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Christmas is Tuesday. New Years follows the week after. Even in the midst of the busyness of the season, I am caused to pause and reflect on this year and the things that I’ve learned. As I get older and my children grow, life has seemed to pick up a […]
When disaster strikes, your rambunctious seven-year-old will still need something to keep him occupied.
While I’ve lived through a tornado and a series of riots, I’ve never lived through a wildfire. The California Camp Fire devastated more than 146,000 ACRES. Heather Cleek, one of the readers here, lives just 15 miles from Paradise California and has a firsthand account of the fire to share with us […]
This is part 5 in the Prepper Kit series. If you want to catch the others you can find them here: 10 Kits to Put Together Today to Be Ready for Tomorrow Kit #1 – Providing Your Family with Light Kit #2 – The Kit Your Family Needs This Winter […]
This is part 4 in the Prepper Kit series. If you want to catch the others you can find them here: 10 Kits to Put Together Today to Be Ready for Tomorrow Kit #1 – Providing Your Family with Light Kit #2 – The Kit Your Family Needs This Winter […]
Okay, I can see the look on some of your faces. There’s no way to predict a riot, so how can you prepare? Well, truth be told, you can’t predict a tornado, a stock market collapse, or a wildfire. So really while preparing for a riot FEELS different, it’s really […]
Christmas time is right around the corner. I love the beauty of Christmas and its decorations. I adore watching the kids open their gifts, but my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. This year I have so much to be thankful for, and I wanted to take some time to share some […]
Have you ever been in a room at night when the power goes out? I’m sure you have. If you have had your kids with you when that happened, what was their reaction? Probably a gasp or a slight cry if they were older or maybe an outright cry if […]
I grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania. Not exactly considered tornado alley, but I can remember two distinct occasions where waterspouts (tornadoes over water) were spotted near our house. Because we weren’t plagued with tornadoes, we didn’t really even think about tornado preparedness. Well, my family didn’t think much about preparedness […]
Friday is our busy day of the week and happily so. It’s our shopping day, but what if while we were out shopping there was a power loss? I oftentimes leave older children at home. Sometimes they babysit one or more of my ‘younger’ children. If I’m out, some of […]
