Practical Preparedness

Some of these thoughts are very much inspired by other people's inspired thoughts.

This evening we've had heavy snow and a power outage in the neighborhood for several hours. It was a good opportunity to test some of our emergency equipment.

Some people complain about members of the Church having a supply of food and water, thinking that we're a bunch of nuts getting ready for "the end of the world". Well, should things get really bad, we'll be ready for that too, but in the meantime, there are a lot of more immediately practical uses. A family shared their thoughts on this matter stating that the father had been out of work for a year and during that time they lived off of their food storage.

It's that simple.

Our family is comfortable knowing that if roads are shut down and we can't get to the store, we have enough to last us for quite a while.

We probably should have a bit more firewood.

It's not even necessary to be a member of the Church to practice this kind of preparedness; a fellow lieutenant here at Ft. Lewis recognized a water pump for our 55-gallon barrel and told us that he has things of this nature at home, too.

Last thoughts for now:
Being prepared is being wise. Sure, people may think we're nuts. It doesn't matter. As with anything else, we'll take care of ourselves, and God will make up the difference if somehow we come up short.