My family and I were gathered around around the tree Christmas morning, bleary eyed and happy. We were all decked out in our brand new jammies, courtesy of the Christmas Eve elf, the adults drinking very good coffee and the kids surrounded by stocking stuffers and Santa presents. We began opening presents, one by one, when the power started flickering. I shook my head, thinking it was funny that we were supposed to have a blizzard but it never showed up, and now my power decided to pretend as though there was twenty feet of snow on the ground. There was no reason for my power to go out, but it did. And I did not care. What a fantastic feeling of calm, knowing that my family was just fine. In control and self-reliant, our woodstove for heat, our lanterns and candles for light, and our hand pump on the well for water means that no matter what, my family doesn't have to depend on anyone. No outside forces that we cannot control are going to hold us hostage.
I have watched so many people after some sort of natural disaster waiting on government or power companies, Red Cross or just anyone to help them, bring them food and water, set up places where they can get their children warm, and I just can't understand WHY people leave themselves so open to chaos. Failing to plan is planning to fail, and if you have children, failing to have a way to keep them safe and warm is just something I can't understand.
My children are the reason we moved out here, they are the reason I have spent so much time researching and working to achieve independence and self-reliance. I don't usually get on any kind of soap box here on this site, but honestly, I can't understand why anyone would leave themselves, and their families at the mercy of some larger entity that you cannot control. Please, if you haven't already put a plan in place, use today to get started. You will be amazed at the feeling of calm that comes with knowing your family is safe, no matter what.
I have watched so many people after some sort of natural disaster waiting on government or power companies, Red Cross or just anyone to help them, bring them food and water, set up places where they can get their children warm, and I just can't understand WHY people leave themselves so open to chaos. Failing to plan is planning to fail, and if you have children, failing to have a way to keep them safe and warm is just something I can't understand.
My children are the reason we moved out here, they are the reason I have spent so much time researching and working to achieve independence and self-reliance. I don't usually get on any kind of soap box here on this site, but honestly, I can't understand why anyone would leave themselves, and their families at the mercy of some larger entity that you cannot control. Please, if you haven't already put a plan in place, use today to get started. You will be amazed at the feeling of calm that comes with knowing your family is safe, no matter what.
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