YOu have a lovely home and family Jennifer. So glad you were recognized for all that you do by the Victoria magazine! Merry Christmas to you and all who read this
I enjoyed this. I want to encourage all homemakers to think about the life you are creating for your family, who may not even realize all you do. I grew up in a really dirty home. My mom hated cleaning and organizing. It wasn’t personal toward me but I felt unloved because it affected my daily life so much. I longed for a clean organized home that I could look forward to coming home to. Don’t underestimate the home you are creating for your family and even for yourself if you live alone. You are worth. They are worth it❤️
Lisa, I read this and struggled with it because there was a time I was unable to keep my house tidy and organized due to an illness. My sons keep their rooms impecable. I wonder if they too blame me, when I really was trying my best.
Liz Feola My mother suffered illness,for a period of time, as well. I never felt unloved because of her untidiness. I saw her struggle to provide normal for us. We appreciated it and strived to help. What helps is to not have the anger or resentment of not being able to do all that you used to do, during a time like this. Open, honest conversation and gratitude for the help received goes a long way.
When I was a little girl, every time my grandmother would get a new Victoria magazine she'd wait for me to visit so we could drink tea and read it together!! It was our favorite magazine-congratulations!!
Wonderfully inspiring! Favorite takeaway: I'm 77 and it never occurred to me that I could finish up in the kitchen by candlelight...beautiful. Thank you.
This fills me with a warm happy glow of contentment. Your phrase “delight in the mundane” hit me like a brick about a year ago and has completely shifted my attitude. I truly delight in it now. I delight in the feeling of warm cloth as I fold laundry, the sheen of a clean counter, the smell of bread in the oven, the strange satisfaction in seeing dirt disappear into the vacuum. All of it delights me and fills me with calm content...99.8 percent of the time! Congrats on your feature in the magazine! That is so exciting and I could just feel your sense of awe.
Congratulations 👏. Proverbs 31 woman is what I strive for in a world that is struggling all around us. Taking pride in homemaking is what I want. So your video really speaks to me. God Bless & Merry Christmas.
Wonderful video Jennifer! It reminds me so much of the concept of romanticizing your life. Taking the mundane and turning it into something enjoyable :) Thank you for uploading!
I mentioned this before that I am perhaps on the slightly younger end of your viewers at the age of 30, however I’ve always been a bit of an old soul, who sees and highly values the art of home making. I am aware that yes it’s not the only thing women can do, but the choice, is still noble, and beautiful. The fact that this channel and your multiple other works have brought together the army that is all who want to enjoy living even in our homes. Happy holidays to you and yours.
I agree and I am 24! I’m definitely an old soul. My mom also left me and my siblings when I was 15 and since then I have always found great female examples in real life and in RUclips like Jennifer to look up to. I’ve learned so much by becoming a student of wiser, more mature women. I can’t relate to the people who are technically my age on RUclips, just a whole different life stage and perspective than mine.
Burning a candle while working on a mundane task is such a brilliant idea, I am going to borrow your idea to help me make that shift to appreciate the bliss in simple tasks. Thank you Jennifer😘
Your videos don’t usually make me CRY, but this one did. What a beautiful reminder for our every day. 🤍 And this is probably my favorite of your poems.
Hi Jennifer. Your commentary on the sounds...it made think of a story I heard once where a homemaker always had to tell the children not to let the screen door slam as they ran out of the house. Years went by and this was a never ending battle. One day she noticed the screen didn't slam. She looked around the house was empty. The children had gone to college and she longed to hear that screen door slam. It meant the children were there, it was full of life and energy and now its stillness. So even if something is annoying to us it becomes apart of our story. Woven into our lives all these little things. There is something soothing that happens. Maybe that's why ASMR videos are so popular these days😊🌷💕
“To love what you do...not just do what you love...that is the business of bliss.” This has been my full-time homekeeping mantra for: Almost 35 years of marriage. 7 children. 11 grandchildren. Thank you for being a beautiful light in a dark world. For promoting excellence, gracious living, and finding joy in the everyday...EVERY DAY. I have all your books and read them regularly. You have changed the way I think and feel about so many things. Merry, merry Christmas to you and yours, from me and mine. ❤️🎄❤️
Jennifer, thanks for these beautiful thoughts and inspiration. Two Titus 2 women in my life shared good advice: think about who gifted you items as you wash them and pray for your family members health/well being as you fold their clothing. This reframes my work into happiness. Merry Christmas to you & yours. Julie 🌷
Congratulations on being one of the women featured in Victoria magazine. You are truly an inspiration to me as I go about my work day of homemaking. Thank you for helping me to bring a sense of peace into my home and daily tasks. I truly enjoy my housework so much more since I found your RUclips channel. 😀🎉 I cannot wait to read the article! 🎉🎉🎉Congratulations! ♥️
You're so down to earth, elegant and FUN at the same time. It's a hard combination to achieve. You show women that you can do and be all the above without coming across as a Stepford wife! You are inspiring!!
Beautiful video. Since watching these homemaking videos I have switched from listening to fast pace music to listening to nothing but the sounds of my work and it is truly blissful and gets you in the present immediately.
Over the last few years I have grown to really love folding laundry and ironing, it relieves stress like nothing else. I listen to an Italian music playlist and it's so enjoyable.
I very much enjoyed your video Jennifer! I am a private certified Nursing Assistant. I started at 15 being a companion to a chaplain`s wife who had early onset dementia! Of course I went through the rigors of training and keep up todate BUT!.... I can honestly say the I feel the Lord`s pleasure when I am taking care of these dear elders:) I coined this expression from that classic movie`Chariots of Fire`` when Eric Little said that he felt God`s pleasure when he ran! Bliss or Pleasure it is such a blessing to find what you feel called to do...of course through the ups and downs and yes even the mundane! Blessings on your family this unique Chistmas! xo
Your constant focus on the beauty, the value, and the multiple rewards of homemaking is a spectacular, neverending inspiration and an invaluable Christmas gift to all of us. Merry, merry!
This reminds me of a book I recently found, The Joy of Housekeeping. The ideas in this channel seem similar to her thoughts. It’s such a game-changer when you decide to find joy in mundane tasks, I can testify!
Thank you for this video! I was literally praying and asking God to give me a way to change my attitude about homemaking and just get out of the funk of be in tired from the kids and this was everything I was looking for! 💕
My early morning is my bliss. Putting away the dishes ,letting out our dogs,cleaning surfaces,turning on the coffee. It’s great time alone Plus I sit down and watch bloggers. Then prepare to shower and join the rest of my day. Yet I am blessed with a husband that understands this is my quite time alone.
Jennifer, you are right: I hate ironing, but it is always a good time to come up with new ideas and plans or solutions to problems. Congratulations for featuring at the magazine! You deserve it: you are a great influencer to many women!
I watched this while I picked up after the husband and kids went to bed. I was annoyed and jealous but listened to your words, put an overnight mask on my face and now see the bliss. Thank you. You are a treasure
I needed this tonight! I am a homemaker and home educator. It is so much work and I have been running all day cleaning,cooking, wiping little hands... I am thankful for this beautiful reminder of the blessings it is to enjoy what I do. ♡
Congratulations!! I've been with this channel for 4 years now and have loved every minute! Thank you for changing my life for the best ❤️ Merry Christmas to you all! my dad taught me to chop onions under the stove exhaust fan while it's on high... Works like charm 👌
Congrats on your Victoria feature!! I have so many copies dating back to the 80's! As a teen in the 90's I subscribed and my mom found back issues at tag sales. Love Victoria! Business of Bliss. I own a tree company. Yes, me, a woman. It can be hard to be a business of Bliss in a hard labor man's world, but I intend to do so. Yes, I work in the field. I wear a hard hat. I drag brush and run a woodchipper and dump truck, but that doesn't mean I have to do it without bliss, grace, or feminine beauty.
Being thankful for the everyday mundane brings peace and joy. Thank you Jennifer for sharing your thoughts and encouragement for homemakers like myself.
I love your videos, Jennifer. God bless you and your beautiful family. I saw your video about living in financial freedom (no debt). We just bought a piece of land down the street from us, we plan to build a home with cash and then sell the large house we are in now. It’s so cool that more and more people are receiving the vision of owing no man anything but to love him. Blessings!❤️
Jennifer, this was absolutely beautiful. I enjoyed hearing all the little noises that went along with the various tasks. I often leave these in when I do my videos and wondered how people reacted to these. Now I know. I hope they enjoy the sounds of my everyday as much as I enjoyed listening to your sounds of everyday. Again, thank you for such peaceful homemaking and congratulations on being selected for the magazine article.
Love this video. I keep my onions in the refrigerator, it helps a little with the tears. Congratulations on your feature in Victoria Magazine, well deserved. Beautiful picture. Your channel and Inspired by Nikki are my favorite channels.
I'm so excited to see the Jan/Feb Victoria magazine. Not that you're not already accomplished and successful, but being featured in the magazine is really cool considering that you are a longtime reader/fan.
I never considered doing dishes by candlelight...slowly, rhythmically, meditative! Going to try this repetitive task as a source of joy rather than something to rush through. Thank you for inspiring a mind shift!
Jennifer, congratulations on being featured in the magazine. Watching you ironing the napkins reminded me that was one of my tasks when I was a little girl. I also ironed my father’s handkerchiefs ❤️
Victoria, Southern Lady, and Tea Time are the three magazines that I love. Those subscriptions are s must for me! It was really nice to see that three women of color ( you, Cheryl Luckett, Sandra Morgan Downie) were interviewed and showcased, in the same issue🤗.
I've spent the season of Advent and preparing for 2021 focusing on living more intentionally, savoring the "small things" which, as we know, aren't really small. Making a house a home, caring for family, reaching out to a friend...or a stranger. I found this video an inspiration on my journey. Thank you!
Hi from England. A few years ago before I retired and when mobile phones weren't as prevalent as they are now, I had a job where I was stuck in traffic most days. I used this time as 'me' time, I sat in the car and relaxed and thought. I could never understand why people were so stressed in their cars, there was nothing that we could do about it, so like you, I just made the most of it. Thanks for doing these videos.
The calmness of your actions brought peace to your home as you refreshed your home; the candlelight in the kitchen gave a soft light to your tasks which reflected that you truly love "what you do" in a blissful manner and you are blessing your home by ironing those placemats, cleaning up the kitchen after a long day, resetting the home for the next day's activities. Your thought process during a mundane task brings about a new challenge and adventure within your blissful life. I enjoyed this video and in the year 2020, we needed the soft glow of candles, reflection of life itself and what makes us happy every day.
Thank you for this lovely and peaceful meditation. I also find that when I focus on the pleasant feelings of the most unpleasant tasks, they take on a different dimension, and I can think more freely. The feeling of warm water on my hands as I clean the dishes, the smell of the clean laundry as I iron the clothes, the overall contentment of caring for my home. This comes after years of fighting against a deep-seated hatred for any chore: the moment I realized I was hurting myself by not taking care of my home, my outlook totally changed. We need these gentle reminders, thanks for providing them so graciously.
Lovely video Jennifer. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Thankyou for the work you do sending your videos far and wide around the world. I've been encouraged in creating a beautiful calm elegant home life for my family. An escape from the waves of 2020. I dont think the term essential worker is a stretch to describe how you've helped people bless their homes and families this year.
This was much needed and I struggle with this because my hubby is retired and when I see him on his ipad while I clean I get upset and start thinking why should I be the one doing this...I have accepted that is just how it is going to be, but I sometimes still have those feelings...I want to work-on this for the New Year. Thank you!
Congratulations! So wonderful to be recognized professionally for what you are doing. Thank you for a wonderful, sweet video. Learning to be content in the small things of life is one of the must rewarding things we can do. To para phrase Oswald Chambers: we don't become spiritually mature through the mountain top experiences in life. We become mature in the midst of the daily and the mundane. Those are the experiences that build character and bring us closer to God.
I’m just catching up on all the over holiday videos. This one is a blessing for sure. Thank you for reminding me. It’s easy to retune my heart in homeschooling (I love my kids) or in ministry ( I love God and people), but in the everyday things..., well, that’s a bit harder. Thank you for your gentle nudge. 😊
Congratulations Jennifer for being featured in the Victoria magazine! It is an achievement indeed. Loved this video presentation. The tea-cozy on your kitchen counter top made me smile.......what a rare thing to see in an American kitchen! I myself own a lovely one which I use only once in a while. I’m originally from Bangladesh where people are tea drinkers. So I grew up seeing a tea-cozy in most households. Women even used to make hand embroidered covers for them. And when guests arrived for tea, that embroidery on the tea-cozy itself was a topic of conversation. But that was long time ago ........
A friend of mine, Melissa Lester is an editor and writer for Victoria Magazine, I've been a long time fan of the magazine. Can not wait to see you in the issue! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.
I love this so much!! Just watching this feels therapeutic and inspiring at the same time. Maybe I missed it, but I would love to see a playlist on your channel of only these types videos for those times when we just need a refreshing balm for the soul (which basically all of your videos are, but this extra focus on savoring and enjoying the homemaking process is a special touch). Thank you for all you do Jennifer! ☺️💜
Congratulations on getting into your favorite magazine. Who could have guessed that could happen when one woman was brave enough to say, "Have less clothes, learn to cook and clean your house." Have you heard "She wants to be a homemaker" by Paul Overstreet?
This was absolutely beautiful. I find myself having the same thoughts. Reframing our state of mind does wonders and truly holds the key to daily bliss. Thank for your constant inspiration 🙏🏾💫😌
Congratulations on being featured in Victoria Magazine. I appreciate your content. Recently, I found myself feeling disappointed by two popular female homemaking content producers. Their conversation became mean and demeaning of someone else. It's ruin the joy I used to get from watching and/or listening to their stuff. There's too much of that it this world today. Thank you for rising above it. Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, all the joy to you and yours. May 2021 be brighter.
As I sat on my bedroom floor wrapping Christmas gifts and watching this video, several sore spots in my heart were soothed by the beautiful advice to use the quiet times in homemaking as contemplative thinking time!
Congratulations on being in Victoria magazine! Onion tip: refrigerate the onion before peeling and cutting, I don't know why but a chilled onion never makes me cry. No more tears 👏🏻
What a lovely video Jennifer. Congratulations on being featured on Victoria Magazine! I always loved how you went through some of the older issues, and now you are part one of there issues. Thank you for the meditative video, it gave me a lot to think about. Merry Christmas or Happy Christmas and health blessings to your family. 🙂
I have been watching your videos for awhile now, but this one was especially encouraging to me. I will probably be watching it again in the future. The tip to focus on the sounds around you was very helpful. Listening to sounds on a RUclips video can be so relaxing - how much more should that be true in everyday life!
Congratulations Jennifer, such a wonderful achievement and so deserved as you really have inspired so many. I do hope this is just the beginning for you though and I pray your message reaches so so many more people as you inspire so many of us, and I think we are really lacking this, especially younger ladies So Thank you for this wonderful video. It provides much needed escapism for me right now. Your home looks so peaceful and you really do have a lovely attitude to life. Xxx
Congratulations on the Victoria magazine feature!! Although I’m farther along after graduating 3 students, now homeschooling my youngest as a freshman, you continue to inspire me with your passion, consistency, & humble appreciation for the little things that matter. After watching you for a year, I just bought your first book along with a couple others you recommended in another video. Merry Christmas 🎄
I agree with you about the joy in repetitive tasks, Jennifer. I love the ones that produce noise; running the sweeper, cutting the grass. These moments cover the world in a temporary veil. They allow my mind to roam wherever it choses. They release my creativity send me on mini vacations. I also love the tasks done in silence, inviting me to be more intentional and putting me into a restful state of mind. Thank you for this lovely video. Merry Christmas to you and your sweet family!
The January issue has always been my favorite! They couldn’t have chosen a better lady to exemplify “bliss”! You have definitely conveyed to me, and I know to your other subscribers, that homemaking can be a lovely endeavor. One in which we can all achieve success, even though that success is different for everyone! The mindset is key! Congratulations on the January issue! What an honor! Merry Christmas to you and your family!🥰 ~~Lisa
I love your humility .. you made it to the big time and still do your own housework so lovingly for your family, . . true inspiration .. God bless you.
Congratulations on being recognised for your hard work and creativity in the magazine article ! I keep onions in the fridge and this stops me crying as I chop. Stay safe and best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺
This was so very beautiful and peaceful. I love the simplicity and real ness of everyday life. As I grow older I tire more easily in the evenings and almost dread a few tasks that have to be done at night. This will help me to look at this differently and maybe even rearrange some things in order to have bliss💕 thank you!
Congratulations on your feature article, that is such an amazing accomplishment. I adore your sweater you are wearing. I have never been much of a sweater person myself, but it is because I find them constricting and I get overheated easily. I think a baggy sweater with slits on the side like this may just be what I need to look for.
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I have been having stressful times, and resent very much my housework. Thank you for this video: I am back to it with a peaceful heart and then I go back to my work with another mindset.
Victoria Magazine! Congratulations! That is wonderful, I am so happy for you Jennifer you definitely deserve it! 🥂 Thanks for the video, I love cleaning in the quiet cozy hours at night with a candle there is something very peaceful about it.
Congratulations Jennifer! It really is every little moment that makes up the entirety of our lives. If we add up how much time the "mundane" tasks take and we don't appreciate them, that's a huge part of our lives that we are disliking. It really is a shift of mindset that can make all the difference. My question for you andmaybe a future video idea: teaching our kids the importance of helping out at home. My daughters are 11 and 14 and they do their chores, but not without a struggle....every day.
I was SO excited when I got my issue of Victoira this month and I saw you highlighted! I have been a follower, taken one of your courses, and have truly benefited from your knowledge and grace! CONGRATULATIONS! You totally deserve it!
Congrats on the VICTORIA spread!! I grew up on that magazine. I have favorite issues saved from the late 80's and 90's that my mom saved and they are still timeless!
Congratulations Jennifer, well deserved to be featured in Victoria Magazine, enjoy your videos very much, Happy Christmas to you and your family. From Melbourne, Australia ❤️
You’re one of the first RUclips videos I started watching, ever, this spring. Between the beautiful music and your soothing narrative, I’ve been a fan since. I started enjoying housekeeping for the first time ever. I’m 60. Changing your perspective does help everything! Congratulations on the Victoria Bliss magazine spot. Merry Christmas!
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Thumbs up for Ben in a Santa hat! 😆 Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, Jennifer
Luv Ben's Covid hair!
YOu have a lovely home and family Jennifer. So glad you were recognized for all that you do by the Victoria magazine! Merry Christmas to you and all who read this
Merry Christmas, Lisa!
Love the husband cameo!😂😍
Congratulations on all of your achievements, you are such an inspiration 😀, thank you again for sharing Jennifer .
I enjoyed this. I want to encourage all homemakers to think about the life you are creating for your family, who may not even realize all you do. I grew up in a really dirty home. My mom hated cleaning and organizing. It wasn’t personal toward me but I felt unloved because it affected my daily life so much. I longed for a clean organized home that I could look forward to coming home to. Don’t underestimate the home you are creating for your family and even for yourself if you live alone. You are worth. They are worth it❤️
Lisa, I read this and struggled with it because there was a time I was unable to keep my house tidy and organized due to an illness. My sons keep their rooms impecable. I wonder if they too blame me, when I really was trying my best.
Liz Feola My mother suffered illness,for a period of time, as well. I never felt unloved because of her untidiness. I saw her struggle to provide normal for us. We appreciated it and strived to help. What helps is to not have the anger or resentment of not being able to do all that you used to do, during a time like this. Open, honest conversation and gratitude for the help received goes a long way.
This really resonated with me.
Thank you Lisa R for sharing your story.
When I was a little girl, every time my grandmother would get a new Victoria magazine she'd wait for me to visit so we could drink tea and read it together!! It was our favorite magazine-congratulations!!
What a sweet memory!💗
Amazing memory!
Wonderfully inspiring! Favorite takeaway: I'm 77 and it never occurred to me that I could finish up in the kitchen by candlelight...beautiful. Thank you.
This fills me with a warm happy glow of contentment. Your phrase “delight in the mundane” hit me like a brick about a year ago and has completely shifted my attitude. I truly delight in it now. I delight in the feeling of warm cloth as I fold laundry, the sheen of a clean counter, the smell of bread in the oven, the strange satisfaction in seeing dirt disappear into the vacuum. All of it delights me and fills me with calm content...99.8 percent of the time!
Congrats on your feature in the magazine! That is so exciting and I could just feel your sense of awe.
Thank you! xx
Congratulations 👏. Proverbs 31 woman is what I strive for in a world that is struggling all around us. Taking pride in homemaking is what I want. So your video really speaks to me. God Bless & Merry Christmas.
Wonderful video Jennifer! It reminds me so much of the concept of romanticizing your life. Taking the mundane and turning it into something enjoyable :) Thank you for uploading!
Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you! xx
I mentioned this before that I am perhaps on the slightly younger end of your viewers at the age of 30, however I’ve always been a bit of an old soul, who sees and highly values the art of home making. I am aware that yes it’s not the only thing women can do, but the choice, is still noble, and beautiful. The fact that this channel and your multiple other works have brought together the army that is all who want to enjoy living even in our homes. Happy holidays to you and yours.
I agree and I am 24! I’m definitely an old soul. My mom also left me and my siblings when I was 15 and since then I have always found great female examples in real life and in RUclips like Jennifer to look up to. I’ve learned so much by becoming a student of wiser, more mature women. I can’t relate to the people who are technically my age on RUclips, just a whole different life stage and perspective than mine.
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Burning a candle while working on a mundane task is such a brilliant idea, I am going to borrow your idea to help me make that shift to appreciate the bliss in simple tasks. Thank you Jennifer😘
Yes! I love burning candles. Thank you!
Yes I got that idea here too! I’m going to try that as well!
Your videos don’t usually make me CRY, but this one did. What a beautiful reminder for our every day. 🤍 And this is probably my favorite of your poems.
Hi Jennifer. Your commentary on the sounds...it made think of a story I heard once where a homemaker always had to tell the children not to let the screen door slam as they ran out of the house. Years went by and this was a never ending battle. One day she noticed the screen didn't slam. She looked around the house was empty. The children had gone to college and she longed to hear that screen door slam. It meant the children were there, it was full of life and energy and now its stillness. So even if something is annoying to us it becomes apart of our story. Woven into our lives all these little things. There is something soothing that happens. Maybe that's why ASMR videos are so popular these days😊🌷💕
“To love what you do...not just do what you love...that is the business of bliss.”
This has been my full-time homekeeping mantra for:
Almost 35 years of marriage.
7 children.
11 grandchildren.
Thank you for being a beautiful light in a dark world. For promoting excellence, gracious living, and finding joy in the everyday...EVERY DAY.
I have all your books and read them regularly. You have changed the way I think and feel about so many things.
Merry, merry Christmas to you and yours, from me and mine. ❤️🎄❤️
Jennifer, thanks for these beautiful thoughts and inspiration. Two Titus 2 women in my life shared good advice: think about who gifted you items as you wash them and pray for your family members health/well being as you fold their clothing. This reframes my work into happiness. Merry Christmas to you & yours. Julie 🌷
Merry Christmas, Julie!
Beautiful advice.
Congratulations on being one of the women featured in Victoria magazine. You are truly an inspiration to me as I go about my work day of homemaking. Thank you for helping me to bring a sense of peace into my home and daily tasks. I truly enjoy my housework so much more since I found your RUclips channel. 😀🎉 I cannot wait to read the article! 🎉🎉🎉Congratulations! ♥️
Thank you, Beth!
You're so down to earth, elegant and FUN at the same time. It's a hard combination to achieve. You show women that you can do and be all the above without coming across as a Stepford wife! You are inspiring!!
Beautiful video. Since watching these homemaking videos I have switched from listening to fast pace music to listening to nothing but the sounds of my work and it is truly blissful and gets you in the present immediately.
Over the last few years I have grown to really love folding laundry and ironing, it relieves stress like nothing else. I listen to an Italian music playlist and it's so enjoyable.
I very much enjoyed your video Jennifer! I am a private certified Nursing Assistant. I started at 15 being a companion to a chaplain`s wife who had early onset dementia! Of course I went through the rigors of training and keep up todate BUT!.... I can honestly say the I feel the Lord`s pleasure when I am taking care of these dear elders:) I coined this expression from that classic movie`Chariots of Fire`` when Eric Little said that he felt God`s pleasure when he ran! Bliss or Pleasure it is such a blessing to find what you feel called to do...of course through the ups and downs and yes even the mundane! Blessings on your family this unique Chistmas! xo
Your constant focus on the beauty, the value, and the multiple rewards of homemaking is a spectacular, neverending inspiration and an invaluable Christmas gift to all of us. Merry, merry!
I love your attitude! Attitude is everything! I want to find the joy in everyday things, too!
Oh Jennifer! Congratulations on such a joyous accomplishment- I know how much you love Victoria magazine and can't imagine how excited you are!! ❤
It was a big deal for me. Thank you!
This reminds me of a book I recently found, The Joy of Housekeeping. The ideas in this channel seem similar to her thoughts. It’s such a game-changer when you decide to find joy in mundane tasks, I can testify!
Thank you for this video! I was literally praying and asking God to give me a way to change my attitude about homemaking and just get out of the funk of be in tired from the kids and this was everything I was looking for! 💕
My early morning is my bliss. Putting away the dishes ,letting out our dogs,cleaning surfaces,turning on the coffee. It’s great time alone
Plus I sit down and watch bloggers. Then prepare to shower and join the rest of my day. Yet I am blessed with a husband that understands this is my quite time alone.
Jennifer, you are right: I hate ironing, but it is always a good time to come up with new ideas and plans or solutions to problems.
Congratulations for featuring at the magazine! You deserve it: you are a great influencer to many women!
I watched this while I picked up after the husband and kids went to bed. I was annoyed and jealous but listened to your words, put an overnight mask on my face and now see the bliss. Thank you. You are a treasure
I needed this tonight! I am a homemaker and home educator. It is so much work and I have been running all day cleaning,cooking, wiping little hands... I am thankful for this beautiful reminder of the blessings it is to enjoy what I do. ♡
Congratulations!! I've been with this channel for 4 years now and have loved every minute! Thank you for changing my life for the best ❤️
Merry Christmas to you all!
my dad taught me to chop onions under the stove exhaust fan while it's on high... Works like charm 👌
He lives! Nice to see Santa Ben making a cameo appearance! And your little guy with his trucks. Too precious!
Congrats on your Victoria feature!! I have so many copies dating back to the 80's! As a teen in the 90's I subscribed and my mom found back issues at tag sales. Love Victoria! Business of Bliss. I own a tree company. Yes, me, a woman. It can be hard to be a business of Bliss in a hard labor man's world, but I intend to do so. Yes, I work in the field. I wear a hard hat. I drag brush and run a woodchipper and dump truck, but that doesn't mean I have to do it without bliss, grace, or feminine beauty.
Being thankful for the everyday mundane brings peace and joy. Thank you Jennifer for sharing your thoughts and encouragement for homemakers like myself.
Thanks so much for this peaceful reminder to slow down and truly love and appreciate what we do. Love and appreciate you Jennifer! Merry Christmas 🎄
What an ACCOMPLISHMENT! Wouldn’t it be wonderful to show teenage Jennifer?!? I’m so proud OF you and FOR you!
I love your videos, Jennifer. God bless you and your beautiful family. I saw your video about living in financial freedom (no debt). We just bought a piece of land down the street from us, we plan to build a home with cash and then sell the large house we are in now. It’s so cool that more and more people are receiving the vision of owing no man anything but to love him. Blessings!❤️
Jennifer, this was absolutely beautiful. I enjoyed hearing all the little noises that went along with the various tasks. I often leave these in when I do my videos and wondered how people reacted to these. Now I know. I hope they enjoy the sounds of my everyday as much as I enjoyed listening to your sounds of everyday. Again, thank you for such peaceful homemaking and congratulations on being selected for the magazine article.
Love this video. I keep my onions in the refrigerator, it helps a little with the tears. Congratulations on your feature in Victoria Magazine, well deserved. Beautiful picture. Your channel and Inspired by Nikki are my favorite channels.
I'm so excited to see the Jan/Feb Victoria magazine. Not that you're not already accomplished and successful, but being featured in the magazine is really cool considering that you are a longtime reader/fan.
You, your husband and family must be very proud of you! So very glad for you and thankful for your work! Keep up the great work! 🌞
Another wonderful video! Congratulations on being in the magazine! I find such peace when I watch your work.
I love this. It’s a great reminder. I usually love being a homemaker but I still need the reminder.
I never considered doing dishes by candlelight...slowly, rhythmically, meditative! Going to try this repetitive task as a source of joy rather than something to rush through. Thank you for inspiring a mind shift!
Jennifer, congratulations on being featured in the magazine. Watching you ironing the napkins reminded me that was one of my tasks when I was a little girl. I also ironed my father’s handkerchiefs ❤️
Victoria, Southern Lady, and Tea Time are the three magazines that I love. Those subscriptions are s must for me! It was really nice to see that three women of color ( you, Cheryl Luckett, Sandra Morgan Downie) were interviewed and showcased, in the same issue🤗.
I've spent the season of Advent and preparing for 2021 focusing on living more intentionally, savoring the "small things" which, as we know, aren't really small. Making a house a home, caring for family, reaching out to a friend...or a stranger. I found this video an inspiration on my journey. Thank you!
Hi from England. A few years ago before I retired and when mobile phones weren't as prevalent as they are now, I had a job where I was stuck in traffic most days. I used this time as 'me' time, I sat in the car and relaxed and thought. I could never understand why people were so stressed in their cars, there was nothing that we could do about it, so like you, I just made the most of it. Thanks for doing these videos.
The calmness of your actions brought peace to your home as you refreshed your home; the candlelight in the kitchen gave a soft light to your tasks which reflected that you truly love "what you do" in a blissful manner and you are blessing your home by ironing those placemats, cleaning up the kitchen after a long day, resetting the home for the next day's activities. Your thought process during a mundane task brings about a new challenge and adventure within your blissful life. I enjoyed this video and in the year 2020, we needed the soft glow of candles, reflection of life itself and what makes us happy every day.
Thank you for this lovely and peaceful meditation. I also find that when I focus on the pleasant feelings of the most unpleasant tasks, they take on a different dimension, and I can think more freely. The feeling of warm water on my hands as I clean the dishes, the smell of the clean laundry as I iron the clothes, the overall contentment of caring for my home. This comes after years of fighting against a deep-seated hatred for any chore: the moment I realized I was hurting myself by not taking care of my home, my outlook totally changed. We need these gentle reminders, thanks for providing them so graciously.
Congratulations Jennifer!! I admire all of your work! I loved that cameo by Ben and your son! 😊
With Christmas all but cancelled here in tier 4 London this post helped me feel calmer. Thank you. Have a lovely holiday. xx
Lovely video Jennifer. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Thankyou for the work you do sending your videos far and wide around the world. I've been encouraged in creating a beautiful calm elegant home life for my family. An escape from the waves of 2020. I dont think the term essential worker is a stretch to describe how you've helped people bless their homes and families this year.
Love your definition and thoughts on the business of bliss. And the idea of picking up the fragments of the day. Thank you for sharing!
This was much needed and I struggle with this because my hubby is retired and when I see him on his ipad while I clean I get upset and start thinking why should I be the one doing this...I have accepted that is just how it is going to be, but I sometimes still have those feelings...I want to work-on this for the New Year. Thank you!
I know 😕
Watching you reminds me of how lazy I have become and how many excuses I tend to make. You are an inspiration to me, Jennifer.
Congratulations! So wonderful to be recognized professionally for what you are doing. Thank you for a wonderful, sweet video. Learning to be content in the small things of life is one of the must rewarding things we can do. To para phrase Oswald Chambers: we don't become spiritually mature through the mountain top experiences in life. We become mature in the midst of the daily and the mundane. Those are the experiences that build character and bring us closer to God.
I've read your books translated in Japanese since I was 15! You've been inspiring me a lot , I love you💛
My grandpa always said, “learn to like what you have to do”. As a mother and homemaker I appreciate his advice!
I’m just catching up on all the over holiday videos. This one is a blessing for sure. Thank you for reminding me. It’s easy to retune my heart in homeschooling (I love my kids) or in ministry ( I love God and people), but in the everyday things..., well, that’s a bit harder. Thank you for your gentle nudge. 😊
Congratulations Jennifer for being featured in the Victoria magazine! It is an achievement indeed. Loved this video presentation. The tea-cozy on your kitchen counter top made me smile.......what a rare thing to see in an American kitchen! I myself own a lovely one which I use only once in a while. I’m originally from Bangladesh where people are tea drinkers. So I grew up seeing a tea-cozy in most households. Women even used to make hand embroidered covers for them. And when guests arrived for tea, that embroidery on the tea-cozy itself was a topic of conversation. But that was long time ago ........
I love your homemaking videos. 😍
A friend of mine, Melissa Lester is an editor and writer for Victoria Magazine, I've been a long time fan of the magazine. Can not wait to see you in the issue! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.
I love this so much!! Just watching this feels therapeutic and inspiring at the same time. Maybe I missed it, but I would love to see a playlist on your channel of only these types videos for those times when we just need a refreshing balm for the soul (which basically all of your videos are, but this extra focus on savoring and enjoying the homemaking process is a special touch). Thank you for all you do Jennifer! ☺️💜
Congratulations on getting into your favorite magazine. Who could have guessed that could happen when one woman was brave enough to say, "Have less clothes, learn to cook and clean your house." Have you heard "She wants to be a homemaker" by Paul Overstreet?
You're in my favorite magazine, congrats!
It amazing how you can make homemaking elegant and graceful
This was absolutely beautiful. I find myself having the same thoughts. Reframing our state of mind does wonders and truly holds the key to daily bliss. Thank for your constant inspiration 🙏🏾💫😌
Congratulations on being featured in Victoria Magazine. I appreciate your content. Recently, I found myself feeling disappointed by two popular female homemaking content producers. Their conversation became mean and demeaning of someone else. It's ruin the joy I used to get from watching and/or listening to their stuff. There's too much of that it this world today. Thank you for rising above it. Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, all the joy to you and yours. May 2021 be brighter.
Why did your sweet video make me cry?❤
As I sat on my bedroom floor wrapping Christmas gifts and watching this video, several sore spots in my heart were soothed by the beautiful advice to use the quiet times in homemaking as contemplative thinking time!
I love Victoria magazine and have taken it for at least 20 years. Very nice video.
Congratulations on being in Victoria magazine! Onion tip: refrigerate the onion before peeling and cutting, I don't know why but a chilled onion never makes me cry. No more tears 👏🏻
Great video Jennifer. You always make everything look so easy. You are so calm and it is so relaxing to watch you moving around in your home.
Congratulations on the magazine article. Your videos are lovely and important in today's world ❤️🤗
Great message. I especially liked the bit about doing dishes as a "meditation of loveliness" Congrats on the Victoria Magazine!
Thank you, Katie!
Thank you for such an inspirational and beautiful video. Congratulations on being featured in Victoria magazine! xx
What a lovely video Jennifer. Congratulations on being featured on Victoria Magazine! I always loved how you went through some of the older issues, and now you are part one of there issues. Thank you for the meditative video, it gave me a lot to think about. Merry Christmas or Happy Christmas and health blessings to your family. 🙂
This video is what my soul needed
I have been watching your videos for awhile now, but this one was especially encouraging to me. I will probably be watching it again in the future. The tip to focus on the sounds around you was very helpful. Listening to sounds on a RUclips video can be so relaxing - how much more should that be true in everyday life!
Congratulations Jennifer, such a wonderful achievement and so deserved as you really have inspired so many.
I do hope this is just the beginning for you though and I pray your message reaches so so many more people as you inspire so many of us, and I think we are really lacking this, especially younger ladies
So Thank you for this wonderful video. It provides much needed escapism for me right now. Your home looks so peaceful and you really do have a lovely attitude to life.
Xxx
Congratulations on the Victoria magazine feature!! Although I’m farther along after graduating 3 students, now homeschooling my youngest as a freshman, you continue to inspire me with your passion, consistency, & humble appreciation for the little things that matter. After watching you for a year, I just bought your first book along with a couple others you recommended in another video. Merry Christmas 🎄
Love it Jennifer! Congratulations on your interview with Victoria Magazine. You are so very wise and yes Ben looks great in his Santa Hat! 👍👍🎅 😄🤗💛
Thank you, Robin! Merry Christmas!
This was lovely to watch today as I puttered about my own kitchen. Thank you!
Hello Santa Ben! And all of you!
I agree with you about the joy in repetitive tasks, Jennifer. I love the ones that produce noise; running the sweeper, cutting the grass. These moments cover the world in a temporary veil. They allow my mind to roam wherever it choses. They release my creativity send me on mini vacations. I also love the tasks done in silence, inviting me to be more intentional and putting me into a restful state of mind. Thank you for this lovely video. Merry Christmas to you and your sweet family!
I absolutely love your poems. It would be amazing if you published them in a book. ❤️
The January issue has always been my favorite! They couldn’t have chosen a better lady to exemplify “bliss”! You have definitely conveyed to me, and I know to your other subscribers, that homemaking can be a lovely endeavor. One in which we can all achieve success, even though that success is different for everyone! The mindset is key! Congratulations on the January issue! What an honor! Merry Christmas to you and your family!🥰
~~Lisa
I love your humility .. you made it to the big time and still do your own housework so lovingly for your family, . . true inspiration .. God bless you.
Congratulations on being recognised for your hard work and creativity in the magazine article ! I keep onions in the fridge and this stops me crying as I chop. Stay safe and best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺
Beautiful video. Being grateful is my state of being! Grateful for this wisdom, dedication and inspiration.
This was so very beautiful and peaceful.
I love the simplicity and real ness of everyday life. As I grow older I tire more easily in the evenings and almost dread a few tasks that have to be done at night.
This will help me to look at this differently and maybe even rearrange some things in order to have bliss💕 thank you!
Congratulations on your feature article, that is such an amazing accomplishment. I adore your sweater you are wearing. I have never been much of a sweater person myself, but it is because I find them constricting and I get overheated easily. I think a baggy sweater with slits on the side like this may just be what I need to look for.
I have been having stressful times, and resent very much my housework. Thank you for this video: I am back to it with a peaceful heart and then I go back to my work with another mindset.
Victoria Magazine! Congratulations! That is wonderful, I am so happy for you Jennifer you definitely deserve it! 🥂 Thanks for the video, I love cleaning in the quiet cozy hours at night with a candle there is something very peaceful about it.
Congratulations Jennifer! It really is every little moment that makes up the entirety of our lives. If we add up how much time the "mundane" tasks take and we don't appreciate them, that's a huge part of our lives that we are disliking. It really is a shift of mindset that can make all the difference. My question for you andmaybe a future video idea: teaching our kids the importance of helping out at home. My daughters are 11 and 14 and they do their chores, but not without a struggle....every day.
I was SO excited when I got my issue of Victoira this month and I saw you highlighted! I have been a follower, taken one of your courses, and have truly benefited from your knowledge and grace! CONGRATULATIONS! You totally deserve it!
Wow Jennifer, this brought me to tears. Thank you for sharing this. I needed to hear it. Many blessings over this beautiful season.
You are such a positive influence love your videos
Congrats on the VICTORIA spread!! I grew up on that magazine. I have favorite issues saved from the late 80's and 90's that my mom saved and they are still timeless!
Congratulations Jennifer, well deserved to be featured in Victoria Magazine, enjoy your videos very much, Happy Christmas to you and your family. From Melbourne, Australia ❤️
You’re one of the first RUclips videos I started watching, ever, this spring. Between the beautiful music and your soothing narrative, I’ve been a fan since. I started enjoying housekeeping for the first time ever. I’m 60. Changing your perspective does help everything! Congratulations on the Victoria Bliss magazine spot. Merry Christmas!
This was so peaceful to watch! Lovely channel!