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Handling loss and suffering!

Handling loss and suffering! Ryan Buford “The Next Generation” Audio player below! A child’s first exposure to the idea of loss and suffering often comes through the death of a family member or family pet, divorce, separation. The world as they know it comes to an end. This fixture, once a permanent part of their…
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James Walton August 27, 2018 0

Skill sets, Entrepreneurs and Shop Class!

Skill sets, Entrepreneurs and Shop Class! Ryan Buford “The Next Generation” Audio player below There is much to be said about the benefits of early skills training, like wood shop, metal shop and even home economics. The skills learned in these classes were designed to help the youth better serve themselves and each other in…
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James Walton August 20, 2018 0

Building the Baddest Bug-out Bicycle!

Building the Baddest Bug-out Bicycle! Ryan Buford “The Next Generation” Audio player below! The bicycle is a child’s first form of tangible freedom. It is a rite of passage and allows the young boy or girl a sense of approval from parents to be adventurous, self-reliant and brave. That first successful sendoff is a bittersweet…
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James Walton August 13, 2018 1

Kids, Technology, and Altered Reality!

Kids, Technology, and Altered Reality Ryan Buford “The Next Generation” Audio player below! Technology as a tool is an amazing advantage that our kids have over our generation. They have more in the palms of their hands than we did by far, and we had more than our parents. But the ongoing trend of absolute…
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James Walton August 6, 2018 1

Responsibility as parents with guns!

Responsibility as parents with guns Ryan Buford “The Next Generation” Audio player below! Growing up my dad used to say to me that “gun control is a steady hand” whenever an argument percolated in the media about restrictions on firearms. As a youngster, it was not a slogan or a gimmick. It was not an…
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James Walton July 30, 2018 1

Being Frugal in Preparedness!

Being Frugal in Preparedness! Ryan Buford “The Next Generation” Audio player below! Frugality was a stigma as I grew up. It was something akin to stingy, miserly, unwilling to share. The connotation of being frugal is something over the last few decades has gone so far from its origins that has become something that is…
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James Walton July 23, 2018 1

The Art of Intentional Positioning

The Art of Intentional Positioning Finding the Purpose Before the Place and Making the Move. Ryan Buford “The Next Generation” Audio player below! A heavy aspect of preparedness is where you are in life. Your stability – whether it be financial, physical, mental or otherwise – will have a significant impact on your kids and…
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James Walton July 16, 2018 1

The Ant and the grasshopper… work activities!

The Ant and the grasshopper… work activities! Ryan Buford “The Next Generation” Audio player below! Raising the ant, not the grasshopper: Reasons Why Preparing Several Months Ahead Helps to Eliminate Fear, Worry and Stress. Many of us have heard the fable of the Ant and the Grasshopper. It is one of Aesop’s more widely known children’s stories.…
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James Walton July 9, 2018 1

Fire in the Sky Lessons Learned From a Wildfire.

Fire in the Sky! Lessons Learned From a Real Life Wildfire Event Ryan Buford “The Next Generation” Audio player below! Wildfire season is fast approaching. Like any small flame, there is a possibility of the uncontrollable force that follows. Tune into this show as we explore the responsibilities you have as a parent and a…
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James Walton July 2, 2018 2

Introduction, Culmination and Cultivation!

Introduction, Culmination and Cultivation! Ryan Buford “The Next Generation” Audio player below! Cultivation. It is the young plant – the seedling. The thing that we capture in the early stages of growth. We shelter young seeds and frail starts from the harshness of the world just long enough to allow them to grow on their…
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James Walton June 18, 2018 1

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