Thank you, Carey. We have always, as a family, have tried to be prepared for whatever may come our way, be it blizzards, financial hard times, illness or even death of a loved one but nothing compares to preparing for war. Everything you have learned, everything you have come to expect goes out the window. In cases of natural disasters, people tend to group together. In war, there is a lot of distrust, envy, greed, hatred and violence added to the mix.

Talking with your family ahead of these things, planning and exercising caution is an excellent idea. As a family, we have been talking about these very things for the past two years. We have seen the writing on the walls. When we were building the walls, we had twenty workers here. Many were young fellows that had never had a job before. They had the opportunity to learn a trade here. As well, every day we gave classes on how to budget their money and save for the future. Some took it to heart, others had money for the first tie in their lives and partied hardy. If they had been drinking, they were not allowed to work as they posed a safety hazard to others.

It is really gratifying to know that a few of these men took what they were being taught and have done well. 6 have built homes. 3 have started micro businesses on the side.

I will be doing another post today about what transpired yesterday. We keep hoping and praying for a resolution. But I still think there are third parties here in the mix that wish other wise.