Even Horrifying Truth Is Still Freeing.

"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."   ... John 8:32



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My prayers lately? "Please Lord, expose the rampant corruption. The lies and the liars."

This video does that. Clearly. 

Please watch it till the end and decide for yourself. That's all for today, but it's enough. More than.

(Wow. YouTube really did remove the video as many of us had feared they would. Here you go. Another link to it. The video in the middle, with 'Nemo's News Network' written at the bottom.) 

Watch while you still can!


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More? This video did my heart so much good. More doctors are coming forward boldly like this!



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Oh and P.S. 

Over 10 years ago Naomi alerted us to some of the known injustices of Big Pharma. So I was alerted all those years ago and have even written bits in this blog about it, lest you think I just fell off some wonky conspiracy truck, ok?







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"When I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 19But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself. 20"Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 21But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself." ... Ezekiel 3: 18-21

Got Pantry Envy?

"... but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise."   ... 2 Corinthians 10:12


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A woman on Youtube showed us her garage pantry and oh. My. Goodness. 

On metal shelves she pointed to her--

2 whole rows of her favorite (and mine) laundry detergent (All Free & Clear)
Mega granola boxes (the only cereal I buy)
Jars of mayo, spaghetti sauce and fruit
Cans of tuna, corn, tomatoes and chicken
And lots of dryer sheets and crockpot liners-- but we don't use those.


At first? I was, like, "Wow, look! So much stuff! Do I really have enough for 4 months like I've spent hours figuring? My own shelves don't look like hers."

And then I remembered. 

Hey, this lady has a whole tribe of kids. At least 4. Gracious! It's just Tom and me here so of course my pantry shelves will appear different.

Whew.

And I would be all "Today's Lesson" wordy about that, but you already get it, right?



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Think it's too late to become a prepper? To create your own pantry with 2 or more months of supplies?

Think again. Since This Big Mess began in March, I've gone from 2 months' worth of pantry supplies to 4.

How? Lists. I did a shelf-by-shelf household inventory and then I made lists:


The What We've Got Plenty Of For 2 Months List. I stopped buying those things, using money for the shortages, instead.
  
The Shortages List. I transferred those items to--

The Shopping Lists. I've done all my shopping online. (That is, until Wednesday when, after Tom's doctor appt., he visited a local store and bought 2 bags of meat. He said he didn't see even one 'herded zombie'. Whew.)

That first 2 Months List grew longer. When it looked 'right' to me? I began a--

What We've Got Plenty of For 3 Months List. Then a 4 Months List. And now I'm working on a 5 Months List.

So, hey. You can do this, too.

But it requires much patience.

You can't scream at the stores' shortages, expecting items to instantly pop up on the screen.  ジ If one item is sold-out everywhere, move on. Look for recipes which use foods you can find.

Whining about delivery times set far into the future won't help, either. (Fortunately those are shortening.)

And yes, this does take work. The almost daily kind. There's tons of math involved, not magic.

And ok, it requires money. 

But God? He sends the wisdom to show us how to stretch dollars (and food). How to make something from nothing. And how to believe this:

If we'll do our part, He will do His.

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And why I'll always disobey the Government when they say, "Don't worry about food shortages! Don't stock up! We have everything under control."? It sounds too wildly like this--


"While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape."   ... 1 Thessalonians 5:3

This is how I think of stocking up for a month. An example.

In a month we might use 1 can of green beans each week. So to stock up for a month? I just need to buy 4 cans.

A small bottle of dishwashing liquid probably lasts us 2 months. So all I need to buy is 1 bottle and I'm stocked up for 2 months(!)

And on and on it goes. It's not hard. It's not rocket science, either.


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Having trouble doing lockdown/prepping/Life? Ask for Grace. She knows all the answers.



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Homestead Tessie over at Youtube--- 

She used to be shyer, rather apologetic, but now? She glows. She's bold, confident, has twice as many viewers seeking help to provide for themselves. To become more independent.

The more people need our help, the stronger the anointing God sends to enable us.

And it's a bit like what I shared way back in April, 2008:

For many years this is what I've thought, "For us homemakers, in some future year, our day will come. Something will happen which will make people seek our advice about how we can afford to stay home, without real jobs, and save money."

That time is here. Finally.


Watch Tessie shine in her latest video:

Recession, Depression or Economic Boom?

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And as I shared at Facebook:

Our neighbor, Nick.

Last year he lost a leg, but does that stop him from mowing his lawn? No! What an inspiration.

As I watched him today, this verse came to mind, "The strong spirit of a man sustains him in sickness, but as for a broken spirit, who can bear it?" Refuse to let your spirit become weak during these hard times, ok? 

"For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ... Matthew 6:14,15

Your Job Is Essential--And So Are You

"Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them... If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat."   ... Romans 12:6, 2 Thessalonians 3:10

  "The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” ... 1 Samuel 16:7


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The people shouting, "My job is essential, yours is not!"?  They're destroying confidence, spirit, decades of constancy and the will to keep living.

That barber, that beautician, who's clipped hair 30 or 40 years so to make people look presentable so those folks--

could go to their jobs
and earn money
to feed their families
and provide homes
and an education 
and a sweet, good life for them?

They've worked slow, long hours, decades, using their God-placed skills to serve others. Someday they will die and this is how they'll have spent their years: by serving and helping us.

They cannot just sit behind a computer at home. God gave them the you-must-leave-your-house gifts. 

If they remain home? The world will not spin as God intended for our sakes. He placed gifts in every man, planned it all out, so there'd be no gaping black holes of non-service. In that way, hair dressers are like--


plumbers,
morticians,
house painters,
yard maintenance workers,
farmers,
constructions workers,
butchers,
actors,
chefs,
long haul truckers,
electricians,
school teachers,
auto repairers,
pastors,
restaurant wait staff,
delivery workers,
store clerks,
coffee shop owners, staff
train conductors and staff,
gas station attendants,
warehouse workers,
hotel staff,
daycare workers,
janitors,
flight attendants, pilots,
--and I could do this all day.


To say a person's job is non-essential is to criticize God's perfectly-planned design. And truly? Not until Heaven will we realize the profound effect our gifts had on other people.

Oh, the pride of the man or woman who sits like a king, declaring, "My job matters, yours does not. Stay back! Stand down!" Let all who currently make such judgments beware of this:


"One's pride will bring him low... When pride comes, then comes disgrace. Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. The Lord hates:  haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers."   ... Prov. 29:23, Prov. 11:2, Prov. 16:18, Prov. 6:16-19



We all matter. All jobs are essential. If you are providing food for your family, your job is essential!

The world will limp and stagger without each of us doing the God-chosen job placed within us. And if you haven't realized that fact in all the current chaos of shut-down businesses? I doubt you ever will.

"A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?"   ... Proverbs 18:14

(Wow, that verse really shook me up this morning!)

The little daily things I need or just love may seem ridiculous to you, but that in no way lessens their importance to my mental health.

"Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys."...   Proverbs. 18:19


Socialism will never work. Never. It's been tried the world over, but it has never prospered as imagined.


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As I stated at Facebook, this is what bravery looks like in our new world.

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Here's how to regrow sweet potatoes. I started mine yesterday!

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And as I also wrote at Facebook:


So with desperate times calling for desperate measures, Tom asked me to trim his hair. Before starting I asked, "Do you want me to cut it like Pastor Ted's brother's wife cut his?" To which Tom promptly replied, "Uhm, NO THANK-YOU!" (See below. heh.)

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Crushing a man's spirit is far too costly. None of us will ever be able to afford it.



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"For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ... Matthew 6:14,15