Food, Clothing, and Meds…. Are great items for your backpacks, but don’t forget reading material!

So we are prepared with our emergency backpacks…. Woo Hoo, this is great! An item that is just as important as your clothes or food is reading material, and not just any reading material… it should be reading material that is uplifting and positive. Consider how comforting it would be for your children to have some of their favorite stories included in the backpacks as well.

You can and should include reading material for yourself as well. This will help to keep morale positive during challenging times; plus these sweet reminders will help us to press forward despite the hardship. Do make sure your survival instructions booklet is readily available to reference any questions you might have during emergencies. They prove to be a wonderful reference point for questions that may arise as to what you should do in any given situation.

Remember food, clothing and meds are great items for your backpacks but don’t forget the reading materials… they are a guide for taking the proper steps to taking care of yourself and your family.

By following this recipe. you will have the correct steps in achieving your goal : to become better prepared in case of an emergency. And we all know when a recipe is followed correctly.. The end result is much more pleasant. So start thinking about what you can do to begin these “recipes” towards better preparation.