Finally...

So finally 6 months after the Tornado, I have some furniture. It is such a relief. It took me forever to find what I liked we went to every furniture place in town! I also got a shower curtain for upstairs which is for some reason exciting for me...I guess cause I just like it...LOL. It was kind of hard buying the furniture when I know the whole economy seems to be crashing! I kept thinking what good is this going to do me when we are starving! To make myself feel better, I went today and dry packed canned tons of food storage. I did 96 #10 cans in 1.5 hours thanks to my friend Natalie who came and helped me.I got hard red wheat, dried carrots, dried apple slices, white rice, powdered milk, dried onions, cocoa mix, and potato pearls, black beans, pinto beans and white beans!!! I am going back Monday and doing more! I have been so worried since I don't have any storage after the tornado. I didn't have much, but what I did have blew away. Funny side story here, the day before the tornado my mom called me and we had a small tiff. She was very insistent that I get some more food storage. She told me that the leaders of our church told us to do it so I needed to. I told her I didn't have it in my budget at the moment. The next day you all no what happened. So sometime after I said to my Mom "see aren't you glad I didn't go buy a bunch of storage when you wanted me to?" and she replied, Well, yes it would be gone, but at least you would have been showing obedience to your Heavenly Father by being prepared. This remark has made me think alot, and she was speaking the truth I think.

I am thankful that I was able to get Food Storage today, you never know what will happen tomorrow. I am astounded by the fact that 500,000 jobs were lost in the US in November. I don't believe anyone is immune to what seems to be happening to the economy and the effects of it. I am making my focus right now on getting my house in order and finding ways to serve my heavenly father. ~E