Take a survey of your home. Look at your "stuff" and see what might become a hazard in time of a natural disaster. We don't have control over nature, but we can control our home environment.

Are you prepared for an emergency? The Schoolmarm reviews her own preparedness and encourages you to do the same.

When my son was three years old I was approached in a store by two elderly women. They cautioned me to keep a close eye on my little boy because of a rash of kidsnatchings that had occurred. I listened appreciatively to their warning but I was already very watchful of him. Even so, twice he got out [...]