I just watched my first video to your channel just now. I have to say your video has touched me so deeply. I’m amazed of what you shared especially towards the end about that mother who has been struggling. This is why I subscribe to channels like yours because you care and are out to make a positive difference in this world. You are using your channel for good and I really love that. We all need help sometime in our lives and what a wonderful way to do so like you have been. One of my favorites and what made me subscribe is the fact quoting scriptures. When we turn to our savior Jesus Christ he will give us strength and comfort. He promises us that he will send a comforter to us if we follow him. Thanks again for your kindness and for doing what you do.
Yes, I'm 67 yo and been doing this homemaker journey for 48 years. Cooking from scratch 80% of meals when all 4 children were home. Going to college full time (made made the Dean's list several times) and working 32+ hrs a week, washed and hung up laundry for 6 people on a weekly basis, building up the pantry, by scratch meals and it took a lot of work but it also took a schedule to do it. I have anxiety too. Your version of how to deal with the tensions, anxiety, too much with too little time and taking it all to God in prayer is so important and so beautifully stated. I remember going into the bathroom (the only room where my children knew to leave Mama alone) and crying and praying. I pled the blood of Jesus many times over my household. I made it through! Now we're empty nesters (I have many health problems) I'm still doing the gardening, canning, foraging, dehydrating, cooking from scratch, taking care of livestock now, hatching out our own chicks and ducklings via incubator, making homemade bread weekly, still doing the laundry thing only for 2 people now and I still take it all to God! All I can state is, just keep doing it! It's rewarding! God Blesses us with answered prayers via Energy, stamina, enjoyment, curiosity, fulfillment, great tasting food, etc. Bless you and your family and all who watch your channel!
This comment brought tears to my eyes. God bless you and thank you so much for taking the time to share this and encourage me, Sharon. This really touched my heart! 💛💛💛
This too touched my heart. Thank you for sharing your story. You reminded me of my grandmother and mother who worked hard their whole lives and I am forever grateful for all they’ve done for me in my life. I’m sure your children are very grateful for all your sacrifices and love. God bless you and your home. Again thank you!
Thank you for sharing this! I am 62 years old and our only son with special needs just moved into a residential home. I am trying to find my way and my purpose now that he is not living with us. He was my full-time job for 32 years. thank you for reminding us to turn to Jesus. He hears our prayers. He will guide us along the best pathway for our lives.
Hey! I’m just giving you a chef’s tip about how to get your flour to stick to any of your ingredients when frying them; the real trick is to dredge them in the flour before you put any eggs or wet ingredients to them, then dip them in the egg mixture and then back into the flour again. I know that probably sounds backwards, but my husband who’s been a very affluent chef for over 20 years taught me this a long time ago and it really works! It will ensure that your batter actually sticks to the food and doesn’t fall off into your oil. It fries better too in general because it’s layered better. I also recommend drying off your produce after the salt bath, (which btw is exactly what you’re supposed to do so well done on that!) and then after drying the ingredient lay them flat on a paper towel and then sprinkle some salt on it and let it sit for a few minutes. Then you drudge it in the flour then submerge it in the eggs and then back into the flour again and then add to the hot oil to fry. Also yes to adding the herbs and spices to the flour as well. I love your videos so much and love everything that you do. I just love your style and i feel like you are literally living my dream life in every single way and you have my ultimate dream home in the ultimate region where it snows in winter and warm in summer and has that small village feel to it. You clean exactly the way i prefer and you just do everything the way i love things and your style the way i love too and you do all the things i love but haven’t been able to due to lack of finances, poor health and the inability to have more than the two in home children i still have. I wish i could live your life. I also school my kids at home too but they are all special needs which can be hard at times. My body feels like it’s been falling apart faster than i am able to keep up with and I’m so exhausted and discouraged. I have such a heart for Jesus and i am so desperate for him to be in every aspect of my life. But i also have extreme trauma and no one to help me either. No friends and no family. This is hardest year we’ve ever had financially and there’s no end in sight and i just don’t know what God’s calling is for my life. I just wish i had a girlfriend who loves Jesus like i do that i could talk to or even just have a study with once in awhile that shared some common interests with. I’ve been wanting to start a UA-cam of an online ministry type of thing but with my constant health battles i just don’t know where to begin or if it’s what God wants me to do. I’m just craving a homestead with a garden and space to roam and finally feel connected to the earth and to God organically. Right now i just feel so disconnected to nature and it’s so depressing. I feel so disconnected to my nurturing nature and ability to feel like a mother or a wife or even a woman. I’m so overweight right now from steroids and seizure meds and it’s so disheartening And makes me embarrassed to leave the house or let anyone see me. I’m not being treated for ADHD right now either and i desperately need to do something for it because I’m not even functional anymore it’s gotten so bad. Anyway sorry to rant on my issues. I just wanted to let you know that I’m so thankful for your channel and it fills me with so much peace and warmth. Even though I’m not able to live a similar lifestyle like i want to, I’m just so thankful that i can turn to your channel and still get the chance to enjoy it through your beautiful and blessed life and your amazing encouraging words and deep experiences you’ve lived through and overcome. You are so wise and you have such a beautiful heart for Jesus. I am not envious of you and i say all of this in love and appreciation, not jealousy or negativity towards you. Thank you again so much for continuing this channel even when you felt like giving up. I’m thankful you didn’t. God bless!
Thank you for telling me, I'm sorry to hear of how things are for you presently. I hope your dreams come true soon. I'm glad to know my channel brings you peace. Blessings to you!
I’m almost 73, in October, and I homeschooled our kids through high school. I LOVED those days and miss having my peeps at home. I wouldn’t trade those days for all the money in the world. It was hard, for sure, but so rewarding. Bless you and your family. God is so good.
I'm 79 and my mom was the perfect homemaker AND she was on Valium. IF you will take time at the beginning of the day for the Lord, He will stretch the hours of your day AND show you how to have an optimal day. Peace.
This was such great advice. I have been married for 37 years and homeschooled my 4 kids for about 23 years. Plus a niece and a nephew. I, too, have experienced the heartbreak of watching "ideal" families fall apart. If I have learned nothing else, I have learned this. Homeschooling can be an insatiable taskmaster. It's easy to let your children, their education, and their 'ideal' lifestyle become all absorbing. But remember to keep your priorities in line. God, then husband, then children. If you neglect your husband for the sake of your children, he will feel like and outsider at home, and the relationship won't last. If you put the needs of the kids aside to focus on your husband, the relationship will flourish. Don't worry. He won't let you neglect his kids. It will all balance out if you keep priorities in order.
I love your channel and have found myself rewatching your videos this week. We had a house fire a week ago and lost everything so I’m trying to trust well and take daily grace from God to find joy in the midst of this suffering. We are blessed to have a barn house we are living in and I’m trying to make it a refuge and peaceful home while we rebuild. God bless! Keep encouraging us with your videos ❤️
MA'AM! Jesus knew I NEEDED to hear this message today! I'm on my first year of homeschooling my 6 & 7 year olds and we also have a 2 year old, and this is HARD! I've been comparing myself to friends and more established moms whose circumstances are very different than my own, and I've been feeling like such a failure. Your diligence and faith was such an encouragement, and exactly what I needed today. You've earned yourself a follower! ❤
When you make pita, or naan flat Bread brush with olive oil then sprinkle with zatar pronounced Zha-tar. Place in toaster oven or regular oven and ground just slight to mi for flavors. It’s excellent. It’s Arminian and middle eastern.
Wow...as a mother to five girls who we had within six years I understand to the bone when you said you had discouragement where most people have support. Understood completely. I started our homeschool journey completely on my own and to the disappointment of most around me excluding my husband. I had to fight for and create our future in our home mostly alone.
...also, there are no grandparents in our picture either. No family to watch kids and we don't have babysitters either. It is rough sometimes. My husband is also gone running our business 12 - 15 hours a day.
I think you hit the nail on the head! You absolutely have to look at homemaking as being self employed. If you weren’t raised with a strong work ethic, develop one!!! It is also a skill! Time management is another skill. Including your children in your work day so they have those skills. My girls (3 of them,all very close in age) all had chores/ house work. When I made bread, they each got a hunk of dough and made dough babies at the kitchen table. It kept them busy while I actually got bread made. Pizza night always meant three little pizzas with one big one. Sock matching was heir chore for laundry time. I was often doing it on my own as my ex husband was deployed to the Mid East most of the time being gone for 6 to 8 months at a time. I had scheduled that I stuck to and that helped not getting overwhelmed. By the time my girls hit 6th grade they were responsible for one dinner a week. They had to check the pantry and see if we needed anything on that weeks shopping list. If they took the last of anything it got added to the shopping list. My oldest didn’t like cooking so we knew it was chili every time it was her night to cook. The rule was no complaining or you got to take over the dinner for them the next week. Having some kind of structure really helped me. 12 deployments in 10 years didn’t leave us with a marriage at the end. After 27 years we called it quits. That also was a hurdle, but you have to look forward. I also loved how you mentioned that there are seasons of motherhood. I used to call the toddler years the tired years!😊 Grace, have some for yourself when you didn’t achieve what you wanted to, it’s usually waiting for you on a new day.
I can't believe how much I needed this video🥹 Thank again, Shayla. You have seriously been the friend I've needed on this new motherhood/homemaker journey. Thank you for always being so real and encouraging. Thank you for reminding us new mommas that it takes time to get the hang if it. There's so much content these days that makes me feel so inadequate sometimes, but I'm always uplifted by your videos and feel like I've just had coffee with a sweet, wise, encouraging friend. Oh how God is using you!❤
I relate to that subscriber - not an orphan, but my mom wasn't really present in the kitchen. I learned to chop veggies efficiently from college roommates who saw how slow I was and offered to help me with that skill. Connecting at home has been a struggle - my dad was very hands-on for teaching how to diy projects, use power tools, etc, and also taught me some kitchen skills, but the actual homemaking - systems, habits, flow, routines, etc - were not taught to me. Now with a blended family, a special needs child, a set of twins (older toddlers), and expecting another baby (#6), and trying to co-parent with my wasband who is rather absent... I finally can see how things are coming together! Not because things are easier, but because I am learning skills, growing with God, and leaning into this calling ❤ Keep going and growing ladies!
We started our first week of homeschool and it’s been intense 😅. I’m still trying to find the right balance, but right now I’m just trying to get through each day. I was so happy to see you it out a new video! Your videos are so relaxing to watch and I always feel so inspired and excited to create and try the things you share. Thanks for all the work you do in creating these encouraging videos. They have been such a breath of fresh air in my weary season.
That contact paper you put on the tile table is wonderful! We have some diy counter-top like spaces in our tiny kitchen made of plywood, and a fellow mom recommended putting contact paper to cover the wood to make it easier to wipe down, and it's truly brilliant! We replace it as needed.
I live part time on the mountain. I understand water issues! Our big investment this year though was an automatic generator(because we're not here as much in the winter)I do believe we're getting closer to end times. I LOVE your videos. Please don't quit!! ❤
Keep it up! Your doing a great job! Love that you are being real with yourself and others. Veteran homeschool mom here. This job offers unexpected delayed benefits. May the Lord richly bless all your efforts!
Your words and the verses you share always align so well with where I am....I thank you for loving the Father and sharing His words. He is using you sister❤
A wonderful share of a message at the end! Thank you! I am it for my kid and husband as well. No family around, and no super close friends live near us. My husband works for the national park service so we often live quite remotely and at times mostly around singles, not other families. I moved my son and myself to an apartment a bit away from my husband’s current job location thinking we’d make more friends and be happier. Ironically we’re miserable. Finding videos like this from other Christian homemakers helps me tremendously and helps remind me to trust God. Thank you for sharing.
3:53 Why don't you have rain barrels? This makes life much easier. You can bury a tank of water as large as several hundred gallons and have water for a month or longer
Thanks for these Shayla! So inspiring when I am struggling in my home life! Started watching these with my preteen daughter and she finds them motivating and inspiring also!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and story with us because i do face with anxiety alot, and this helps me to know that i am not alone in this.i newly top into your channel and every single things you do intrested me 😊
Would love to hear your story of “discouragement” - I’m going through such a season of evil and being maligned and mischaracterized simply because I want to live a lifestyle similar to yours.
42:17 Just a PSA about the waterproof wallpaper vinyl. I would be concerned that it contains toxic PFAS chemicals. 😬 It might be something you want to look into. Unfortunately they are in most waterproof things. I'm just becoming more aware of them and their ubiquity. Mamavation is a good website with more info on what they are and the harm they can cause. They also get products tested to see if they contain PFAS. Your kitchen is so beautiful though! I really love your home decor style!
Hi from Lochness Scottish Highlands This was very informative and real.. I trained as a chef.. Just a thought for raising dough and dough starter.. In the trade we put a tray of boiling water at the base of a cold oven to bring it to temperature to act as a proving oven and for some breads we cook with the tray of water still in place creating steam in the oven as the bread cooks..See what you think!! Kindness to you and your family from the scottish Highlands..
Hello! Thank you for your comment, it's always fun to hear from a viewer "across the pond"! Yes, I'm familiar with the water tip, usually I'm in such a hurry and don't take the time for it but I think I'll try to start it up again mnow that you have reminded me. Thank you for the inspiration and kind comment 🙏!
I got that Moosewood cookbook when I first got married in 1984. I have used it for 39 years. Shayla, thank you so much for your sage advice at the end. I sent the video link to my daughter and have encouraged her to watch it. She is in the thick of it right now with two littles under 3 and setting up a new homestead.
You are living my dream. I pray every single day that my mini homestead can start to be all that it is envisioned as. It has been so challenging. Thank you for your honesty!
Thank you so much for sharing your own experience with us. This video has been a blessing to me, specially bc I’m going through some difficult time in my own life. You reminded me to give to God all my worries and anxieties. 😍🙏💐😘
I love putting this everywhere because I didn't know and felt bad for throwing them out for so long but you can dry the corn silks and use as a tea for UTI/cystitis and get more out of your harvest 😊
i mix equal parts crushed dried eggshells and epsom salt, and put 1 TBSP in each hole before i put the tomatoes in, biggest, healthiest plants ever. and , we did some without for comparison, definite difference
Thank you for sharing this! One of my best friends was telling me about how well the eggshells work just yesterday, and my other bestie talks about the epsom salt often. I don't know why I didn't do this at planting. I guess I thought I'd get to it after but didn't. I won't make that mistake again!
Amen & Amen Shayla!!! Thank you for your obedience to the Lord- for sharing your life and experience with all of us. If I may add that I too looked to my Granny as inspiration and have felt like I have fallen short of the standards that she set many times over ( but I keep trying😊). But the Lord has reminded me about all the friends, family and community that our grandparents enjoyed. There were always neighbors about each other’s homes enjoying coffee at the kitchen table. They did so many things together and were like-minded. In the season that I find myself in, there are not many who embrace “the old paths” and I often feel isolated. Thankfully- there are women like you that I consider part of my “tribe” and I have the privilege of visiting with you at your kitchen table……and I am so very thankful ❤❤❤❤.
Thank you for sharing your recipes. I started my sourdough and will be attempting to make English muffins. I saw you making them and thought perfect timing🙂 I love that you share the Word in every situation you can. This video was on point. Only the Lord can help us through all seasons. My mom was a homemaker, but we went to public school. I am both a homemaker and do homeschool. It is tough to “get it all done,”but if we prioritize Him first, things seem to work out more smoothly. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you! Have a blessed evening!
Beautiful vid! So many great tips - your garden is inspiring and I love the wallpaper idea for the table! It really came out awesome. The encouragement on the overwhelm was so spot on - I feel completely overwhelmed most days juggling a job that feels so demanding either over time expectations and a toxic atmosphere (even tho it’s home based) alongside the responsibilities at home- which id rather be focusing on - however you’ve encouraged me to take it one day at a time and keep running to God while building new skills one at a time ! Thanks for sharing your home and life ! ❤ oh and I’m definitely checking out the vegetable cookbook!!
I desperately needed to see this at this moment in time. I’ve been praying for God’s guidance and you touched based on nearly all of my unanswered questions and issues. Thank you so much for sharing! 🥰
You speak a great deal of salt in this video. Have you tried Redman salt? Redman salt is incredibly healthy and has no additives. Many of the salts in any grocery add iodine and sugar, as well. Put your onions and garlic through a food processor, blender; it is faster and makes light work of small garlic and onions. 💚💚💚 Thank you for sharing your ideas.
Our favorite salt is Celtic, second is Himalayan, third is definitely Redmond 😊! Yes, the food processor is nice! I'm really enjoying using the new knife though 😅!
THANK YOUUUUU. The 1950s moms were not homeschooling..and Mennonites/amish dont really either.rhey have thier own schools and obviously do.alot of farming/hard work. homeschooling is a more modern (and beautiful) wave
I enjoyed this so much. It covered a lot of recipes and things I have wondered about. I have always wante dto learn how to make sourdough starters (still a little confused about some of it), how to make pickles (I once tried where they said to just put vinegar and water and add the cucumber and it was not that tasty for me), and how to make bagels. Thanks for this. You are a great homemaker.
Awe, thank you so much, Friend! And you are welcome! Sourdough is tricky until you get past the first learning curve, for sure. I hope all is going well!
Loved this video ❤ homeschooling mama of five here, thank you so much for sharing! I would love for you to share some of your favorite audio books for kids homeschooling. I definitely would love to order that radio too, totally my style 😊 you’ve inspired me to hunt down my nourishing traditions book and make that salsa too! Do you ferment your pickles too? I made them for the first time but added way to much pickling spice and that taste like clove 🤦♀️ any tips to fix the flavor or would you toss them to the compost?
Hello!! Thank you for the sweet comment! Yes, I do ferment some pickles! Since they don't stay good as long I only do enough for around 4 months though. I find they get mushy beyond that. I've found a little spice goes such a long way with fermented foods. I made that mistake beforehand too! I do not know how to fix them but you might try adding them to potatoe salad? Let me know how that works! Audio books, yes! Here you are, Little House on the Prairie series (this is just the first one) amzn.to/3t1Ws7r Boxcar Children amzn.to/3ZipOL8 All of Susan Wise Bauer's history books amzn.to/44TIW3d The Hobbit amzn.to/45UM7J8 LOTR amzn.to/3LoJ2sG Chronicles of Narnia amzn.to/3LrEGkC Those should get you started!
I think this differs by stove and maybe even elevation, I bake mine around 350F for about 40 min or until the internal temp reaches 190 to 200F. Hope this helps!
Wow....what a beautiful and informative video.... I'm not one to leave comments but i loved what you said....and its all true about home making.... thank you for being honest and not fake....like some other homemaking channels out there.....my first video im watching and im subscribing immediately
Hello Peggy, yes things are good! Very busy with harvest and back to homeschool! My September publish in members only was this video here ua-cam.com/video/G8ABBEFGPKY/v-deo.html My last regular publish was this one ua-cam.com/video/XAQv48k5qEU/v-deo.html I'm working on another that I hope to have ready next week 🥰.
I absolutely love this video! You're amazing. Thank you so much for your videos they have truly blessed me. I might be totally missing the link but I was curious about the vintage CD player you had bought and showed on this video.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad my video's have blessed you! I'm sorry about the link for the CD player, I knew I was forgetting something! Here it is! amzn.to/44pCmBa
@homesteadhomeschoolfamily You're so welcome! I was so happy when I came across your channel. It has helped me tremendously. There's no reason to say sorry. You have a lot going on. When I saw it, I knew my daughter would love one for her room. Thank you for sharing the link!
I think women are overwhelmed today with homemaking because as children their mothers weren't homemaking and therefore the training they would have received say as a pioneer or colonial time- woman isn't there. Originally training was done since childhood, taking care of younger siblings, helping manage household chores, routines, etc... now, unless your mother was a homemaking homeschooling mother and raised you to be the same- you're not receiving training. Mother's who raise their children to have the same lifestyle they're raised in, will set their children up for a successful lifestyle. Also, previous generations had multigenerational households. Grandma and Grandpa were still puttering around the house and able to help with monumental tasks such as processing the harvest or popping in with a well placed suggestion. All of the tasks we are trying to do on our own now- are tasks that we were traditionally doing in a "village" setting, with close friends extended families and multiple generations. I grew up in one of those multigenerational homes where I could bounce questions off of my grandparents or aunt or uncles. I wasn't expected to know everything, there wasn't pressure to know everything, there wasn't an internet to scroll through, there wasn't any pressure to be a Pinterest mom... there was just "this is how we do this..." I love watching other moms doing what they were raised doing, when I get a few minutes, it's like our own homemaking soap opera.... which reminds me, I have to break out some soap molds for later tonight.
This was very well said. Thank you for sharing it! I had my daughter read this! I might share this comment in an upcoming video, as it was so well put.
We started our first week of homeschool and it’s been intense 😅. I’m still trying to find the right balance, but right now I’m just trying to get through each day. I was so happy to see you it out a new video! Your videos are so relaxing to watch and I always feel so inspired and excited to create and try the things you share. Thanks for all the work you do in creating these encouraging videos. They have been such a breath of fresh air in my weary season.
Hello Abbie, I'm so glad this was a bright spot in your week. The first months back are always hard until the new routines and rhythms are going. We are in this together! Praying the Heavenly Father blesses your homeschool year, and send joy and peace throughout. Thank you for saying hello.
I just watched my first video to your channel just now. I have to say your video has touched me so deeply. I’m amazed of what you shared especially towards the end about that mother who has been struggling. This is why I subscribe to channels like yours because you care and are out to make a positive difference in this world. You are using your channel for good and I really love that. We all need help sometime in our lives and what a wonderful way to do so like you have been. One of my favorites and what made me subscribe is the fact quoting scriptures. When we turn to our savior Jesus Christ he will give us strength and comfort. He promises us that he will send a comforter to us if we follow him.
Thanks again for your kindness and for doing what you do.
This comment is so kind, thank you for sharing this with me, it's so encouraging 💖.
Yes, I'm 67 yo and been doing this homemaker journey for 48 years. Cooking from scratch 80% of meals when all 4 children were home. Going to college full time (made made the Dean's list several times) and working 32+ hrs a week, washed and hung up laundry for 6 people on a weekly basis, building up the pantry, by scratch meals and it took a lot of work but it also took a schedule to do it. I have anxiety too. Your version of how to deal with the tensions, anxiety, too much with too little time and taking it all to God in prayer is so important and so beautifully stated. I remember going into the bathroom (the only room where my children knew to leave Mama alone) and crying and praying. I pled the blood of Jesus many times over my household. I made it through! Now we're empty nesters (I have many health problems) I'm still doing the gardening, canning, foraging, dehydrating, cooking from scratch, taking care of livestock now, hatching out our own chicks and ducklings via incubator, making homemade bread weekly, still doing the laundry thing only for 2 people now and I still take it all to God! All I can state is, just keep doing it! It's rewarding! God Blesses us with answered prayers via Energy, stamina, enjoyment, curiosity, fulfillment, great tasting food, etc. Bless you and your family and all who watch your channel!
This comment brought tears to my eyes. God bless you and thank you so much for taking the time to share this and encourage me, Sharon. This really touched my heart! 💛💛💛
Bless you and thank you.
This too touched my heart. Thank you for sharing your story. You reminded me of my grandmother and mother who worked hard their whole lives and I am forever grateful for all they’ve done for me in my life. I’m sure your children are very grateful for all your sacrifices and love. God bless you and your home. Again thank you!
Thank you for sharing this. You are amazing ❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing this! I am 62 years old and our only son with special needs just moved into a residential home. I am trying to find my way and my purpose now that he is not living with us. He was my full-time job for 32 years. thank you for reminding us to turn to Jesus. He hears our prayers. He will guide us along the best pathway for our lives.
Hey! I’m just giving you a chef’s tip about how to get your flour to stick to any of your ingredients when frying them; the real trick is to dredge them in the flour before you put any eggs or wet ingredients to them, then dip them in the egg mixture and then back into the flour again. I know that probably sounds backwards, but my husband who’s been a very affluent chef for over 20 years taught me this a long time ago and it really works! It will ensure that your batter actually sticks to the food and doesn’t fall off into your oil. It fries better too in general because it’s layered better. I also recommend drying off your produce after the salt bath, (which btw is exactly what you’re supposed to do so well done on that!) and then after drying the ingredient lay them flat on a paper towel and then sprinkle some salt on it and let it sit for a few minutes. Then you drudge it in the flour then submerge it in the eggs and then back into the flour again and then add to the hot oil to fry. Also yes to adding the herbs and spices to the flour as well. I love your videos so much and love everything that you do. I just love your style and i feel like you are literally living my dream life in every single way and you have my ultimate dream home in the ultimate region where it snows in winter and warm in summer and has that small village feel to it. You clean exactly the way i prefer and you just do everything the way i love things and your style the way i love too and you do all the things i love but haven’t been able to due to lack of finances, poor health and the inability to have more than the two in home children i still have. I wish i could live your life. I also school my kids at home too but they are all special needs which can be hard at times. My body feels like it’s been falling apart faster than i am able to keep up with and I’m so exhausted and discouraged. I have such a heart for Jesus and i am so desperate for him to be in every aspect of my life. But i also have extreme trauma and no one to help me either. No friends and no family. This is hardest year we’ve ever had financially and there’s no end in sight and i just don’t know what God’s calling is for my life. I just wish i had a girlfriend who loves Jesus like i do that i could talk to or even just have a study with once in awhile that shared some common interests with. I’ve been wanting to start a UA-cam of an online ministry type of thing but with my constant health battles i just don’t know where to begin or if it’s what God wants me to do. I’m just craving a homestead with a garden and space to roam and finally feel connected to the earth and to God organically. Right now i just feel so disconnected to nature and it’s so depressing. I feel so disconnected to my nurturing nature and ability to feel like a mother or a wife or even a woman. I’m so overweight right now from steroids and seizure meds and it’s so disheartening And makes me embarrassed to leave the house or let anyone see me. I’m not being treated for ADHD right now either and i desperately need to do something for it because I’m not even functional anymore it’s gotten so bad. Anyway sorry to rant on my issues. I just wanted to let you know that I’m so thankful for your channel and it fills me with so much peace and warmth. Even though I’m not able to live a similar lifestyle like i want to, I’m just so thankful that i can turn to your channel and still get the chance to enjoy it through your beautiful and blessed life and your amazing encouraging words and deep experiences you’ve lived through and overcome. You are so wise and you have such a beautiful heart for Jesus. I am not envious of you and i say all of this in love and appreciation, not jealousy or negativity towards you. Thank you again so much for continuing this channel even when you felt like giving up. I’m thankful you didn’t. God bless!
Thank you for telling me, I'm sorry to hear of how things are for you presently. I hope your dreams come true soon. I'm glad to know my channel brings you peace. Blessings to you!
I’m almost 73, in October, and I homeschooled our kids through high school. I LOVED those days and miss having my peeps at home. I wouldn’t trade those days for all the money in the world. It was hard, for sure, but so rewarding. Bless you and your family. God is so good.
Thank you 😊!!
I'm 79 and my mom was the perfect homemaker AND she was on Valium. IF you will take time at the beginning of the day for the Lord, He will stretch the hours of your day AND show you how to have an optimal day. Peace.
Thank you for sharing!
This was such great advice. I have been married for 37 years and homeschooled my 4 kids for about 23 years. Plus a niece and a nephew. I, too, have experienced the heartbreak of watching "ideal" families fall apart. If I have learned nothing else, I have learned this. Homeschooling can be an insatiable taskmaster. It's easy to let your children, their education, and their 'ideal' lifestyle become all absorbing. But remember to keep your priorities in line. God, then husband, then children. If you neglect your husband for the sake of your children, he will feel like and outsider at home, and the relationship won't last. If you put the needs of the kids aside to focus on your husband, the relationship will flourish. Don't worry. He won't let you neglect his kids. It will all balance out if you keep priorities in order.
I love your channel and have found myself rewatching your videos this week. We had a house fire a week ago and lost everything so I’m trying to trust well and take daily grace from God to find joy in the midst of this suffering. We are blessed to have a barn house we are living in and I’m trying to make it a refuge and peaceful home while we rebuild. God bless! Keep encouraging us with your videos ❤️
I am so, so sorry for your loss! May the LORD be with you and help you rebuild. I'm sending prayers your way.
Praying for you and your family ❤
MA'AM! Jesus knew I NEEDED to hear this message today! I'm on my first year of homeschooling my 6 & 7 year olds and we also have a 2 year old, and this is HARD! I've been comparing myself to friends and more established moms whose circumstances are very different than my own, and I've been feeling like such a failure. Your diligence and faith was such an encouragement, and exactly what I needed today. You've earned yourself a follower! ❤
You got this! May the Lord bless you richly this year with a great homeschool year, peace and clarity. Thank you for being here!
Я вчителька з Украіни, дивлюсь , як натхненно і ніби граючись ви готуєте вегетаріанську іжу, такі гарні продукти, овочі, і ви така чудесна!❤
When you make pita, or naan flat Bread brush with olive oil then sprinkle with zatar pronounced Zha-tar. Place in toaster oven or regular oven and ground just slight to mi for flavors. It’s excellent. It’s Arminian and middle eastern.
Thanks for the tips!
Love seeing someone else do the same things! I play your videos when I'm working in the kitchen and I don't feel so alone!
Awe, that' awesome! Thank you so much!!
Wow...as a mother to five girls who we had within six years I understand to the bone when you said you had discouragement where most people have support. Understood completely. I started our homeschool journey completely on my own and to the disappointment of most around me excluding my husband. I had to fight for and create our future in our home mostly alone.
...also, there are no grandparents in our picture either. No family to watch kids and we don't have babysitters either. It is rough sometimes. My husband is also gone running our business 12 - 15 hours a day.
Wow. You are a strong woman. 😊
I think you hit the nail on the head! You absolutely have to look at homemaking as being self employed. If you weren’t raised with a strong work ethic, develop one!!! It is also a skill! Time management is another skill. Including your children in your work day so they have those skills. My girls (3 of them,all very close in age) all had chores/ house work. When I made bread, they each got a hunk of dough and made dough babies at the kitchen table. It kept them busy while I actually got bread made. Pizza night always meant three little pizzas with one big one. Sock matching was heir chore for laundry time. I was often doing it on my own as my ex husband was deployed to the Mid East most of the time being gone for 6 to 8 months at a time. I had scheduled that I stuck to and that helped not getting overwhelmed. By the time my girls hit 6th grade they were responsible for one dinner a week. They had to check the pantry and see if we needed anything on that weeks shopping list. If they took the last of anything it got added to the shopping list. My oldest didn’t like cooking so we knew it was chili every time it was her night to cook. The rule was no complaining or you got to take over the dinner for them the next week. Having some kind of structure really helped me. 12 deployments in 10 years didn’t leave us with a marriage at the end. After 27 years we called it quits. That also was a hurdle, but you have to look forward. I also loved how you mentioned that there are seasons of motherhood. I used to call the toddler years the tired years!😊 Grace, have some for yourself when you didn’t achieve what you wanted to, it’s usually waiting for you on a new day.
Thank you for sharing this! Good advice here!
I can't believe how much I needed this video🥹
Thank again, Shayla. You have seriously been the friend I've needed on this new motherhood/homemaker journey. Thank you for always being so real and encouraging. Thank you for reminding us new mommas that it takes time to get the hang if it. There's so much content these days that makes me feel so inadequate sometimes, but I'm always uplifted by your videos and feel like I've just had coffee with a sweet, wise, encouraging friend. Oh how God is using you!❤
I'm so glad! You are welcome, and thank you for sharing this encouraging comment! God bless you!
I relate to that subscriber - not an orphan, but my mom wasn't really present in the kitchen. I learned to chop veggies efficiently from college roommates who saw how slow I was and offered to help me with that skill. Connecting at home has been a struggle - my dad was very hands-on for teaching how to diy projects, use power tools, etc, and also taught me some kitchen skills, but the actual homemaking - systems, habits, flow, routines, etc - were not taught to me.
Now with a blended family, a special needs child, a set of twins (older toddlers), and expecting another baby (#6), and trying to co-parent with my wasband who is rather absent... I finally can see how things are coming together!
Not because things are easier, but because I am learning skills, growing with God, and leaning into this calling ❤
Keep going and growing ladies!
Lol i love that movie it was also a book..lol frannie flag and fried green tomatoes @ the whistle stop cafe..
We started our first week of homeschool and it’s been intense 😅. I’m still trying to find the right balance, but right now I’m just trying to get through each day. I was so happy to see you it out a new video! Your videos are so relaxing to watch and I always feel so inspired and excited to create and try the things you share. Thanks for all the work you do in creating these encouraging videos. They have been such a breath of fresh air in my weary season.
Powdered milk does wonders for my tomatoes! Sprinkle it around the base once a week and water per normal…or use a watering can to help mix in!
Good to know! Thank you for sharing this!
That contact paper you put on the tile table is wonderful! We have some diy counter-top like spaces in our tiny kitchen made of plywood, and a fellow mom recommended putting contact paper to cover the wood to make it easier to wipe down, and it's truly brilliant! We replace it as needed.
I live part time on the mountain. I understand water issues! Our big investment this year though was an automatic generator(because we're not here as much in the winter)I do believe we're getting closer to end times. I LOVE your videos. Please don't quit!! ❤
Keep it up! Your doing a great job! Love that you are being real with yourself and others. Veteran homeschool mom here. This job offers unexpected delayed benefits. May the Lord richly bless all your efforts!
Ooh, I really love how you put the unexpected delayed benefits, that is the TRUTH!!! Thank you so much!!
Your words and the verses you share always align so well with where I am....I thank you for loving the Father and sharing His words. He is using you sister❤
Thank you, Danielle!
I was brought to tears listening to your kind and empowering words❤
A wonderful share of a message at the end! Thank you! I am it for my kid and husband as well. No family around, and no super close friends live near us. My husband works for the national park service so we often live quite remotely and at times mostly around singles, not other families. I moved my son and myself to an apartment a bit away from my husband’s current job location thinking we’d make more friends and be happier. Ironically we’re miserable. Finding videos like this from other Christian homemakers helps me tremendously and helps remind me to trust God. Thank you for sharing.
Hello again! I think your situation sounds so difficult, I hope things get better soon!
3:53 Why don't you have rain barrels? This makes life much easier. You can bury a tank of water as large as several hundred gallons and have water for a month or longer
It's on the list....wait...are you offering to buy us some? 🤣
I love your video and what you teach me about healthy food, laundry, and more. Bless you and your family and to all here.
Awe, thank you for telling me! Makes my day! God is good!
Thanks for these Shayla! So inspiring when I am struggling in my home life! Started watching these with my preteen daughter and she finds them motivating and inspiring also!
Yeah I found you today and I’m binge watching this morning after my devotionals. Time to get busy but very happy to have found you!
Awe, I'm glad to have you here, Tamara!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and story with us because i do face with anxiety alot, and this helps me to know that i am not alone in this.i newly top into your channel and every single things you do intrested me 😊
Thank you, Dawn!
Would love to hear your story of “discouragement” - I’m going through such a season of evil and being maligned and mischaracterized simply because I want to live a lifestyle similar to yours.
42:17 Just a PSA about the waterproof wallpaper vinyl. I would be concerned that it contains toxic PFAS chemicals. 😬 It might be something you want to look into. Unfortunately they are in most waterproof things. I'm just becoming more aware of them and their ubiquity. Mamavation is a good website with more info on what they are and the harm they can cause. They also get products tested to see if they contain PFAS.
Your kitchen is so beautiful though! I really love your home decor style!
Very wise words! ☆☆☆☆
Yay! A new video! I so appreciate your peaceful and encouraging content…such a joy to watch.
Thank you! 💛
Best advice I ever got...Don't sweat the small stuff....and it's all small stuff ❤
Hi from Lochness Scottish Highlands
This was very informative and real.. I trained as a chef.. Just a thought for raising dough and dough starter.. In the trade we put a tray of boiling water at the base of a cold oven to bring it to temperature to act as a proving oven and for some breads we cook with the tray of water still in place creating steam in the oven as the bread cooks..See what you think!! Kindness to you and your family from the scottish Highlands..
Hello! Thank you for your comment, it's always fun to hear from a viewer "across the pond"!
Yes, I'm familiar with the water tip, usually I'm in such a hurry and don't take the time for it but I think I'll try to start it up again mnow that you have reminded me. Thank you for the inspiration and kind comment 🙏!
Great tip! Thank you!
I got that Moosewood cookbook when I first got married in 1984. I have used it for 39 years. Shayla, thank you so much for your sage advice at the end. I sent the video link to my daughter and have encouraged her to watch it. She is in the thick of it right now with two littles under 3 and setting up a new homestead.
That is awesome! And thank you so much!
Thank you so much for sharing. I enjoyed every minute of it. From the recipes to the biblical message.
You are so welcome!
You are living my dream. I pray every single day that my mini homestead can start to be all that it is envisioned as. It has been so challenging. Thank you for your honesty!
Don't loose hope, keep praying 🙏! It took 25 to 30 years for me to get to this place so it can take awhile.
I hope we can do it a little sooner. I was a late bloomer with life and nearing 50 it sure seems more challenging
Thats exactly how I bread my veggies to fry, so much easier n faster, thanks for spreading the world, also u can do it w the egg mixture
Would you please do a video on how renovate, decorate, style your home ie kitchen, where you get your stuff? Thank you❤
Hello! If you look through my video's you can find a few dedicated to this here and there :-)
Thank you so much for sharing your own experience with us. This video has been a blessing to me, specially bc I’m going through some difficult time in my own life. You reminded me to give to God all my worries and anxieties. 😍🙏💐😘
You touched a cord in me at the end of this video and for that I thank you. I feel blessed today.
I'm so glad! Thank you for telling me!
Great content and filmed so beautifully. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This video of homemaking encouraged me so much with my young children and home schooling❤❤❤
I'm so glad 😊!
WOW, this is amazing and so beautiful!!! ❤ I am learning so much from you as I wasn’t brought up in this way. Hoping to be a homemaker one day too
Thank you 😊!
I really want to learn how to make a sourdough starter . Thank you for sharing ❤
You are so welcome!
I love putting this everywhere because I didn't know and felt bad for throwing them out for so long but you can dry the corn silks and use as a tea for UTI/cystitis and get more out of your harvest 😊
Yes you can! Thank you for the reminder!
i mix equal parts crushed dried eggshells and epsom salt, and put 1 TBSP in each hole before i put the tomatoes in, biggest, healthiest plants ever. and , we did some without for comparison, definite difference
Thank you for sharing this! One of my best friends was telling me about how well the eggshells work just yesterday, and my other bestie talks about the epsom salt often. I don't know why I didn't do this at planting. I guess I thought I'd get to it after but didn't. I won't make that mistake again!
Add calcium nitrate spread around the tomatoes plant.for blossom end rot.
Amen & Amen Shayla!!! Thank you for your obedience to the Lord- for sharing your life and experience with all of us. If I may add that I too looked to my Granny as inspiration and have felt like I have fallen short of the standards that she set many times over ( but I keep trying😊). But the Lord has reminded me about all the friends, family and community that our grandparents enjoyed. There were always neighbors about each other’s homes enjoying coffee at the kitchen table. They did so many things together and were like-minded. In the season that I find myself in, there are not many who embrace “the old paths” and I often feel isolated. Thankfully- there are women like you that I consider part of my “tribe” and I have the privilege of visiting with you at your kitchen table……and I am so very thankful ❤❤❤❤.
Thank you, Lea! I'm thankful to have you here, thank you for the kind comment!
Thank you for sharing your recipes. I started my sourdough and will be attempting to make English muffins. I saw you making them and thought perfect timing🙂 I love that you share the Word in every situation you can. This video was on point. Only the Lord can help us through all seasons. My mom was a homemaker, but we went to public school. I am both a homemaker and do homeschool. It is tough to “get it all done,”but if we prioritize Him first, things seem to work out more smoothly. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you! Have a blessed evening!
Hello Angelica, thank you and God bless you too! I hope you have a good weekend!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your channel. Thank you for being authentic. P.S. your kitchen is just perfect.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful vid! So many great tips - your garden is inspiring and I love the wallpaper idea for the table! It really came out awesome. The encouragement on the overwhelm was so spot on - I feel completely overwhelmed most days juggling a job that feels so demanding either over time expectations and a toxic atmosphere (even tho it’s home based) alongside the responsibilities at home- which id rather be focusing on - however you’ve encouraged me to take it one day at a time and keep running to God while building new skills one at a time ! Thanks for sharing your home and life ! ❤ oh and I’m definitely checking out the vegetable cookbook!!
Thank you so much! God Bless!
Thankyou i needed to hear this. Especially the part on overwhelm
I've just found and binged your videos today. I love your personality and message. I was wondering if you have a written recipe for your sourdough.
Hello Shandra, thank you for the kind words! Check out my shorts, I just shared a recipe you can screenshot!
New to your channel…love that radio!!!!
Welcome aboard! And thank you! The radio has been such a blessing and is still going strong, hopefully it lasts a long time ☺️.
Thank you so much for this beautiful, ecouraging reminder of looking to God for purpose and his plan for my mothering journey!
You are so welcome, thank you too for being here and watching, Ashely!☺
I have the moose wood cook book too!
I happen to have the moosewood cookbook!
I desperately needed to see this at this moment in time. I’ve been praying for God’s guidance and you touched based on nearly all of my unanswered questions and issues. Thank you so much for sharing! 🥰
Awe, I'm so glad this has helped you! God is good! Blessings to you.
@@mountainmamashome Same to you! Thank you for sharing your life and wisdom with us. 🥰
You speak a great deal of salt in this video. Have you tried Redman salt? Redman salt is incredibly healthy and has no additives. Many of the salts in any grocery add iodine and sugar, as well. Put your onions and garlic through a food processor, blender; it is faster and makes light work of small garlic and onions. 💚💚💚 Thank you for sharing your ideas.
Our favorite salt is Celtic, second is Himalayan, third is definitely Redmond 😊!
Yes, the food processor is nice! I'm really enjoying using the new knife though 😅!
Loved this! Thank you!❤️
Such a blessing to find you ❤
THANK YOUUUUU. The 1950s moms were not homeschooling..and Mennonites/amish dont really either.rhey have thier own schools and obviously do.alot of farming/hard work. homeschooling is a more modern (and beautiful) wave
I didn't know though that the women in the 1950s were on meds..:/
If you’re in survival mode…that’s okay 😢😢😢that hit home. God bless you and your family..❤
Thank you, God bless you too, Raquel💛
Wow, what an amazing video. Just incredible, thank you for this 🩷
You are amazing… I can definitely relate to you. Keep doing what you are doing!
Thank you so much!
Needed this message tonight!! Thank you
You are so welcome! 🥰
I enjoyed this so much. It covered a lot of recipes and things I have wondered about. I have always wante dto learn how to make sourdough starters (still a little confused about some of it), how to make pickles (I once tried where they said to just put vinegar and water and add the cucumber and it was not that tasty for me), and how to make bagels. Thanks for this.
You are a great homemaker.
Awe, thank you so much, Friend! And you are welcome! Sourdough is tricky until you get past the first learning curve, for sure. I hope all is going well!
Loved this video ❤ homeschooling mama of five here, thank you so much for sharing! I would love for you to share some of your favorite audio books for kids homeschooling. I definitely would love to order that radio too, totally my style 😊 you’ve inspired me to hunt down my nourishing traditions book and make that salsa too! Do you ferment your pickles too? I made them for the first time but added way to much pickling spice and that taste like clove 🤦♀️ any tips to fix the flavor or would you toss them to the compost?
Hello!! Thank you for the sweet comment!
Yes, I do ferment some pickles! Since they don't stay good as long I only do enough for around 4 months though. I find they get mushy beyond that.
I've found a little spice goes such a long way with fermented foods. I made that mistake beforehand too! I do not know how to fix them but you might try adding them to potatoe salad? Let me know how that works!
Audio books, yes! Here you are,
Little House on the Prairie series (this is just the first one)
amzn.to/3t1Ws7r
Boxcar Children
amzn.to/3ZipOL8
All of Susan Wise Bauer's history books
amzn.to/44TIW3d
The Hobbit
amzn.to/45UM7J8
LOTR
amzn.to/3LoJ2sG
Chronicles of Narnia
amzn.to/3LrEGkC
Those should get you started!
I’m so thankful for you!❤
Thank you! ☺💛
Hey! Watching while live 😊
Wonderful encouragement. ❤️ do you happen to have baking instructions & temperature for using the basic sourdough recipe as a regular sandwich loaf?
I think this differs by stove and maybe even elevation, I bake mine around 350F for about 40 min or until the internal temp reaches 190 to 200F. Hope this helps!
❤hello🙋♂️I am from Cambodia🇰🇭
I’m 83 yrs old & my Mother use to hang her noodles to dry, on a clothes drying rack!!!👏👏😊
That's so cool, thank you for sharing!
Great harvest !
Thank you!
I LOVE the teapot you have. Where can I get one?
Thank you! It's a large one and still going strong, we love it too! Here is a link amzn.to/3HNavSA
That pasta looks so good. What kind of pasta machine is that? I hope to get one
The one I have is over 30 years old, but you can find one like it here
ua-cam.com/video/wC0cEB3s178/v-deo.html
Wow....what a beautiful and informative video.... I'm not one to leave comments but i loved what you said....and its all true about home making.... thank you for being honest and not fake....like some other homemaking channels out there.....my first video im watching and im subscribing immediately
Thank you so much 🙂!
Thank you 🌻🌻🌻
You are so welcome, thank you for being here!
Sharing to everyone of Jesus Christ, He is coming back. We are spiritually saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord God and Savior.
I hope your doing well, have seen any new posts lately ❤
Hello Peggy, yes things are good! Very busy with harvest and back to homeschool! My September publish in members only was this video here
ua-cam.com/video/G8ABBEFGPKY/v-deo.html
My last regular publish was this one
ua-cam.com/video/XAQv48k5qEU/v-deo.html
I'm working on another that I hope to have ready next week 🥰.
I think blossom end rot is more likely to be due to inconsistent watering rather than a calcium issue. Do they get enough water on a regular basis?
Yes, same time daily for 20 minutes.
did you do avideo on using leftover to clean out fridge soup
I haven't! What a great idea!
111 likes Happy to watch!!!
Thank you!
I absolutely love this video! You're amazing. Thank you so much for your videos they have truly blessed me. I might be totally missing the link but I was curious about the vintage CD player you had bought and showed on this video.
Same! I love the CD player.. I don’t see it in the links.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad my video's have blessed you! I'm sorry about the link for the CD player, I knew I was forgetting something! Here it is!
amzn.to/44pCmBa
@homesteadhomeschoolfamily You're so welcome! I was so happy when I came across your channel. It has helped me tremendously. There's no reason to say sorry. You have a lot going on. When I saw it, I knew my daughter would love one for her room. Thank you for sharing the link!
So is yours the antique yellow?? I don’t see white. Thanks!
Yes, it's the antique yellow and it does look more white then yellow in person too!
God is Awesome!🥰
Always!
I think women are overwhelmed today with homemaking because as children their mothers weren't homemaking and therefore the training they would have received say as a pioneer or colonial time- woman isn't there. Originally training was done since childhood, taking care of younger siblings, helping manage household chores, routines, etc... now, unless your mother was a homemaking homeschooling mother and raised you to be the same- you're not receiving training. Mother's who raise their children to have the same lifestyle they're raised in, will set their children up for a successful lifestyle. Also, previous generations had multigenerational households. Grandma and Grandpa were still puttering around the house and able to help with monumental tasks such as processing the harvest or popping in with a well placed suggestion. All of the tasks we are trying to do on our own now- are tasks that we were traditionally doing in a "village" setting, with close friends extended families and multiple generations. I grew up in one of those multigenerational homes where I could bounce questions off of my grandparents or aunt or uncles. I wasn't expected to know everything, there wasn't pressure to know everything, there wasn't an internet to scroll through, there wasn't any pressure to be a Pinterest mom... there was just "this is how we do this..." I love watching other moms doing what they were raised doing, when I get a few minutes, it's like our own homemaking soap opera.... which reminds me, I have to break out some soap molds for later tonight.
This was very well said. Thank you for sharing it! I had my daughter read this! I might share this comment in an upcoming video, as it was so well put.
❤❤❤❤
Wait, WHAAA? How do you crack an egg with only one hand?!?
The knife is sold out 😞
Oh shoot!
Moosewood is my bible.
We started our first week of homeschool and it’s been intense 😅. I’m still trying to find the right balance, but right now I’m just trying to get through each day. I was so happy to see you it out a new video! Your videos are so relaxing to watch and I always feel so inspired and excited to create and try the things you share. Thanks for all the work you do in creating these encouraging videos. They have been such a breath of fresh air in my weary season.
Hello Abbie, I'm so glad this was a bright spot in your week. The first months back are always hard until the new routines and rhythms are going. We are in this together! Praying the Heavenly Father blesses your homeschool year, and send joy and peace throughout. Thank you for saying hello.
@@mountainmamashomethank you so much!
I was also wondering how I can become a member to your channel? I’d love to pay to see your other videos 😊
Hello Abbie! Thank you so much! You can join here;
ua-cam.com/channels/p5nhlH-TmFxe69_m4VCz6A.htmljoin