Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Check Back
Please check back tomorrow. I have been working on a post since Sunday regarding the book of Hosea and have just been trying to make sure I have all my ducks in a row as they say. It will be worth the wait. It will cover the normal Sunday and Wednesday topics.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Starting Down the Path to Being Prepared
I think it was over two years ago that I began thinking about the what if's and whether or not I was prepared for any of them. It seems having a baby on the way triggered the protection instinct within me. Since then I have learned a ton, and prepared for some of what life might have in store for my family and myself. By no means am I there yet, but I have started down the path and would like to share my journey with you as I go.
The first topic on this subject (our normal Friday subject), will be on why we should consider this path a worthy undertaking. I have had several people ask me why I want to "be prepared" as though trouble is around the corner. To which I reply, "Why not?"
Seriously, lets examine that answer in a bit more detail. How many of us have life insurance, health insurance, car insurance, liability insurance.... Get the point already? We have all of these insurances and yet pray that we never have to use them. How much do these insurances cost us a year?
Now, lets look at prepping. If you spend 10% more at the grocery store, but concentrate on staples (beans, rice, tuna, soups, pasta, canned veggies), at the end of one year you will have several months worth of food. Was that so difficult? Then you just cycle through the food you bought replacing what you use with new purchases and so on and so forth. It isn't rocket science, but it is peace of mind. As long as you buy foods you would normally eat, you haven't wasted a thing. You have at least started to see to the needs of your family in a disaster situation.
After all, isn't that your responsibility as a father, mother, husband or wife? Shouldn't we take care of our own with out relying on the "Government" to take care of us? What does God say about this? Its called responsibility! We do it with some many other aspects. After all, what is more important, saving for college (a very worthy goal) or feeding your family during a disaster, man made or natural?
Did you realize that there is only an estimated 2-3 days worth of food on the grocery store shelves in America? The thought of what would happen if there was a major disruption of fuel or trucking in this country is pretty scary if you are not prepared. Never mind the concepts of hyper-inflation, large scale terrorist attack, natural disaster, or God forbid an EMP event.
It is time to use some common sense and begin protecting your family. Next Friday we will discuss security for the prepper. After all, its common sense. We can't go outside when its raining......
The first topic on this subject (our normal Friday subject), will be on why we should consider this path a worthy undertaking. I have had several people ask me why I want to "be prepared" as though trouble is around the corner. To which I reply, "Why not?"
Seriously, lets examine that answer in a bit more detail. How many of us have life insurance, health insurance, car insurance, liability insurance.... Get the point already? We have all of these insurances and yet pray that we never have to use them. How much do these insurances cost us a year?
Now, lets look at prepping. If you spend 10% more at the grocery store, but concentrate on staples (beans, rice, tuna, soups, pasta, canned veggies), at the end of one year you will have several months worth of food. Was that so difficult? Then you just cycle through the food you bought replacing what you use with new purchases and so on and so forth. It isn't rocket science, but it is peace of mind. As long as you buy foods you would normally eat, you haven't wasted a thing. You have at least started to see to the needs of your family in a disaster situation.
After all, isn't that your responsibility as a father, mother, husband or wife? Shouldn't we take care of our own with out relying on the "Government" to take care of us? What does God say about this? Its called responsibility! We do it with some many other aspects. After all, what is more important, saving for college (a very worthy goal) or feeding your family during a disaster, man made or natural?
Did you realize that there is only an estimated 2-3 days worth of food on the grocery store shelves in America? The thought of what would happen if there was a major disruption of fuel or trucking in this country is pretty scary if you are not prepared. Never mind the concepts of hyper-inflation, large scale terrorist attack, natural disaster, or God forbid an EMP event.
It is time to use some common sense and begin protecting your family. Next Friday we will discuss security for the prepper. After all, its common sense. We can't go outside when its raining......
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Back Just In Time
Sorry for the lack of posts Friday and Sunday. That is just a product of being sick and totally zapped of energy. The first cold of the year just kicked my butt. Anyway, on to the posting.
I have noticed recently that formerly being a marxist, communist, socialist, or any other kind of radical seems to be in vogue. It is kind of scary that we have some many folks that seem to think that system will actually work. I spent some time in Ukraine in the late 90's and the effects of that system were still painful. I can tell you that the populace their would tell you that it certainly didn't work.
There were some funny parts and some to sad to be funny. First, they had a store for everything. Problem is that the stores never had any of what they were supposed to have. Imagine Wal-Mart with nothing on the shelves. That was kind of the funny part. The sad part was the folks there all had gardens in what would have been our yards. And everyone carried a plastic sack in case they did find something. But the sacks were almost always empty. It was a pretty stark picture and a sad one that I will never forget.
Fact is that the communist/socialist system does not work. It kills the ambition and vision of the people. And as the Bible says, "Where there is no vision the people perish."
Anyway, since when did the pasts of these people become no big deal? As soon as it becomes clear that these people had a past like that, they should be immediately eliminated from potential office. Problem is that we have way too many young folks that do not remember communism. Too many idiots that refuse to hear anything but the rosy parts of communism that will supposedly make everyone equal. They fail to realize that communism equalizes on the low side. It brings everyone down.
Of course, common sense would tell anyone that has half a brain that communism fails. But half these people would play in the rain too. And as we all know, "We can't go outside when its raining!"
I have noticed recently that formerly being a marxist, communist, socialist, or any other kind of radical seems to be in vogue. It is kind of scary that we have some many folks that seem to think that system will actually work. I spent some time in Ukraine in the late 90's and the effects of that system were still painful. I can tell you that the populace their would tell you that it certainly didn't work.
There were some funny parts and some to sad to be funny. First, they had a store for everything. Problem is that the stores never had any of what they were supposed to have. Imagine Wal-Mart with nothing on the shelves. That was kind of the funny part. The sad part was the folks there all had gardens in what would have been our yards. And everyone carried a plastic sack in case they did find something. But the sacks were almost always empty. It was a pretty stark picture and a sad one that I will never forget.
Fact is that the communist/socialist system does not work. It kills the ambition and vision of the people. And as the Bible says, "Where there is no vision the people perish."
Anyway, since when did the pasts of these people become no big deal? As soon as it becomes clear that these people had a past like that, they should be immediately eliminated from potential office. Problem is that we have way too many young folks that do not remember communism. Too many idiots that refuse to hear anything but the rosy parts of communism that will supposedly make everyone equal. They fail to realize that communism equalizes on the low side. It brings everyone down.
Of course, common sense would tell anyone that has half a brain that communism fails. But half these people would play in the rain too. And as we all know, "We can't go outside when its raining!"
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