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Water is Vital to Your Survival! What is Your Plan?

Water is Vital to Your Survival! What is Your Plan?

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Updated: 2/15/2026 We can’t live without water! Whether we drink, brush our teeth, shower, cook, clean, or provide water to growing things, we can’t live without it. An average person cannot live for more than three days without water.  Water is critical to your survival needs. Unfortunately, most people do not prioritize water in their emergency preparations. They focus on shelter, food, security, and safety before they even consider water. Yes, shelter and food are important. However, without water, those…

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4 Reasons Why It Is Time To Talk To Your Friends and Neighbors About Prepping!

4 Reasons Why It Is Time To Talk To Your Friends and Neighbors About Prepping!

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It’s 5:30 in the afternoon. The power has been out since 6:30 that morning. You are contemplating what to have for supper on the grill since you can still get to the grill. Thank goodness you moved it to the garage yesterday when the weather started getting bad!Otherwise, everything else is going well. The kids have been playing card games and coloring. The first floor of the house is warm enough from the portable gas heater you bought a year…

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The Back To School Routine – How To Set Up Your Family For Success This School Year!

The Back To School Routine – How To Set Up Your Family For Success This School Year!

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School has started for us! (Excuse me while I do a happy dance!)Starting school is an excellent time to start new routines in your household. I find being organized in the morning starts our day off well. We are on time for work and school. The kids are rarely rushing around to get their things together. This school year we have had some additional changes from last school year. We are taking cold lunches to school almost every day. We are…

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What Does Your College Student Really Need?

What Does Your College Student Really Need?

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I have had two kids in college for over three years now. I know there are things they need and don’t need. We have experienced dorm life and apartment life. While both are very different, the college student needs are very similar in dorm life and apartment life. Basically, this is home away from home! Your student needs to feel at home where he is at while being very independent. While I had a pretty good idea on what a college needs,…

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Monday Update From The Homestead – July 25 & August 1

Monday Update From The Homestead – July 25 & August 1

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We are still here, still busy, and still finding more and more projects to do. I think the projects are actually finding us, but we always find things to do! I stay busier than I like and most days I have no idea what I need to do first. That is life though and I try to stay positive no matter what.I am kind of back to purging and decluttering. I am trying to get Shali’s room packed up. I…

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Monday Update From The Homestead – April 18

Monday Update From The Homestead – April 18

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Hello! We are having some very lovely temperatures here! The wind seems to want to blow too, but it feels so good to be outside soaking up the sun.We got a fair amount of yard work done. The branches are piled up in three piles around the house and will be loaded into a trailer. Some of it will be burned and some of it will become mulch for the garden. The kids did most of that work as well…

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