It is this, the human ability to create and transmit culture, that differentiates us as humans from the rest of the animal world. —Nancy Jarvis, “What Is a Culture?” Religion and Culture Culture is religion externalized. Or put the other ...
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Vaccination: Not as Simple as a Decision as it Seems
A battle is raging throughout the United States and Great Britain over the widespread use of multiple vaccines in children. Both sides tend to present what they deem a clear-cut case either in support of or opposition to vaccines. Parents ...
Read More »Introducing Children to Smart Saving
Saving money for a rainy day isn’t necessarily instinctive. It’s a learned behavior that most of us picked up from our parents. Sometimes we can’t even explain how we learned to save money, so how can we impress the merits ...
Read More »Little Hands can do Big Things on the Homestead
Living the homestead, back-to-basics lifestyle is fun, but it is a lot of work. There’s a lot to be said for the great satisfaction you feel when you eat a meal completely created by your own work, and produced from ...
Read More »Feeding Baby
If you had to think about some of the biggest expenses a family may have, it would be those associated with infants. Okay, maybe teenagers drain the pocketbook dry, but at least you can make them get a job! So ...
Read More »Don’t Forget Diapers!
Prolonged emergencies are bad enough when you’re single, strong, and able to flee to safety at a moment’s notice. What about when you’re married, with children, and the baby needs to be changed every few hours? Most survival-minded parents have ...
Read More »Don’t Forget the Kids
Most of us who are preparing for off the grid living or survival type situations are preoccupied with food, water, energy and maybe personal defense preparations, and with good reason. However, children will require more than just food and shelter; ...
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