I'm Still Here!

So I haven't posted in a long time. I have been busy. Life has gotten a little busy all of a sudden. A couple of weeks ago we went and had a great visit with family and friends out of state. One place we went was Cabela's . It is really big. Lot's to see and the children were able to feed the fish in a pond too. Imagine my surprise and delight when I saw Amish there. My husband really gets a kick out of my "Amish fascination." Anyway, all of us really enjoyed our selves. The week we came home I had to run errands all week. One thing led to another and the messy house got out of control along with the laundry. This week we have spent getting everything in order. That makes this momma feel a little better.
I will get another post done this week. I have found myself with a little more time this week. My oldest got his first set of wheels over the weekend. A scooter! It is really a blessing. It gets him where he needs to go without costing a arm and a leg in insurance. He almost looks like he is riding a toy, but he is such a good sport about it and is very thankful. The topic for my next post will be grocery shopping.

Have a Blessed Day

Why "Out Of The Box"?

I chose the title Out Of The Box because we are living in a time when we need to be out of the box. We need to think out of the box so that we can help our families and to help others. For me, God has placed on my heart to live and do things differently. To our family this means to try to live more simply and to prepare for what is to come.
The blog title was also chosen because we are trying to reach outside our box or comfort zone. If God has given us a skill or interest in something, we feel that we should share it with others. I am not claiming that we know all things on every subject of interest. That is far from the truth. I learn new things everyday from so many different people. I feel that if we can share what knowledge we do have then that could start others to research what interests them more in depth.
Sharing and teaching does not end with just that one person that you shared with. That person can take a skill or a little nugget of knowledge and share with others. That is one of the beautiful things about God. He places people with similar interests together so that they can teach and learn from each other.
My prayer is that if you glean something from my future posts, that not only will you use it to bless your family, that you will step out of your box to share or teach some one else so they may also bless others. God's word tells us to help others and to treat them the way we would want to be treated. So let's all step out of our boxes this week.

Have a Blessed Week

Hello

This is my first post. My purpose and prayers for this blog is to help and encourage others in the areas that the Lord has given me interest in. I have gleaned so much information from so many bloggers out there. I wanted to have a place to put all of these ideas and thoughts in one place.
Some of the topics I plan on posting on are couponing, prepping, homeschooling, and small scale homesteading. If you have topics of interest that you would like me to do a post on leave a comment and let me know.

Have a blessed day