I 100% confirm this. It will go far deeper and wider than they have even dreamt. It will not just be life changing for many thousands, but life saving. Words, food and life that will TRANSFORM like raindrops on a parched land and to a people desparate and surrounded by darkness seemingly with no hope. Sounds dramatic I know, but look back in 5 yrs and you will be astounded WILD DREAMS indeed!!
As I said before..man makes his plans and GOD directs his paths..being with the chosen other living stones being built together, as GOD builds HIS house...is Justin and Daniel...as I watch from New Zealand.
@@pamelaremme38, couldn’t disagree more with you. They’re still doing UA-cam, just probably not as much. There is a lot of content on here as well. I think we need to be happy for them instead of throwing around ugly words like greed. If you were given the opportunity to reach a wide audience and help better support your family financially, you’re telling me you wouldn’t take it?! Come on…
@@sandrainontario6710 thank you for saying that Sandra. I can honestly say, even though I am In New Zealand, I am watching this ..outside Covid and our govts right stood handling it, this unfolding 'movement' excites me to the bone. I caught a glimpse of how GOD is building and gathering His true church to rise as a bright light..I will now look for more...it's His true church His body of real authentic living stones coming together with each gift and talent operating as such, as one. Growing up to maturity so the lost, broken, destroyed world will see and know Christ and find LIFE while being set free from bondages that have held them captive and chocked the life out of them.
When you are in your garden, your smile encompasses your whole body. I'm pretty sure that someone standing behind you could tell that you're smiling. Your videos bring me joy because I have to smile along, I can't help myself.
I cannot imagine a better person, and family, to help lead us into kinder, regenerative, agricultural and home practices. You are the bomb diggity lady. Can't wait for your show! p.s I'm growing WAAAAY too many tomatoes because of you lol!
Watching you fulfill your dreams makes my heart happy. I cry my own alligator tears every time you speak about your vision and where God is leading you. When I get discouraged, watching you reminds me that ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO HIM WHO BELIEVES.
Just watched the first episode. Not gonna lie. I cried. For this old lady, watching you grow has been amazing! Even more so I’m learning we should never stop and we’re never to old to learn. I had given up for physical reasons and because it’s just 2 of us now. You encouraged me to keep going so I did. Now have the best garden I’ve ever had (nearly 50 years of growing) and produce on the shelves. Thank you! And thank you for not selling out! Subscribing. Can’t wait for the next episode of Wilder Still!
Wow Jesse, The swing pierced my heart with a memory of our own past country home. My husband made a big swing that our daughter loved so much. That home is no longer ours, and our beautiful daughter now lives in Heaven. It's love that builds the memories wherever we live. May all the dreams God inspires you to dream come true. We will pray for you because they can come with lots of challenges, loss & pain along with all the joys. God uses it all for His Glory. Mary
I am here to support alternate platforms than the things you see on public TV. TV has become to crude and negative for any growing child. Thank you to Abundant Plus, please carry on.
"This desire in my heart was so immense and it felt so impossible. That moment was my moment of my surrender where the impossibility of that dream and the intensity of it." Gorgeous. Prophetic. On the scale of "HE is the shepherd, HE is not the butcher." GOD bless you Jessica, I am grateful I found you. Hugs and Love.
You all are so awesome. I love what you are doing. I believe in it so much. And you are young enough to bring interest to your generation, but old enough to show wisdom. God will use you. You are in my prayers.
That overhead view of the AR farm is so wonderful. I have a really hard time getting my bearings in a space through video and I feel like I was able to put the pieces together!
You may have no idea how much of an impact you are having to the untold number of people who yearn for this kind of life. Thank you for you guiding light. Blessings to you and your family.
Bless you Jess! You’re dreams are so big and they just wrap around everyone your reach! I, for one, am so excited to watch your biggest, God made dreams come to fruition❤️.
There's nothing quite like sitting in a swing at dusk and just feeling the world settle and having that knowing down to your bones that you are where you are meant to be in that moment. Many times as I sit swinging, I remember the scripture verse, Be Still and Know that I am God. I always embrace that and also giggle a little as I think, I Am still, the swing is the one moving Father! Thank you for sharing your truth and light with us.
In 1 Kings 4:25 during Solomon's reign it says everyone lived in peace and safety and everyone had their own home and garden! God could of started us out anywhere but he started us out in the garden. Jessica thank you for your surrender and obedience. You truly have a heart for the Father and it shows! The blessings will overcome and chase you! Deuteronomy 28:2.
Oh Lord! Sitting here with tears in my eyes! What a great film!! I just love you and your family. Excited to watch your farm grow. Praying for your father's health and your family's new beginning. God bless you all.
Sooooo proud to be in your cheer squad! Your ‘dream’ team. We see you , we appreciate all you do, and although we’ve never met, we love you all! For sharing your authentic selves and your beautiful journey we thank you. You’re making a huge difference in so many lives 💕💕💕💕
Wow Jess an Artest paints a canvas with colors. You paint a canvas in words. I am so looking forward to tonight's premiere. God Bless ya'll in your new endeavor. 🙏🏼
I also get alot out of the devotional videos. The goats are my glory was a pivot point for me. The simple everyday things I do- I can bring God Glory! Thanks !
Sending you a HUGE THANK YOU! I had not gardened for many years and when I found your channel, I was immediately hooked. I am now retired and thought I was too "old" to start again. But you encouraged me to at least fulfill my dream in a small way and so I bought a Greenstalk and took a very tiny plunge. I just ate my first deep red, wonderful smelling, bursting with flavor tomato from my tiny corner of Eden on my deck. In a sandwich, of course! Thank you so much for awakening the long dormant gardener and encouraging me to "turn my waiting room into a classroom".
@teresa minnick 💚💚💚 I am so sorry for your loss. Good husbands are such a gift! May God remind you of all the best memories and may you feel his redemptive love for you.
How could we not love y’all’s family as they are and of course we want to watch God work through you and do amazing things! I can’t wait to see what you and Jeremiah build for your garden. Squee! I bet it will be even more artistic and beautiful. Edible heaven
You must carve yours and Sweet Miah’s initials into a heart on your tree, if that wouldn’t hurt the tree, of course! So very happy and proud of you all! 👩🏻🌾 🍅 💕
My goodness. I watched E1 and I am crying my eyes out. I don’t have a farm but I have a yard in a small town and I make my garden my refuge and I understand your words. Touches me. May God bless your heart, family, and desires for this new farm.
So excited for you guys and can’t wait to see Bear on the property! Can’t wait for the growth of this channel for you, yet slightly selfishly I love the feel of the tight unit it feels like now ☺️
I love the swing! We also have a big dream. We've been researching and working towards the dream for years now and you have been one of our teachers. You help keep us motivated and focused. Watching your dreams come true are making us see that it's really possible. We appreciate what you do on this channel so much.
Beautiful. I cried too. So glad you popped up in my YT feed last summer. I took your class and have marveled watching my first garden grow this year. Thank you for sharing the story of the chicken coop. It's especially encouraging to me now in a time of hardship recovering from the pandemic year. Thank you for showing that there can be new love and trust out of past feelings of shame and stress. So looking forward to the next chapters of the Roots and Refuge story. Thank you for trusting, following, and sharing your Sparkle!
I've said it before, so you already know how thrilled I am for you and your family, and I'm so excited to be along with you on these first steps of your new journey. You just make me smile and I'm so happy to be able to call you my friend. Love you, girl!
Just watched the premiere and I am in tears....my throat hurts... I am all choked up. Love how you describe your dreams. And your faith in the Lord is amazing. I want your dreams to keep on multiplying, Jess!
Watching your dream come true has been so encouraging. 2020 birthed a generation of new gardeners and I am one of those garden newborns. As a matter of fact I'm a year old gardener now and you are my garden momma Jess. Thank you for teaching us and sharing your dream.
Jess, you are such delight. I am so excited for you and your next journey on your new farm and your new show. God has truly blessed you and your beautiful family. I pray that he will continue to richly bless you. You have an incredible story to share and are an inspiration to so many people. I am new to your channel and you have inspired me so much on my own journey to starting a homestead. Wishing you safe travels. God Bless!
I’m ridiculously excited to watch your new farm grow! I’ve dabbled in the dirt for decades, discovered your trellised gardens during shutdown, and have not stopped since. I have so much to learn and now I’m going to add on to my land with you.
Wilder Still has me once again enthralled as Jess & Miah's dreams continue to blossom and bear fruit. I'm a regular follower of their encouraging and genuine youtube channel since its inception, and can attest to the faith, goodness and dedication in their hearts that made a difference in my own life as I learned from them during the years I spent searching for my first little piece of earth. Their channel was the classroom that taught me so much of what I needed to know to plant my own little produce paradise without fear, through surrender to nature and always with wonder and awe for the pure potential of every tiny seed sown.... How wonderful that they now have this opportunity to collaborate with Abundance Plus to spread the word and teach organic gardening and homesteading skills to a wider still ;p audience. Truly well filmed and reflective of Jess' artistic and poetic flair. Most importantly, it remains genuine and true to who this family is. Can't wait to watch these new dreams flourish. Thank you Jess, Miah and Co for touching my life through your stories and encouragement.
I am so so excited for all of this!! So happy I came across all you homesteading farming families. I'm definitely one of those who watch more UA-cam than TV now days. Signed up for A+, can't wait!!
We've never even had cable before bc there's too much good stuff on UA-cam! Get rid of it, you won't miss it a bit! Plus, you can spend that money on your garden or at least the farmers market!😊
What a blessing you are and Wilder Still is amazing! As I watched I kept hearing God day “ This is my light shining through my servant “ I can’t help to know He is saying WELL DONE MY GOOD and FAITHFUL SERVANT, because you have been faithful over a few things and I will make you ruler over many! Love you all!
How wonderful that this blessing is here! Going to watch "Wilder Still" Thanks for the gliding on your swing. Can't think of better people to follow. You have been an inspiration, more than I can express. Love and blessing to You and Yours.
Jess and Miah, I want to thank you for all the knowledge and inspiration you've given me over the last year or so, since I started following your channel. I had my first fresh cherry tomato from the garden this week and I almost cried because it was so delicious. In that small moment, I saw the homesteading future of my dreams draw even closer to reality. I may only have a small urban container garden, but I truly am turning my waiting room into a classroom 💜
I feel grateful to be a witness to the beginning of your dream in S. Carolina. I've been following you for a couple of years now. I learned from you about vertical gardening and have installed a section of cattle panel arches into my garden. It's going to be so much fun watching how your new farm takes shape! I appreciate the Christian values you display with your parenting and your marriage. I will be praying for you as you continue on this journey. Blessings, Janell
Excitedly waiting for the showing of your Premiere show. I found your channel in March of 2020. I spend many months not able to walk very far. Your YT posts saved my sanity and introducted me to a whole different world of homesteading families. All of them and you brought great joy in watching your families grow, your children growing up and your homesteads blossoming into your greatest dreams. Thanks to all of you.
the first garden tour was how i found your channel! honestly, i didnt watch much youtube before I saw one of your videos while googling raised bed gardening! you have made such an impact on my life, from faith to flowers, to all the things, love you guys
Every single video that you post you literally inspire me more and more to be a better wife,a better mother, and definitely a better Gardener 💕🐞🥒🥬🍅🌱🥕🌻🦋🌺🥰 Thank you for being you, and putting your life out here for all of us to help us dream bigger and follow them 🙏🏼 huge blessings poured over you and sweet precious family. Thank you Jessica🦋
There are sow many ways in this world to be a rockstar. It is such a joyful gift to see you "be loved!" ThankfullNESs is the partnering in the abundance of all creation, sew thank you for your growing expressions in Roots & Refuge, and beyond,... Love Has No Limits❣
I just joined because of you and your family. Since I'm 74, I have some physical limitations but my dreams are not limited as I live in a mobile home and have two waist-high raised garden beds along with "ground" raised beds. My dream is to have more high-raised beds so I can keep on gardening and dreaming. Thank you.
Tears came to my eyes at 9 minutes with your heart felt thank you to those of us who are here with you now. I found your channel a little over two years ago, and today is the two year anniversary of my MIL's tragic passing after losing an internal battle with his mental health. My husband and I's life has been an absolute whirlwind of heartbreak and hard lesson's learned since then. From losing our home, losing relationships with family members and finding ground again for our little family, all the while this channel has been a consistent source of inspiration to my heart for the dreams I carry so near and dear. You have shown me how very real the possibilities of our hearts are, and just like Jesus spent his time in the wilderness before his ministry begun, I know He is here with me in the wilder still. 😉 Thank YOU from the bottom of my heart for wearing your heart on your sleeve as I glean from the love and knowledge you share here. God bless this new endeavor, friends!!! 💕
When I went on Abundance + to see the latest vlog, I found WIlder Still E 1 and watched it! I am so impressed with the quality and the story, seeing ya'll without a camera in hand interacting naturally was so sweet it really gave a view that can't be seen from your YT vlogs. Like we are there with you and Miah and the children, as friends. I can't wait for the next installment this fall! This is going to be AWESOME! The drone footage of R&R 1.0 showed so much of the farm in a perspective we never saw in the vlogs! Note, more drone footage in future vlogs!😁
Yes Gail! I saw it up early too. They are such a blessing! Speaking of it being from another view; could you imagine a camera behind Jess while she was on the swing, trying to vlog and swing!? I laughed with her trying to manage it. We're going to get an even better serving of blessing this fall!
I paused this vid to watch Wilder Still. I took some stuff home to my heart. It was what I needed to hear. I have something on the horizon, and, I am full of passion and see so much beauty... it is something I will have to treat like my day job... not a 9 to 5 job either. Thanks for sending messages from your heart to mine. I have been blessed.
I'm thrilled to be here, along for the ride. I'll continue to hang out with you here on UA-cam and appreciate all the insight, advice and inspiration you choose to share 🌱
I have been trying to find out if Roots and Refuge is still going to be on UA-cam. Do you know if this is going to happen or will they only be on Abundance+ I hope they will as I have watched forever.
@@sandiwilson149 Jess has commented that they will remain on UA-cam. How that content will change or if some content is withheld for A+ viewers only has yet to be seen. I'm hoping the continue sharing the new homestead creation on this platform, as I have no interest in joining A+.
@@plot10homestead58 Thank You for your quick response. I do not want to join A+ either and I think many viewers may feel the same. I would miss the show so much and feel like I lost a friend. I garden but not on the scale that A+ seems to show. Have a good week ahead. Sandi
Sitting here in my garden, my haven, so thankful to have the opportunity to sit on the other side of the country, to watch and listen to your dreams, stories, growth, desires, related to the land. I just finished watching the first episode of Wilder Still and cried through the whole thing. I’m excited to see how your stories get told w/o the work of producing yourself. Also, so stoked to hear that you’ll continue these videos here. There’s a layer of vulnerability and intimacy you have, I think when it’s just you and your camera. And the rest of the hundreds of thousands and people who watch them. Thank you so much. I’m really excited for this next part of you and your families life. Grateful y’all are down to share.
WE ARE HERE!!! Dream BIG!! You and your family are such an inspiration❤ We are just starting our own homestead adventures too. I love this community of grass roots just normal everyday people trying together, the success and the failures and the trying again.... God works all these things for the good!!!
So Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome Awesome!!!!!!!!! Thank you for inspiring me to start a garden 4 years ago and to get chicken last year. I love them and they bring me joy everyday. I know from experience (I am not alone) you will, and you are, making a huge butterfly effect!
That connection with Daniel and your production company is what I call a God Wink ... this is another piece in what was meant to be in telling your story
I remember watching one of your first videos where you grew Kale in the top of a garden soil bag. You just cut the top off and planted the seeds right in there. Put a clear plastic container on top and taught us how to have a mini greenhouse in our tiny back yard, living in the city. Now look at your dreams coming true! So very happy for your sweet family and the journey y’all are embarking upon. We dream of visiting your school one day. Loved the premiere Wilder Still!! Psalm 37:4
OMG Jess I cried with you on the premier! I felt ALL of it in my soul! I'm so happy and excited because I get to start with you again. I don't always comment but I've been here with you and Jeremiah the whole way. Safe travels to AK and back. The Carolinas are majestic AND Justin R and family so close by when they need love healing too. So excited to watch the Carolinas bloom even more now that you're there planting seeds 💕🦚🍅🌻
So happy for you and your beautiful family. You are such an amazing soul and the love you have for teaching others is so selfless. I can’t thank you enough. You are so humble and kind. 🙏❤️ I appreciate all of your videos. I can’t even imagine the time you have invested. You have sown so many seeds and God sees
I have been watching you since 2018, and I love watching your videos. I just watched Episode 1 of Wilder Still and I cried, smiled, and felt your joy, excitement, and bittersweet sadness with the changes from your little farm to your exciting expansion of a new larger farm. You and your family are precious and I pray for your happiness, success and continued growth. May the Lord bless and keep you. 🥰
Just watched the first episode!! Absolutely amazing. So so happy for you! You and your family are such an inspiration and I cannot wait to see where God leads you. ❤️
The best to you and your family on your future and the journey ahead. You’re beaming from ear-to-ear and have such a pretty smile I bet your cheeks are sore from smiling so much for being so grateful thankful and blessed. Thanks for sharing your life journey with us.🥰👍🏾
The show was beatiful!! Thank you so much jess for being so good to us. When I watched you in the garden I cried because I have also grown in your garden. Though I have never met you over the years you have became a true friend to me. You have been an amazing teacher and so incredibly honest with everyone. I'm 16 and I started watching you when I was in 8th grade. You have became a bridge for me to cross over into the beautiful wonder of God. I can not thank you enough. I cant wait to see how God continues to use yall and bless you. All things work out for the good of those who love him and we are seeing the abundance of that promise right now. I just love yall so much!!!
So happy for you guys! I've been following for a little over a year. Started my own UA-cam channel almost a year ago. Y'all have been such an inspiration to myself as well as anyone else who has seen your videos! Look forward to the premiere!
Today is Sunday, Aug. 8, 8:04 A.M. EST>I watched Wilder Still in its entirety this morning. It is very heartwarming. At the end, I found myself crying. It is very touching. God Bless you and your family as you forth, fulfilling your God Given Destiny. SUPER!!!!!!!
I laughed and cried with you on that swing..what a beautiful place..I watch you right now waiting for the call that my first grand daughter has made her way into the world. Tears in my eyes of gratitude and joy...to be able to swing on your swing ( which was awesome) and that i am about to be blessed with a new life to share my Lord and my life with. Thank you for sharing your life with me as well! Blessings for your new adventure Jess!!
Girl, I started bawling!! So beautiful!! I'm so glad you are including your faith in this. God deserves the credit and the glory and the honor of being proclaimed boldly for where he has led you all. May he richly bless you on this new, wonderful journey. I think Bear will be glad to be "home" to. I can only imagine how confused those dogs and cats are right now. It will be a wonderful reunion.
Watching people talk about their big giant crazy dreams makes me feel so scared 🙈 My dreams are small, and I'm okay with that. But I am thrilled to watch yours play out ❤️
Nothing like a swing ride with the sound of ducks nearby and the view you have. Excited to see Bear there too!!! I look forward to Wilder Still as you build your South Carolina homestead and I’m in to see your vision five years down the road. Thank you for taking us along for the ride,😊♥️
Can’t wait to see your show tonight! Trying really hard to convince my hubby that we NEED the lifetime membership since we are moving from Washington state to an area close to your new farm & just starting out all over again as well!
The trailer had me in tears in the first few seconds and hooked me to watch your new TV show!! I was surprised at how different it was to see you and your farm through the 3rd person perspective! Wow, what a difference! Your UA-cam channel is and will always be precious for the sense of it being like visiting with a friend, and the tv show will be precious from a different angle. So excited for the premiere!
Your authenticity is such a blessing and I just love your family, what you are doing, and what you are sharing/teaching. I can't wait to go watch my premiere and all those episodes to come (both abundanceplus and UA-cam).
Hi I have so much admiration for your dreams,your family,your determination for life never stop your family is certainly a diamond in the rough you will experience many many beautiful memories God bless you all. Never stop dreaming guys!
Get ready to change the world on a scale you never thought imagined.
I 100% confirm this. It will go far deeper and wider than they have even dreamt. It will not just be life changing for many thousands, but life saving. Words, food and life that will TRANSFORM like raindrops on a parched land and to a people desparate and surrounded by darkness seemingly with no hope. Sounds dramatic I know, but look back in 5 yrs and you will be astounded WILD DREAMS indeed!!
As I said before..man makes his plans and GOD directs his paths..being with the chosen other living stones being built together, as GOD builds HIS house...is Justin and Daniel...as I watch from New Zealand.
@@paulawagstaff686 that's what Jess has been to me for over a year now.
@@pamelaremme38, couldn’t disagree more with you. They’re still doing UA-cam, just probably not as much. There is a lot of content on here as well. I think we need to be happy for them instead of throwing around ugly words like greed. If you were given the opportunity to reach a wide audience and help better support your family financially, you’re telling me you wouldn’t take it?! Come on…
@@sandrainontario6710 thank you for saying that Sandra. I can honestly say, even though I am In New Zealand, I am watching this ..outside Covid and our govts right stood handling it, this unfolding 'movement' excites me to the bone. I caught a glimpse of how GOD is building and gathering His true church to rise as a bright light..I will now look for more...it's His true church His body of real authentic living stones coming together with each gift and talent operating as such, as one. Growing up to maturity so the lost, broken, destroyed world will see and know Christ and find LIFE while being set free from bondages that have held them captive and chocked the life out of them.
When you are in your garden, your smile encompasses your whole body. I'm pretty sure that someone standing behind you could tell that you're smiling. Your videos bring me joy because I have to smile along, I can't help myself.
I cannot imagine a better person, and family, to help lead us into kinder, regenerative, agricultural and home practices. You are the bomb diggity lady. Can't wait for your show!
p.s I'm growing WAAAAY too many tomatoes because of you lol!
Congratulations
I see no issue with that.😉👍
Watching you fulfill your dreams makes my heart happy. I cry my own alligator tears every time you speak about your vision and where God is leading you. When I get discouraged, watching you reminds me that ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO HIM WHO BELIEVES.
Just watched the first episode. Not gonna lie. I cried. For this old lady, watching you grow has been amazing! Even more so I’m learning we should never stop and we’re never to old to learn. I had given up for physical reasons and because it’s just 2 of us now. You encouraged me to keep going so I did. Now have the best garden I’ve ever had (nearly 50 years of growing) and produce on the shelves. Thank you! And thank you for not selling out! Subscribing. Can’t wait for the next episode of Wilder Still!
Wow Jesse,
The swing pierced my heart with a memory of our own past country home. My husband made a big swing that our daughter loved so much. That home is no longer ours, and our beautiful daughter now lives in Heaven. It's love that builds the memories wherever we live.
May all the dreams God inspires you to dream come true.
We will pray for you because they can come with lots of challenges, loss & pain along with all the joys. God uses it all for His Glory.
Mary
Blank slates are thrilling! Thank you eternally for helping me realize that gardening was a dream and that I would find God in it.
I am here to support alternate platforms than the things you see on public TV. TV has become to crude and negative for any growing child. Thank you to Abundant Plus, please carry on.
"This desire in my heart was so immense and it felt so impossible. That moment was my moment of my surrender where the impossibility of that dream and the intensity of it." Gorgeous. Prophetic. On the scale of "HE is the shepherd, HE is not the butcher." GOD bless you Jessica, I am grateful I found you. Hugs and Love.
You all are so awesome. I love what you are doing. I believe in it so much. And you are young enough to bring interest to your generation, but old enough to show wisdom. God will use you. You are in my prayers.
That overhead view of the AR farm is so wonderful. I have a really hard time getting my bearings in a space through video and I feel like I was able to put the pieces together!
Me too! I've watched hundreds of their videos but it's that 1 aerial pic that finally put it all together in my mind!
You may have no idea how much of an impact you are having to the untold number of people who yearn for this kind of life. Thank you for you guiding light. Blessings to you and your family.
Bless you Jess! You’re dreams are so big and they just wrap around everyone your reach! I, for one, am so excited to watch your biggest, God made dreams come to fruition❤️.
Amen
You have a great channel as well! Looks like you are living your best life. So happy for you :)
@@ontariogardening thank you for checking my channel out! I so appreciate it❤️
@@TheChittys I love it! No Problem. Keep creating awesome content :)
@@ontariogardening ❤️❤️❤️❤️
There's nothing quite like sitting in a swing at dusk and just feeling the world settle and having that knowing down to your bones that you are where you are meant to be in that moment. Many times as I sit swinging, I remember the scripture verse, Be Still and Know that I am God. I always embrace that and also giggle a little as I think, I Am still, the swing is the one moving Father!
Thank you for sharing your truth and light with us.
In 1 Kings 4:25 during Solomon's reign it says everyone lived in peace and safety and everyone had their own home and garden! God could of started us out anywhere but he started us out in the garden. Jessica thank you for your surrender and obedience. You truly have a heart for the Father and it shows! The blessings will overcome and chase you! Deuteronomy 28:2.
Oh Lord! Sitting here with tears in my eyes! What a great film!! I just love you and your family. Excited to watch your farm grow. Praying for your father's health and your family's new beginning. God bless you all.
There's something so soul-delighting about a rope swing and an old tree ✨ pure magic
That swing!!!! It's the sound of the rope creaking as you swing that brings me back, How relaxing.
Sooooo proud to be in your cheer squad! Your ‘dream’ team. We see you , we appreciate all you do, and although we’ve never met, we love you all! For sharing your authentic selves and your beautiful journey we thank you. You’re making a huge difference in so many lives 💕💕💕💕
Thank you for your passion and love. Thank you for being here as well.
Wow Jess an Artest paints a canvas with colors. You paint a canvas in words. I am so looking forward to tonight's premiere. God Bless ya'll in your new endeavor. 🙏🏼
Bless those ducks and geese....certainly living their best life. SO happy for you all.
I have been binge watching your devotion videos. They are so fulfilling for me. Are you willing to do more?
It's been awhile, it's time.
I also get alot out of the devotional videos. The goats are my glory was a pivot point for me. The simple everyday things I do- I can bring God Glory! Thanks !
She does a devotional when she feels lead by God with something specific to day.
Sending you a HUGE THANK YOU! I had not gardened for many years and when I found your channel, I was immediately hooked. I am now retired and thought I was too "old" to start again. But you encouraged me to at least fulfill my dream in a small way and so I bought a Greenstalk and took a very tiny plunge. I just ate my first deep red, wonderful smelling, bursting with flavor tomato from my tiny corner of Eden on my deck. In a sandwich, of course! Thank you so much for awakening the long dormant gardener and encouraging me to "turn my waiting room into a classroom".
Awe …. Thanks for showing the swing. Since I lost my husband I find things like that so special that Miah did that fir his sweet Jessica
@teresa minnick 💚💚💚 I am so sorry for your loss. Good husbands are such a gift! May God remind you of all the best memories and may you feel his redemptive love for you.
How could we not love y’all’s family as they are and of course we want to watch God work through you and do amazing things! I can’t wait to see what you and Jeremiah build for your garden. Squee! I bet it will be even more artistic and beautiful. Edible heaven
You must carve yours and Sweet Miah’s initials into a heart on your tree, if that wouldn’t hurt the tree, of course! So very happy and proud of you all! 👩🏻🌾 🍅 💕
My goodness. I watched E1 and I am crying my eyes out. I don’t have a farm but I have a yard in a small town and I make my garden my refuge and I understand your words. Touches me. May God bless your heart, family, and desires for this new farm.
So excited for you guys and can’t wait to see Bear on the property!
Can’t wait for the growth of this channel for you, yet slightly selfishly I love the feel of the tight unit it feels like now ☺️
You usually exude joy and sunshine, but you are literally radiant on your forever land, and your roots are barely in the soil!
I love the swing! We also have a big dream. We've been researching and working towards the dream for years now and you have been one of our teachers. You help keep us motivated and focused. Watching your dreams come true are making us see that it's really possible. We appreciate what you do on this channel so much.
Beautiful. I cried too. So glad you popped up in my YT feed last summer. I took your class and have marveled watching my first garden grow this year. Thank you for sharing the story of the chicken coop. It's especially encouraging to me now in a time of hardship recovering from the pandemic year. Thank you for showing that there can be new love and trust out of past feelings of shame and stress. So looking forward to the next chapters of the Roots and Refuge story. Thank you for trusting, following, and sharing your Sparkle!
I've said it before, so you already know how thrilled I am for you and your family, and I'm so excited to be along with you on these first steps of your new journey. You just make me smile and I'm so happy to be able to call you my friend. Love you, girl!
Your channel is so cute! The dose of Gramma that I so desperately needed. Hope to see more content from you soon :)
Just watched the premiere and I am in tears....my throat hurts... I am all choked up. Love how you describe your dreams. And your faith in the Lord is amazing. I want your dreams to keep on multiplying, Jess!
You have taught us so much, and we are excited to see the next chapter. I learned how to grow food from watching you, and it brings me so much joy!!
I can't even remember how I stumbled on R&R but it persuaded me to grow my food too. Very grateful for them!
Watching your dream come true has been so encouraging. 2020 birthed a generation of new gardeners and I am one of those garden newborns. As a matter of fact I'm a year old gardener now and you are my garden momma Jess. Thank you for teaching us and sharing your dream.
Jess, you are such delight. I am so excited for you and your next journey on your new farm and your new show. God has truly blessed you and your beautiful family. I pray that he will continue to richly bless you. You have an incredible story to share and are an inspiration to so many people. I am new to your channel and you have inspired me so much on my own journey to starting a homestead. Wishing you safe travels. God Bless!
God Bless that first episode.... if you didn’t cry and walk away feeling encouraged your feelers are broken! ...wowzers!
I've been watching for years, first time commenting. That swing was magical. Thank you for showing us!
I’m ridiculously excited to watch your new farm grow! I’ve dabbled in the dirt for decades, discovered your trellised gardens during shutdown, and have not stopped since. I have so much to learn and now I’m going to add on to my land with you.
Wilder Still has me once again enthralled as Jess & Miah's dreams continue to blossom and bear fruit. I'm a regular follower of their encouraging and genuine youtube channel since its inception, and can attest to the faith, goodness and dedication in their hearts that made a difference in my own life as I learned from them during the years I spent searching for my first little piece of earth. Their channel was the classroom that taught me so much of what I needed to know to plant my own little produce paradise without fear, through surrender to nature and always with wonder and awe for the pure potential of every tiny seed sown.... How wonderful that they now have this opportunity to collaborate with Abundance Plus to spread the word and teach organic gardening and homesteading skills to a wider still ;p audience. Truly well filmed and reflective of Jess' artistic and poetic flair. Most importantly, it remains genuine and true to who this family is. Can't wait to watch these new dreams flourish. Thank you Jess, Miah and Co for touching my life through your stories and encouragement.
Yay! For your dogs and kitties! (And your lizard). =]. Having your beautiful family all together is everything.
I. LOVE. THIS. The anticipation for tonight’s premiere is palpable. Can’t wait to see the farm take shape and the dreams realized.
Excited to see your growth. You and your family deserve all the blessings. Thank you for encouraging all of us to keep dreaming.
I am so so excited for all of this!! So happy I came across all you homesteading farming families. I'm definitely one of those who watch more UA-cam than TV now days. Signed up for A+, can't wait!!
We've never even had cable before bc there's too much good stuff on UA-cam! Get rid of it, you won't miss it a bit! Plus, you can spend that money on your garden or at least the farmers market!😊
What a blessing you are and Wilder Still is amazing! As I watched I kept hearing God day “ This is my light shining through my servant “ I can’t help to know He is saying WELL DONE MY GOOD and FAITHFUL SERVANT, because you have been faithful over a few things and I will make you ruler over many! Love you all!
Your smiles and giggles are wonderful with my morning coffee. I love you guys - your sons are the cutest❤😘
How wonderful that this blessing is here! Going to watch "Wilder Still" Thanks for the gliding on your swing. Can't think of better people to follow. You have been an inspiration, more than I can express. Love and blessing to You and Yours.
I Love Daniel’s music that is put to this video. Thanks Daniel.😊
Big Smiles...Thanks for the swing! Just beautiful land. Can't wait to see Y'all sculpt it into your new home. Much love and many bounties of food.
Jess and Miah, I want to thank you for all the knowledge and inspiration you've given me over the last year or so, since I started following your channel. I had my first fresh cherry tomato from the garden this week and I almost cried because it was so delicious. In that small moment, I saw the homesteading future of my dreams draw even closer to reality. I may only have a small urban container garden, but I truly am turning my waiting room into a classroom 💜
I feel grateful to be a witness to the beginning of your dream in S. Carolina. I've been following you for a couple of years now. I learned from you about vertical gardening and have installed a section of cattle panel arches into my garden. It's going to be so much fun watching how your new farm takes shape! I appreciate the Christian values you display with your parenting and your marriage. I will be praying for you as you continue on this journey. Blessings, Janell
I loved swinging with Jess, especially with hearing her laugh!
Excitedly waiting for the showing of your Premiere show. I found your channel in March of 2020. I spend many months not able to walk very far. Your YT posts saved my sanity and introducted me to a whole different world of homesteading families. All of them and you brought great joy in watching your families grow, your children growing up and your homesteads blossoming into your greatest dreams. Thanks to all of you.
the first garden tour was how i found your channel! honestly, i didnt watch much youtube before I saw one of your videos while googling raised bed gardening! you have made such an impact on my life, from faith to flowers, to all the things, love you guys
Every single video that you post you literally inspire me more and more to be a better wife,a better mother, and definitely a better Gardener 💕🐞🥒🥬🍅🌱🥕🌻🦋🌺🥰 Thank you for being you, and putting your life out here for all of us to help us dream bigger and follow them 🙏🏼 huge blessings poured over you and sweet precious family. Thank you Jessica🦋
Best of luck to Roots and Refuge on this new chapter.
Thanks for the swing❤
There are sow many ways in this world to be a rockstar. It is such a joyful gift to see you "be loved!" ThankfullNESs is the partnering in the abundance of all creation, sew thank you for your growing expressions in Roots & Refuge, and beyond,... Love Has No Limits❣
The trailer moved me to tears! So excited for your family.
I just joined because of you and your family. Since I'm 74, I have some physical limitations but my dreams are not limited as I live in a mobile home and have two waist-high raised garden beds along with "ground" raised beds. My dream is to have more high-raised beds so I can keep on gardening and dreaming. Thank you.
Tears came to my eyes at 9 minutes with your heart felt thank you to those of us who are here with you now. I found your channel a little over two years ago, and today is the two year anniversary of my MIL's tragic passing after losing an internal battle with his mental health. My husband and I's life has been an absolute whirlwind of heartbreak and hard lesson's learned since then. From losing our home, losing relationships with family members and finding ground again for our little family, all the while this channel has been a consistent source of inspiration to my heart for the dreams I carry so near and dear. You have shown me how very real the possibilities of our hearts are, and just like Jesus spent his time in the wilderness before his ministry begun, I know He is here with me in the wilder still. 😉 Thank YOU from the bottom of my heart for wearing your heart on your sleeve as I glean from the love and knowledge you share here. God bless this new endeavor, friends!!! 💕
Absolutely wonderful for the whole family and the world! Congratulations to you all. So happy for you and us.
When I went on Abundance + to see the latest vlog, I found WIlder Still E 1 and watched it! I am so impressed with the quality and the story, seeing ya'll without a camera in hand interacting naturally was so sweet it really gave a view that can't be seen from your YT vlogs. Like we are there with you and Miah and the children, as friends. I can't wait for the next installment this fall! This is going to be AWESOME! The drone footage of R&R 1.0 showed so much of the farm in a perspective we never saw in the vlogs! Note, more drone footage in future vlogs!😁
Yes Gail! I saw it up early too. They are such a blessing! Speaking of it being from another view; could you imagine a camera behind Jess while she was on the swing, trying to vlog and swing!? I laughed with her trying to manage it. We're going to get an even better serving of blessing this fall!
@@harvestingthebounty Amen!
Same!!!!
I paused this vid to watch Wilder Still. I took some stuff home to my heart. It was what I needed to hear. I have something on the horizon, and, I am full of passion and see so much beauty... it is something I will have to treat like my day job... not a 9 to 5 job either. Thanks for sending messages from your heart to mine. I have been blessed.
I love the tree swing so much 🥰 Sweet Miah did good.
Yep. I'm crying. I'm so happy for your continued success and blessings. You will always inspire me. God bless you all.
I'm thrilled to be here, along for the ride. I'll continue to hang out with you here on UA-cam and appreciate all the insight, advice and inspiration you choose to share 🌱
I have been trying to find out if Roots and Refuge is still going to be on UA-cam. Do you know if this is going to happen or will they only be on Abundance+ I hope they will as I have watched forever.
@@sandiwilson149 Jess has commented that they will remain on UA-cam. How that content will change or if some content is withheld for A+ viewers only has yet to be seen. I'm hoping the continue sharing the new homestead creation on this platform, as I have no interest in joining A+.
@@plot10homestead58 Thank You for your quick response. I do not want to join A+ either and I think many viewers may feel the same. I would miss the show so much and feel like I lost a friend. I garden but not on the scale that A+ seems to show. Have a good week ahead. Sandi
Sitting here in my garden, my haven, so thankful to have the opportunity to sit on the other side of the country, to watch and listen to your dreams, stories, growth, desires, related to the land. I just finished watching the first episode of Wilder Still and cried through the whole thing. I’m excited to see how your stories get told w/o the work of producing yourself. Also, so stoked to hear that you’ll continue these videos here. There’s a layer of vulnerability and intimacy you have, I think when it’s just you and your camera. And the rest of the hundreds of thousands and people who watch them. Thank you so much. I’m really excited for this next part of you and your families life. Grateful y’all are down to share.
Tears in my eyes as I watch your trailer...I love to see people reach their success. I am excited for you Jess.
WE ARE HERE!!! Dream BIG!! You and your family are such an inspiration❤
We are just starting our own homestead adventures too. I love this community of grass roots just normal everyday people trying together, the success and the failures and the trying again....
God works all these things for the good!!!
I tear up every time I watch the trailer! I just know that the premier is going to have me bawling lol I'm just so happy and excited for y'all!
I’m so glad I’m not the only one! ❤️❤️❤️
Yep, I cried. A lot. 😂
Me too 😂😂😂
Me too! Good to know I’m not the only one
So Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome Awesome!!!!!!!!! Thank you for inspiring me to start a garden 4 years ago and to get chicken last year. I love them and they bring me joy everyday. I know from experience (I am not alone) you will, and you are, making a huge butterfly effect!
That connection with Daniel and your production company is what I call a God Wink ... this is another piece in what was meant to be in telling your story
God Wink. Love!
I remember watching one of your first videos where you grew Kale in the top of a garden soil bag. You just cut the top off and planted the seeds right in there. Put a clear plastic container on top and taught us how to have a mini greenhouse in our tiny back yard, living in the city.
Now look at your dreams coming true! So very happy for your sweet family and the journey y’all are embarking upon. We dream of visiting your school one day. Loved the premiere Wilder Still!!
Psalm 37:4
OMG Jess I cried with you on the premier! I felt ALL of it in my soul! I'm so happy and excited because I get to start with you again. I don't always comment but I've been here with you and Jeremiah the whole way. Safe travels to AK and back. The Carolinas are majestic AND Justin R and family so close by when they need love healing too. So excited to watch the Carolinas bloom even more now that you're there planting seeds 💕🦚🍅🌻
So happy for you and your beautiful family. You are such an amazing soul and the love you have for teaching others is so selfless. I can’t thank you enough. You are so humble and kind. 🙏❤️ I appreciate all of your videos. I can’t even imagine the time you have invested. You have sown so many seeds and God sees
At this point you feel like my friend. I'm extremely proud and happy for you.
Your swing takes me back to childhood and one I would swing on every day, precious memory. Loved your show, will be watching.
I'm very excited about the show and just as excited about seeing what the swing garden will look like !!!!!
Yes! That space definitely needs some Jess love. Great idea!
I have been watching you since 2018, and I love watching your videos. I just watched Episode 1 of Wilder Still and I cried, smiled, and felt your joy, excitement, and bittersweet sadness with the changes from your little farm to your exciting expansion of a new larger farm. You and your family are precious and I pray for your happiness, success and continued growth. May the Lord bless and keep you. 🥰
Just watched the first episode!! Absolutely amazing. So so happy for you! You and your family are such an inspiration and I cannot wait to see where God leads you. ❤️
The best to you and your family on your future and the journey ahead. You’re beaming from ear-to-ear and have such a pretty smile I bet your cheeks are sore from smiling so much for being so grateful thankful and blessed. Thanks for sharing your life journey with us.🥰👍🏾
At least you warned of the movement lol I appreciate that. It was warming to see you swing
The show was beatiful!! Thank you so much jess for being so good to us. When I watched you in the garden I cried because I have also grown in your garden. Though I have never met you over the years you have became a true friend to me. You have been an amazing teacher and so incredibly honest with everyone. I'm 16 and I started watching you when I was in 8th grade. You have became a bridge for me to cross over into the beautiful wonder of God. I can not thank you enough. I cant wait to see how God continues to use yall and bless you. All things work out for the good of those who love him and we are seeing the abundance of that promise right now. I just love yall so much!!!
This is so exciting! You guys are so blessed!
Wonderful swing. You made me start bawling. So happy for you Jess and your beautiful family.
So happy for you guys! I've been following for a little over a year. Started my own UA-cam channel almost a year ago. Y'all have been such an inspiration to myself as well as anyone else who has seen your videos! Look forward to the premiere!
Today is Sunday, Aug. 8, 8:04 A.M. EST>I watched Wilder Still in its entirety this morning. It is very heartwarming. At the end, I found myself crying. It is very touching. God Bless you and your family as you forth, fulfilling your God Given Destiny. SUPER!!!!!!!
Congrats, Jess!!! That is so exciting! Here's to new chapters! 🥂
I laughed and cried with you on that swing..what a beautiful place..I watch you right now waiting for the call that my first grand daughter has made her way into the world. Tears in my eyes of gratitude and joy...to be able to swing on your swing ( which was awesome) and that i am about to be blessed with a new life to share my Lord and my life with. Thank you for sharing your life with me as well! Blessings for your new adventure Jess!!
Cold chills watching the trailer of your new show! 💕 it’s going to be amazing!
Girl, I started bawling!! So beautiful!! I'm so glad you are including your faith in this. God deserves the credit and the glory and the honor of being proclaimed boldly for where he has led you all. May he richly bless you on this new, wonderful journey.
I think Bear will be glad to be "home" to. I can only imagine how confused those dogs and cats are right now. It will be a wonderful reunion.
Watching people talk about their big giant crazy dreams makes me feel so scared 🙈
My dreams are small, and I'm okay with that. But I am thrilled to watch yours play out ❤️
Nothing like a swing ride with the sound of ducks nearby and the view you have. Excited to see Bear there too!!! I look forward to Wilder Still as you build your South Carolina homestead and I’m in to see your vision five years down the road. Thank you for taking us along for the ride,😊♥️
Can’t wait to see your show tonight! Trying really hard to convince my hubby that we NEED the lifetime membership since we are moving from Washington state to an area close to your new farm & just starting out all over again as well!
I'm on Whidbey! Moved back from the south last year. Safe travels
@@MonicaLeader Whidbey is such a pretty area! I was born and raised closer to Buckley, going to miss the Mountain View’s
The trailer had me in tears in the first few seconds and hooked me to watch your new TV show!! I was surprised at how different it was to see you and your farm through the 3rd person perspective! Wow, what a difference! Your UA-cam channel is and will always be precious for the sense of it being like visiting with a friend, and the tv show will be precious from a different angle. So excited for the premiere!
It's so beautiful 😍 I can't wait to watch the whole premiere tonight ❤❤❤❤
Your authenticity is such a blessing and I just love your family, what you are doing, and what you are sharing/teaching. I can't wait to go watch my premiere and all those episodes to come (both abundanceplus and UA-cam).
Man this makes me so happy🥰 Speaking all this into existence for my family and I while celebrating you and yours♥️♥️♥️
Hi
I have so much admiration for your dreams,your family,your determination for life never stop your family is certainly a diamond in the rough you will experience many many beautiful memories
God bless you all. Never stop dreaming guys!