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“If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.” Thomas Jefferson

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Disinfectant for Children's toys

I know there is a certain company that has a disinfectant on the market that is supposedly safe without wiping off. I don't trust it. I have a much better disinfectant for things that my little one handles and puts in her mouth. It is really hard to clean all of these little toys and if you washed them then you may never get all of the water out of them, causing further problems. So here is my special toy disinfectant recipe.

1 Spray bottle
fill 3/4 of the way with water
add 1 cap of mouthwash (this is the cap on the top of the bottle)

That is it. Easy disinfectant, safe, and leaves toys minty fresh.

Den/Dining Room Deep clean

Den:
clean cobwebs
wash whatnots
wash blanket throws/throw pillows
polish furniture
wipe doorframes
clean windows
clean under cushions
clean fireplace
move furniture and vacuum
clean tv cabinet
shampoo carpet
clean ceiling fan

Dining Room:
clean ceiling fan
sweep and mop floors
polish wood floors
vacuum rug and chairs
polish furniture
clean glass doors
wash items in one china cabinet

Monday, January 5, 2009

More and more families are choosing to not vaccinate or selectively vaccinate. According to statistics children get an average of 69 vaccinations by the time that they are 6 years old. Twice as many as we got as children. Parents educate yourselves about the dangers of vaccines and then really decide whether or not you are willing to risk the health or life of your child. Most parents have no idea how dangerous vaccines are or that they have options of not getting them. I know I didn't with my first child, by the time I had my second I was far more informed. More informed than my pediatrician who insisted that vaccines were perfectly safe and none of that stuff was in them. Physicians only know what they are told and their information comes from the drug companies trying to sell the vaccines. Do you really think they are told the truth? Forget FDA regulations, if you haven't figured it out by now, let me tell you, the FDA is not your friend. This is an awesome article and Dr. Mercola has many more great articles for natural healthy living. Very good place to inform yourself. For the sake of your children, get informed.
Dr. Mercola's Comments:
Less than 30 years ago, 40 million students attended public schools, yet fewer than 100,000 children were home-educated. According to the U.S. Department of Education, over 48 million students enrolled in public schools in 2005, while the number of children being homeschooled has been estimated at just over 2 million.
The numbers of homeschooled children has increased at the rate of about 7% a year, and more than 10% in some states, outpacing the growth of public schools, which has been about 1.3%.
Families homeschool for a wide range of reasons, but at the heart of the matter is what is best for each individual child. Avoiding vaccines is typically not the driving force behind this big decision. However, more parents are clearly opposed to the "mandatory" vaccine laws and understand that vaccinations are not the heavily promoted miracle cure-all that will keep their children from getting sick. Instead, they are seeing the truth: that vaccines carry the risk of serious side effects such as crippling neurological damage like autism and even death.
For example, unexplained allergies and asthma are also on the rise. According to the brand new State of World Allergy Report 2008: Allergy and Chronic Respiratory Diseases, our zeal to reduce infectious disease has led to rapidly increasing allergic diseases that are becoming ever more complex.
Could the increasing number of childhood vaccinations be part of the problem?
Absolutely!
As one study published in 2005 by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology found, unvaccinated children suffer lower rates of asthma and allergies than vaccinated children.
Allergies and asthma can severely diminish quality of life and work productivity, and should not be ignored. So when we discuss the overuse of vaccinations, autism is not the only health hazard worthy of note and serious consideration. Contrary to Popular Belief, Avoiding Vaccinations is Not a Sign of Ignorance
As illustrated in this Clarion Ledger article, the topic of vaccinations is often emotional for both sides of the camp. People who have not done their research are quick to say that it is highly irresponsible and foolish to avoid vaccinations. However, this is quite the oxymoron because mothers with college educations and higher incomes are actually LESS likely to vaccinate their children than those with less education. One 2006 study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that children whose mothers have less than a high school education are 16 percent more likely to have received vaccinations than toddlers whose mothers have graduated college.Of course, anyone, regardless of education level or income, is capable of making an educated decision about whether or not to vaccinate their children. But college-educated women are perhaps more likely to have read articles questioning vaccine safety -- or at least to have heard about such controversies.The trend toward not vaccinating has been growing for some time now. Close to 70 percent of physicians say that the number of concerns from parents have increased significantly in recent years.And rightfully so. Vaccines given to newborns contain an array of potentially toxic chemicals including:
Formaldehyde
Aluminum phosphate (toxic and carcinogenic)
Antibiotics
Phenols (corrosive to skin and toxic)
Live viruses and various other components
The Insanity of the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule
I published Dr. Donald Miller's excellent article, A User-Friendly Vaccination Schedule in 2004. At that time, 12 different vaccines were given to children before they reached the age of two.
As of 2008, the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that number has risen to 14 in the first 24 months, plus the meningococcal vaccine, which is to be administered between the age of two and six.
Infants and toddlers aged 0 to 6 years of age are now given vaccines to prevent the following diseases:
Hepatitis B
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A
Measles
Diphtheria
Mumps
Tetanus (lockjaw)
Rubella (German measles)
Pertussis (whooping cough)
Varicella (chickenpox)
Polio
Meningococcal
Pneumococcal infections
Influenza (yearly flu shots)
Hemophilus influenzae type b infections
If your child is vaccinated according to the CDC's recommended schedule, by the time your child starts kindergarten he or she will have received 48 doses of 14 vaccines. Of these, 36 doses will be given during the first 18 months of life.
And now consider this: one vaccine injected into a 13-pound, two-month old infant is equivalent to 10 doses of the same in a 130-pound adult. Where is the common sense in these guidelines?
Would any adult concede to being injected with 360 doses of vaccines within a couple of years’ span; equal to one injection every other day for two years?
Public health officials have NEVER proven that it is indeed safe to inject this number and volume of vaccines into infants. What's more, they cannot explain why, concurrent with an increasing number of vaccinations, there has been an explosion of neurological and immune system disorders in American children.
There are Other Options
As the trends indicate, many parents are so concerned about the potential dangers of overloading their children with this massive load of vaccines that they resort to home schooling. However, not all parents have the ability to make that type of commitment.
Fortunately, if you are unable to home school, you still have other options.
As I’ve stated before, I’m not anti-vaccine, but rather pro-vaccine safety. I also believe it is extremely important to have the right to choose; to be allowed to make informed consent decisions about what you want to inject into your child, and yourself, and when.
Dr. Donald Miller is a cardiac surgeon and Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle and a member of Doctors for Disaster Preparedness. His more sensible vaccination schedule, which I published back in 2004, is worthy of being revisited at this time.
His guidelines can help you devise a more appropriate vaccination plan for your child – a schedule that takes the best interests of your child into consideration rather than what biased government planners cite as being best for society. His is a far better approach than the "one-size-fits-all" dogma foisted on Americans by the CDC panel.
Devising a Sensible Vaccination Plan for Your Child
Your brain has its own specialized immune system, separate from that of the rest of your body. When you are vaccinated, specialized immune cells in your brain, the microglia, become activated.
Multiple vaccinations spaced close together over-stimulate the microglia, causing them to release a variety of toxic elements -- cytokines, chemokines, excitotoxins, proteases, complement, free radicals -- that damage brain cells and their synaptic connections. (The damage caused by these toxic substances is sometimes referred to as "bystander injury.")
In humans, the most rapid period of brain development begins in the third trimester and continues over the first two years. (By then, brain development is 80 percent complete.)
From a risk-benefit perspective, there is little doubt that the risk of neurological and autoimmune diseases from vaccinations at this stage far outweigh the benefits of avoiding the childhood infections that they (supposedly) prevent. (One exception is the hepatitis B vaccine, IF the mother tests positive for hepatitis B.)
As a more sensible, “user-friendly” vaccination schedule, Dr. Miller advises the following:
No vaccinations until your child is two years old.
No vaccines that contain thimerosal (mercury).
No live virus vaccines.
The following vaccines can be given one at a time (not as a combination vaccine), every six months, beginning at age 2:
Pertussis (acellular, not whole cell)
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Polio (the Salk vaccine, cultured in human cells)
And that would be pretty much it as far as vaccinations. Your pediatrician will not like this schedule, but if you have reviewed the evidence and still feel your child should be inoculated to a certain degree, this is a far safer alternative to the standard vaccination schedule.
How to Avoid the Vaccinations You Don’t Want
Remember, although exemptions for religious beliefs are becoming harder to obtain in some states like New York. All 50 states have vaccination requirements but all states provide exemptions for medical reasons while 48 states allow exemptions for sincerely held religious beliefs. Another 18 states allow parents to opt out for personal, conscientious or philosophical beliefs as well.
Mississippi and West Virginia only allow exemptions for medical reasons. In some states medical exemptions written by a licensed M.D. or D.O. must conform to CDC contraindication guidelines or public health officials will challenge them.
Maryland, despite their handling of the issue, also still offers the right to opt out for religious beliefs. My previous article, How To Legally Avoid Unwanted Immunizations Of All Kinds, spells out how you go about practicing this right.
Remember, you need to educate yourself on the dangers of the vaccines that your doctor or pediatrician insists on administering., as well as the vaccine laws in your state.
I have numerous articles detailing the dangers of various vaccines on this site, and you have the entire internet at your disposal in addition to what I have documented through the years.
There is also an entire chapter in my book Take Control of Your Health devoted to this very topic, including what you should know before vaccinating, and what to do if you decide not to.Support the NVIC -- Support Vaccine Safety ReformThe National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is the American vaccine safety watchdog. They are currently being flooded with vaccine reaction reports and parents reporting that their vaccine exemptions are being pulled or they can't get one. I highly recommend you make a donation to the NVIC to help support them in their efforts to raise awareness about these vital issues and implement vaccine safety reform. Funds are urgently needed to:
Launch a national education campaign about vaccine risks and wellness alternatives to vaccination
Continue to work for vaccine freedom - protect and expand state vaccine exemption laws
Expand counseling services for parents reporting vaccine reactions, injuries and deaths
Hold the International Public Conference on Vaccination Oct. 2-4, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
Educate Congress about the need to separate out the vaccine safety monitoring mechanism from federal health agencies responsible for developing, regulating, making policy for and promoting mass use of vaccines, and make the agency reportable to Congress

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Will True Israel Please Stand Up?

I am so tired of the lies and deceptions. Christians in America have become Zionists and they don't even know what it is that they support. When a Christian proclaims to support the state of Israel in today's world they think they are supporting the true tribes of Israel of the Bible. What they are really supporting is a communist regime committed to the genocide of the nations around them. And don't think they will stop there folks, if they are allowed to continue, then the rest of us are fair game also. We in fact, here in America have already been infiltrated long ago. So getting to the gyst of my post, who are the true tribes of Israel and where are they? I asked people yesterday if they had any idea who they were. I was talking about Christians and the Christian nations around the world. Do you truly know who you are? Or do you believe what you have been told by those who have stolen your identity? Let me explain our heritage a little bit. It will take awhile, but worth the read. So here goes:

Where and Who are the Tribes of Israel
Until God changed Jacob's name to Israel, there was no Israel. (Gen 32:28) Jacob had 12 sons and through the course of time they divided into two kingdoms.
The Southern Kingdom was made up of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, but were called Judah with their capitol at Jerusalem. Most of this tribe were taken into captivity by the Babylonians. This was the time of Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel. This was also the time when the tribe was corrupted by the gentiles/heathens such as the Khazars (Edomites). More on this later.
The Northern Kingdom were made up of the other 10 tribes. They were called Israel and their capitol was at Samaria. Because of Idolatry God placed them into captivity with Assyria. I Kings Chapters 11-14 are talking about this. Then in Deut 32:26 God describes how he will scatter them, talking about Israel, to the corners and make them forget who they are and all remembrance of them be lost. In other words God took Israel, let Assyria conquer them, then he scattered them all over the world and made them and everyone else forget who they are and were. So where were they scattered?
They were scattered all across Europe. Italy, Scandinavia (the Vikings), the British Isles (the Celts and the Gauls), the area of today's Germany (Britains and Saxons), today's Denmark (the Angles), today's France (the Normans). That is where they went. And so who populated America? The lost 10 tribes of Israel. We are the lost tribes of Israel, we are God's chosen. Not those who call themselves Jews, but aren't. There are very very few legitimate descendants of the tribe of Judah in the Holy Land today and the rest of us have a new name, Christians, and have been forgotten for thousands of years. Here are the verses that speak of this:
Rom 11:25, Rom 9:27, Is 62:2, Is 62:12, Is 65:15, Jer 33:16, Acts 11:26, James 1:1, 1 Pet 1:1-2. They are all speaking of or to the 10 lost tribes, us, Christians.
Now if you are of Scottish or Irish descent there is more to the story. Lets go back to the Southern Kingdom, the tribe of Judah. Gen 49:8-12 designates the tribe of Judah to be the royal tribe. This is the tribe that Jesus Christ descends from. Is 65:9 Says that God will bring out of this tribe an inheritor of His mountains and His elect shall dwell there. Jer 33:16-26 speaks about the two chosen houses of God. Gen Chapter 38 is the beginning of this journey. i have copied and pasted the story along with the documentation for accuracy sake.
It all started when a very grand lady by the name of Tamar had twin boys by her father-in-law (permissible under Old Testament Hebrew Law {Gen 38:24-27}). A lot of people judge Tamar as a woman with a low moral reputation. This is because they don't know all the details of this complicated story. In the birthing process, it appeared that the one twin (Zerah) was going to be born first as he put out his hand. The midwife put a scarlet thread around his hand to mark the firstborn child. To the midwife''s amazement, the other twin (Pharez) proceeded to come out first. It was always of the utmost importance to identify the firstborn in the case of twins, for the firstborn received the birthright. Today, both the Irish and Scots claim the emblem of the hand with the scarlet thread (or the red hand), showing they are of the Zerah branch of Judah. To bring you this 3,500 year old history, we will be quoting from various authors who have written various phases of this history.
If you will remember, Judah was to be the royal tribe as shown in the below Scripture {Gen 49:9-12}.
Gen 49:9-129 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. (KJV)
With this passage, we can already see more symbology of Judah appearing. To get started with this almost forgotten history of the Irish (as being Zerah Judah), we will quote from Father Abraham's Children, by Perry Edward Powell, Ph. D., pages 98-101;
"Let us put it in a different way, here is the beginning of royalty. What else does scepter mean? Judah led in the conquest of Canaan and received the first and choicest portion. David raised it to pre-eminence over the tribes and the nations. He is the first king of the Judah-Pharez line, and he did not appear for seven hundred years. Was there and is there an older line of royalty? The answer is, Yes. The Judah-Zerah [line] was royal from the beginning. The two royalties are now merged and have been for centuries in the British royal house. And how long shall we have royalty? ''Until Shiloh comes.'' [The future] Shiloh came to Bethlehem, the first Advent, and will come again [as Shiloh] at the end of time, the second Advent. Royalty is eternal. The throne of David is everlasting. There is no royalty in Europe but descends from Judah. And the Judah-Zerah royalty is, we repeat, seven hundred years older than Judah-Pharez because it began at once. You can read Genesis 38 to see how royalty began [but there is much more to talk about].
Another great event is recorded in Genesis 46:12, [if we dare mention it]. Here we can read the census of those of the family of Jacob who went with him into Egypt, eventually into Egyptian bondage though they did not know it at the time. Pharez took with him his two sons, (which did not include Shelah). Now Zerah went alone. No son accompanied him. We will see where the son later traveled. Here is the inference and the conclusion, The Trojan-Welsh by-passed the Egyptian captivity, and all other captivities and have never been in slavery to any man, in any land, at any time. (Slight changes or additions in brackets above)
Zerah's son Ethan, very wise, and indeed this line of Judah-Zerah is the only royal line termed wise, on the other hand led his people north, from Egypt where he was born, into what is now Asia Minor, and his son Mahol continued likewise. Mahol's heir, Darda, reached the western shore, where on a commanding site, he founded the metropolis of Troy. The date is 1520 B.C. Here the city flourished for nearly four hundred years. Darda first saw the straits that separated Europe and Asia and gave them his name, Dardanelles. Darda also founded a fort here that is named after him. But the greatest honor is recorded in the Bible: "And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all...For he was wiser than all men...Darda, the sons of Mahol" {1st Kings 4:30-31}. Thus great was the founder of Troy and the sire of the Trojan race whose children abide with us still. Troy fell because her sons had an eye for the refined and beautiful in woman (sic). Her descendants have that exquisite eye still and are naturally very proud of the accomplishment. ..." And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all...For he was wiser than all men...Darda, the sons of Mahol" {1st Kings 4:30-31}When Troy fell she did so to arise on another shore in eternal and imperial splendor. We are not referring to Italy. That empire though long was ephemeral (short-lived). Italy is an interlude only. Aeneas, a member of the old royal family, attained the kingship, led the saddened Trojans around the Mediterranean Sea, as graphically described in the Aenead, and finally brought them to their new home on the Tiber in Italy. Including this Italian interlude, the Trojan period embraced 417 years.
Here on the Tiber happened a very sad event, too sad to be recalled, and would not be except for its denouement (final outcome). Brutus was one day hunting with his father Silvius, when he spied the prey, as he thought, and let fly an arrow. On running up he was shocked and grieved to find that he had killed his own father! Some people then, as now, were censorious and Brutus departed from the new colony, from which later sprang Rome, and with his royal followers, went to Greece, rallied the enslaved Trojans, defeated King Pendrasus, thus erasing the defeat of Troy, and as victor exacted these terms; he must give his daughter Ignoge for wife, furnish a big fleet of ships fully provisioned, for his emigrant force of seven thousand men, and free permission for them to sail unmolested. ...
Brutus, now with an object and direction, steered west through the straits (pillars) of Hercules, then northward along the east Atlantic main, across the English Channel to the present river Dart, and up its stream to Totnes where stepping on a large stone he landed on the great island which was ever to bear his name as a memorial among the proud nations of the world. This rock, more famous throughout the centuries than Plymouth Rock, is marked as Brutus Rock, and has been visited perennially by people of all nations, all ranks, and all ages. With his people he explored the whole island and he apportioned to each one according to his rank and services. At last he decided the proper place for his capital, a choice bank of the Thames river, so named for a stream, Thyamis, in Epirus from which he first sailed, and there he built his metropolis, and according to the advice of the oracle, he named it Tri Novantum, New Troy. This name it bore for over eleven hundred years when King Lud at the beginning of the Christian era built her walls and renamed her Luddun, Lud''s wall, easily refined into London. London is also derived by some from Llandin, meaning ''Sacred eminence.'' London dates from three hundred-fifty years before Rome. Why should Rome be called the Eternal City?"
If you are of Irish or Scottish descent, this history, as told here, may seem strange and wonderfully astonishing. We are sure many of you have never heard anything quite like this, or were never taught anything remotely comparable in school. We really shouldn't take the word of one writer concerning this history though. In the booklet, Our Neglected Heritage, "The Magnet of The Isles", by Gladys Taylor, vol. 3, page 27 we read this:
"The Reverend William Milner, in his chart of The Royal House of Britain, gives the two grandsons of Judah, Calcol and Darda, as Cecrops and Dardanos. The more we study the classical references to these founders of cities, dynasties and legal systems, the more they appear to resemble Calcol and Darda, who were the children of Zarah, a migrating section of the family of Judah, the sceptre tribe. Were the grandsons of Judah beginning to put into effect the responsibilities of their tribe as kings and administrators? ...
After the fall of Troy, the royal house of Dardanos was divided and scattered. Caesar claimed descent from Aeneas and Virgil wrote the Aeneid to proclaim this fact. From Ascanius Julius, son of Aeneas and Creusa, daughter of Priam King of Troy, came the Julian family of Rome and also Brutus the Trojan, grandson of Ascanius, who gathered together a band of Trojan exiles, soon after the fall of Troy and traveled westward to Britain. This could have been a considerable migration. From a wealth of Greek and Latin literature dealing with the departure of the Trojans, notably the Trojan Cycle, listed by Proclus in the second century A.D., we gather that Aeneas departed from Mount Ida with 88,000 Trojans and built a fleet of 332 vessels. We leave Aeneas in Italy and follow Brutus and his companions to Britain."
What this information is telling you is, if you are Irish you are directly related to the Trojans, or if you are Scottish, you are indirectly related, and both the Irish and Scottish are direct descendants of Judah, or Israelites.
So if you are of Irish or Scottish descent then you are also descended from the royal tribe of Judah as well as one of the lost 10 tribes of the northern kingdom. Now I know you are asking why doesn't anyone talk about this. God has recently (within the past 60 years) or so begun to take away the veil of forgetfulness. To me this is proof that the books of Daniel and Revelation have been opened and that these are indeed the last days before Jesus Christ's return. The International Judaics have worked diligently to hide this and call it a lie, and most people believe what they are told instead of researching for themselves. Just like most Christians believe that Eve ate an apple they believe that they are just heathen peoples that should bow to the International Judaics as the founders of our faith.
One more thing to make clear. The word Jew can mean two things, 1. someone born to the tribe of Judah or 2. someone who has adopted the religion of Judaism. It is wrong to call Jesus Christ a Jew in the religious sense of the word. He was a Jew by bloodline and birth of the tribe of Judah, the royal tribe of God. He had nothing to do with the Jewish religion. This is the meaning of Rev 3:9. Those that call themselves Jews are not of the bloodline of Judah, but instead have adopted the religion of Judaism based on the religion of Cain the son of satan.

So that is it in a nutshell. For a much more in depth read I highly recommend A Bible Story by Pastor Peter J. Peters This article is fabulous with quotes from our founding fathers and much more Biblical documentation. Please I am, pleading with Christian America, learn the Truth, stand for the Truth, and get rid of the lies. It is time to purge America of the false prophets that have invaded and to reclaim the identity that has been stolen!

Garden Deep Clean Bigger than I thought

Oh no! It is always trouble when my husband is on vacation from work. He can come up with some grand projects to do. His latest, move the garden and make it bigger. We had an area on our property that was little used. Over the past year the old dead pine trees that occupied that area fell down. Since it really opened up the area and it does retain moisture better than our old garden spot, my husband had decided it would be the best spot to put the new garden. A bigger garden. I see his thoughts and agree that the area would be much better for our garden and a bigger garden means more canned goods and produce to sell this summer at market. So our garden deep clean has now turned into a major project that will be occupying the rest of the week. I just hope this keeps him so occupied that he doesn't come up with anymore big projects before he goes back to work on Monday. With all of us working though we should have the garden ready and raring to go by the time he goes back with the exception of the fencing. That will take a little more time. Good thing my other work is just about done for the week!

Mom is Key to Family Survival

Many of you are probably like me. My husband goes to work, does the chore list that I prepare for him, and spends time with his family. He has no clue on how our household is run, he just knows that is running smoothly. My job is running the household. That is the way that it should be, but that is another post altogether. I started wondering awhile back what would happen to my husband and children if something happened to me. So I prepared a how to manual for him and my children in the event that the worst happened and mom was no longer around. I know this is a morbid subject that none of us want to think about, but reality is morbid and things do happen. I would much rather think about it now and have peace of mind that they would have an inkling of what they need to do to care for themselves. So I prepared a binder much like my home binder that I use. I keep it on the bookshelf in the den and everyone knows where it is. It gives me peace of mind and even though he doesn't want to think about it probably gives my husband peace of mind also. Here is a look at that binder in a general nutshell, so that you can think about doing this for your family also.
It is a 3 ring binder with dividers in it.

Section 1: Stockpile information
This includes a list of all the food that we have stockpiled. It also included instructions on survival eating and how to eat properly for maximum nutrition on the least food possible. This section also includes information about bartering for things that we might need and don't have.

Section 2: Cooking
This includes recipes and how to cook using the solar oven and what can be cooked on the grill. It also has instructions on how to dehydrate meat using an open fire. I also included instructions on how to use the kitchen appliances.

Section 3: Gathering
This section includes descriptions and photos where possible of wild nuts, berries, and plants that are edible. It also has descriptions on some ways to prepare them.

Section 4:Growing
This section is about the garden. What to plant, how much to plant, how to harvest seeds for the next planting, and growing a garden indoors during the winter for year round food supply.

Section 5: Water
This section is fairly simple. It includes how to find clean drinking water and how to purify water you are not so sure of. It includes instructions on how to use minimal amounts of water and what a person's daily water intake must be to prevent dehydration.

Section 6: Wilderness Survival
This section includes instructions on what is in our backpacks and the horse packs in case the family needs to leave the house and take to the wilderness. How to build a temporary shelter and what areas to stay away from. More detailed information is in the backpack. I keep this as cryptic and coded as possible in case this information ever falls into the wrong hands. Things are color coded and no actual written explanation given. Both my husband and daughter are instructed as to what the color code means.

Section 7:Self Defense
This section is mostly in how to make the farm look as if it is abandoned. Invisibility is a person's best self defense. I do not list weapons here, again information could fall into the wrong hands. My daughter is being taught how to use some of the weapons in self defense.

Section 8: Hunting and fishing
This section is all about small game that can be killed and eaten. It also has detailed explanations about butchering what is caught and killed as well as livestock here on the farm. This section includes instructions on how to use a snare to catch small game.

Section 11: My love for them all
This was the hardest section for me to write. I wanted this section to be a source of strength for them. So even though I may be taken from them now, we will soon be reunited. I tell them all here how much I love them and how much our Lord and Savior loves them and understands their pain and loss. Like I said this was a hard section for me to write and still is hard for me to think about.

Section 12: How to run the home
This section is basically things like how to use the washing machine, recipes for household cleaners and toiletries, and a basic look at our routines, and where all financial records are.

Section 13: Homeschooling
This section is kept updated with what the children are learning and have learned and where to find information and examples of work if no other choice but to put them in school.

Section 14: Business
I have a lot of stuff going on. I am a freelance writer, artist, and I sell handmade items in specialty shops. I also sell collectibles on ebay. So this tells my husband what I have and where I have it so that he knows to either bring it home or check to see if they have sold anything. There is no way that just through our daily conversations he could keep up with everything and how much I have out. I deal with several different specialty shops in a couple of different towns so even I have to have inventory sheets to know what I have and where.


So there you have it. You will notice that I left out 9 and 10 as they are on a personal note. This is an all inclusive all encompassing notebook and I modify it on a regular basis. There are some areas of this notebook that my husband knows more about than I do, but I felt the need to put it in anyway. So just put in what you feel is important and that your family might possibly need to know.

Importance of Rotation

When you keep extra food stored for emergencies it is important to rotate food out when you buy more. In other words, don't create an extra emergency food supply and then never touch it. If you do this you run the risk that your emergency food supply is no longer good, especially if it is not food packed for long term. MREs (meal ready to ready) are packed for long storage periods. They can last generations. However, regular grocery store food will go bad eventually. So rotate out your food. I keep my extras in a different place from where I keep my regular food that is used everyday. When my everyday supply begins to get low, then I go shopping to my back up supply. I get what I need from there if I can. Then when I bring the groceries home the replacements go into the backup supply. This ensures that my food is always the freshest obtained and rotated to keep it that way. Rotation is probably one of the most important things that you can do to ensure that if you are in that emergency that you prepared for, your food is in good shape. It would be awful to have to depend on it and it have gone bad from sitting. I like the method of keeping my backup in a seperate place from my everyday because this also keeps the family from going to the backup before they go to the everyday.