Just in Time for Christmas It's the most wonderful tiiimmme...of the year! If, by wonderful, you mean expensive. But it doesn't have to be that way. Here are some awesome gifts for the preppers in your life that won't break the bank. Every single one is a good quality item that costs less than $25. …

A Real-Life Survival Story I always love real-life survival stories. It shows so much about the human spirit, and athough it often starts out with a mistake or two (or more), the sheer will to live informs the next decisions. This particular event happened a few years ago. A 37 year old woman named …

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Good morning, my friend! I woke up excited about the prospect of snow (Spoiler: no snow) and instead, read of two terrible attacks. One was a shooting at Brown University, in Providence, RI, and the other was at a Jewish Chanukah festival in Australia. Between the two, many lives have been lost, man…

Ooooh the excitement I have for you today. First of all, today is the day that Advance Reader Copies are available for Haven Hill! The ebook contains 39 chapters, so there's still a lot to read! The book isn't quite ready for paperback, but a lot of you have said you're on pins and needles so we dec…

20 Free, Frugal, & Festive Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts When your budget is as tight as mine, spending $7 for a tube of gift wrap, $5 for a gift bag, and even more for bows and gift tags is downright overwhelming. For the money stores expect you to spend on disposable items, you could buy more g…

Would you be ready if the pharmacy closed? As someone with asthma, I know how scary it is to suddenly not be able to breathe properly. That's why I've done everything I can to prepare myself for a time when I might not be able to count on the pharmacy for my medications. If you have a loved one with…

Stealth Survival Christmas Gift Ideas  I have some non-preppers in my life, and although it makes me absolutely crazy, I'm well aware that preaching to them won't do a lick of good - if anything, it'll drive them away. So years ago, I came up with a sneaky idea to get them prepper gifts along with o…

Winter Has Entered the Chat...  It's flippin' COLD where I live, so I can only imagine how chilly it is north of here. And not only are we dealing with a major cold snap, but most of the country can also expect winter storms this week, with up to a foot of snow! I called upon my 18 years of living i…

Good morning, my friend! I have one word to describe this morning: Brrrrrr.... (Which actually is a sound, not a word, but you know what I mean.) I woke up to it being a chilly 61 degrees in the apartment and just barely, barely above freezing outside. We only get about 6 weeks of winter here, and i…