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The Future Is Now

Remember when Jane Jetson pushed some buttons on her family’s Food-a-Rac-a-Cycle and out popped a fully cooked meal? I was so jealous, in our house the only way you got food was to make it yourself, how terribly 1950’s of my mother. I always secretly wanted one of those machines, and finally, it looks like my dream may be coming true. Candace Nelson, founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes has invented one of the first, push button, food comes out machines, better knows as the Cupcake ATM. Now, if you live in Beverly Hills and you want a cupcake you can just … Continue reading →

Top Ten Things I’ve Learned about Being a Dad During (Month One)

Cillian isn’t even a month old yet but I’ve already learned a great deal of things about being a dad during this first month. 1.Your babies name is important (geneology, uniqueness, etc…) People start getting ideas about you and your child because of their name. There was a reason my wife and I didn’t choose certain names for our children, often because people with bad personal qualities carried those names. After the first announcement of our son’s birth a flood of questions came in regarding the name. What is the name? Why did you choose the name? Did you know … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: September 2008

Here are all of the Baby Blog articles that were posted last month. September 1st Baby Blog Month in Review: August 2008 Isn’t it crazy the way babies grow so quickly? It seems that you just get used to one stage and boom they are already into another. Tonight, were busy getting the household all set for my eldest child’s first day of second grade. My two younger ones are excited and want to start school, too. It will be a busy month. September 2nd Babies Are Built to Say “Mama” and “Dada” First! Do you remember your baby’s first … Continue reading →

Preparedness and Old Fashioned Skills

When it comes to preparedness, it is important to know how to complete the tasks that you are preparing for. For example if you need to start a fire to keep warm, you should know how to do it. Or if you have stored a lot of wheat, you should know how to cook with it. The skills that we are losing due to modern conveniences may be too important to lose. It is important to prepare yourself for the possibility that you may need to do some of these things in the future. One of the skills that you … Continue reading →

March 2008 Preparedness Goals

This week is national procrastination week. It is a time to reflect on what you procrastinate in your life. I thought this was an excellent thing to consider in regards to emergency preparedness and food storage. This is no doubt a result of the fact that it is the area that I manage to procrastinate the most. If you are putting off preparing for a future emergency, now is the time. As a challenge for March I think that we should focus on getting the technical side of things in order to handle an emergency. The goals this month focus … Continue reading →

How Will Your Decisions Affect the Future?

Decision making and running a business go hand-in-hand–even a little home-based business. It can be easy and typical to get caught up in problem-solving and make decisions based on what is best for ourselves an for our business right now or today. It takes more consideration and care to think through how our decisions today will affect the future of our businesses. The best business leaders–on whatever scale–are those who can take care of the issues that pop up today, but who always have one eye looking toward the future. The long-term health of your business is important, and while … Continue reading →

Being Prepared for the Future

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Fifteen years ago, my wife and I took a trip to Brooklyn to work with an inner city ministry to children that was located in an area called Bushwick. It was very dangerous; we could not get a taxi to take us there from the airport. We knew the risk, but we wanted the training that this experience would give us. Several people who knew Bushwick, advised us not to go. We figured that if God was sending us, then He would protect us. On our arrival, we were given a quick tour of the area. There was an armed … Continue reading →

Marily Smith: New Preparedness Blogger

I would like to introduce myself as a new preparedness blogger for families.com. I am looking forward to sharing information with you about how to be prepared for all different types of scenarios and emergencies. Being prepared for the good and bad alike gives us a piece of mind and allows us to live with hope instead of with fear and concern. Now, a little bit about myself… First, my name is Marily Smith and I have been writing for the frugal living blog at families.com for a year. I have been married for four years and my husband and … Continue reading →

Is America Still Racially Divided?

Today is the day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.  King was known as the leader of the Civil Rights movement in the ‘60s and you could say, he gave his life for his convictions.  At the young age of 39, he was gunned down on April 4, 1968 in my hometown of Memphis by James Earl Ray.  He had come here to support the African American city sanitation workers who were on strike for higher wages. It’s also the day that our first African American President is being inaugurated for his second term in office. But, have things … Continue reading →

How to Prepare Your Child for a Real Job

If you don’t want to be the family with the 20-something adult child laying on your couch, then you have to get started early with helping to prepare your kid for his or her first real job, one that can support a basic lifestyle and have an expectation of self sufficiency. Ideally, you have been giving your child or children important money lessons since they were preschoolers, but the most critical time comes when they reach the age of 13 or 14. That is when they need to know that when they become adults, they will be expected to hold … Continue reading →