This is exactly what I needed to hear in this time if my life; letting go of the things I think will make me happy but actually are hurting me and following a new path! I so enjoy every episode of yours and thank the Lord I recently found you! I am so blessed by listening to your videos!
My journey alone came almost 5 years ago when my husband and best friend died suddenly. I, too, got on my hands and knees , praying, screaming and asking too...why... not Russ we all need him here... I often ask why was I spared...he's so much better... My pastor would reassure me that God can take my anger, hurt, and extreme tears. I have made it through although I miss ny Russ every minute of every day. I still look for him, and still at times, are flabbergasted that he's gone. I am seeking and still read my devotionals and hear the sermons. I know none of us are truly worthy, but I feel even more so. I ask God to let me feel his spirit and assurance as my friends do... You are right...never stop seeking. I so very much love connecting with you Pastor. I'm grateful for finding you., and I am very sorry for the loss you endured.
Thank you for sharing your journey with me. It is never easy, but we can find moments of God's light on the path that helps us to keep going. Yes, never stop seeking! Blessings to you!
Thank you for that uplifting story. I try to stand outside every day and look up into the sky regardless of the weather. Helps to feel a connection with God and the 😊world he has created for us ❤😊.
Sweet! Thanks for sharing - that is exactly why I moved to the mountains of western North Carolina! I feel especially close to the Lord when I see the cloud shadows on a nearby mountaintop!😎💕
I have found these things helpful when making my yeast bread recipes and maybe this will help you. Proof your yeast in warm water with some sugar and it should grow in the bowl and that always tells me the yeast is still active. I also place my bread bowl covered with my flour towel in the oven with only the light on in the oven - this will help with any drafts of cold air and let the warmth from the light envelope your bread. I’m not an expert in bread making but I sure do enjoy making it weekly. Thank you for sharing your faith walk, it is an encouragement to me, many blessings today and each new day…
Thank you for sharing - you touched my heart! I am intentionally & quietly starting 2024 in solitude as I seek the Lord’s direction for the upcoming months! So, yes, I’m searching for more of Him as I follow that star!💕
Thank you!! Not only for coming to Old Stone Well Farm, but for the tip to get my yeast breads to rise nicely! I will give that a try! Blessings to you!
I’m going through some dark times & the after Christmas blues… but Thank you for sharing your story . I look up at the stars almost every night or early morning knowing that my Mother,Father & now my brother in law are there 🙏❤
I am so happy to hear that. I often wonder how the Spirit works through these videos. It is always humbling and amazing to get notes like yours! Blessings to you!
Your posts are absolutely gorgeous!! So much positivity, inspiration and pure love go into each video and those wonderful sentiments spread to each of us. I live in Southern Vermont in an 18th century home as well, so I believe we are Kindred Spirits. I sent this post to my sister and she too is now a subscriber. Thank you so much for bringing meaningful, spiritual visits into my home. Your beautiful dog is a joy!! 💕💕
Thank you!! It is always a joy to find another kindred spirit!! I sometimes wonder if I am alone in the way I like to live and how I see the world. So knowing that there are others like you, makes me smile!!!
@@oldstonewellfarm We too, love the simple way of life. After suffering a stroke, my wonderful Mom lived with us for 2 years, until her passing on Christmas day. I had a difficult time celebrating Christmas for several years, but as I remembered how much she loved Christmas, I knew Mom wouldn't want the Blessed holiday to hold sadness, so I now look forward to celebrating the quiet beauty of the season. I love Pilgrim era antiques and the stories they hold. We have an apiary and enjoy our sweet little bees, along with our 3 cats. We have a feral kitty, who's been with us for many years. She is still far too feral to catch after repeated attempts. My husband made her a bed with a heated pad in our barn and she seems content. We'll keep trying to bring her into our family. I look forward to new videos and in the meantime, I'm streaming all of your past posts. Have a Blessed day! 💗
This seems impossible to me. I'm 69 and since the day after Thanksgiving I live totally alone in the country, and i cannot walk. My 43 year old son passed away in his sleep. He wasn't well but we didn't really think this would result and we just stayed at home and then this... I know the screaming because I have lost the upper registers of my voice from crying. I have no one except good friends.. no husband no sibling, no other children or grandchildren... no nieces or nephews... I feel so unloved by God. I ask or pray to die. What an ending to a life of service and Bible study... I haven't been always a great person but my son was... I do like your channel, your voice, and your messages. Thank you.
My Mom passed in September of last year. We were very close and I am an only child. Her passing was sudden. In some ways, I feel lost without her. I"m constantly searching for that star to light my path.
Holding you in prayer. I am sorry for your loss. I once heard of an old saying that the stars in the sky are the opening in heaven in which our loved ones are shining down upon us. May that light shine on your path. Blessings.
Thank you for sharing your story. It gives me comfort. Im glad to know im nit alone is screaming in deep despair at the Lord... Very painful, deep anguish.. lifing love, unmarried at 53.. a single mom, ... Yesterday was my mom's funeral.. she graduated from this life into eternal rest after an eleven year battle with Alzheimer's and dementia.. i was her full time caregiver along withy father and my daughter.. i struggle to find my purpose, .. this is so timely and encouraging.. I have to step onto a new path and God will meet me there. Thank you. 🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️💗
I just love your channel. I am so glad that I found it. The world is so crazy, but you help me to keep focus on what is important. God bless your 2024. My doors are chalked btw.
So glad you found Old Stone Well Farm! Welcome! And apologies for my chalking not being the best. I couldn't find my chalk and used a white crayon. ;) Blessings to you!
Timing is perfect Thank you for letting you heart be formed into the path Jesus wanted for you I hear it in your voice a truth that was developed in you about His faithfulness Hard time brings a humble heart Bless you in all you do for the Lord
I just found your channel before Christmas and have been enjoying your insights. This might sound a bit unusual...I put my covered bowl on a heating pad for the second rise. I live in a restored farmhouse in upstate NY. My oldest son lives in Vermont.
I am so glad you are enjoying Old Stone Well Farm! Welcome to this growing family. And I love the idea of a heating pad for the second rise. I will give that a try! Thank you!
Thank you for your vulnerability and honesty in sharing your story. I could relate to some of it and remember praying fervently when I was in my 20’s wanting desperately to marry and have children and wondering why God wasn’t “cooperating” with me! It took time, tears, and acquired wisdom (including a disastrous marriage and divorce) before I came to accept and realize that God made me to perfectly live life as a solitary - to love people while craving and loving living serenely on my own. I did not become a wife and mother, I instead became an auntie. A sister. A friend. A daughter. A seeker. And here I am so many years later at 76 living and loving my life and thanking God daily for His goodness in fashioning the best and most contented life - so much more than I ever could have imagined those many years ago! Trusting and patience aren’t easy, but very much worth it. (By the way, proofing your bread by putting it in a warm place like your oven or on top the stove might help with the rising! 😊)
Thank you for sharing your journey with me! Yes, God has a way of twisting and turning our paths. :) And thank you for that tip for getting my bread to rise as it should! Blessings!
What a wonderful story, I just found your site and have been binge watching your video's. I also had a time in my life when I cried and screamed to the Lord "Why". it was after my husband of 40 years died suddenly of cancer. We had just retired and bought our retirement/vacation home. the kids were all grown and gone and we were just starting a new "honeymoon " but he was taken away. I had to learn anew life. Alone. I had never been alone, I went right from my parents to my husband. it was hard. But anyways, I have a hint on your dough, try to pre-heat your oven to 200. then SHUT IT OFF and put your dough covered in the oven and Don't open it. this should help with the drafts. My mom had to do this since we lived in a drafty old farmhouse ( which I loved) thank you for your ministry. will be watching and catching up...
Thank you for sharing your story with me. It is never easy, but we do have trust that God knows the plan for us. Blessings to you!! And thank you for the suggestion to get my bread to rise as it should!!!
I use the transcript to follow along or to go over something a second time. I don’t know who/what does the transcript (it happens on tv, too) but when the singer was singing The First Noel it spelled out “no well” 😂Jesus is the living water🌟🐫👑✝️and thanks so much for your teachings❣️🤓
That is too funny! Yes, I am not sure how those transcripts are generated. Between the transcripts and autocorrect - what a world we are living in. Blessings to you!!
Wow - an amazing story that has blessed my life today. Thank you. It reminds me that we can trust our Heavenly Father as He knows best for us. I learn a lot from your videos and am blessed to have had YT recommend your channel to me. New Year's blessings to you and your loved ones.
Thankyou for sharing your story you have been through alot so glad you found your husband John and you are offering us encouragement through this venue. You are being used don't ever doubt that . Thankyou again and God Bless you
Good afternoon Pastor Donna, thank you for the video, I learn so much from you. Back before I became an engineer, I was a baker, making donuts 🍩. I’m going to guess why the bread didn’t rise as much as you wanted (I was only 18-19 years old). The yeast I used was a block about the size of Land O’ Lakes Butter. I imagine you used the packet with the granulated yeast. Even that yeast has to be fresh. It may have been mixed with water that was too hot or too cold. If the ingredients you’re mixing it with are too cold, that could cause the yeast to die. Have a good Saturday, I’m waiting for the snow storm.
Thank you for coming to Old Stone Well Farm! It means a lot to me to hear how people like you are enjoying the content! And thank you for the tips for my future bread making. As I read your comment, I realized that perhaps the yeast I had wasn't fresh. It was in the fridge for a few months now. Blessings!
Thank you for sharing your story. I am not a Christian but rather a deeply spiritual person. For the past few years, I have been working to develop and deepen my faith. I believe I was guided to your channel recently and am grateful for it. I listen to people of many spiritual traditions talk about faith and I am richer for it. 🌼🌸🪻
I am so glad you found Old Stone Well Farm. I, too, believe we can enrich our lives by listening and learning from all people and from varying beliefs and traditions! Thank you for watching, and taking time to write to me. It means a lot!
Thank you for your beautiful story of loss and hope. I’m so sad for your loss, but joyful that you were guided to a new life and a new love, your husband. I’m struggling with loss, estranged by a daughter and two granddaughters. It’s been 5 years now, and it is still hard to accept. But, the Lord led me to you, by chance. I’m a firm believer that He chooses people to come into our lives, to enrich our lives and teach us lessons. Your messages have brought me hope and strength. I’m blessed to have a loving husband, two other children, and three grandchildren, who all bring much joy to my life. I wanted you to know that I’m so thankful that the Lord chose you to come into my life. God Bless You on our journey, of bringing hope and love to others!
Thank you for sharing your story with me. It is never easy when family members become estranged. I will hold you in my prayers. May God's light shine brightly upon your path this year. Blessings to you!
a gathered my tissues, i've never lost a boyfriend or a husband, I knew I hadn't grieved enough about something and it appeared like a bright path this morning. It was so clear when I was 15 I lost my brother who was 5...thank you for your story. My light on my path is clear now that I understand what, holding onto grief has done to cloud my vision of what God wants for me....❤
Thank you for sharing part of your life. I've wondered what God's plan is for me as I should have been killed getting hit by a car at age 6 but miraculously survived. I restarted my journey with Christ a couple years ago so I know there is a plan in place. Always look forward to your videos. God bless in the new year.
A lovely analogy. Ten years ago I was working in job I enjoyed, and was also doing voluntary work. I had a number of active hobbies too, which I really enjoyed. But then I developed an autoimmune condition. Gradually those things fell away as the condition got worse. I went through all emotions of "why me?" But it gave me time to stop, and think, go inside myself and reflect. I started writing and journaling my past, and the path I was on now. So much now has changed for me in a subtle but incredibly positive way. Nothing is ever "the end". We just take a different turnings and directions, often down unexpected and unknown but possibly new and exciting paths in life. We have to embrace it all! Thank you.💛
Thank you for sharing. I truly appreciated what you said that nothing is never the end. So true. Yes, we have to embrace it all. Thank you for coming to Old Stone Well Farm!! Blessings!
Thank you for sharing your story , it helps me even its difficult for me to believe, . Your words « being alone but not lonely « is exactly what i feel most of Time . Have a good day. Clément from France 🇫🇷
I am so glad that you found your time at Old Stone Well Farm comforting and helpful. And thank you for taking time write. So nice to hear from a friend in France! Blessings to you!
Your channel came up on my YT feed a few weeks before Christmas, no idea why…I watched several and subscribed because I find your videos and messages comforting…I cannot say I am Christian but very spiritual…from the last video I watched about the candles I wanted to share this little tidbit…in Swedish “candlelight” is “levande ljus” which translated literally means “living light” : )
I am so glad you discovered Old Stone Well Farm! It means a lot to me to have viewers like you! And I love the translation of candlelight! Thank you for sharing that with me!! It is beautiful.
I am glad you enjoyed my story. It was a friend who suggested that I share that with folks as I began using that description years ago...many people understood it then, but did those who just met me understand? And so, Epiphany seemed like the perfect time to share. Blessings to you!!
Thank you 🙏🏻 for sharing your story so openly and gracefully. I’m on a new path post divorce and dealing with chronic illness. It’s a completely new life, and so different. I appreciate your words and visuals. 🙏🏻
Thank you for your story… Happy Epiphany… although it’s been quite a stressful period filled with death of people I knew… I’m beginning to look for my own star… and realize that the journey may be long… and with twists and turns I didn’t expect… I move on… appreciating what I have… and find peace in the smallest things… and I’m grateful for those things… I hope to make this year a good one… despite the world we live in… I appreciate Jesus as my savior… but also as my friend… and that has made me feel better… lately. Peace 🌜🌞🌛
Your journey is so inspiring to all people.Today when people are full of unconsciousness,sad,disturbed people like you keep lifting up the confidence and positivity.Thank you so much for Sharing your story
I have been a hospital RN for 41 years. I asked Blessed Mother again this morning to provide me a signal of when I could go on another work path. I am 63 and yearning for something totally different until Medicare! This video may just be a sign. Just arrived home from Mass and your homily/reflection on the Epiphany and how it applies to oneself was very informative, enlightening and heartwarming. 10 years is a long time to wait and trust. Many thanks and God's blessings to you.
Thank you for this message. I'm 48 and life hasn't turned out as I had wished. I'm grateful for it all and how God has used things to shape me, but there has still been a process of grieving the no answers.
Blessings to you! May God continue to shine light on your path...and may joy replace grief. Life never seems to turn out as we expect it. Blessings to you!
Thank you for sharing a part of your life's journey with us. Your videos touch my heart. You are a wonderful preacher. Each of your messages is important. I look forward to each one.
Thank you! That means so much. I am so glad you enjoying the content of Old Stone Well Farm. I don't plan these messages...I often have an idea what to share that is on my heart and then go with it. I then second guess myself when I make them public. So again, your feedback means a lot! Blessings!
You are welcome! I am always in awe when I produce a video and put it out into the public. I often second guess myself and think I should take it down...but then I get messages like yours. It means a lot. Thank you!! And blessings to you!
I have had good success simply letting my dough rise in a draft free area with the bowl under a strong lightbulb (the old fashioned type). I use a banker's light.
Thank you! I wish I had the talent to sew these dresses. Unfortunately, I don't. While they are a bit out of my budget, I save my pennies and "invest" in these classic dresses from this wonderful company overseas. They are amazing. Each dress comes with a "love note" in the pocket. And every purchase they make a donation to planting trees. www.sondeflor.com
I found out my husband was unfaithful about 6 months ago. He moved to the basement. We have a 5 yr old. Living together this way is painful. I am figuring out which way to go...
Unfortunately, I am not a very good seamstress and, thus, the dresses are purchased. I discovered a lovely company owned by sisters overseas who create classic linen dresses that have a feel of another era. A wee bit over my budget, but I save my pennies. They are wonderfully made and will last me a long time. The company is www.sondeflor.com
Thank you for sharing your story. I just found your channel on Christmas. I have been divorced for 12 years. My heart was broken and I didn’t know how to heal. I am 62 years old now and I am too wondering where my path should go. Do I accept that I am to be single for the rest of my life. I struggle to feel and recognize God signs for me. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Ah...it is not easy when we are on this path of seemingly no answers and a heavy heart. I wish I had a list of sure fire suggestions to help you. The only thing I can share (from experience) is that it takes time (sigh) and holding on to belief in a great and loving God when it seems to the hardest to hold on. I am holding you in my prayers. Blessings to you. The light will shine brightly again.
New subbie here, if you ever get a chance, read The Blessed Life of Mary by St. Catherine. It talks about the birth of Jesus and the kings' caravan. How long it took them and what they went through. The star of Bethlehem appeared a couple of years prior to Jesus birth, so they did start their journey prior to His birth.
Welcome to Old Stone Well Farm! So good to have you part of this growing family. And thank you for the book recommendation. I will definitely check it out! Blessings to you!
Ah...I think that is exactly what the problem was. The yeast I used had been in the fridge for a few months. It did bubble and foam when I proofed it, but it only rose so much. Thank you!!
comment on yeast.... living in Chicago most of my life we had the best pastries and bread our yeast bread always rose... and I live in Texas now and it never rises. I think the trick is always buy fresh cake yeast do not save the leftover ....second put your oven on the lowest setting and put your cover bowl of dough on an open oven door to rise.....🫶
Ah..thank you. I am beginning to realize that I need a warmer space for the dough...and I have to stop using old yeast! I think that was the problem in this batch of bread. :)
Thank you so much for continuing to be a light in a very dark world
You are welcome! And I do enjoy your channel! Blessings to you!
This is exactly what I needed to hear in this time if my life; letting go of the things I think will make me happy but actually are hurting me and following a new path! I so enjoy every episode of yours and thank the Lord I recently found you! I am so blessed by listening to your videos!
Thank you for coming to Old Stone Well Farm. I am so glad that the content was what you needed to hear. Blessings to you!!
My journey alone came almost 5 years ago when my husband and best friend died suddenly. I, too, got on my hands and knees , praying, screaming and asking too...why... not Russ we all need him here... I often ask why was I spared...he's so much better...
My pastor would reassure me that God can take my anger, hurt, and extreme tears.
I have made it through although I miss ny Russ every minute of every day. I still look for him, and still at times, are flabbergasted that he's gone.
I am seeking and still read my devotionals and hear the sermons.
I know none of us are truly worthy, but I feel even more so. I ask God to let me feel his spirit and assurance as my friends do...
You are right...never stop seeking.
I so very much love connecting with you Pastor. I'm grateful for finding you., and I am very sorry for the loss you endured.
Thank you for sharing your journey with me. It is never easy, but we can find moments of God's light on the path that helps us to keep going. Yes, never stop seeking! Blessings to you!
Im going to look so hard for that star...
Thank you for that uplifting story. I try to stand outside every day and look up into the sky regardless of the weather. Helps to feel a connection with God and the 😊world he has created for us ❤😊.
You are welcome! And I love that you take time every day to look up at the sky! I am going to incorporate that into my daily practices! Blessings!
Sweet! Thanks for sharing - that is exactly why I moved to the mountains of western North Carolina! I feel especially close to the Lord when I see the cloud shadows on a nearby mountaintop!😎💕
I have found these things helpful when making my yeast bread recipes and maybe this will help you. Proof your yeast in warm water with some sugar and it should grow in the bowl and that always tells me the yeast is still active. I also place my bread bowl covered with my flour towel in the oven with only the light on in the oven - this will help with any drafts of cold air and let the warmth from the light envelope your bread. I’m not an expert in bread making but I sure do enjoy making it weekly. Thank you for sharing your faith walk, it is an encouragement to me, many blessings today and each new day…
You are so special! So glad you listened to that still, small voice! WHAT A PRECIOUS GIFT you have and share!
Thank you for the tip! And thank you for being part of Old Stone Well Farm!! Blessings to you!
Thank you!!! Blessings to you!
Thank you for sharing your story! God bless you!🌞
You are welcome! Thank you for being part of this channel! Many blessings to you!
Thank you for sharing - you touched my heart! I am intentionally & quietly starting 2024 in solitude as I seek the Lord’s direction for the upcoming months! So, yes, I’m searching for more of Him as I follow that star!💕
I love that you are intentionally starting 2024 in quiet and solitude. That is powerful and not many people seek that. Blessings to you!!
Watching from England.
God bless you 🙏🇬🇧
Blessings to you!
Beautiful storytelling. As for your bread put it in your oven with the light on for it to raise.
Thank you!! Not only for coming to Old Stone Well Farm, but for the tip to get my yeast breads to rise nicely! I will give that a try! Blessings to you!
I’m going through some dark times & the after Christmas blues… but Thank you for sharing your story . I look up at the stars almost every night or early morning knowing that my Mother,Father & now my brother in law are there 🙏❤
Blessings to you!!
Thinking of you
Everyone of your vidoes minister so much to me Thank you doing❤
I am so happy to hear that. I often wonder how the Spirit works through these videos. It is always humbling and amazing to get notes like yours! Blessings to you!
Your openness to God's Will in your life and coming not to resignation, but surrender and acceptance, is beautiful to see.
Thank you!
Your posts are absolutely gorgeous!! So much positivity, inspiration and pure love go into each video and those wonderful sentiments spread to each of us. I live in Southern Vermont in an 18th century home as well, so I believe we are Kindred Spirits. I sent this post to my sister and she too is now a subscriber. Thank you so much for bringing meaningful, spiritual visits into my home. Your beautiful dog is a joy!! 💕💕
Thank you!! It is always a joy to find another kindred spirit!! I sometimes wonder if I am alone in the way I like to live and how I see the world. So knowing that there are others like you, makes me smile!!!
@@oldstonewellfarm We too, love the simple way of life. After suffering a stroke, my wonderful Mom lived with us for 2 years, until her passing on Christmas day. I had a difficult time celebrating Christmas for several years, but as I remembered how much she loved Christmas, I knew Mom wouldn't want the Blessed holiday to hold sadness, so I now look forward to celebrating the quiet beauty of the season. I love Pilgrim era antiques and the stories they hold. We have an apiary and enjoy our sweet little bees, along with our 3 cats. We have a feral kitty, who's been with us for many years. She is still far too feral to catch after repeated attempts. My husband made her a bed with a heated pad in our barn and she seems content. We'll keep trying to bring her into our family. I look forward to new videos and in the meantime, I'm streaming all of your past posts. Have a Blessed day! 💗
This seems impossible to me. I'm 69 and since the day after Thanksgiving I live totally alone in the country, and i cannot walk. My 43 year old son passed away in his sleep. He wasn't well but we didn't really think this would result and we just stayed at home and then this... I know the screaming because I have lost the upper registers of my voice from crying. I have no one except good friends.. no husband no sibling, no other children or grandchildren... no nieces or nephews... I feel so unloved by God. I ask or pray to die. What an ending to a life of service and Bible study... I haven't been always a great person but my son was... I do like your channel, your voice, and your messages. Thank you.
Holding you in my prayers. Blessings to you.
My Mom passed in September of last year. We were very close and I am an only child. Her passing was sudden. In some ways, I feel lost without her. I"m constantly searching for that star to light my path.
Holding you in prayer. I am sorry for your loss. I once heard of an old saying that the stars in the sky are the opening in heaven in which our loved ones are shining down upon us. May that light shine on your path. Blessings.
@@oldstonewellfarm thank you so much!
I haven’t been following much lately but as always your insights make me smile and especially think!
It is always so good to hear from you!! I hope this new year is off to a good start!! Blessings to you!
Thank you for sharing your story. It gives me comfort. Im glad to know im nit alone is screaming in deep despair at the Lord... Very painful, deep anguish.. lifing love, unmarried at 53.. a single mom, ... Yesterday was my mom's funeral.. she graduated from this life into eternal rest after an eleven year battle with Alzheimer's and dementia.. i was her full time caregiver along withy father and my daughter.. i struggle to find my purpose, .. this is so timely and encouraging.. I have to step onto a new path and God will meet me there. Thank you. 🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️💗
So sorry for your loss. Holding you in my prayers. May that light of the star shine brightly upon you!
Thank you for this lovely lesson that God has a plan for all of us. We need to have that trust.😇
I am so glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you for being part of Old Stone Well Farm!!! It means a lot to me. Blessings.
I just love your channel. I am so glad that I found it. The world is so crazy, but you help me to keep focus on what is important. God bless your 2024. My doors are chalked btw.
So glad you found Old Stone Well Farm! Welcome! And apologies for my chalking not being the best. I couldn't find my chalk and used a white crayon. ;) Blessings to you!
Another beautiful reflection. Have a blessed New Year! ( from upstate New York)
Thank you so much! I am blessed to have you here at the farm! So glad you are enjoying the content!
Thank you just for being you!!! I "accidentally " found your channel and it was just what I need!!!
I am so happy to hear you "accidentally" found me. (That brought a smile to my face!) Blessings to you!
I am glad I found your channel its so informative about our faith .Tq very much and lots of love from Malaysia
Blessings to you!
Timing is perfect
Thank you for letting you heart be formed into the path Jesus wanted for you
I hear it in your voice a truth that was developed in you about His faithfulness
Hard time brings a humble heart
Bless you in all you do for the Lord
Thank you!! I am touched that you are enjoying the content here at Old Stone Well Farm!
My husband is gravely ill and it’s difficult o see hope. Your words have been helpful
Holding you and your husband in my prayers.
I just found your channel before Christmas and have been enjoying your insights. This might sound a bit unusual...I put my covered bowl on a heating pad for the second rise. I live in a restored farmhouse in upstate NY. My oldest son lives in Vermont.
I am so glad you are enjoying Old Stone Well Farm! Welcome to this growing family. And I love the idea of a heating pad for the second rise. I will give that a try! Thank you!
Thank you for your vulnerability and honesty in sharing your story. I could relate to some of it and remember praying fervently when I was in my 20’s wanting desperately to marry and have children and wondering why God wasn’t “cooperating” with me! It took time, tears, and acquired wisdom (including a disastrous marriage and divorce) before I came to accept and realize that God made me to perfectly live life as a solitary - to love people while craving and loving living serenely on my own. I did not become a wife and mother, I instead became an auntie. A sister. A friend. A daughter. A seeker. And here I am so many years later at 76 living and loving my life and thanking God daily for His goodness in fashioning the best and most contented life - so much more than I ever could have imagined those many years ago! Trusting and patience aren’t easy, but very much worth it. (By the way, proofing your bread by putting it in a warm place like your oven or on top the stove might help with the rising! 😊)
Thank you for sharing your journey with me! Yes, God has a way of twisting and turning our paths. :) And thank you for that tip for getting my bread to rise as it should! Blessings!
What a wonderful story, I just found your site and have been binge watching your video's. I also had a time in my life when I cried and screamed to the Lord "Why". it was after my husband of 40 years died suddenly of cancer. We had just retired and bought our retirement/vacation home. the kids were all grown and gone and we were just starting a new "honeymoon " but he was taken away. I had to learn anew life. Alone. I had never been alone, I went right from my parents to my husband. it was hard. But anyways, I have a hint on your dough, try to pre-heat your oven to 200. then SHUT IT OFF and put your dough covered in the oven and Don't open it. this should help with the drafts. My mom had to do this since we lived in a drafty old farmhouse ( which I loved) thank you for your ministry. will be watching and catching up...
Thank you for sharing your story with me. It is never easy, but we do have trust that God knows the plan for us. Blessings to you!! And thank you for the suggestion to get my bread to rise as it should!!!
My heart goes out to you!! So sorry for your loss!❤🤗🙏
Thank you. That is very kind of you! Blessings.
I use the transcript to follow along or to go over something a second time. I don’t know who/what does the transcript (it happens on tv, too) but when the singer was singing The First Noel it spelled out “no well” 😂Jesus is the living water🌟🐫👑✝️and thanks so much for your teachings❣️🤓
That is too funny! Yes, I am not sure how those transcripts are generated. Between the transcripts and autocorrect - what a world we are living in. Blessings to you!!
Wow - an amazing story that has blessed my life today. Thank you. It reminds me that we can trust our Heavenly Father as He knows best for us. I learn a lot from your videos and am blessed to have had YT recommend your channel to me. New Year's blessings to you and your loved ones.
Thank you! I am so glad that you came upon Old Stone Well Farm and that you are enjoying the content! It means a lot to me. Blessings!!
Thankyou for sharing your story you have been through alot so glad you found your husband John and you are offering us encouragement through this venue. You are being used don't ever doubt that . Thankyou again and God Bless you
Beautiful. I so needed this.
I am so glad you enjoyed it! Blessings to you!
Good afternoon Pastor Donna, thank you for the video, I learn so much from you.
Back before I became an engineer, I was a baker, making donuts 🍩. I’m going to guess why the bread didn’t rise as much as you wanted (I was only 18-19 years old). The yeast I used was a block about the size of Land O’ Lakes Butter. I imagine you used the packet with the granulated yeast. Even that yeast has to be fresh. It may have been mixed with water that was too hot or too cold. If the ingredients you’re mixing it with are too cold, that could cause the yeast to die. Have a good Saturday, I’m waiting for the snow storm.
Thank you for coming to Old Stone Well Farm! It means a lot to me to hear how people like you are enjoying the content! And thank you for the tips for my future bread making. As I read your comment, I realized that perhaps the yeast I had wasn't fresh. It was in the fridge for a few months now. Blessings!
And I am also waiting for the snow storm! :)
U r rather compelling and I will keep on keeping on widdit,,,thanx...mo from ca🎉
Blessings to you!
Thank you for sharing your story. I am not a Christian but rather a deeply spiritual person. For the past few years, I have been working to develop and deepen my faith. I believe I was guided to your channel recently and am grateful for it. I listen to people of many spiritual traditions talk about faith and I am richer for it. 🌼🌸🪻
I am so glad you found Old Stone Well Farm. I, too, believe we can enrich our lives by listening and learning from all people and from varying beliefs and traditions! Thank you for watching, and taking time to write to me. It means a lot!
Greetings from England 🏴 sorry about the loss of your friend
And greetings from Vermont! Thank you for your note. Blessings to you!
Thank you for your beautiful story of loss and hope. I’m so sad for your loss, but joyful that you were guided to a new life and a new love, your husband. I’m struggling with loss, estranged by a daughter and two granddaughters. It’s been 5 years now, and it is still hard to accept. But, the Lord led me to you, by chance. I’m a firm believer that He chooses people to come into our lives, to enrich our lives and teach us lessons. Your messages have brought me hope and strength. I’m blessed to have a loving husband, two other children, and three grandchildren, who all bring much joy to my life. I wanted you to know that I’m so thankful that the Lord chose you to come into my life. God Bless You on our journey, of bringing hope and love to others!
Thank you for sharing your story with me. It is never easy when family members become estranged. I will hold you in my prayers. May God's light shine brightly upon your path this year. Blessings to you!
Thank you so much for your kind words!@@oldstonewellfarm
a gathered my tissues, i've never lost a boyfriend or a husband, I knew I hadn't grieved enough about something and it appeared like a bright path this morning. It was so clear when I was 15 I lost my brother who was 5...thank you for your story. My light on my path is clear now that I understand what, holding onto grief has done to cloud my vision of what God wants for me....❤
Blessings to you!
Such a beautiful story of accepting God’s path for you. So happy you found peace where you were meant to be.
Thank you. Blessings to you!
Beautiful life! Beautiful soul! Beautiful witness! TFS your story, your knowledge and inspiration. I so look forward to your videos.
Thank you so much!!! Blessings to you!
Thank you for sharing part of your life. I've wondered what God's plan is for me as I should have been killed getting hit by a car at age 6 but miraculously survived. I restarted my journey with Christ a couple years ago so I know there is a plan in place. Always look forward to your videos. God bless in the new year.
Blessings to you! May God's light continue to shine and reveal your path!
A lovely analogy. Ten years ago I was working in job I enjoyed, and was also doing voluntary work. I had a number of active hobbies too, which I really enjoyed. But then I developed an autoimmune condition. Gradually those things fell away as the condition got worse. I went through all emotions of "why me?" But it gave me time to stop, and think, go inside myself and reflect. I started writing and journaling my past, and the path I was on now. So much now has changed for me in a subtle but incredibly positive way. Nothing is ever "the end". We just take a different turnings and directions, often down unexpected and unknown but possibly new and exciting paths in life. We have to embrace it all! Thank you.💛
Thank you for sharing. I truly appreciated what you said that nothing is never the end. So true. Yes, we have to embrace it all. Thank you for coming to Old Stone Well Farm!! Blessings!
Thank you for sharing your story , it helps me even its difficult for me to believe, . Your words « being alone but not lonely « is exactly what i feel most of Time . Have a good day. Clément from France 🇫🇷
I am so glad that you found your time at Old Stone Well Farm comforting and helpful. And thank you for taking time write. So nice to hear from a friend in France! Blessings to you!
So sorry to hear about your friends death but she is in Heaven with God. 🙏❤️
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Your channel came up on my YT feed a few weeks before Christmas, no idea why…I watched several and subscribed because I find your videos and messages comforting…I cannot say I am Christian but very spiritual…from the last video I watched about the candles I wanted to share this little tidbit…in Swedish “candlelight” is “levande ljus” which translated literally means “living light” : )
I am so glad you discovered Old Stone Well Farm! It means a lot to me to have viewers like you! And I love the translation of candlelight! Thank you for sharing that with me!! It is beautiful.
Loved hearing how you became The Accidental Country Pastor. Thank you so much for sharing your story❤️
I am glad you enjoyed my story. It was a friend who suggested that I share that with folks as I began using that description years ago...many people understood it then, but did those who just met me understand? And so, Epiphany seemed like the perfect time to share. Blessings to you!!
@@oldstonewellfarm Thank you very much. You've been a blessing to me in so many ways.
Thank you 🙏🏻 for sharing your story so openly and gracefully. I’m on a new path post divorce and dealing with chronic illness. It’s a completely new life, and so different. I appreciate your words and visuals. 🙏🏻
Blessings to you! Holding you in my prayers...and thank you for watching Old Stone Well Farm!! It means a lot!
Thank you for your story… Happy Epiphany… although it’s been quite a stressful period filled with death of people I knew… I’m beginning to look for my own star… and realize that the journey may be long… and with twists and turns I didn’t expect… I move on… appreciating what I have… and find peace in the smallest things… and I’m grateful for those things… I hope to make this year a good one… despite the world we live in… I appreciate Jesus as my savior… but also as my friend… and that has made me feel better… lately. Peace
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And a Blessed Epiphany to you!! Thank you for watching and may the star shine brightly on your path!
Your journey is so inspiring to all people.Today when people are full of unconsciousness,sad,disturbed people like you keep lifting up the confidence and positivity.Thank you so much for Sharing your story
Thank you so much! Your note means a lot to me! I am so glad you found Old Stone Well Farm!! Blessings!
Thank you...won't elaborate, but will say 'powerful'. Amen! ❤
You are welcome! Blessings to you!
I have been a hospital RN for 41 years. I asked Blessed Mother again this morning to provide me a signal of when I could go on another work path. I am 63 and yearning for something totally different until Medicare! This video may just be a sign. Just arrived home from Mass and your homily/reflection on the Epiphany and how it applies to oneself was very informative, enlightening and heartwarming. 10 years is a long time to wait and trust. Many thanks and God's blessings to you.
I am so happy to hear enjoyed this video. Perhaps it is a sign...holding you in prayer. May the God light guide you this year!!! Blessings!
@@oldstonewellfarm Thank you, Pastor for your prayers and good wishes.
Thank you for sharing this video, I loved it on this special day💜🙏
You are welcome! I am glad you enjoyed it! Blessings to you!
Thank you for this message. I'm 48 and life hasn't turned out as I had wished. I'm grateful for it all and how God has used things to shape me, but there has still been a process of grieving the no answers.
Blessings to you! May God continue to shine light on your path...and may joy replace grief. Life never seems to turn out as we expect it. Blessings to you!
Thank you for sharing a part of your life's journey with us. Your videos touch my heart. You are a wonderful preacher. Each of your messages is important. I look forward to each one.
Thank you! That means so much. I am so glad you enjoying the content of Old Stone Well Farm. I don't plan these messages...I often have an idea what to share that is on my heart and then go with it. I then second guess myself when I make them public. So again, your feedback means a lot! Blessings!
Thank you You are brave!
Thank you. Brave? Not always. (In fact, rarely...) Just trusting in God the best that I can. Blessings to you!
THANKS FOR SHARING
You are welcome! Blessings to you!
Such a beautiful, inspiring message. I really needed to hear this today. Thank you ❤
You are welcome! I am always in awe when I produce a video and put it out into the public. I often second guess myself and think I should take it down...but then I get messages like yours. It means a lot. Thank you!! And blessings to you!
I have had good success simply letting my dough rise in a draft free area with the bowl under a strong lightbulb (the old fashioned type). I use a banker's light.
Ah...that might work! Thank you for the tip!!
Do you make your dresses? They are so timeless?
Thanks!!
Thank you! I wish I had the talent to sew these dresses. Unfortunately, I don't. While they are a bit out of my budget, I save my pennies and "invest" in these classic dresses from this wonderful company overseas. They are amazing. Each dress comes with a "love note" in the pocket. And every purchase they make a donation to planting trees. www.sondeflor.com
My husband died two years ago from Covid. I am looking for a new path.
Holding you in my prayers. May God's light shine brightly on that new path. Blessings.
I found out my husband was unfaithful about 6 months ago. He moved to the basement. We have a 5 yr old. Living together this way is painful. I am figuring out which way to go...
Holding you in my prayers. May God's light shine on your path.
Lovely message!
Thank you!! Blessings to you!
What patterns do you use to make your lovely daily dresses? Thank you.
Unfortunately, I am not a very good seamstress and, thus, the dresses are purchased. I discovered a lovely company owned by sisters overseas who create classic linen dresses that have a feel of another era. A wee bit over my budget, but I save my pennies. They are wonderfully made and will last me a long time. The company is www.sondeflor.com
Thank you for sharing your story. I just found your channel on Christmas. I have been divorced for 12 years. My heart was broken and I didn’t know how to heal. I am 62 years old now and I am too wondering where my path should go. Do I accept that I am to be single for the rest of my life. I struggle to feel and recognize God signs for me. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Ah...it is not easy when we are on this path of seemingly no answers and a heavy heart. I wish I had a list of sure fire suggestions to help you. The only thing I can share (from experience) is that it takes time (sigh) and holding on to belief in a great and loving God when it seems to the hardest to hold on. I am holding you in my prayers. Blessings to you. The light will shine brightly again.
New subbie here, if you ever get a chance, read The Blessed Life of Mary by St. Catherine. It talks about the birth of Jesus and the kings' caravan. How long it took them and what they went through. The star of Bethlehem appeared a couple of years prior to Jesus birth, so they did start their journey prior to His birth.
Welcome to Old Stone Well Farm! So good to have you part of this growing family. And thank you for the book recommendation. I will definitely check it out! Blessings to you!
Your yeast could be a little old. Sometimes that’s an issue on how well it rises also.
Ah...I think that is exactly what the problem was. The yeast I used had been in the fridge for a few months. It did bubble and foam when I proofed it, but it only rose so much. Thank you!!
Your yeast might be too old or the water iin the recipe s too warm and kills the yeast.
Thank you! I do believe the culprit was old yeast! :) Time to buy some new!! Blessings to you!
I find the fact that only three of the caravan of people kept committed to the journey to the Messiah. Not a good thought but a sad thought.😢.
It is something to ponder.
comment on yeast.... living in Chicago most of my life we had the best pastries and bread our yeast bread always rose... and I live in Texas now and it never rises. I think the trick is always buy fresh cake yeast do not save the leftover ....second put your oven on the lowest setting and put your cover bowl of dough on an open oven door to rise.....🫶
Ah..thank you. I am beginning to realize that I need a warmer space for the dough...and I have to stop using old yeast! I think that was the problem in this batch of bread. :)