Because preparedness simplified is more achievable
Because preparedness simplified is more achievable
Preparing for emergency situations both natural and man-made.
“Sturdy Shoes and a Waterproof Tent” is one of my favorite preparedness articles from the Ensign magazine. It offers many preparedness lessons we can learn from Church history (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). It’s perfect for this…
A good first aid kit should be serviceable every day as well as in disaster situations. A family first aid kit will be more practical if it is also a medicine chest. Storing all medicines and first aid supplies in…
There have been ground stops all over the country this summer due to severe thunderstorms at major airports. It’s not safe for airport ground workers or for passengers during thunderstorms so all activity comes to a halt until lightning strikes…
“Our Heavenly Father….has lovingly commanded us to ‘prepare every needful thing’ (see D&C 109:8) so that, should adversity come, we may care for ourselves and our neighbors, and support bishops as they care for others.” –The First Presidency of The…
The newspaper article “Damage outside flood plain exposes flaws” was printed in the Sunday, April 1, 2018 Houston Chronicle. The following quotes are from that article: “Hurricane Harvey damaged more than 204,000 homes and apartment buildings in Harris County, almost…
Written the week of August 28, 2017 Going through the effects of Hurricane Harvey has been an emotionally draining experience. It was rather surreal to begin with because the weather was so nice. Then it started to rain. And rain.…
Clean up and recovery are requiring a lot of different supplies. Here are some that I’m glad I had so I could help right away: • Disposable gloves for handling flooded clothes and other items• Laundry detergent• Laundry sanitizer for…
Harvey FINALLY left the room and there was still a bread shortage even at the end of the week (September 1). As a result, the flour started disappearing off the shelves. Eggs were also hard to find. Milk was unavailable…
Monday, August 28, my husband turned on the kitchen faucet and there was hardly any water pressure. He quickly filled up some pitchers. We were afraid we were going to lose our water. I still had some weekend dishes to…