For months, every comment section on literally EVERY homesteader YT channel had comments regarding the Hollars. It felt like this whole corner of the internet was deeply invested in you guys and the baby countdown to sleeping in your own home. I know I'm not wrong in saying we all feel a HUGE sense of both relief as well as happiness for you all and hope you guys are able to now just have at least a few days or a week or so just to decompress and rest until your exciting new bundle of joy/work shows up. Congrats on your huge accomplishment.
in 78, when I was 28, I built a house from the ground up in 6 months, all while working a full time job. Needless to say I had help from family. By the time I was through, I was burned out and was looking forward to taking the next year to refine things, landscape etc. But My dad had so much fun building that he decided to build a new house the following year. So we did it again.. Five years later we built a house for my sisters family. 3 years after that I took on another build, a bigger 2 story home with a pool. Life changes happened and I was alone and starting over. I bought a small tract home. A new partner entered my life and we literally rebuilt that house. We did to it almost everything you did to your mobile home. By the time we were done the only thing on the outside that was original besides the foundation was the concrete stoop at the side door. We lived in that house for 17 years and moved west to build the house we are now semi retired in. Again after building, I was burned out and there are things that should still be done. This week I'm finally organizing our 900 SF garage, hanging tools, building benches etc. It was already drywalled and insulated and painted. The next big project is the family room downstairs (walkout basement).
This is the outcome of a family's love and dedication to one another and one man's love towards them in giving them a home that he built with his hands. Love that we are invited into their lives. Such a beautiful loving family. This is how it is supposed to be. Wish the Hollar's all the best.
I am so happy to see people live a modest life and make choices that will suit their families without piling on debt. Bravo on your hard work and commitment!
I got cast iron for our remodel too but I put it in myself because we both knew my husband would never hear the end of it if there was a mistake.. so I would be the only one to blame.. Lol - JoAnn
How wonderful to finally be HOME. Now Mama can feather her nest and make ready for baby. This baby will be born into the homesteading life. What a sweet blessing!
Trailers are like buying a car, you lose a lot of money pulling them off the lot but you can save a lot of money by purchasing used! We purchased 5 acres with a double-wide and are busy remodeling. Not everyone agrees with our decision, but then again, not everyone is on track to retire at 50 like my husband and I are.
Don’t over-do. Trailers are called many things. One is, they do lose value the second they end up on your property. Sad but true. My husband has been working on ours for years. If we decided to sell, we would be lucky to get a fraction of the money we have invested into this trailer. I call this place our home. But a House, naw, never be a house. A trailer is a trailer. We love our home. It’s a good thing we have zero plans to ever move. Oh and we are Homesteaders too. 👍😊👍
How lovely to live in a home that was out back together and better not only by yourselves but by your friends , a little piece of them in every square inch .I think that is just so lovely .
You guys no longer have a mobile home! It is a modular home built room by room! I'm so happy for you. Much love and many blessings on your family and new home.
If the wheels are off the home, it's manufactured. I'm in 1000 as foot 433a manufactured feathered to the ground. No steps. Nice for me because I can't deal with walking up stairs. We were also able to get a VA loan. We lack an outside raised deck, but then again, I don't deal well with struggling to get up stairs.
A living, moving testimonial to what "can be done" if one just gets out and "does it." Despite the odds. Both thumbs up again. A cozy home, an ambitious family, friends who share your work when it's necessary. The best of everything, EARNED.
That moment she had her hands in the hot water, tears came to my eyes. And all the helpers, I watch all their channels. But I must say, your boys helping hands in building their home! Congratulations...
WOW, WOW, WOW! That turned out absolutely beautiful! Makes me wanna be a homesteader.. actully we are, but no ppl. help.. Hubby & I are both 64 & in the process of putting 2 mobile homes togather & remodeling one of them. One portion was a half of doublewide. Hubby moved both of them up the highway with an old M, 1958 tractor he has keep alive far beyond its years. I asked him once what the thing on the front was & he replied, where it once cranked to start. He also welded a truck blade to it on the hydraulics to give it more weight, because it's a narrow front end & he ran pallets through some steel forks he had made himself also, to add more weight, the front tires would not stay on the ground. He added 2 100# tractor weights & cement blocks, ratchet strapped them down for weight & up the highway we went to bring our mobilehomes to the 10 acres of the family farm of 40 years, which had been sold & we bought back 10 acres, to come home. That was about 5 years or more ago. And lots has changed & we are just now getting to putting them the way we wanted them to be & where. Moving mobile homes is a struggle in itself, if you have to do it yourself. Now we at least have started rebuilding the one, we already rebuild the half of doublewide before we moved it. It's slow going for just 2 ppl. our age. You are so lucky to have ppl. who want to help you & did help you.♡ I'm so happy for your family. And that it's so beautiful. And the best is yet to come, that little new baby, will never know how lucky it is, to have such determined, hard working parents & all those ppl. who helped give it a new home, to come home to.. A fan!♡
I cannot tell a lie... I smiled so hard my face hurt and had to wipe the happy tears the entire video! 🥰🥰 You all have worked so hard, your boys were right in there, working together, your friends were amazing and your home certainly will be a house of love. Have to say seeing the twins washing their floor, building the beds and smiling so sweet the next morning, gets me every time🥰🥰 Congratulations 🎊
Can anybody watch this without having a good cry, of joy ., ... what a beautiful home for our extended family that we love so much. We thank our Heavenly Father for all the blessings and his protection on all of us but especialy to your family. You have enriched our life with your laughters and optimist and hard work and your love, that we can feel when you share all what happens to you, never whinge , never criticise always with your big smiles, also the appreciations of all the lovely beautifuls peoples that so generously come to help you. Thankyou for showing the result of all the hard work, your children will always appreciate their home because they know the cost, .....l am speechless , l wish l could hug you all but from Australia a bit difficult , take care! Shalom
you forget that you aren’t just growing a wonderful house and an great homestead, but also 4 amazing young men that have been there helping in every way that they could. parenting 101. win win guys. congrats on it all.
Yes, young men! I was so accustomed to saying this or that about "boys" or "girls." I am beginning to see how I need to correct this, as there are so many young people... " who naturally rise to the occasion." So many are well mature beyond today's terms of maturity. The future of our nation rides on this!
There was all action footage, but Ben SAT STILL for a lot of the vlog! SO nice to not see him as the human blur! Meg, how do you look radiantly beautiful at 9 months pregnant in August?!? Your enthusiasm is just carbonated. This baby is going to be an engineer with all the calculating you have been doing.
In the beginning: dark, dirty, dated, in disrepair, not a good flow, filled with other people's junk. Typical mobile home. BUT she had good bones and lots of possibilities. Now: clean, bright, airy, good flow, better made than many houses, BEAUTIFUL!, tranquil color pallet, 2 bathrooms, and it looks more like a house than a mobile. Good job! Because you are good friends to have, you have good friends. Many hands make light work...well, at least lighter work. You have been blessed and you are a blessing. I love your family. Can't wait to meet your new member/s. I love your excitement and enthusiasm and your awesome work ethic. I don't think many people could have done what you all accomplished. I'm so happy for you. What a journey!
Just a quick word. I'm in a manufactured home. Not a mobile home. I'm teatherd to concrete no wheels. The best thing to do to go from mobile to manufactured besides no wheels" is get that crappy cheap faux wood walls off and put dry wall up.
@@karenshepherd2412 My parents also live in a manufactured home. All their interior walls are tape and texture and, with all their decks, you'd think it was stick-built. You're right about the faux wood panels and the papered panels are just as bad.
I live in a manufactured home I bought it brand new in 07 all upgrades & completely dry walled with arches and lots of character. All wood cabinets. Tiled trim and back splashes in kitchen & baths. My home is 2200 sq ft. Now, omg I wish it were smal Cabin because there's only my husband & I left living in it but it's a gorgeous home. Looks just like a regular home on our 10 acre homestead. All our children have left the nest. Would like to sell.
I watched my son built a house from scratch...so brings back memories. His was finished late last year;it was lots of hard work over here in England. He’s last surge of work ,was cleaning up around site to tidy up. Now like him ,you can sit back n watch the fruits of your labour. Well done to both of you n your family. P.S: I like the little library area...really cool.
I am nearly I'm tears for you and your sons. I can only imagine the tight quarters you were iniving in an RV for TWO years with 4 sons. Your HOME, because your space is now a REAL home WITH HOT WATER! You've sacrificed a lot to go on an amazing journey and have found your forever space and forever friends. You are blessed. Meh, now you can have your baby. I'm looking forward to the baby's birth, AND watching your lives unfold. Now you can have time to work on the garden, work with your animals, including running down sneaky wise pigs and pigletts! Hope to see your transformation of the farm house into an office AND Meg, your soap studio! I love, love, love the kitchen! "Did you really have to have a cast iron sink?" Lol! Why YES, I did! Happy wife, happy life. Thank you for taking me on your journey. 🌈👬❤🐷🐓🌼🍎🍒🍅🌽😇💖🐝🌈
I have been "with" you guys through the whole building process, and I have to tell you how much I have enjoyed following along!! I have rejoiced with you at every triumph and prayed to lift you all up during those few bumps in the road along the way. Thank you SO very much for allowing me to be a part of such a special journey!!! :-)
The thing I love most and see as a common theme across all you homesteading folks, is that you come together to work, to achieve and to boost each other. You are the reason homesteading is so attractive again, you have community, you have each other and you really help us all to see the better life. This journey of yours has had roller coaster highs and lows, life is a kicker that way, but your community has always been there, supporting each other. I bless you all (thanks Jess) as you have blessed us all. This is what the world forgot, how to work together instead of separately.
You’re so right oxenrat. I’m no homesteader, but I so enjoy watching their journeys. It’s like they are reliving what our ancestors did, they do all their own work ( they can’t afford to have it hired done, which is what has gone so lost with the rest of us and the world) but they HAVE to rely on each other to make it all happen especially when there is a deadline. They know something we don’t! Like an old timer told me “ we had everything but money”. And another old timer told someone close to me, “ we farmed to make a living, you farm to make money”. These homesteaders are carving out their living and they work SO much harder than a lot of big farmers out there. I have so much respect for them ! And the Hollars are a testament to the adage “ good things come to those who wait”. Ben is a good man. And Meg appreciates him and their children can see both. Bless the Hollar Homestead! 🙏
It was so smart to finish enough of your home to get in before the baby comes and now Ben can do the rest when he feels like it. I like your friends Art and Bri. They seem sweet so I subscribed to their channel.
Like many of us, I've been 'following' you for a while now and this is just exciting for all of us. I too, was in a serious car accident in mid-March and I didn't ask friends for help. I kept it 'secret' because I thought I didn't need the help. A good friend who happens to be 79 years young, said to me "Marie, when you don't ask your friends for help, you DENY them the opportunity to help". It hit me right in my feelers. I now know that asking for help, or accepting offered help, is okay and I will pass this message on whenever I can. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
I first came across you guys when you were searching for property! There seemed an endless ritual of looking and not finding, or finding substandard and then having the rug pulled! You said you were doing this to keep your family together and, if I am being honest I thought it was a train-wreck coming so I didn't sub! I did look in occasionally because there was something I could not quantify that made me want for you to succeed! Obviously you found your property and you all blossomed! Now I look in on you all and see the antithesis of what I originally saw! I see a Happy Family! You set out on a mission to heal yourselves and you came through in spades! Thank you! Long may you continue and long may the ripples of what you are and do reach out to others!
that's what I'm going through right now. Just signed a deal last week, under contract and just got word the seller is trying to back out 😠of the contract
Welcome Home The Hollar Homestead! Welcome Home! When my dad was building our home in April 1985, the only complete room was the living room, all 4 kids, begged my dad to stay there that night... we never went back to the old house, other than moving our stuff in. What a GREAT Feeling to move into your new home! that is for sure!
All that hard work, wonderful friends. Forward and backward. It is gorgeous. So talented Ben and Meg your home is BEAUTIFUL. Many years of blessings and happiness for all of you. NOW THE BABY PLEASE💝🇨🇦
Though it’s been such torture to wait for a full tour, this is going to be such an amazing reminder to yourselves one day about how far you have come, and how much you have accomplished!! It’s stunning! 😍
My mouth dropped too when I saw your kitchen! Can just see you making bread and canning in the future. Ben you have worked so hard for your family, and Meg it can't be easy for you going through all this and trying to be ready for a new little one. So glad you had A/C during most of the work! I was looking for your pantry, and IF it's a girl ~ a room for her when she gets bigger. May be you just want to show us more things later (WINKS). Thank you to all your friends also for all the work they helped with. I watch them too, and know you picked a great area to live in with friends like that! I can picture your dream when you first got there and were showing your friends your dream of where your gardens would be, your fire place, a place for chickens. It is not a dream any more, we can see your vision. Congratulations to your family. With love from Western N.Y.
When you yes to help you give that person joy of giving a hand...and it builds relationships beyond social connections...it goes much deeper...congratulations and you beat that baby bump arrival
I totally agree. Be open to receiving, that way the person giving gets that wonderful feeling you always get from giving. It's a win win. Funny how that saying is so true, "better to give than receive" God bless.
Oh my goodness. Your new home is beautiful. Your kitchen is lovely, really like the butcher block counter. I wish we had gas here, I love cooking with gas. Your backsplash is awesome. I see you have the crib up and ready to hold your sweet little one. Thank you for allowing us to share your journey. It has been an amazing trip❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
A bit of advice on mobile homes.. you may want to consider the roof not extending much past the walls.. since mobile homes don’t have a soffit water from rain will run off the roof and actually run backward and find it’s way between the siding and the wall causing rot and mold inside the wall it happened to me.. I would suggest at least adding some flashing to the edges of the roof to extend it out as far as possible to keep the water out
@@wendyweaver8749 let them breathe, sleep, bathe and enjoy the comfort of their new home. Let them enjoy the peace and quiet they deserve. We all know it won't be long before the baby(s) comes. They need the rest
Welcome home Hollar family. Welcome home. Cherish every moment of this special accomplishment that you achieved with family both blood and beyond. What a beautiful memory to treasure and a grand beginning for all the things to come.
Beautiful Home!!! All the sweat and tears you put into this, now look at where you both are. You both have taught your boys a wonderful lesson in life. You finish what you started and you come together as a family. Enjoy your labor and rest up for your bundle of joy, that will be here very soon. 👶❤
Your family is such an inspiration to my family of 6. We have a 6 acre homestead, but the struggles have so often burnt us out. We have actually quit and moved away twice (in 2017 & again in 2020). But after searching several states for "greener pastures" for 5 months, we felt The Lord leading us back almost 3 months ago with more vigor than ever before. We found your channel through Justin Rhodes. Keep doing what you're doing, because you are inspiring so many families to, not only step out of their comfort zone and start a homestead, but also how to not quit on their dreams when life gets too hard. You guys had a TON of work to do, and you got it done!! Many people would have probably quit already. I know you aren't finished yet, but soak up this victory! This is HUGE!!! In April of 2020, I was at the end of my 3rd trimester and finishing drywall and texturing the ceilings in the middle of a pandemic and in tears. Even though we were so close to finishing our livingroom, hallway, and main bathroom, I just hit my breaking point. We had been in this struggle since 2015. We have terrible neighbors, dogs have wiped out our flocks, we have uncovered mold throughout our house. The list goes on and on, and my husband was overworked in a factory with very little time left to give us. Sometimes you just want to throw in the towel and give up. But we're back at it and taking it one day at a time. I'd love to hear more about how you guys make a living. I heard you briefly mention it in another video. Thank you!
Same here cept I'm in the SoCal desert We needed to venture out yesterday. My car was in the shade but almost took my skin off my hand when I touched it. It was 121° out!!!
@@karenshepherd2412 We've had something like 40+ days over 110 this summer. Many of them have been over 115. Last month was a record month. Hottest ever by 13 degrees.
someone else may have already said this) but when i saw their Hollar Homestead sign at the end i thought - they need to add one more little chick to the sign!! For baby!!
do you have a list of 'needs' 'wants' that you'll post for house warming gifts? p.s. i realllllllly love your kitchen. love the lighting just everything about that kitchen!
It made my heart just sing for joy to see you both smile through the whole reveal. Well done and well deserved. Now I can't wait to see the baby, after some private time of course. l know I'm not the only one who can't wait. Lol
WOW! What a Journey this has been. I’ve been following since you were traveling. Beautiful Life ya’ll have. Much Happiness to you All and now the Arrival of a New Blessed Life is coming. Yes, y’all are certainly Blessed. Love from Dallas, Texas. Congratulations all Around.
Yeah. Meg got the "reveal" the way she wanted and deserved. so many eggs in the basket, love the meal time "ice cream man" bell, the cast iron sink looks stunning.. very nice. congrats!
I watched the video of your first official day on your property before watching this reveal, WOW! You guys have come such a long way in one short year. Congrats on meeting your goal, on growing your family, and for sharing your hearts and lives. I have to give kudos to your boys, they really pitched in and made this a true family effort. May God’s best blessings be yours.
That is awesome. Hard work pays off for sure. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. You all have done some great work you should be proud of that for sure. - Tom “Outdoors and Country Living”.
You kids are blessed beyond measure to have friends like them. Not many people can say they have good friends like you kids have.... my true prayer is for God to continue to bless you kids even more... BBE...
What impress me is how y’all are teaching those boys how to work and they want to and y’all had a great bunch of friends that came together and helped y’all its beautiful I love it tyfs hugs 🤗
Absolutely love it! So glad you guys can just enjoy your property now and move forward in other areas without worrying whether you were dedicating enough time to the mobile home! Back to easy family life, enjoying becoming new parents again, and being able to start doing the hobbies and projects that you love again. Love you guys xxx
Its good to enjoy the fruit of your labor. There is ALWAYS a list of things to do on a homestead! When you sit down in the beginning of the year to plan your year, you get to go over ALL the wonderful things you did get accomplished over the year prior and you'll be amazed at all you did.
"Hello beautiful family".... WOW and WOW!!!! Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! I LOVE the color scheme. GREY is my very favorite color... I couldn't be happier for you all.... God Bless each of you!!! HUGS
Much love from Michigan Hollar Family! Your lifes are blessed, and your unity is beautiful. Love you guys unconditionally ❣✌ your home is as amazing as you are! 😎
Thank You for tying your "home journey" together so well. What a transformation! What a supreme effort. So glad you finally learned to say "YES" Ben. Its ALL about Giving AND Recieving. There needs to be a balance. It's sometimes easy to forget that you are not only DOING the actual construction.. but also filming and editing the work for UA-cam... for US! Such an Inspiration! 😘
Watching this made me think of the old-time barn raisings. The whole homestead community pitching in to rebuild and raise this homestead home. It's great.
Ooooooh ! I can't tell you what good this does my heart, I am absolutely delighted for you. God has guided & blessed all along the way & to see you home as it is today it's ..... well, just such a blessing to witness, thank you for allowing us to watch the journey. We'll continue to watch and pray !
Home sweet home. I know this is in the future, but you will probably be pleasantly surprised by the additional square footage you will gain by the addition of decks. Some of your deck areas can double as living space if properly built. Just think of the views.
In one of their past vlogs, they are going to add full length decks to front and back after their home was completed. Who knows, maybe one will get done before winter sets in.
This is so exciting i found you when you just started looking at properties. It is wonderful to see how far you have come. Not just the house but the whole property. Well done.
Hearing Ben say he had a move in date but didn't know why makes sense now. He was in tune with your pregnancy and could have been nesting for what he internally knew was coming very soon. Congrats to you both for these major milestones!
There's nothing like a deadline to get things done! It's so easy to prioritise the 'busy' day to day over the big stuff and deadlines just give you that borrowed energy to get on with it and ask for help! I think that's one thing we all forget, just because we can do it on our own, doesn't mean we should. I;m glad you shared the 'before' again, I'd forgotten how bad it was to start with. You've done an amazing job and it must be so exciting to have all that space, hot water, AC and home comforts that you've missed out on the last couple of years in the RV. I hope you can take a break now and enjoy some down time before the baby arrives.
That was fantastic! Your home is beautiful and this video reveal was SO well done. It was a treat reliving it all and seeing again all the familiar faces that came to lend a hand. Meg, I started crying when you said it was time to show us the finished project. Great job, guys!!
My wife & I had to do something similar when we bought our first house, had a baby otw and the house was a partial gut. It was insane, but we got everything we had to done just in time & have very slowly continued after the 2nd baby. I know you guys are so happy to have a place to rest and recoup. Looks great & grats on the new baby & house!
For months, every comment section on literally EVERY homesteader YT channel had comments regarding the Hollars. It felt like this whole corner of the internet was deeply invested in you guys and the baby countdown to sleeping in your own home. I know I'm not wrong in saying we all feel a HUGE sense of both relief as well as happiness for you all and hope you guys are able to now just have at least a few days or a week or so just to decompress and rest until your exciting new bundle of joy/work shows up. Congrats on your huge accomplishment.
in 78, when I was 28, I built a house from the ground up in 6 months, all while working a full time job. Needless to say I had help from family. By the time I was through, I was burned out and was looking forward to taking the next year to refine things, landscape etc. But My dad had so much fun building that he decided to build a new house the following year. So we did it again.. Five years later we built a house for my sisters family. 3 years after that I took on another build, a bigger 2 story home with a pool. Life changes happened and I was alone and starting over. I bought a small tract home. A new partner entered my life and we literally rebuilt that house. We did to it almost everything you did to your mobile home. By the time we were done the only thing on the outside that was original besides the foundation was the concrete stoop at the side door. We lived in that house for 17 years and moved west to build the house we are now semi retired in. Again after building, I was burned out and there are things that should still be done. This week I'm finally organizing our 900 SF garage, hanging tools, building benches etc. It was already drywalled and insulated and painted. The next big project is the family room downstairs (walkout basement).
Wow, wow!
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Amazing
This is the outcome of a family's love and dedication to one another and one man's love towards them in giving them a home that he built with his hands. Love that we are invited into their lives. Such a beautiful loving family. This is how it is supposed to be. Wish the Hollar's all the best.
I am so happy to see people live a modest life and make choices that will suit their families without piling on debt. Bravo on your hard work and commitment!
Stuff like this makes me cry. The Lord is good to all, and his mercy endure forever !!!!
Indeed!
“Did you have to pick a cast iron sink?”
“Yes. Yes I did.” 🤣
I chuckled on that one as well 😂
That would have been my reply too. 😂🤣🤣
Love that sink bravo Meg this is quality!
I was laughing too! Love it
I got cast iron for our remodel too but I put it in myself because we both knew my husband would never hear the end of it if there was a mistake.. so I would be the only one to blame.. Lol - JoAnn
Oh I forgot one thing....Jeremiah, the ship lap wall looks gorgeous.
Yes, kudoes to Miah!
How wonderful to finally be HOME. Now Mama can feather her nest and make ready for baby. This baby will be born into the homesteading life. What a sweet blessing!
I've heard Dave Ramsey say trailers don't gain value, but man I think he's wrong here! Congrats
Ours is going to be tripling in equity when we are done!
Trailers are like buying a car, you lose a lot of money pulling them off the lot but you can save a lot of money by purchasing used! We purchased 5 acres with a double-wide and are busy remodeling. Not everyone agrees with our decision, but then again, not everyone is on track to retire at 50 like my husband and I are.
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Don’t over-do. Trailers are called many things. One is, they do lose value the second they end up on your property. Sad but true.
My husband has been working on ours for years. If we decided to sell, we would be lucky to get a fraction of the money we have invested into this trailer.
I call this place our home. But a House, naw, never be a house.
A trailer is a trailer. We love our home. It’s a good thing we have zero plans to ever move. Oh and we are Homesteaders too.
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Dave Ramsey spoke out of ignorance. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It's all about maintenence.
How lovely to live in a home that was out back together and better not only by yourselves but by your friends , a little piece of them in every square inch .I think that is just so lovely .
God Bless this Home and all who live and visit here!
You guys no longer have a mobile home! It is a modular home built room by room! I'm so happy for you. Much love and many blessings on your family and new home.
I agree, it's a beautiful "home"
If the wheels are off the home, it's manufactured. I'm in 1000 as foot 433a manufactured feathered to the ground. No steps. Nice for me because I can't deal with walking up stairs. We were also able to get a VA loan. We lack an outside raised deck, but then again, I don't deal well with struggling to get up stairs.
A living, moving testimonial to what "can be done" if one just gets out and "does it." Despite the odds. Both thumbs up again. A cozy home, an ambitious family, friends who share your work when it's necessary. The best of everything, EARNED.
Amen!!!
Where is baby's room?
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Between mom and dad, of course.
That moment she had her hands in the hot water, tears came to my eyes. And all the helpers, I watch all their channels. But I must say, your boys helping hands in building their home! Congratulations...
WOW, WOW, WOW! That turned out absolutely beautiful! Makes me wanna be a homesteader.. actully we are, but no ppl. help.. Hubby & I are both 64 & in the process of putting 2 mobile homes togather & remodeling one of them. One portion was a half of doublewide. Hubby moved both of them up the highway with an old M, 1958 tractor he has keep alive far beyond its years. I asked him once what the thing on the front was & he replied, where it once cranked to start. He also welded a truck blade to it on the hydraulics to give it more weight, because it's a narrow front end & he ran pallets through some steel forks he had made himself also, to add more weight, the front tires would not stay on the ground. He added 2 100# tractor weights & cement blocks, ratchet strapped them down for weight & up the highway we went to bring our mobilehomes to the 10 acres of the family farm of 40 years, which had been sold & we bought back 10 acres, to come home. That was about 5 years or more ago. And lots has changed & we are just now getting to putting them the way we wanted them to be & where. Moving mobile homes is a struggle in itself, if you have to do it yourself. Now we at least have started rebuilding the one, we already rebuild the half of doublewide before we moved it. It's slow going for just 2 ppl. our age.
You are so lucky to have ppl. who want to help you & did help you.♡ I'm so happy for your family. And that it's so beautiful. And the best is yet to come, that little new baby, will never know how lucky it is, to have such determined, hard working parents & all those ppl. who helped give it a new home, to come home to.. A fan!♡
I cannot tell a lie... I smiled so hard my face hurt and had to wipe the happy tears the entire video! 🥰🥰 You all have worked so hard, your boys were right in there, working together, your friends were amazing and your home certainly will be a house of love. Have to say seeing the twins washing their floor, building the beds and smiling so sweet the next morning, gets me every time🥰🥰 Congratulations 🎊
Stunning! And all it took was a couple thousand man hours of blood, sweat and tears! Congratulations, folks, beautiful.
Have to admit, I wasn't expecting it to look like that. But the kitchen was the biggest surprise, how absolutely gorgeous! So so happy for you guys!
You did AMAZING 🙌🏼 ✨👌🏼
That is some beautiful straight bank of cabinets, no corners to dig for pots and pans. So smart. So sweet to see baby bed in your room.
Can anybody watch this without having a good cry, of joy ., ... what a beautiful home for our extended family that we love so much. We thank our Heavenly Father for all the blessings and his protection on all of us but especialy to your family. You have enriched our life with your laughters and optimist and hard work and your love, that we can feel when you share all what happens to you, never whinge , never criticise always with your big smiles, also the appreciations of all the lovely beautifuls peoples that so generously come to help you. Thankyou for showing the result of all the hard work, your children will always appreciate their home because they know the cost, .....l am speechless , l wish l could hug you all but from Australia a bit difficult , take care! Shalom
Beautiful!
And may i just add one more thing.... YOUR HOME, made by your own hands is absolutely GORGEOUS! Congratulations to all of you.
Oh, the mysterious ways, His wonders to perform!!!
Our God is an awesome God!!!
Will need to add a "baby chick" to your Hollar Homested sign, 😃
I thought the same thing!
Me too!
Yes! Or an egg. An egg would be cute too! ❤️
I had forgotten just how bad it was!
you forget that you aren’t just growing a wonderful house and an great homestead, but also 4 amazing young men that have been there helping in every way that they could. parenting 101. win win guys. congrats on it all.
Yes, young men! I was so accustomed to saying this or that about "boys" or "girls."
I am beginning to see how I need to correct this, as there are so many young people... " who naturally rise to the occasion." So many are well mature beyond today's terms of maturity. The future of our nation rides on this!
Oh how cool…and now Jason from sow the land is your neighbor 🥰
My mouth literally dropped at your kitchen. The whole house is beautiful, but that kitchen. Must be a woman thing...lol Congratulations guys
That's when I burst into happy tears!
It is beautiful
There was all action footage, but Ben SAT STILL for a lot of the vlog! SO nice to not see him as the human blur! Meg, how do you look radiantly beautiful at 9 months pregnant in August?!? Your enthusiasm is just carbonated. This baby is going to be an engineer with all the calculating you have been doing.
Isn't she beautiful? I know I did not look like that when I was pregnant. They are all amazing!
Praying for God to bless your new home. To fill it with love, laughter and joy.
As always your friends are always there... Justin Rhodes
Jason and Art.....congrats
Meg and Ben
I love this, so happy for you folks! 😆 a flush toilet.... its what dreams are made of.
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Wow! So nice! Ben, you officially win Father of the year award! Yall enjoy your new, debt-free home and get some rest before baby comes.
Don’t stress about the finish work. Remember, winter time is inside project time. Your home is gorgeous!
In the beginning: dark, dirty, dated, in disrepair, not a good flow, filled with other people's junk. Typical mobile home. BUT she had good bones and lots of possibilities.
Now: clean, bright, airy, good flow, better made than many houses, BEAUTIFUL!, tranquil color pallet, 2 bathrooms, and it looks more like a house than a mobile. Good job!
Because you are good friends to have, you have good friends. Many hands make light work...well, at least lighter work. You have been blessed and you are a blessing. I love your family. Can't wait to meet your new member/s. I love your excitement and enthusiasm and your awesome work ethic. I don't think many people could have done what you all accomplished. I'm so happy for you. What a journey!
Just a quick word. I'm in a manufactured home. Not a mobile home. I'm teatherd to concrete no wheels. The best thing to do to go from mobile to manufactured besides no wheels" is get that crappy cheap faux wood walls off and put dry wall up.
@@karenshepherd2412 My parents also live in a manufactured home. All their interior walls are tape and texture and, with all their decks, you'd think it was stick-built. You're right about the faux wood panels and the papered panels are just as bad.
I live in a manufactured home I bought it brand new in 07 all upgrades & completely dry walled with arches and lots of character. All wood cabinets. Tiled trim and back splashes in kitchen & baths. My home is 2200 sq ft. Now, omg I wish it were smal Cabin because there's only my husband & I left living in it but it's a gorgeous home. Looks just like a regular home on our 10 acre homestead. All our children have left the nest. Would like to sell.
So FUN seeing all of those familiar faces😁
I watched my son built a house from scratch...so brings back memories.
His was finished late last year;it was lots of hard work over here in England.
He’s last surge of work ,was cleaning up around site to tidy up.
Now like him ,you can sit back n watch the fruits of your labour.
Well done to both of you n your family.
P.S: I like the little library area...really cool.
I am nearly I'm tears for you and your sons. I can only imagine the tight quarters you were iniving in an RV for TWO years with 4 sons. Your HOME, because your space is now a REAL home WITH HOT WATER! You've sacrificed a lot to go on an amazing journey and have found your forever space and forever friends. You are blessed. Meh, now you can have your baby. I'm looking forward to the baby's birth, AND watching your lives unfold. Now you can have time to work on the garden, work with your animals, including running down sneaky wise pigs and pigletts!
Hope to see your transformation of the farm house into an office AND Meg, your soap studio!
I love, love, love the kitchen! "Did you really have to have a cast iron sink?" Lol! Why YES, I did!
Happy wife, happy life.
Thank you for taking me on your journey.
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Your young men are so precious. What a blessing. They`re learning valuable life lessons from loving sweet parents.♥️ God bless you all.
I have been "with" you guys through the whole building process, and I have to tell you how much I have enjoyed following along!! I have rejoiced with you at every triumph and prayed to lift you all up during those few bumps in the road along the way. Thank you SO very much for allowing me to be a part of such a special journey!!! :-)
You took a dumpy, broken down trailer and made a beautiful home. Congratulations guys you did an awesome job! Enjoy your beautiful home.❤
U r making memories for your children. FF 20 years, your children will be adults, and they will always remember this upbringing.❤❤
The thing I love most and see as a common theme across all you homesteading folks, is that you come together to work, to achieve and to boost each other. You are the reason homesteading is so attractive again, you have community, you have each other and you really help us all to see the better life. This journey of yours has had roller coaster highs and lows, life is a kicker that way, but your community has always been there, supporting each other. I bless you all (thanks Jess) as you have blessed us all. This is what the world forgot, how to work together instead of separately.
You’re so right oxenrat. I’m no homesteader, but I so enjoy watching their journeys. It’s like they are reliving what our ancestors did, they do all their own work ( they can’t afford to have it hired done, which is what has gone so lost with the rest of us and the world) but they HAVE to rely on each other to make it all happen especially when there is a deadline. They know something we don’t! Like an old timer told me “ we had everything but money”. And another old timer told someone close to me, “ we farmed to make a living, you farm to make money”. These homesteaders are carving out their living and they work SO much harder than a lot of big farmers out there. I have so much respect for them ! And the Hollars are a testament to the adage “ good things come to those who wait”. Ben is a good man. And Meg appreciates him and their children can see both. Bless the Hollar Homestead! 🙏
@@letmework6254 Amen to that! 💜💙💚💛
It was so smart to finish enough of your home to get in before the baby comes and now Ben can do the rest when he feels like it. I like your friends Art and Bri. They seem sweet so I subscribed to their channel.
Art and Bri plus their children are the best along with The Rhodes. The Bealles are wonderful too.
Your sons will be proud to say “ we helped build our home”🥰Its amazing ! Job well done, okay little baby, your home is ready for you❤️
Like many of us, I've been 'following' you for a while now and this is just exciting for all of us. I too, was in a serious car accident in mid-March and I didn't ask friends for help. I kept it 'secret' because I thought I didn't need the help. A good friend who happens to be 79 years young, said to me "Marie, when you don't ask your friends for help, you DENY them the opportunity to help". It hit me right in my feelers. I now know that asking for help, or accepting offered help, is okay and I will pass this message on whenever I can. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
I first came across you guys when you were searching for property! There seemed an endless ritual of looking and not finding, or finding substandard and then having the rug pulled! You said you were doing this to keep your family together and, if I am being honest I thought it was a train-wreck coming so I didn't sub!
I did look in occasionally because there was something I could not quantify that made me want for you to succeed!
Obviously you found your property and you all blossomed!
Now I look in on you all and see the antithesis of what I originally saw! I see a Happy Family!
You set out on a mission to heal yourselves and you came through in spades! Thank you! Long may you continue and long may the ripples of what you are and do reach out to others!
That was a sweet story! Did you sub?😁
Yes! ....... but not initially ;0)
that's what I'm going through right now. Just signed a deal last week, under contract and just got word the seller is trying to back out 😠of the contract
It was a who's who of homestead vloggers. Congrats
Welcome Home The Hollar Homestead! Welcome Home! When my dad was building our home in April 1985, the only complete room was the living room, all 4 kids, begged my dad to stay there that night... we never went back to the old house, other than moving our stuff in. What a GREAT Feeling to move into your new home! that is for sure!
Your boys are great , they helped in any way they could . They were always willing to pitch in instead of playing .
All that hard work, wonderful friends. Forward and backward. It is gorgeous. So talented Ben and Meg your home is BEAUTIFUL. Many years of blessings and happiness for all of you. NOW THE BABY PLEASE💝🇨🇦
Though it’s been such torture to wait for a full tour, this is going to be such an amazing reminder to yourselves one day about how far you have come, and how much you have accomplished!! It’s stunning! 😍
My mouth dropped too when I saw your kitchen! Can just see you making bread and canning in the future. Ben you have worked so hard for your family, and Meg it can't be easy for you going through all this and trying to be ready for a new little one. So glad you had A/C during most of the work! I was looking for your pantry, and IF it's a girl ~ a room for her when she gets bigger. May be you just want to show us more things later (WINKS). Thank you to all your friends also for all the work they helped with. I watch them too, and know you picked a great area to live in with friends like that! I can picture your dream when you first got there and were showing your friends your dream of where your gardens would be, your fire place, a place for chickens. It is not a dream any more, we can see your vision. Congratulations to your family. With love from Western N.Y.
When you yes to help you give that person joy of giving a hand...and it builds relationships beyond social connections...it goes much deeper...congratulations and you beat that baby bump arrival
I totally agree. Be open to receiving, that way the person giving gets that wonderful feeling you always get from giving. It's a win win. Funny how that saying is so true, "better to give than receive" God bless.
Oh my goodness. Your new home is beautiful. Your kitchen is lovely, really like the butcher block counter. I wish we had gas here, I love cooking with gas. Your backsplash is awesome. I see you have the crib up and ready to hold your sweet little one. Thank you for allowing us to share your journey. It has been an amazing trip❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Going from living in your camper to living in your new beautiful home must have been so wonderful for all of you.
A bit of advice on mobile homes.. you may want to consider the roof not extending much past the walls.. since mobile homes don’t have a soffit water from rain will run off the roof and actually run backward and find it’s way between the siding and the wall causing rot and mold inside the wall it happened to me.. I would suggest at least adding some flashing to the edges of the roof to extend it out as far as possible to keep the water out
Could we have a walk through from one end all the way to the next? With no cuts, just sweeping the camera?
tara paul - Not just a sweeping camera but a real tour showing details, etc., perhaps 15-20 minutes.
Let em save something for when its really really done.
@@wendyweaver8749 let them breathe, sleep, bathe and enjoy the comfort of their new home. Let them enjoy the peace and quiet they deserve. We all know it won't be long before the baby(s) comes.
They need the rest
Welcome home Hollar family. Welcome home. Cherish every moment of this special accomplishment that you achieved with family both blood and beyond. What a beautiful memory to treasure and a grand beginning for all the things to come.
One weird thing is that seeing your kids in the videos they never seem to get bigger but looking back a year THEY GOT BIGGER! lol!
Beautiful Home!!! All the sweat and tears you put into this, now look at where you both are. You both have taught your boys a wonderful lesson in life. You finish what you started and you come together as a family. Enjoy your labor and rest up for your bundle of joy, that will be here very soon. 👶❤
Your family is such an inspiration to my family of 6. We have a 6 acre homestead, but the struggles have so often burnt us out. We have actually quit and moved away twice (in 2017 & again in 2020). But after searching several states for "greener pastures" for 5 months, we felt The Lord leading us back almost 3 months ago with more vigor than ever before. We found your channel through Justin Rhodes. Keep doing what you're doing, because you are inspiring so many families to, not only step out of their comfort zone and start a homestead, but also how to not quit on their dreams when life gets too hard. You guys had a TON of work to do, and you got it done!! Many people would have probably quit already. I know you aren't finished yet, but soak up this victory! This is HUGE!!! In April of 2020, I was at the end of my 3rd trimester and finishing drywall and texturing the ceilings in the middle of a pandemic and in tears. Even though we were so close to finishing our livingroom, hallway, and main bathroom, I just hit my breaking point. We had been in this struggle since 2015. We have terrible neighbors, dogs have wiped out our flocks, we have uncovered mold throughout our house. The list goes on and on, and my husband was overworked in a factory with very little time left to give us. Sometimes you just want to throw in the towel and give up. But we're back at it and taking it one day at a time. I'd love to hear more about how you guys make a living. I heard you briefly mention it in another video. Thank you!
It really says so much about you two that all those people took time out of their busy lives to come and help you. You must be loved!!
I'm in the desert of Arizona, 115 degrees, and waiting excitedly to see the KITCHEN! And that baby!
Same here cept I'm in the SoCal desert
We needed to venture out yesterday. My car was in the shade but almost took my skin off my hand when I touched it. It was 121° out!!!
@@karenshepherd2412 We've had something like 40+ days over 110 this summer. Many of them have been over 115. Last month was a record month. Hottest ever by 13 degrees.
someone else may have already said this) but when i saw their Hollar Homestead sign at the end i thought - they need to add one more little chick to the sign!! For baby!!
Kristin Francis I just noticed that as well 😁👍
THE WHOLE INTERNET LOVES YOU, Every Channel was talking about you guy's !! There's no doubting, you are SO loved ,God Bless ya'll :)
do you have a list of 'needs' 'wants' that you'll post for house warming gifts? p.s. i realllllllly love your kitchen. love the lighting just everything about that kitchen!
It made my heart just sing for joy to see you both smile through the whole reveal. Well done and well deserved. Now I can't wait to see the baby, after some private time of course. l know I'm not the only one who can't wait. Lol
It looks beautiful, now get some rest before the little one arrives.
WOW! What a Journey this has been. I’ve been following since you were traveling. Beautiful Life ya’ll have. Much Happiness to you All and now the Arrival of a New Blessed Life is coming. Yes, y’all are certainly Blessed. Love from Dallas, Texas. Congratulations all Around.
You don't appreciate simple things like hot running water as much if you've never been without. Remodeling is hard but worth it.
Yeah. Meg got the "reveal" the way she wanted and deserved. so many eggs in the basket, love the meal time "ice cream man" bell, the cast iron sink looks stunning.. very nice. congrats!
Y'all took a dump heap and turned into a lovely home. It looks so homey and cozy already. I love it. Great job everyone!
You guys are so Cute!!!!! Remodeling a home is a BIG DEAL!!! Theres nothing like hitting the finish line, knowing that you did it....Congratz!!
I watched the video of your first official day on your property before watching this reveal, WOW! You guys have come such a long way in one short year. Congrats on meeting your goal, on growing your family, and for sharing your hearts and lives. I have to give kudos to your boys, they really pitched in and made this a true family effort. May God’s best blessings be yours.
That is awesome. Hard work pays off for sure. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. You all have done some great work you should be proud of that for sure.
- Tom “Outdoors and Country Living”.
You kids are blessed beyond measure to have friends like them. Not many people can say they have good friends like you kids have.... my true prayer is for God to continue to bless you kids even more... BBE...
What impress me is how y’all are teaching those boys how to work and they want to and y’all had a great bunch of friends that came together and helped y’all its beautiful I love it tyfs hugs 🤗
Absolutely love it! So glad you guys can just enjoy your property now and move forward in other areas without worrying whether you were dedicating enough time to the mobile home!
Back to easy family life, enjoying becoming new parents again, and being able to start doing the hobbies and projects that you love again. Love you guys xxx
Cant wait , lots of good wishes & love from Glasgow Scotland 🏴🏴🥰🥰🥰
Its good to enjoy the fruit of your labor. There is ALWAYS a list of things to do on a homestead! When you sit down in the beginning of the year to plan your year, you get to go over ALL the wonderful things you did get accomplished over the year prior and you'll be amazed at all you did.
Im so proud of you ben looking back that was sooo much work and you didn't cut corners or give up , what a man....
"Hello beautiful family".... WOW and WOW!!!! Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! I LOVE the color scheme. GREY is my very favorite color... I couldn't be happier for you all.... God Bless each of you!!! HUGS
Much love from Michigan Hollar Family! Your lifes are blessed, and your unity is beautiful. Love you guys unconditionally ❣✌ your home is as amazing as you are! 😎
Thank You for tying your "home journey" together so well. What a transformation! What a supreme effort. So glad you finally learned to say "YES" Ben. Its ALL about Giving AND Recieving. There needs to be a balance.
It's sometimes easy to forget that you are not only DOING the actual construction.. but also filming and editing the work for UA-cam... for US! Such an Inspiration! 😘
Watching this made me think of the old-time barn raisings. The whole homestead community pitching in to rebuild and raise this homestead home. It's great.
We are THRILLED and thankful for your blessings.
Ooooooh ! I can't tell you what good this does my heart, I am absolutely delighted for you. God has guided & blessed all along the way & to see you home as it is today it's ..... well, just such a blessing to witness, thank you for allowing us to watch the journey. We'll continue to watch and pray !
Yes, watch and pray... wherever 2 or more are gathered in His name.... there will our Lord be!!
Home sweet home. I know this is in the future, but you will probably be pleasantly surprised by the additional square footage you will gain by the addition of decks. Some of your deck areas can double as living space if properly built. Just think of the views.
In one of their past vlogs, they are going to add full length decks to front and back after their home was completed. Who knows, maybe one will get done before winter sets in.
This is so exciting i found you when you just started looking at properties. It is wonderful to see how far you have come. Not just the house but the whole property. Well done.
Hearing Ben say he had a move in date but didn't know why makes sense now. He was in tune with your pregnancy and could have been nesting for what he internally knew was coming very soon. Congrats to you both for these major milestones!
what great family memories this is not a mobile home it’s a home
There's nothing like a deadline to get things done! It's so easy to prioritise the 'busy' day to day over the big stuff and deadlines just give you that borrowed energy to get on with it and ask for help! I think that's one thing we all forget, just because we can do it on our own, doesn't mean we should.
I;m glad you shared the 'before' again, I'd forgotten how bad it was to start with. You've done an amazing job and it must be so exciting to have all that space, hot water, AC and home comforts that you've missed out on the last couple of years in the RV. I hope you can take a break now and enjoy some down time before the baby arrives.
Oh WOW, your home is gorgeous. So glad you can live more of a normal daily life without having to constantly build and redo.
over 1000 people waiting? Where are the likes to match that number?.
Utube deletes them unless most of it is watched.
6,500 like...what are you talking bout
@@flickertail3116 your're late
@@purpletulips4648I would rather be late then ignorant
It. Is. Beautiful! What at a major accomplishment! God is blessing you folks mightily!
Congratulations!
It's beautiful! 🥰🥰🥰
That was fantastic! Your home is beautiful and this video reveal was SO well done. It was a treat reliving it all and seeing again all the familiar faces that came to lend a hand. Meg, I started crying when you said it was time to show us the finished project. Great job, guys!!
Gorgeous! Great work. Now maybe you can all sleep, relax and recharge until bub shows up 💜😴❤️
So happy for you all & sending sincere blessings for birthing a happy, healthy baby! Luv your family, luv your new home...enjoy!🥰
It is so nice to see how GOD has Blessed all of you, and so nice to see answered Prayer in Action... GOD is so Good... Praise YESHUA (JESUS)!!!
My wife & I had to do something similar when we bought our first house, had a baby otw and the house was a partial gut. It was insane, but we got everything we had to done just in time & have very slowly continued after the 2nd baby. I know you guys are so happy to have a place to rest and recoup. Looks great & grats on the new baby & house!