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If we stand back and just look at what’s going on around us, sometimes things can feel so overwhelming. The national debt is skyrocketing. Cancel Culture is ruining the lives of everyday people like you and me – let alone successful businesses. We watch the hypocrisy of tech companies de-platforming […]
When we talk about preparedness, there are many different levels. For example, when we talk about Bugging out, I see your EDC, your vehicle kit, and your bug out bag as different levels of the same thing. But bugging out isn’t the only place which that principle comes into play. […]
Dreams More than three years ago, I had a dream. I thought about writing a book. A lot of people dream about it. Perhaps you’ve dreamed about it. But I didn’t do that on my own. I wanted to take a class that walked me through writing my book step […]
I believe in preparedness. I know. It’s shocking coming from a preparedness author who runs a preparedness blog. But I think that sometimes Christians fall into onto of two categories. One group believes that being prepared is lacking faith. The other group understands that preparedness flows out of their Christianity. […]
Some of you may know my story. For those of you who don’t, to put it succinctly, a great part of our preparedness journey as a family started because of the Ferguson Riots. We lived them. But now violence is erupting again in Minneapolis and many other cities across the […]
Do you consider yourself to be someone who is into preparedness? Are you striving to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle? Are you dabbling or are you all in? No matter which one you find yourself fitting into better, there are six downfalls that I notice are common among most people […]
I was having a conversation with a friend recently. She has, unbeknownst to me, been reading some of my articles on “Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI.” She said she read through the whole article waiting for me to tell her what the acronym TEOTWAWKI meant, and……well…..I didn’t. So that got […]
Failure has gotten a bad rap. No one wants to fail and, can we blame them? Which sounds more prestigious? (1) I just got demoted at my job. (2) My boss was so happy with my performance that he announced my name during a company meeting. Well, duh! The vast […]
Making our home into one where we can function without what we think of as comforts isn’t an easy task. Making Your Home Your Castle and providing for your family in a difficult situation is hard, but doable. This week’s article flows perfectly out of that. What do you do […]
What should we be thinking about NOW to be ready for TEOTWAWKI later? Let’s get some systems into place. But which ones?
It’s almost summertime! It’s a time of baseball games, camping, swimming, outdoor fires in the evening roasting marshmallows, and taking a vacation! For our family, vacations are a highlight of our summer when we are able to take them. But, if you’re like me, that presents us with a little […]
I consider myself a prepper – not a crazy doomsday type of prepper, but an every day, make sure my family is taken care of kinda prepper. If you’re reading this, you probably consider yourself somewhat of a prepper. Oftentimes, we have extra food in the basement, cases of water […]
Last week, we experienced the polar vortex. Temperatures dropped incredibly low, even for Central Illinois. The way it worked out, my husband and I had to exchange cars. I put more miles on my husband’s car then he usually does in a couple of days. As a result I needed […]
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 […]
I had mentioned in a recent newsletter that I took a trip to Kansas City. Last year I was diagnosed with a gene mutation which causes early onset heart disease. I tend to be a bit ‘crunchy.’ While having a stent (or two or three or four) put in or […]
