January 2022 Back to Basics Newsletter

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Another baby New Year has rolled around, and Father Time has moved on, passing on both his timekeeping duties, and his aged wisdom. What did YOU learn in 2021 that will help you in 2022?  What goals will you make that will move you forward in your life progression? As we make our “New Year’s Resolutions” let us be sure to include preparedness goals, both spiritual and temporal. The new year holds the opportunity of growth and goodness for each of us. Our individual choices will determine the outcome of each year. We may not know what the future will hold in our society, economy, politics, weather, disasters, or personal adversities, but we CAN choose to Be Prepared for whatever sun shining days or storm filled nights that will come our way. Our peace and happiness does not depend on WHAT happens, but instead, how PREPARED we are for anything that does. May our 2022 be a Prepared one!

Included in this Newsletter:

New Beginnings - PREP GOAL SETTING - ideas to set preparedness goals.

Disaster Prep - Winter Warnings - ideas to be prepared in cold winter disasters.

Spiritual Preparedness Friends! Quotes about friends and how they help us.

In the Southern Utah Garden - the five P's (Prune, Prevent, Plan, Plant, Prepare) to do for your garden.

Cooking with Food Storage: Use Your Bean! "How to" cook beans and recipes to use them.

Provident Living: Winter Wonderland Activities - a list of winter ideas to help you save money, recreate for cheap and build family unity. 

Provident Living: A Penny Saved - recipes for play dough and emergency cardboard candles.

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December 2021 Back to Basics Newsletter

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Trees are decorated, lights are hung, and nativities set up. In some places snow flurries are swirling, and in others they are only “dreaming” of a White Christmas! It truly is “the most wonderful time of the year!” This is a season of extra love, care and kindness as we search for the perfect gift and find ways to serve. It is the perfect time to give “preparedness!” We can give gifts to help family and friends “Be Prepared. We can give service to a neighbor to help them Be Prepared for winter. (Cut a load of wood, rake their leaves, or clean the rain gutters.) The lists of gifts we can give are as endless as people’s needs vary. We can also gift ourselves and families with the Spirit of Christmas – which is the Spirit of Christ. As we draw near to Him, whose birth we celebrate, we fill our spiritual preparedness lamps. May we help each other be a little more prepared with the gifts we bring. And may YOUR days “be merry and bright” as we bring The Light of Christ into this world, and prepare for His 2^nd coming.

Included in this month's newsletter:

A Preparedness Christmas - Gifts to Give: A list of ideas to give as gifts to family and friends that will help them be more prepared.

Disaster Prep: Helping Children Cope: Things to watch for and ways to help children before and after disasters.

In the Southern Utah Garden: Garden tasks for December.

Cooking with Food Storage - Old Fashioned Christmas Treats: recipes with ingredients that can be stored on your shelves!

Provident Living - Winter Ready: a list of things to do to be prepared for winter.

Spiritual Preparedness: a Quote from Pres. Russell M Nelson about our spiritual storehouses.

Wood Burning - "Hot" Tips: tips for what kind of wood you'll need for your winter wood burning to keep warm.

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