It’s time to put your preparedness skills to the test. Imagine this: You are fast asleep on a cool autumn night and at 2:30 in the morning the sirens begin to blare. A train has derailed just ½ mile from your house. Several cars carrying anhydrous ammonia have overturned and the breeze is carrying the…
We really do live blessed lives. Very few of us need to worry too much about going hungry or not having a place to live. We may need to work hard, pinch and save to meet all our needs, but that’s just it: our needs are met. It’s so easy to let the worries of…
What are you preparing for? Getting food storage, preparing a 72-hour kit, stocking up on first aid supplies, having a generator or alternate heat source, planting a garden and putting food up… Is all of this really necessary? Why are you doing these things? What is it exactly that you’re preparing for? In preparation for the…
You need more than just food Food is not the only thing to consider as you work towards a three-month storage. Although food is the most vital, don’t forget the non-food items that you use every day: shampoo, toothpaste, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, razors, etc. You’ll want at least a three-month supply of these…
Time to start fresh This is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. Don’t go into the new year burdened by the unwanted or unnecessary remnants of 2014. Start the new year off with a clean slate. Make a goal to clean one room or closet this month and give at least one box or…
It is meet that as the year closes we have holidays that turn our minds to family and friends, celebrating the blessings we’ve received and feasting on the abundance of the season. The queen of all virtues Gratitude is called the queen of all virtues. Indeed, gratitude fosters patience, mercy, empathy, kindness and happiness. These…