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It’s December 23rd. Okay, not really, but stick with me here. It’s December 23rd. You’re sitting at your kitchen table looking over the long list of items you have yet to complete: make the rolls, make the cheesecake, wrap those last-minute gifts, get the guest bedroom ready for Aunt Suzie…wait, […]
What if I told you that you could stop prepping? Yep. Just stop. No more worrying about what happens if the grocery store shelves are empty. No more wondering whether you have enough food put back. No more thinking through what your family would do if you lost an income, […]
Oh! You have to hear this story. The week after I started watching what I was eating, I went out and ran a 5K! NOT!! I have been sedentary for nearly all of my life since college. There were days when, as a stay-at-home mom, my pedometer said I was […]
Numbers don’t define who you are. They don’t. But when I weighed 324.6 pounds (yes, you read that right!), it might not have defined me, but it limited me. The effects of that number limited how far I could walk. It limited my sleep. It limited my physical ability to […]
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 […]
In this thought-provoking video, we explore the real threat to positivity that often goes unnoticed. Discover three simple yet powerful steps on how to stay positive during troubling times, accompanied by a practical example that brings these principles to life. Step One: “Don’t watch the news, read the headlines only.” […]
I’ve recently been talking with a friend who – like me – loves preparedness, but doesn’t have time for reading. I had to chuckle at how similar our disposition toward reading is. But I’m sure there are a myriad of others out there just like us. So I thought I […]
Who is the “Mom on the Run?” If you’re a mom, that person is likely YOU. Next to home – and maybe work – the single location where many of us spend the next largest chunk of our time is in our vehicles. And while we often take time to […]
It’s one thing to get locked out of your house or your car when you have your purse, your phone, or other helpful tools at your fingertips. But what do you do when circumstances leave you without anything at your disposal? So my husband is a pastor of our local […]
