Faith Farm

current events and preparedness thoughts

Good morning!  Today is a beautiful day here on Faith Farm.  I thought I would share my thoughts about some current events going on.  I have been following events to do with the US markets and economy.  As of Friday there was alot of talk about an immediate economic stimulas package...now I know there are many points of view on this topic.... I am at a point that I believe that there is not much short of a serious market correction that will make this any better, however, our goverment officials are trying some different tactics to help the situation..even if its only a temporary boost....the one thing that everyone seems to be agreeing on is that it needs to happen now.  One of the main ideas coming out is an immediate "tax rebate check".....Putting a significant dollar amount into the hands of taxpayers to spend as they deem fit.  Now-regardless of this being a good or bad idea-this could put an unexpected sum of money into your hands.  My question to you is--Wouldn't this be a perfect time to get prepared for those unexpected events that our govenment seems to keep reminding us of?  They want us to spend it--thats the whole concept behind this...put money in their hands and they will spend it.  The question then is what do you spend it on?  What could we do to make the most difference in our lives?  Lets just say that every family recieves $1600.00-----For some of us that could be a years supply of  food storage---or feed---a much needed well pump--many, many possibilities that would assist us in a more self sufficient lifestyle.   I think this is an opportunity for us to be good stewards with our money.  Take time to pray about how this can be a blessing to your family.

Here are some government preparedness websites that I thought might be helpful for information. 

www.bt.cdc.gov

www.cdc.gov/osi/goals/preparedness.html

www.fema.gov/areyouready

http://www.dhs.gov/xprepresp/

FYI

{ 06:52, Tuesday, January 22, 2008 } { Posted by imspecl }

Hi, just FYI, Jackie Clay and the rest of the Backwoods Home Magazine has wonderful articles on this. They have a book I've been saving for too - Emergency Preparedness & Survival Guide. All kinds of hints, ideas and must knows on being prepared. Here's the page: http://www.backwoodshome.com/store/files/anthologies.html Hope this helps in your journey - I know reading the articles they offer on their home page made a huge difference for me. Thanks for all your great info too. I've learned a lot from all your posts!

Michele