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Why Holistic Health is Life Changing: New Book by Dr. Crippen

2023-04-11 aprilmomoffour back pain, chiropractic, chronic pain, fitness, food allergies, healthy eating, heart disease

why holistic health care is life changing

Today I asked Dr. Jeff Crippen to write a guest post here to share with us about his new book on holistic health. Dr. Crippen is the author of this book and also a practicing chiropractor. His journey into a cure for his migraines led to his expertise on holistic health. This form of medicine treats the body as a whole, instead of just throwing medications at symptoms and hoping they go away. Anyone who has had a health problem […]

The Cookie Fiasco: All That Work for Nothing

2020-02-04 aprilmomoffour Bible verses, faith, family, food, stay-at-home mom

A couple of weeks ago I found out that the ladies’ ministry at my church is going to have a cookie contest. It is really more than just a contest, it is a luncheon, but at the luncheon there will be a cookie contest. Then the cookies are delivered to teachers at a local school. We are giving back to our community with something pleasant like Valentine cookies. Now I am a regular attending member of our church, and also […]

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6 comments cookies, faith, flu, food, Valentine's Day

What I’m Cooking This Summer (& Chatty Stories at the Supermarket)

2018-07-19 aprilmomoffour 4 kids, big family life, food, funny stories, parenting, recipes

What is for dinner this week and stories from the supermarket

A few weeks ago, I was grocery shopping alone at the Commissary. It’s funny. When I was pregnant, strangers in stores always talked to me. “You’re so….big. Are you having twins?” Oh, how I loved those little chats…Then when the boys were babies, people still talked to us, but these days we’re just regular old people. I don’t get comments unless I take all 4 of them out together. Then of course, no one can believe they are all boys. […]

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7 comments cooking, food, funny story, recipes

Eat Better, Feel Better

2016-09-22 aprilmomoffour food, food allergies, funny stories, healthy eating, ventricular tachycardia

This week I have two cardiology appointments. The one yesterday was fairly easy, and all went smoothly. John David, my faithful sidekick, tagged along for that one. I think he fully entertained the cardiac floor of the hospital. My favorite part was the bit he did with the crayons. See, I brought a brand new box of 24 crayons along. New crayons interest people more than old ones. JD enjoyed the crayons very much, but I’m not sure that he […]

Easy Steps from a Nutritionist to Lower Blood Sugar

2015-11-14 aprilmomoffour fitness, food, food allergies, healthy eating, prediabetes, recipes

Today I met with a nutritionist, also known as my friend Lacy. I bombarded her with all the food questions I could think of about how to lower blood sugar, and I’m going to share the first, most doable steps that I learned. I’m writing them down NOW before I forget any more than I already have! Lacy is a fellow home schooling mom. She also has four kids, so there’s no one who better understands what I’m up against. […]

Super Easy Crock Pot Roast for the Life-is-Kicking-My-Tail Days!

2015-04-16 aprilmomoffour crock pot, food, parenting, recipes

In the great tradition of helping out new mothers, our friends Chris and Corinne brought over this roast, just after we had Joshua. I remember this day like the back of my hand. Corinne was 39 weeks pregnant herself, and she looked exhausted. We asked them to stay with us and enjoy the roast too, and I so enjoyed their visit. I have loved every single one of their visits. They are such an outstanding couple! We always laughed so […]

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5 comments busy moms, cooking, crock pot, food, recipes

Six Thoughts from The School for Wiggly Boys

2015-01-21 aprilmomoffour blog, Classical Conversations, food allergies, goals, home school, homeschool, parenting

By the end of the homeschool day, I have this NEED to zone out. Does herding children all day make you feel as beat as it does me??? Blogging is my version of zoning out, so let me tell ya what’s been going on lately in our School for Wiggly Boys. -Things are going well. Caleb is making a speedy recovery. Yesterday, you could see his lip shrinking all day long. It was quite the wonder. Today he looks […]

My Award Winning Chili Recipe

2015-01-13 aprilmomoffour food, recipes

When I moved storiesofourboys.com from wordpress.com to Bluehost, I accidentally left out the recipe section. Oops!! There were just a couple of the recipes I decided I need to add back, as I have had more than one friend mention these recipes, and I know you need them to stay put, for reference. Don’t you hate it when you’re in a pinch, and the recipe you were using just disappears from the internet??? So, here it is: My first prize chili. […]

How I Lose the Pregnancy Weight

2014-04-15 aprilmomoffour anemia, babies, breastfeeding, exercise, postpartum, pregnancy, weight loss

What I look like, every single time, right after giving birth: This was a few days after I had Caleb. I weighed about 170 pounds in this photo. And this is what I normally look like: That’s a 35 pound difference. (After all, a few pounds actually DO belong to the baby.) This is not my favorite topic: weight loss. I don’t like discussing it because it often makes us feel bad. Maybe it’s just me, but when […]

Simple & Delicious Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe

2014-02-12 aprilmomoffour recipes

Today I thought I’d share my favorite soup with everyone: Loaded Baked Potato Soup. This stuff is GOOD. (I’m also holding Daniel as I type this, while he does a dinosaur puzzle on his Nabi.) Plus, I am on hold with the airline trying to change a flight. I figure I’ll be on hold for a while. Somehow I doubt I’m the only person scrambling to change travel plans this week!!! Loaded Baked Potato Soup Prep: 30minutes- 2 hours, […]