Our Cozy Home No. 36
Happy Monday! It’s a cloudy morning here and I’m thankful to have a break from the relentless sun we’ve had this summer. After a cold front moves through this afternoon, we’re supposed to have a lovely stretch of weather with …
A Quiet Simple Life Means Facing the Truth and Reality
Over the years I’ve had readers become upset when I have talked about topics that they deemed not “quiet” or “simple” enough. I’ve always found this interesting because I think every topic is relevant when you are …
Our Cozy Home No. 35
Happy Monday evening! I didn’t forget about this post. It simply took me some time to get to it today. Partially this was due to the fact that I had things to do that included deadlines. Part of it was due to a child who needed extra mom and …
Why Leftists Can’t Have A Higher Level Conversation
This is a helpful article for understanding why those who mimic the talking points of the Left are unable to have a higher level conversation about a wide variety of topics. I decided to respond to one of those posts by a friend and former …
The End of Public Education As We Know It? 3 Reasons To Hope So
The year 2020 will be looked back on as the tipping point for many changes in our country. Let us hope it is also the year people look back on as the moment when public education collapsed under the weight of its own brokenness and unsustainability …
Our Cozy Home No. 34
Happy Monday! I hope you and yours are well and happy today. We’re hanging in there. Thank you to those who said they were praying for us after my request for prayers last week. To be perfectly honest, I didn’t accomplish anything on my …
4 Ways to Simplify Your Life for the Coming Decade
We’re currently standing on the precipice of something we cannot fully explain. We can sense it’s coming because it’s impossible to miss the signs that things are not right. At the same time, we don’t know how this …
Our Cozy Home No. 33
Happy Monday! It’s been a few weeks since we had a weekly goals post and it’s time to get back in the routine. I confess I am feeling a little slow out of the gate today. We just finished our sunniest June ever with over 82% sunshine. …
Women Are More Easily Deceived & Thoughts on Beth Moore
Some Christians believe the Bible teaches women are more easily deceived and that this is a permanent condition on earth. Because this teaching is rooted in the garden, they believe it is for all time (including today). David and I have not been …
Head Down, Blinders On, Antennae Up – Multi Topic Update
My blogging friend, Dianna, often uses the phrase “Head down, blinders on” to encourage us to focus on what we have set out to do. I’ve been dutifully applying it this month. If you look at what I’ve posted in June, …
4 Tips For Discussing Emergency Preparedness With Children
If you have children, you will want to think through how you are going to handle these topics of pantry building and emergency preparedness with them. This is especially true if doing things like this is a big departure from what is normal in your …
4 Types of People Who Should Buy a 14-Day Emergency Food Supply Pack
Although most people will build a pantry over time by shopping at their local grocery store, sometimes it makes sense to purchase a food supply or food storage pack. In this post, let’s look at what kinds of emergency foods are available and …