While I homeschool my kids, my mom is making lunch and my dad is outdoors gardening.
This month we will all learn how to can our own fruits and vegetables from our garden. It will be interesting for the kids to see how stuff like that was done in the old days and I myself can't wait. My parents were just kids being raised in New York during the years following the great depression and they really want to pass all this knowledge down to us, now that times are changing again. My abuelita, who is 96 years old and lives with us, has so much knowledge on the subject that she could write a book! Having her with us during this learning process is an amazing blessing. She is the best teacher because what she learned, she learned from personal experience. You can't beat that kind of knowledge. :-)When Mom bought the canning kit, we all wondered how it all worked. Right now we have to wait for harvest in order to find out, but it is definitely very cool.
This first poster is from the great depression... and it explains more than anything why this old "art" should be taught in every home in this country. Times are going to get tough. These other posters from the great depression paint a clear picture of how families were able to thrive and survive by merely canning their own fruits and vegetables and living with just the basics. This poster to the right is probably my favorite. While so many people nowadays are out there overspending, we really need to consider the fact that it is time to "make do" and simply do our best with what we have and perhaps stock up on items that we will need in the future. Children grow every year, and buying bigger sizes ahead of time, even if you have to buy from thrift store, is not such a bad idea.
This "Food Is A Weapon" poster, seems a bit out there, but it's really not. With the amount of food that we waste in this country, we could feed a whole other country! We throw more food in the trash than anyone else out there. We seriously need to start cooking just enough and buying just enough for consumption and storage. When we over buy, not only do we waste money, but we sin when we have to throw expired non consumed food in the trash. Pretty soon people will find themselves not taking a single grain of rice for granted. 
We seriously need to start saving up and making sure that we don't waste our money on things that won't be vital to our children's survival later.
I know of a lot of teenagers who will not be able to use or eat their cel phones pretty soon and will eventually love to trade them for a warm plate of food.
I know of a lot of teenagers who will not be able to use or eat their cel phones pretty soon and will eventually love to trade them for a warm plate of food.
Sounds ridiculous but it really isn't.
For anyone out there looking at what's happening in the market, you know that what I am saying is true. It's time to be proactive and not ignorant of the facts.
Ignorance is a fast easy way for people to perish in the coming hard times. G-d does not want His people to be ignorant. We must rely on Him and trust Him while realizing that He has given us ample warning in His Word of the things that are to come in order for us to prepare.
Joseph saved up grain for seven years and he was able to not only spare Egypt from the drought, but also his family.
He was proactive in preparing.
So was Noah and other patriarchs in the Bible.
Let's follow in their footsteps, please. Do not overspend. Appreciate what you have and thank G-d every single day for it. Use it up... wear it out... make it do... or do without!
For anyone out there looking at what's happening in the market, you know that what I am saying is true. It's time to be proactive and not ignorant of the facts.
Ignorance is a fast easy way for people to perish in the coming hard times. G-d does not want His people to be ignorant. We must rely on Him and trust Him while realizing that He has given us ample warning in His Word of the things that are to come in order for us to prepare.
Joseph saved up grain for seven years and he was able to not only spare Egypt from the drought, but also his family.
He was proactive in preparing.
So was Noah and other patriarchs in the Bible.
Let's follow in their footsteps, please. Do not overspend. Appreciate what you have and thank G-d every single day for it. Use it up... wear it out... make it do... or do without!
