{"id":826,"date":"2018-09-14T16:53:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T21:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/?p=826"},"modified":"2018-09-14T16:53:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T21:53:47","slug":"why-off-grid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/why-off-grid\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY Off-Grid"},"content":{"rendered":"

The promised WHY OFF-GRID newsletter. Plus, I’ve published a new book, and we have a new FREEBIE. Yes, these last two items are connected…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

English Lessons Through Literature Level G: Growing Now Available!<\/h3>\n

This is how I spent my summer vacation–getting Level G ready! It is currently available on Lulu.com as either a PDF <\/a>or a paperback<\/a>, and it should appear on Amazon within a week. ELTL is a secular program, but there is a Bible Supplement<\/a> available as either a print book or a FREE PDF which includes Bible verses ready to use as copywork or dictation. <\/p>\n

See more details about ELTL Level G here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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WHY Off-Grid<\/h3>\n

Aloha, y’all!<\/p>\n

As you may know, we moved to Hawaii, the Big Island, last January. And since we arrived, the Big Island has seen earthquakes, landslides, flooding, wildfires, three hurricanes, and a volcanic eruption lasting months. I’ve seen people here jokingly ask, “Who’s playing Jumanji?”<\/p>\n

Don’t get me wrong–for most of us, that list is not as bad as it sounds. The hurricanes have all veered off, so we just got a lot of rain, and the rest of the disasters are localized, so they only affect a small minority. <\/p>\n

But the reality is this: At some point in our lives, we all find ourselves in that “small minority” who is experiencing a disaster of one sort or another. Maybe it’s a natural disaster. Maybe it’s a death of a loved one. Maybe it’s the loss of a job. But whatever the disaster, they often hit hard, fast, and unexpectedly. <\/p>\n

For us, being prepared to face any disaster means to live simply. Any disaster is less of a concern when we don’t have a house payment, two car payments (with insurance), and a household full of valuables purchased on credit. Being off-grid takes this attitude a step further–we also don’t have a small fortune in utility bills to pay each month. We still have expenses–I haven’t figured out a way around that, and if you have, let us know! <\/p>\n

It’s not that living off-grid makes us immune from disasters, but it does make us better able to cope with them when they happen. It helps keep life simpler, and a simple life is harder to disrupt than a complicated life. And simpler makes it easier to focus on the important things in life. <\/p>\n

M\u0101lama pono! (That’s Hawaiian for “Take care!”)<\/p>\n

Kathy Jo<\/p>\n

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New Freebie: Grammar Reference<\/h3>\n

The new FREEBIE is a Grammar Reference<\/a>. If you use ELTL, you know that each book has a number of appendices at the end of the book which includes grammar memory work (definitions and lists), correct use of words, a sentence diagramming reference guide, a chart of common irregular verbs, several charts of verb tenses, an editing protocol for after writing, and a guide to Theon’s six components. The grammar reference includes ALL of these reference pages. Take a look! We hope they will help in your homeschool, regardless of whether or not you use ELTL–but we hope you’ll use ELTL!<\/p>\n

New freebies are available for one month! We also have two permanent freebies. A Walk in the Park<\/a> discusses our homeschool philosophy, and Daily Devotions for Kids<\/a> includes four prayers for each day of the week to help children develop a habit of prayer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The promised WHY OFF-GRID newsletter. Plus, I’ve published a new book, and we have a new FREEBIE. Yes, these last two items are connected… English Lessons Through Literature Level G: Growing Now Available! This is how I spent my summer vacation–getting Level G ready! It is currently available on Lulu.com as either a PDF or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"saved","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":839,"href":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions\/839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/barefootmeandering.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}