my and Tom's absolute favorite professors at Dallas Seminary, Dr. Ronald Allen! #onehappyhouse #themarvelousmaker #bhpub #themarvelousmudhouse
One of my Christmas gift to Tom this year! 😂 No One of my Christmas gift to Tom this year! 😂 Not sure if he'll make it though as this morning I looked over and for a split second thought there was a live animal on our table! #onehappyhouse
I'm so excited to share with you all my Bible read I'm so excited to share with you all my Bible reading plan!! I first decided to read through the entire Bible in 100 Days towards the end of 2020. It seemed like a good way to spend the most ridiculously crazy year of my lifetime. I knew that God was up to something in this world, if anything, reminding us all of our own mortality, and I wanted to dig into his Word and know him more intimately as I pondered meeting him face to face. I heard a statistic on the radio that said Christians are reading their Bibles less than they were before the pandemic started! While this seemed incredibly sad to me, it also convicted me as I questioned how much of my own time was spent in the Word of God this past year. I enjoyed reading thru the Bible so much these past 100 days that I created this plan for anyone wanting to try it in 2021! It can be customized for 200 or 300 days as well. Check it out here! It's free!http://onehappyhouse.org/the-jesus-our-redeemer-bible-in-100-days-plan/
Figured out the secret to a 12 minute run to the b Figured out the secret to a 12 minute run to the beach. Coffee and homemade cinnamon roll breakfast! @the_realag28
Sunset at Apollo Beach with Anna and Abigail, and Sunset at Apollo Beach with Anna and Abigail, and walking back with Anna. I have loved and enjoyed running along this boulevard long before the kids could walk it with me. It's so nice and fun that we can run it or walk it together! #onehappyhouse #beach #sunset #apollobeach #themarvelousmaker
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