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Wildfires and Emergency Preparedness with Farm and Home Extension

Dawnita Fogleman

Published on: 19/02/2026

Great resources for preparing for and dealing with wildfires.

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Cortisol: When Stress Doesn’t Need Calm… It Needs Closure

Dawnita Fogleman

Published on: 17/02/2026

Inspired by insights shared by Mihaela Hegarty, this post explores how the military resets the body after prolonged stress not by chasing calm, but by removing uncertainty, closing open loops, engaging the muscles, and restoring predictable rhythms. Drawing from practical habits, nourishing foods, and supportive tools, including blends from doTERRA and Young Living, it offers a grounded approach to helping the body feel useful, safe, and finished so cortisol can finally stand down.

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Discernment Over Distraction: Following Patterns Rather than Panic

Dawnita Fogleman

Published on: 20/01/2026

A firm call to step back from fear-driven headlines and emotional manipulation, and to engage current events with prayer, wisdom, and pattern recognition. Rather than reacting in panic or retreating into ignorance, this post offers a grounded, Biblical framework for staying informed without being overwhelmed; seeking truth, verifying sources, and trusting our Creator’s unchanging hand in uncertain times.

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2026 Word of the Year

Dawnita Fogleman

Published on: 01/01/2026

Sometimes a single word is enough to steady my hands for the year ahead. Other years, the Lord gives me a phrase, or a small collection of words, because the season is layered. Growth, obedience, pruning, and fruit do not always arrive one at a time. They overlap. They intertwine. And they require attention in more than one place at once. Choosing more than one word is not a lack of focus; it is a recognition of the full counsel of the work before me. Scripture itself often pairs instruction with action... root and bear fruit, sow and reap, abide and go. When God is cultivating deeply, He often names more than one thing at a time.

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