Saw an interesting phrase last week. It was supposedly ancient Chinese wisdom. Went something like this. "The best time to plant a tree is ten years ago. The next best time to plant a tree is today." The more you think about it, the truer it is. If you wanted shade or an apple today it would...

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A number of years ago I read a story about children who were found in an orphanage at the end of World War II. They had suffered from a lack of material things during the war. They were undernourished and dressed in rags. Once the town was liberated material things were still in short supply, but those...

In November and December there were challenges and discussions to help people to cut expenses down. How much can you cut out of your budgeted expenses to put towards funds for pantry/freezer stocking? Not following our pantry stocking scavenger hunt, then what can you put the freed up funds towards to...