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Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey, Wales

Review Your Defenses

After the Welsh revolt of 1294-1295, the English reviewed the defenses of their castles in Wales, made changes and even built another castle (Beaumaris Castle).  At Harlech Castle, new defense walls were built on the north and west sides of…

How a Water Gate Saved Harlech Castle

In 1283, King Edward I of England started building Harlech Castle in North Wales. It was 1 of 17 castles built or repaired by Edward I to maintain English control of Wales and to display his authority in that newly…

Black plastic 1 cup measuring cup

Hunger

Smithsonian magazine published an article in the January/February 2025 issue titled “The Sailboat and the Storm.” It’s a fascinating, little-known story of the small vessel civilian fleet that patrolled the United States coastlines during WWII. One of those civilian watercrafts…

Long term storage foods - wheat, rice, split peas, kidney beans, pinto beans

Famine, Freedom, and Food Storage

Genesis 47:13-26 recounts a history worth pondering concerning the possible consequences of not preparing and, in this case, not having food storage. For seven years, Joseph prepared Egypt for seven years of famine. I doubt there was anyone who did…

Ark from the cover of the book Simply Prepared; A Guide to Emergency Preparedness and Food Storage

Lessons From Noah

All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Noah’s ArkAuthor Unknown —Don’t miss the boat.—Don’t forget that we’re all in the same boat.—Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.—Stay fit. When you’re 600 (or 60) years…

Noah celebrating after he leaves the ark

The Symbolic Nature of Noah’s Ark – #3/3

Noah gave thanks and rejoiced at all the Lord had done to protect him and his family and offered sacrifice to the Lord after he, his family, and the animals left the ark. He could have given himself all the…

Ark on tumultuous seas by Micah Clegg

The Symbolic Nature of Noah’s Ark – #2/3

God remembered Noah (Genesis 8:1) and brought relief but not until 40 days and nights were over (it stopped raining) and then 150 days (waters started subsiding and the ark rested on a mountain top) and then 8 months (the…

Collage of ready-to-eat cereal, peanut butter, hot cocoa mix, and applesauce

Canned Food for Emergencies

Canned food can be an important part of your emergency supply as well as your three-month supply. Do you have an emergency food supply to get you through power outages, shipping strikes, and travel and utility limitations? There are many…

Ark ornament tree

The Symbolic Nature of Noah’s Ark #1/3

I have arks in many forms and designs all over my home. I even have an ornament tree full of ark ornaments. To me, they are a symbol of hope, a symbol of promises made by God, and a symbol…