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

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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 […]

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See the U.S. Army Museum in 20 Patriotic Pictures

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See the U.S. Army Museum in 20 Patriotic Pictures

You might be thinking, “I didn’t even know the US Army has a museum.” Just a few years ago, there was not one, but now I am happy to report that the US Army does in fact have its very own museum. It is very close to Washington D.C., on an Army base named Fort Belvoir. And it is a fun one too. Also, I will tell you, Fort Benning has a similar one that is called the National Infantry […]

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5 Important Things to Teach Your Son About Home Repairs

boy mom, dads, education, family, male leaders, parenting, preteens

It is so important to teach your son about home repairs. Yes, girls can definitely benefit from this too! At our house, we just happen to only have boys, so I tend to focus on raising boys. This is a guest post that I think brings an awesome point: training up your sons on how to work with their hands. I want to make sure we use these tips at our house more too, and I hope you find this […]

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20 Boy Mom Quotes That Will Make You Smile

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funny boy mom quotes

As a mom of four boys, I love coming across cute quotes about being a boy mom. These are all quotes about being a boy mom that anyone raising a boy, or two, or seven, will enjoy. I created fun pictures for some of them too so you can save them on Pinterest. I tend to save more funny quotes than I do helpful articles. Ha! Or I save the helpful content on Pinterest, but I do not actually ever […]

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23 of the Best Things to Do in Washington, D.C.

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what to do in DC

If you are planning a DC trip, and wondering what to do in DC, you are in for a treat. This is one of those questions I get asked the most from friends who are not local to the D.C. area. We have lived here off and on since 2009, and we have ALWAYS loved hosting our friends and family when they come visit the DC area. One time we had so many guests that the older boys’ room looked […]

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How To Take an Easy Fun Car Tour of Gettysburg

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July 4, 1863 Telegraph from President Lincoln: “The President announces to the country that news from the Army of the Potomac, up to 10 P.M. of the 3rd. is such as to cover that Army with the highest honor, to promise a great success to the cause of the Union, and to claim the condolence of all for the many gallant fallen. And that for this, he especially desires that on this day, He whose will, not ours, should ever […]

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Where to Begin When You are New to Home Schooling

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new to home schooling

Are you new to home schooling? Have you ever thought about home schooling your children, but you were not sure where to start? I have another Guest post for you! We have Amanda Wilson, author of Heading into Homeschool: A Faith-Based Step-by-Step Plan for Beginning to Homeschool . You can also find Amanda at www.maestramom.com. She blogs about home schooling and parenting, and she has many helpful resources on her website too. Amanda’s book is all about getting started with […]

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The Ultimate Guide to Native American Remedies

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I’m excited to bring you a guest post today about a new book that I’m currently reading. What drew me to this book, by Samantha Deere, is that it contains an exhaustive lists of plants that grow in North America and how to use them for the health of your family. For example, did you know that in 1536, Jaques Cartier boiled pine needles to cure his ship crew from scurvy? I learned that in this book. I asked Samantha […]

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A New Blog for a New Phase

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A New Blog for a New Phase

You can now find me at my new blog: gettingmyacttogether.com. It’s still the same me, talking about many of the same things, just less “stories of our boys” and more stories of organizing, decluttering, moving, Army life, and always learning. I hope you’ll join me over there! I’ve also started a YouTube series about getting the house ready to sell and moving. So far all of the videos have been about decluttering and organizing. We are moving again this summer. […]

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What My Realistic List of Daily Goals Actually Looks Like

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list of realistic daily goals

I have written about my goals on this website many, many times. Usually I dream moderately big. I mean, I’m not over here trying to be a movie star or anything like that, but I do tend to think I can accomplish a respectable amount of things, and really that isn’t always the case. Truth be told, I usually fall well short of my published goals. Anyway, so I thought it would be fun to share my list of PURELY […]

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