If I could characterize the last year in one word, it would be change. If I could characterize it in a phrase, it would be God’s faithfulness. As of the beginning of May 2024, my husband stepped down from his position as pastor of our church. This was the big […]
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Creating a Container Garden in 5-Gallon Food Grade Buckets
It may only be partway through February, but most of us who have any plans at growing a garden this year are likely already thinking about it. But what if you live in an apartment or you rent a house or you have no yard? So as we’re already getting […]
Your 2025 Herb Garden
Whether you live in an apartment, a house in the city, the suburbs, or even on a farm, an herb garden is in many ways – as important as a regular garden. In today’s post, we’re going to discuss the four main purposes for an Herb garden – taste, medicinal, […]
Hate Watering Your Garden? Here’s a Simple Answer!
In many parts of the United States, we are experiencing soaring temperatures and drought conditions this summer. It has provided the perfect opportunity to test out some garden water conservation ideas that have been lurking in the back of my mind during previous years of abundant water. One of the […]
Get 1/3 More Out of THIS YEAR’S Garden with this ONE Technique
This is an article on gardening from my friend Kim Deel. She’s been gardening for more than 30 years and has a lot of wisdom to impart. I’m putting this article out in June, so you can start to consider what you want to plan in your “Bonus Garden” as […]
Are You Making These 6 Rookie Gardening Mistakes?
We’ve all been there. Those first few months that you are working on learning a new hobby, everything seems to go wrong. Everything is SUCH a CHORE to get done. When you finally make a breakthrough in one area, then another problem area seems to crop up (pun SO intended!). […]
I’m absolutely sick …
Okay. I WAS sick, but I wasn’t the only one sick over Christmas break. Everywhere I looked families had members dropping like flies to this fever filled stomach bug and respiratory illness. Unfortunately, when we moved here to Pensacola, I left almost all of my preparedness supplies behind. And with […]
Labor Day Sale!
September. Even the name of the month conjures pictures of cool temperatures and vivid colors of leaves on trees. It also reminds me of back to school and, for some reason, it also always feels like it’s time to dig into preparedness. Well if you’re like me, I have […]
5 Food Storage Myths Debunked
There are classical myths such as those associated Hercules or Achilles or Persues. There are modern-day myths such as, according to Web MD that there is supposedly no actual correlation between giving children sugar and hyperactivity. Makes me wonder what their definition of “hyperactivity” is. You? But then there is […]
The Most Important Piece to Preparedness NOW
What do you think is the most important part of preparedness right now? Do you think it’s your stockpile? Maybe what’s most important is survival skills. Or is your ability to garden and cook from scratch what’s most important? Or what other things are important? There could be great arguments […]

