The Unexpected Happens… Summer is upon us and many of you will be taking road trips for vacations, or doing hiking trips in parks, or camping in the wilderness. We can plan and pack and think we have everything we need for our adventure, but sometimes the...
Getting started with preparedness can look daunting – that’s a fact. I’ve talked about Why We Should Prepare – the fact that we need to be ready to deal with natural disasters and man-made disasters, including personal emergencies, such as loss of income due to...
Take a Look around Your Kitchen. How many fancy electrical appliances and gadgets do you have sitting around? If you were without power for days (or weeks), what simple tools would you need to have on hand as a back-up plan? Or maybe you’re setting up a...
How often do you think about the water you use everyday? Most people in America are spared the worry of finding water for the day. We turn on a faucet and out pours the life-saving liquid. But that’s not the case in other parts of the world. While it’s a blessing to...
How to Make an Emergency Candle from a Can of Crisco You’ve probably all seen this. It’s one of the most popular Hacks being shared around on the Internet and Pinterest. So does it work? Yes, it does. You can stick a wick down into the center of a tub of Crisco and...
There are lots of ways to heat food or boil water in a power outage. But if the emergency is caused by a hurricane, blizzard or dangerous thunderstorm the last place you want to be is outside trying to cook something on the grill. And most gas grills and camp stoves...
Being outside in nature is the most basic part of who I am. Besides gaining knowledge about wildlife, I learn lessons about who I am, and surprise myself about what I am capable of achieving. Nature continually inspires me. It is a part of all my writings, no matter the genre or subject matter.
Being outside in nature is the most basic part of who I am. Besides gaining knowledge about wildlife, I learn lessons about who I am, and surprise myself about what I am capable of achieving. Nature continually inspires me. It is a part of all my writings, no matter the genre or subject matter. 
