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Top 18 Holiday Bargains for Stocking Up

December 16, 2021 / 15 Comments

With prices rising just about everywhere this year, it’s always nice to find a really good bargain, especially if you’re looking to build your emergency food storage pantry. This is the time of year when grocery stores begin prominently displaying all types of food typically used in holiday cooking and baking. I’m sure these displays have caught your attention, but have you ever looked at them through the eyes of emergency preparedness? For Survival Moms who want to stock up …

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Skill-Based Gift Ideas to Suit Every Survival Kid

December 3, 2020 / 4 Comments

My kids were raised in an adventurous family. We live to swim against the stream and take on challenges of all kinds. At times, it seemed as though I was raising feral children, but now in their teen years, they’ve turned out okay after all! Adventure is good for kids because it developed self-confidence and an “I can do it attitude.” Over the years on this blog, we’ve posted lists of skills kids should have and it occurred to me …

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All-Purpose Survival Mom Gift Guide

May 30, 2020 / 3 Comments

I could swear that it was only last week that my family and I celebrated the New Year, welcoming in 2017. How is it possible that we are talking gift guides, cold weather, and the biggest holiday season of all? In my last year’s gift guide, you can read my recommendations here (they’re still all great gifts), my suggestions were all over the place from fleece-lined tights to my favorite LED flashlight! This year, my list is a little more …

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Sometimes You Just Need a Great Prepper Gift!

May 30, 2020 / Leave a Comment

Mother’s Day. Father’s Day. Birthdays. Passing gifts. Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. And of course, the big grandaddy of all gift-giving holidays, Christmas/Channukah. No matter what time of year it is, there always seems to be a gift-giving holiday around the corner. What’s a budget-minded Survival Mom to do? Why, buy prepper items you might not otherwise pick up, of course! Bargain-Basement Survival Gifts — Thoughtful, yet oh so…cheap…budget friendly! A roll of bright colored duck tape. The new “designer” duck tapes are …

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7 Ways To Succeed At Being A Charitable Prepper

May 30, 2020 / 6 Comments

Spring is in the air, summer is on the way. This is the time of year when many people begin to pack up their winter gear and spring clean their home in preparation for the summer. If you are like me, I have piles of items I do not need anymore but still have good use left. These items can be donated to help others, and there seems to be a plethora of ways and places to give to. You …

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12 Days of Christmas: Day 12, Do It All Again Next Year!

May 30, 2020 / 4 Comments

One of the reasons why I love Christmas is that my home is at its loveliest for one whole month. Over a big window facing the back yard is strung a lush garland of pine entwined with tiny white lights. My two trees (Mom’s, done in all red and gold and the “family” tree with our personalized, handmade and Disney ornaments) fill a living room and family room, respectively, and take my breath away. All this beauty makes me wish the …

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12 Days of Christmas: Day 11, Is That All There Is?

May 30, 2020 / 4 Comments

Christmas never seems as big and grand as it does when you’re a child. For weeks prior to the big day, their wide eyes see lights go up and they watch a thousand or so TV commercials advertising the latest and greatest “must have” toys.  Anticipation grows and grows, and it’s really amazing their little bodies can contain it all! Once the 26th arrives and all the presents have been opened and the relatives have gone home, there’s a natural feeling of a let down. …

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12 Days of Christmas: Day 10, Jesus is the Reason

May 30, 2020 / 9 Comments

Beneath all the layers of Christmas, the lights, the gifts, the hustle and bustle and Silver Bells, lies the true meaning of Christmas: God’s greatest gift to humanity, his own Son.  My 12 Days of Christmas series wouldn’t be complete without a reminder that Christmas, at its’ most elemental, is about Jesus.  Somehow, bringing the focus back to Him puts all the other folderol in perspective.  Christmas is about a very simple event, the birth of a Savior. As a …

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The 12 Days of Christmas: Day 9, Our Favorite Things

May 30, 2020 / 6 Comments

I was never an avid Oprah fan, but every year I looked forward to her holiday episode, “Oprah’s Favorite Things.”  If you haven’t seen one of these episodes, they were pretty spectacular.  Oprah would present about a dozen or so products that she fell in love with that particular year.  She raved about it, would sometimes interviews the inventor or designer, and then with a big fanfare, Oprah employees walked in with that particular gift for everyone in the audience.  …

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12 Days of Christmas: Day 8, Enjoy the Fruits of Your Labor

May 30, 2020 / 2 Comments

The stocking are hung by the chimney with care. The tree is adorned with ornaments, tinsel, and lights. The house smells of warm, home-baked goodies. As Survival Moms, we spend a lot of time creating the Christmas, or Hanukkah, of our children’s dreams and our own. It’s possible, though, for the beauty of the holidays to pass us by, and too often, it does.  This year, don’t let that happen. Purposefully, set aside a block of time to enjoy all …

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