Vlog #49 Why I left the colony *twice*
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- Опубліковано 19 бер 2021
- One might think that it’s going to be easier the second time they decide to leave, unfortunately its not, if anything Its more difficult, anyway that was the case for me.
the vlog is shorter this week I spent most of my time with my family, enjoying their company and just getting a little rest while I filmed.
#Hutterite #lifestyle
I was watching a documentary on Hutterite life, and one of the elders of the community said something that truly moved me. He said, “From the cradle to the grave your taken care of, and you will never be alone in a time of need.” I will never forget that.
That’s worth more than all the gold and diamonds anyone could buy. I would give anything for that.
but it comes with a price; comply or leave...
@@Lauren-vd4qe - Every family, community, state, & country has rules one must live by to remain a member. You could go live alone in the woods to try and have complete freedom to do whatever you want, only to find the rules of God and nature are even there. The point of life is not to indulge your every want, but to learn to submit to what is good and right and just (God). I spent 50 years doing what I wanted, grasping at happiness, and trying to be “free”, only to find out submission to God is the only true freedom that exists. It seems to me the Hutterites are doing their best to live their lives in submission to God, together as a community, and although they are imperfect just like all of us, they seem to be doing it pretty well.
@@Lauren-vd4qe Every community comes with this price, only sometimes it's comply or be caged rather than comply or leave.
@@restonthewind EVERY community comes with THIS price? um, i dont think so!! the hutterites are WAY more restrictive than MY community!!
I’m 59 now. When I was 24 I visited a Hutterite community for one weekend stay (I wrote to them in advance to ask if I could visit and determine if this was a life I wanted to live.) I lived the people and the way they live in community! But in all honesty, despite the lovely way they live I could not get over how cold it was there! I also thought it would be hard not to see my family back in Maryland very much if at all. Anyway, it was a beautiful community! We made food, the kids enjoyed ice skating, I watched them perform the play “Madam Butterfly”! And I had a very nice young woman stay near me and be my guide to teach me about life there. The most impressive thing was how they really live out their faith- they even made food and brought it into New York City to feed the homeless and share Jesus’ love.
Notwithstanding the recent pandemic, life for a single person in Canada or the US is lonely. Urban life lacks any sense of community. From what little I know about Hutterites, I think they have the found the 'secret sauce' for Community. Modern culture and living could learn a lot from examining this young woman's videos. Her portrayal, although light-hearted at times, of Colony life depicts values and structure to which we need to return. Please continue this work as I believe your message is timely and important. And finally, thank-you for taking the time and effort to share your thoughts and observations. May I say your maturity far exceeds that of your years. Kind regards, ..
I totally agree with you!!! I live by some apartment complexes and there are so many very young women there with 3 or 4 tiny children of several races and no husband at all. They are dragging those kids out all hours to the store. And that's occuring thousands of other places!!! Society is breaking down.
Amen 🙏
So true, I wondered if the community missed mealtime together, or if a break from routine was good? When we got our family together for Easter dinner in 2021, after nothing for over a year, they all thought it was so good to be back again!
So true, I wish secular communities could work this way. It would be amazing, fulfilling and healthy.
@@wendi2819 wtf
The Hutterites have a beautiful way of life. Our society is falling apart. I hope the Hutterites protect their colonies and don’t let our screwed up society influence them.
How is "our" society falling apart? What's screwed up about "our" society?
@@Cynnas everything lol
The Hutterites are just as corrupt as anybody else for example the love traditional men
@@geijoe1926 - How do you know that? What does “the love traditional men” mean?
@@geijoe1926 ?
The one thing that stands out for me is how polite the children are. A little guy offered to help me load my chickens into a tote...everyone works on the colony where I go for my chickens and the nicest people!
I actually worked with a ex Hutterite guy from Manitoba in Alberta 25 years ago on an oil rig and he said he wanted to make money and see the world. He also said he missed the colony because it is very stress free and a lot of fun. I don't know whatever happened to him. He wasn't too happy in the world. You have a very interesting and unique channel.
I also worked with a Hutturite on a oil rig. The push, the driller, and the derrickhand where all cousins and in the same colony. All Hutterites.
I was the outsider.
My dad ran away from the colony and worked at the oil rigs in Fort Mackmury,I don't know if I spelled that right,but he then came back to the colony
How silly that the same three people leave a thumbs down on these. Stop watching them instead of leaving your petty thumbs down. She’s sweet, she’s beautiful, she’s doing a terrific job of showing colony life, and I love her. So go away.
Acknowledgment is what they crave, and you just gave them that. Just ignore it.
One of the first things I noticed is how beautiful your blouses are! They are made with a lot of care and aren’t all the same. It’s a small thing, but very nice!❤️
I have been watching many of your videos. I am JUST fascinated! I have always been fascinated by Hutterited, but, particularly as I get older. In my 20's I felt such a strong desire to spread my wings, think deep, rebellious thoughts, being spontaneous. The older I get, I appreciate a simple, quieter life. I am comforted by boundaries and predictable routines. I wish I'd understood the value of these things when I was growing up on a small acreage in Alberta. What I saw as boring, I now view as peaceful. I often see Hutterites at my local Value Village and I smile if they look at me, but they are usually chatting with each other. Thank you, for allowing us all into your beautiful reality. It is just lovely. You are proof to young people everywhere that maturity is not gained from seeing and experiencing the whole wide world. It comes from self-discipline and faith and humility before God.
I guess you have to do some living to appreciate those things!
It is fun to watch your videos. It gives me a glimpse into your life that I would never have otherwise. There are so many people in the world, so many different ways of living. Your way is unique and shows a strong sense of caring for the community. Your cooking and sewing for so many people is skilled and you make it look easy. Thank you for sharing.
you are so welcome makes me happy to hear that you enjoy getting a look into our everyday lives.
Yes you all are very skilled! Thanks for sharing this! I want to get back to doing more by hand and becoming more self sufficient for my family as well. Best wishes!
Your blouses were really quite lovely! Thank you for sharing with us. ❤️
I enjoyed the video men vs women I don't compare y'all , I look at y'all as Equal y'all work so hard home kitchen and in the fields as the guys in the shop cut'n grass planting the crops and most of all The Choir how I do enjoy Your Singing and The Songs are Just A Blessing , Thank Y'all, Jesus Loves You ( Y'all ) 😇🎶🇮🇱🎼😊♥️
I made a version of the pie and it was lovely! (from Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen by Mary-Ann Kirkby). Please share your recipe (if you havent already ;-) : Schuten Pie (Cottage-Cheese Pie)
1 1/2 cups dry-curd cottage cheese*
1 cup thick cream, or 1/2 cup whipping cream and 1/2 cup sour cream
1 egg slightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup Golden syrup
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Stir all the ingredients together and pour into an unbaked pie crust. Bake at 350 F for approximately 45 minutes.
What a sweet time away from home with your Aunt and cousins. Your blouses turned out swell. Thanks for sharing about your experiences off the colony. God’s ✌🏻 G!
As always you videos remind me to be happy with what I have!
Thank you for sharing, Giselle! It‘s always difficult to leave your community, your routine, your relatives and the comfort it gives you. But it sure gives you a more open view and knowledge😌 god bless you all
Great job on your shirts loving them sleeves I am going to look up cottage cheese pie it looked so 😋 good
I love your attitude toward work and the world. It's very positive and mature.
I am glad I watched this. It's great how you cook for the community and eat together. When I was growing up, my family always had dinner together. Growing up, we had no cell phones.
I loved your shirts, each one of them was a work of art. ❤
I am reminded of trips to Isle of Dogs & Canary Wharf when we lived in Hackney! God bless you in your new adventure!
thank you Go bless you
Thank you for sharing🙏 I've often thought of life in a family like yours. I think I would have enjoyed it. I appreciate the team effort. One of my favorite old sayings is, 'Many hands make light work'. 😁🙏💕
ah yes thats true :) you are so welcome
I am praying for all good things in your life. You are an inspiration and I love the scriptures you always post at the end.
WOW lady! Your little blouses are absolutely fantastic!
Also loved “ as long as it gets done”!
Such a lovely video! I enjoy your videos so much! I am looking forward to seeing your beautiful gardens again this spring!
Also, beautiful job with the blouses
Thank you so much! happy that you enjoyed it.
I m glad you came back Giselle I love your blogs and i look forward yo seeing you every day thank you so much .
You are so welcome! and thankyou
Your sewing is beautiful! The Lord has blessed you with this special talent. God bless all that you do!
You are so hard working and talented. God Bless you!
Thanks for taking the time to educate everyone who watches these videos. Education is very important!
my pleasure! thanks for watching.
Thank you for sharing your life. I love your shirt designs they are so pretty.
You are so welcome! and thank you
Giselle, I so value/enjoy your videos. 🙂🌷
Such wonderful information on a lifestyle foreign to many, yet incredibly important.
Thank you, tusind tak .. for sharing your time away from the colony. I loved how you missed being together with people you'd shared your entire life with .. and that you missed the togetherness. ♥
Your gift is peace, thank you for sharing🙌🏻👍🌺
you are so welcome.
Your sewing is beautiful . Freedom is a frame of mind. Family is most important along with community.
Thank you for sharing,Giselle!
-Alberta, Canada
Your welcome 😊
Thank you for answering my question about if adjusting to living off the colony or returning was harder as well as answering all the other questions others asked. I am sure this was harder for you to film than your other videos.
LOVE all your blouses you are sewing. So beautiful.
yes it was a bit more difficult and want to sit down some other time and tell more this was kind of the opening piece.
Your blouses were beautiful, you are such a talented hard working lady. Keep safe.
I really enjoy your videos. I never knew of your colony. In quite impressed by it. Your colony has my full respect
I'm glad you enjoy them 😊
Whoever is reading this: I hope you have a great day ! 😍🙂🙂🙏
Easy blankets to make are the tied fleece blankets. No sewing and they are so warm. We make small ones for children in hospital and large ones for the homeless. Great fun to work on them with friends.
Hutterite colony life is a miracle in the world. Greatly appreciate it, provided you people are born again and filled with the Holy Spirit . You present the videos cinematically and it's greatly appreciated
Love watching your videos!!!
Just stumbled across your videos, reminds me of my family. Even your accent sounds just like my cousins. My dad grew up in a Hutterite colony and we go and visit as often as we can. Watching your videos gives me a reminder of my family when I'm not able to visit.
welcome, welcome...oh wow thats interesting I guess when we are always around each other we don't hear the accents.
@@gisellewaldner9406 That's what my family always says too. Interesting, my grandpas last name was Waldner, I'm related to many of them and several in Canada. Do mind sharing what colony you're in?
And your videos are outstanding with informative content. Thank you.
Your family must be so proud. 🙏🙏🙏😊😊🙏🙏
You did a great job on the blouses!
Much love, peace, I love you folks❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
Your Roller Blading skills are fantastic, I need roller skates with 4 wheels 😃 love your way of life, thank you for sharing, we live in the United States of America, I feel a great calming when I watch your channel 💜🌠💐
Wow, those big pieces of snow!!!
I think everyone needs a sense of community. Sometimes I wish I had the blessing you have. While I have my family it’s lonely as I’m the only female here in my home. I miss church and friend’s. But we’re on a new farm a new city for only a few year’s. Im the root of the family. You are blessed.
Hello Giselle 👋
First of all, You have an absolutely amazing work ethic and pride in your seroundings and its not a false pride. You are always busy and fill your day with what I believe is structure that lot of youth do not or have not in there lives. And some adults. Guidance and proper upbringing.
Thank you for the wonderful videos in what is a crazy world out there now. Such a pleasure to watch.
Thank you;
Valerie-lynn 💕
thank you im glad you enjoy the vlogs.
“As long as it gets done”
Exactly!
I'm late to your channel, but as to jobs that men/women do - in my life, my husband mostly does the yard work....obviously in your colony, the ladies/children do most of it. It's just how you divvy it up. Your blouses are beautiful! I love the detail you put on them!
You sew beautifully. Your blouses are lovely and your dresses complement them. I agree with you. Everyone should be able to try any job they want to. If it doesn’t work out that’s fine.
Yes a beautifully done sleeve!!
I’m 62 and I never heard of Hutterite
However this is very interesting and enlightening learning about new cultures
Keep up the good work!
Also I always become very hungry watching the cooking Lol
welcome I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@@gisellewaldner9406 hi Giselle I'm glad I found a channel like this ..I found that you have an amazing life ...Very simple but yet peaceful and productive ...it is like what the scripture says about the work for a women should be if only I cud have an opportunity to live like that I wud be very glad ....if u have a Facebook I like you to be my friend ...this is liz
I love watching you sew!!
New subscriber. Thank you Giselle. I enjoyed your video! And your clothes...your sewing is amazing. Oh yes, i have cottage cheese in the fridge. ;) i need the ccp recipe! Lol ty God bless you
dear Giselle, thank you for sharing your life and your experiences. You were talking about sharing life with your family and friends, which I find very important.
I am watching the channel "Nicki Positano" a lot. It's a little town in Italy, with a lot of community and wonderful landscape. People like each other, care for each other... When I watched your video, it made me think of Positano, so I thought maybe that channel would inspire you too. ❤️ Olivia
well thank you for your suggestion I'll be sure to check it out, it sounds lovely.
Your blouses are truly lovely❤️You are a gifted seamstress. I can understand investigating the unknown... And I can understand returning to your family and community. I envy the companionship and comfort in the knowledge of being cared for from the cradle to the grace. In our world... So many abandon their own families and live only for their own wants and needs. Father commands us tolove one another and to serve one another.... Unfortunately many sheep have lost their way.....
I think your videos are great, and very helpful to your community, as they humanize the Hutterite movement, and show that people are just people however they live. And they lead me to ask a whole bunch of questions! Topics for many videos!
1. Evidently you have private spending money, given all your video equipment. How is money allocated in the colony? Are you paid for your work for the community?
2. Also evidently, not all meals/snacks are consumed in the communal dining rooms - you have kitchens, make pies, etc. What meals are eaten in common and which in your private homes? Is your private food purchased outside the colony, or distributed by it?
3. Women's clothing: I understand that you cover your heads because of the passage in 1st Corinthians. But why do you all wear black scarves? Why not different colours and styles of headress, especially given that you wear very colourful dresses. Do they perhaps symbolize membership in the community? Do you ever discuss this issue? Also, you all wear the same style of dress, over the same style of blouse. Why is this? I understand that loose clothing is required for modesty, but there are very many style of full-length, skirted, modest clothing for women. Again, do you ever discuss this question?
I know that this is a lot of questions for you, but I am most interested, and I have many more questions! Good for you for allowing those of us outside of your community to get a glimpse into your life - it is very good PR for the Hutterites!
yes I think I have to save your questions for videos as there is quite a bit of information to explain. thanks for asking it gives me an idea on what people are curious about and I know that not all things are common knowledge.
@@gisellewaldner9406 would love to see videos on these topics as well.
I’d love to know more about these topics as well! I’ve often wondered about the dresses and fabrics used, and whether there is any discussion.
Edited to add- I just watched the video about designing the Emma sleeves and it really peaked my interest again in all those questions 😊
@@joyfairclough4686 Giselle has covered these questions in various past videos.
@@elizabethmorton4904 I don't think so; I've watched all her videos. I'm a big fan. The food/household budget stuff has been covered, but nothing about who determines the clothing patterns used by all the women, who are the arbiters of what adaptations and changes are allowed, whether it's a common occurence or whether it's unusual for the girls and the women to request for new patterns or fabrics to be adapted.
Thanks for your videos. I love your community and the hard work that goes with it. My German family came from Yugoslavia after WWII because of persecution. They were also very industrious and of course like you, yummy cooks. I love those shirts that you made. You could start a shirt making business for conservative Christian homeschoolers. They would love those!
I am not conservative Christian and I would even wear those beautiful blouses to layer with. So pretty!
Hi, this is so uplifting ☺️
I'm glad you think so!
Such a lovely way of life.
That's so awesome!
I currently live alone so I can relate to when you left the colony. It's really hard. I hope I don't live alone forever.
How are you doing 😊😊👋👋
You do beautiful work.
Playin a little catch up and the shirts are amazing! I am wanting to simplify my wardrobe and love skirts and t shirts. I want to make them but so scared to begin. I can sew fairly well and do more alterations and quilts, but I've only made one shirt and the pattern and detail was just BLAH!!!! Blessings!
Beautiful blouses!
Probably a silly thing to comment on, but I love the variety of sleeves on your blouses. Such creativity. Ah well, never mind about it being silly. I commented before I got to the part where you were showing yourself working on a sleeve. :)
I remember picking high bush cranberries, when I was little. It made the most delicious jelly but smelled like stinky socks when my Mom boiled the syrup. The french call them "Pembinas".
oh yes cranberries have quite the odd smell
Thank you for sharing your life! I wish I knew how to sew
Buy a used sewing machine at a thrift store. Watch you tube videos. Bet you can learn.
I love your shirts that you make and your dresses!!! I am in the middle of making my own clothes and I wish that I could sew as good as you!! 🙏🏼
You seem to be a very strong willed independent individual with a healthy sense of confidence and self worth ... I wish you the best and that we someday meet in His kingdom ... your life is inspirational and you probably don’t even know it. Stay the course and continue to walk in the Word.
thank you for your sweet comment I appreciate it and it makes me happy that you enjoy the videos.
I can cook and crochet and garden but I cannot sew . I wish I had your skills❤️ I buy most my skirts and tops second hand and would love to be able to alter things so they fit better. I hope you’re having a great week❤️❤️🥰
I can't crochet and I still have a lot of sewing to learn so maybe we are even :)
The internet is wonderful in giving us all a glimpse into other lives. My mother used to make our clothes i the 1960s. Although I also bought a sewing machine in the 1980s I am afraid I did not use it much. Clothes became a lot cheaper in the 1970s in the UK so most people stopped making their own. I think our children do still learn some basic sewing in schools so not everything is being lost.
oh wow I find it interesting that they are still learning it in school we did too if us its essential that we know how it sew but, my mom did teach me most of what I know.
Your blouses are beautifully made. What is it about puddles and little ones, they love splashing around in puddles and mud.
sometimes us big people like to do stomp in puddles too!
You are quite the beautiful enigma. Deep into the religion and a hard working family oriented woman. Yet that sparkle in your eye exceeds the boundaries that the colony life has put upon you. I know you well in some ways. I could have married my perfect catholic high school and grade school sweetheart. But no I left the parameters of my family and religion and chose the rebel lifestyle deep in the woods and carving out a farm and factory with far too many girls of improbable quality and upbringing. Such an adventure!
But now that security of the group living looks wonderful. One can't just check on and out as it suits the self. Everything has a price and sometime the cost is too high.
i found this channel 3 weeks ago, i went back and watch you from the start. i now watched all. i have 101 Questions and 99 stories. my family has been friends with 2 colonies in our area of central Alberta . first my grandfather then my father, i or we [ i have a twin brother so i always say we] met some boys our age back when we were just 12 only once. we did alot of trading hogs with both colonies. now the 1st story- for more than 30 years first my grandfather, then my father were like mail men one lady gave piles of letters for my grandfather to take to her sister in another colony when grand father was killed in auto crash, then my father took the letters back and forth, Last july Dad died from the covid virus, as well as mom, when this virus is all gone we will go to both of the colonies and try to see if we also can be friendly with them.
welcome, welcome oh wow this is amazing the way that you met and interacted with Hutterites I'm sorry for your loss losing someone is never easy. if they knew your grandfather and father then I'm sure they would be happy to have you.
Those sandwich makers make yummy cheese hashbrowns too!! Blanch Shredded potatoes in salted water drain and store in a container. I mix together shredded cheese with the potatoes butter the griddle and put the top down. Yummy.
oh wow I've never heard of this method before, it sounds absolutely delightful I have to try it now.
I love those blouses. They are beautiful. I would like some for my daughters, but I just don't have much sewing ability.
they are actually fairly easy to make.
Liebe Giselle, das sind ganz entzückende Blusen, die du genäht hast! Ich habe immer gedacht, dass ihr die Blusen kauft, da diese so detailreich verziert sind und so professionell aussehen... 🤗 Wirklich sehr hübsch!
Danke. Ich dachte immer, dass sie schwer zu nähen sind, aber jetzt, wo ich weiß, mache ich sie lieber über einem Kleid.
Giselle, what i noticed from your videos is that it seems you are putting God first in many ways. I truly try to do it in life in this world but feel I can do it, it's really not that hard. If you put God first he will put you first, as you probably noticed. Thank You!
Oh yes that is true.
I love that you always end with Scripture.
I'm glad you like it.
Great video thanks for sharing your video
Ah, the delights of snackwich toasters (that's what we called them back in the 80's anyway). Melted cheese everywhere...
I bought one in the 80's .. probably used it two times!! But the sandwich looks yummy!!
The Crown Royal bag for games pieces...same way of storring them in our home too.
Its so useful 😊
Nice listening to you again god bless you,
God bless you
Your blouses are lovely. Modest and pretty
You are a precious person.
The shirts you made are very pretty. I always enjoy the Bible verses you share. I pray the Lord always takes care of you and keeps you safe and well. Your videos always inspire me in the way of our Lord. And the pie filling looks delicious! I’d like the recipe if you don’t mind sharing it.
Please share more about you leaving! So interesting
The crown royal bag cracked me up....
You are a delight!
Thx, God bless!
Tile Rummy! So fun!
I recently discovered it again.
What a wholesome life:)
I have never seen that type of sandwich maker outside of Australia before. It was invented in Australia and we call them a Jaffle Iron/maker and the sandwich simply a jaffle. We put everything in them from cheese, tinned spagetti, baked beans, left over stew ect.
Canada as well. We also have cast iron ones for camping, called "pie irons " you can put pie filling in them.
We have them in the uk but we call them either toastie makers or some call it a breville after the brand of the appliance.. my dad is obsessed with them!
I'd love to know what your tattoo says on your wrist, I've seen it in a few videos and surprised no one else has been curious.
I am too.
I think it something she regrets and she has stated many times that she does not want to talk about it.
Sometimes it’s good to talk about it. It helps others.
You seem so sad this week ! Hope your ok ! 😢
Yes I'm ok thankyou ☺