From Karen

Sometimes, I like to share things from my heart, new projects about which I’m excited, or something that fascinated me. This is where you can find those.

From Karen

Some Big Changes

I’ve found that with every endeavor that I’ve gotten involved in, I always have times of reflection as to how to proceed.  Sometimes I decide to stick it out.  Sometimes, I feel that changes are needed. Ever since around Christmas time, I’ve wondered if I am going about this blog […]

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2019 Goals, Plans, Posts, Projects

I spent some time this last week looking over this past year and it’s accomplishments.  I also spent some time thinking about next year.  What do I want to accomplish?  Are there specific kinds of posts do I want to write for you?  What projects do I want to tackle […]

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Lessons Learned in 2018 – Personal, Preparedness, and Professional

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 […]

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Thanksgiving – Prepper Style

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 […]

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Love, Learn, Practice, Overcome

For a long time, the tagline at the end of my blog posts or newsletters has been, “Remember, knowledge isn’t knowing something, it’s living it.” That tagline communicates part of what I’m about here. It’s easy to sit here and to “Monday morning quarterback” preparedness.  I enjoy reading and learning interesting […]

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What I’m Thankful For

Or for those of you who are more “grammarly” minded, “The Things for Which I Am Thankful.”  Somehow that just didn’t sound right as a post title despite being correct grammar. For those of you who read my blog on a regular basis, you may have been expecting to read a […]