Surprising my wife with a project (The Solar Clothes Dryer) || VLOG
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
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It makes my heart so happy to see a man who loves his wife as much as you love Jess. Some of us women are so blessed.
Amen!
I love these videos so much. The sweet spirit of a husband we all hope for our daughters is so clear in Miah. I know very few husbands who know the type of fabric their wife’s eczema flare ups require, had to stop himself from going on and on about all he knows about her dresses. It brings tears to my eyes to know someone so loved is has been blessed to be loved so well. I have it in my sweet Michael as well, but recording it and publicly professing that love with such humility is true gift. Sweet man. Sweet life. The world needs to see more of it. Thank you.
This ☝️💯❤
So well said. This brings tears to my eyes. Amen and Amen ♡♡♡ GOD IS SO GOOD ♡♡♡
He's a great man ♡ his wife and children are blessed to have him
Daughters, heck I'm sending this to my bf. 😂
@@milissaleatherwood6837 right 😅😂
Miah your love for Jess shines through not only in the things you do for her but in the respect, love and admiration you have for her.
#relationshipgoals
When all you favourite subscriptions leave town for the same homesteading conference, we spend time with sweet Miah doing special secret projects for Jessica, yippy.🥰
Jeremiah, you just set the bar pretty high for a lot of men!😂 Good for you and good for your sweet family. We all see the love you guys have for each other. It's very inspiring. I got the privilege of meeting Jessica and Jeremiah and they are the same as you see them on videos. She looks at him with such a deep loving look, and giggles when she's near him. Thank you for loving your sweet wife Jeremiah as Christ loves the church! Your daughter in laws are going to appreciate the example you have set for your son's to love their wives.
When I was a kid, it was normal to have a clothes line screwed into the side of the house near a window and strung to a tree in the back yard. Moms would stand at the window and hang the clothes from inside. But I did grow up in New England where it was a bit colder. And, yes, frozen clothes where a thing from time to time 😂 Your clothes line is a work of art in comparison to those of my childhood.
Yes! Lived in Maine as a kid and freeze dried clothes were a thing!
Haha! Oklahoma here. I remember asking grandma as she was hanging out the sheets, what do you do in winter? She said they freeze dry. I was soooo excited through spring, summer and fall, waiting for winter to come so I could see this freeze dry happen.
Come winter break, it was one of the warmest Christmass on record. I was so disappointed. But the next year, I got to see it in action. I sat there shivering, on the back porch watching the clothes freeze dry.
@@jannafolsom1069 oh my gosh, that made me chuckle so hard imagining you pout when the freeze didn’t come!
Grew up out west where it was dry. You would hang up the clothes then turn right around and take them down.
MIne was from a 2nd story bathroom to a big tree. I played music and danced on the diapers in the bathub to get them clean (after the preliminary toilet rinse and borax hold in the diaper pail and they were flat diapers) Always need to see clothes freeze on the line and then go from stiff to dry and loose.
Aww, awesome! She stood in the cold signing books for us, so I'm glad she gets a nice gift.
Miah that's so sweet of you to surprise Jess with projects while she's away. She's going to love this! Now I see why she calls you "sweet Miah".
You are an amazing man. You make a great team, y’all compliment each other. Growing a great life together. 💜
I love how you two are so kind and loving to each other.
It kind of reminds you of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her husband. She wrote the most beautiful poetry and one day I read her husband said, "I know God made angel's because he took the stars and put them into my wife's eyes." Who couldn't conquer the world if they had someone who believes in them that much? I had the privilege of meeting Jessica and Jeremiah and they are the real deal! She looks at him with the same wooing eyes as the summer garden is in full bloom in all its glory or how she loves the golden hour. They are SO blessed to do life together. It's what every mother prays for their children. They both are VERY blessed!
* You might want to use the plastic covered line or the cotton line but the cotton eventually rots. The plastic poly line will stretch and stretch and stretch. Your system is awesome Miah. A ~ Line Tightener ~ is a must. You can always adjust the tension easily when the line gets lose. And it does. Can't wait when Jess sees this.
I was thinking the same thing about the plastic clothes line. I’ve never seen one with a pulley system. Love it!
So lovely of you Miah. Jess has herself a keeper. Over here in Australia, every house has a outside permanent clothes line. They are a great idea and help so much in cutting down the cost of electricity. Much Love 🇦🇺🦘 from Australia
The same in Wales UK even though it rains frequently. I gave my electric drier to my friend's daughter in law who had a young baby as I was just not using it. Here in Cyprus it very rarely rains so a drier is just not needed.
Another Australian who finds it strange that people DON'T have clotheslines in other parts of the world. We don't even have a clothes drier!
@@yvettestanton Me too lol, we're off grid homesteaders mind you, but we have a huge hills hoist and lines under the patio if needed in winter!
Our yards wouldn’t look right without the old backyard clothesline. And swinging on them as kids.
@@glenhehir3833 and hanging lower on one side because of it heh
When a man can show his tender, loving side the way you do, Miah, you are truly a man that any woman would love to have by her side. And how lovely it is to see how much Jess loves you. What a beautiful example you two are💖
Awesome! Loving your wife well, serving her according to her needs is a powerful influence on your boys. Glory to God for it all!
What an awesome surprise for Jess, she will greatly appreciate what you have done for her. I am not sure if you folks have it down in the US but here in Canada we are able to get coated wire that is meant for clothes lines. It is heavy duty plastic coated wire and you string it up just like you did with the rope. The plastic coating help prevent any rusting of the wire. My concern with the rope, is that it will stretch as it gets rained on ( when you get rain) and Jess hangs her dresses on the clothes line. You will end up adjusting the line quite often. The wire clothes line will not stretch as much as the rope will and will probably last a lot longer than the rope. Check out Lowes, to see if they have the coated wire made for clothes lines. You did an awesome job on the clothes line, it looks super.
You talking about this reminded me of the clothesline we had growing up. Every backyard had a clothesline with the same kind of coated wire you speak of. I remember the big steel T posts. I hated it when a wasp would try to build a nest in the end of the hollow steel pole. It wasn't fun trying to hang out clothes if they were there.
Yes, we always needed a coated metal wire, or stainless steel because of the frustrating issues with rope.
I am so pleased by the thought that your boys will grow learning to be a man of faith, love, and compassion such as their role model, sweet miah. 💞 We need more miahs in the world. 😂🙏🏻
Love that you made this! I know you made it for Jessica’s dresses, but use it also for sheets and pillowcases. I swear there is nothing that smells better as you sink into bed than freshly laundered line dried sheets.
Wow, I am looking forward to finding a husband with the sweetness and thoughtfulness you have. it is so great how much attention you pay to the little things she says and her needs. So amazing to see
Jess: There’s just something so romantic about a clothes line.
Matthew: 😏
😂
Love the old school ways.💜💙💜💙
@@leahness3588 it’s all fun and romantic until you find a spider in your underwear! You know how many spiders have been in my underwear out of my dryer. None. 😜
@@TheSouthernersNorthernGarden that is too funny🤣🤣and we have poisonous spiders in MN. 👀 I surely don't want to find one of them in my granny pannys.🤣🤣
@@TheSouthernersNorthernGarden 🤣😂
The solar clothes dryer is a work of art!
While I was away on a mission trip my husband had a pergola built for me. That was one of the sweetest things he ever did for me.
Blessings 🙏🏻💗
What a wonderful gift for Jess - sunlight and fresh air is wonderful way to dry fabrics.
Love how much the 2 of you love each other! So good for your kiddos to see!
Miah i remember the days when you didn't like to be on camera and we were lucky to get a "hi" out of you. 🙂 oh how things have changed.... and for the better, this was a fantastic video ! Thank you !
P.s. you're a brilliant husband and father ! (LOL fighting about superpowers 🤣)
Such a wonderful surprise for Jessica with the added specialness of having it on video to watch over the years, complete with verbal expressions of Love from the giver for all to see.
I find this so interesting, obviously love how thoughtful Miah is. But in New Zealand where I live, every house has a clothes line, like its one of the very first things that gets landscaped in to every property. We have electrical dryers, but generally use them only when you need somthing dry quick 🤷♀️
True,eh. Hard to imagine that not everyone has a clothes line. HB here and I dry clothes outside all year or in the wet I dry by the fire.
Unfortunately, not a lot of folks in the US have a clothes line. It's seen as a "poor people" thing. Such a pity. My hubby made me a fantastic clothes line system with a built-in shelf/table. I do have an electric dryer, but very seldom use it.
Bloody hell that's a shame Emily, much better for the environment and clothes/bedding/towels smell amazing!
I’m going to have to agree with Emily, and add that some places with HOA would probably have you take it down because it’s “unsightly”. I live in an apartment complex and they don’t allow us to put out a clothes drying rack outside for that same reason, even if it’s just for a couple of hours.
When I was a kid we had one and often had freeze dried clothes. I thought it was great fun! You take your stiff shirt off the line and wack it on the fence a couple times to knock the ice away and when it thaws it is barely damp.
Such a kind and thoughtful man you are Miah! Love this! ❤️
No wonder Jess calls you sweet miah!! You do an excellent job praying g Jesse's healing and her health. Take care! Bless yall'
I love solar clothes driers. when my son was very young, he emphatically told me he didnt want crunchy socks and underwear anymore (those are the only things I still use my electric dryer for 25 years later). I live in New Mexico so even in the winter with our low humidity things dry really quickly. Love this video
Nothing wrong with expressing your love for your wife. I find it endearing. A nice change from the world today.
Jess is so blessed and there’s no doubt why she calls you Sweet Miah! May God keeps blessings you and your beautiful family!!
That's the Taj Mahal of clotheslines! Not only very functional but beautiful as well! Solar powered dryers are the best! I love it and imagine Jessica does also. 💖👍😊
Sweet Miah I don't have words, Jess is the one who does magic with her words... You guys are such a beautiful example! Your love for each other is so special! It's such a honor to watch you guys and not just learn about gardening and honesteading but about love and respect! I'm also blessed, my husband is a sweet Miah, just older. He's my rock and on my bad days (yesterday was the worst) when I look up there he stands with a beautiful bunch of flowers out of our garden and a grandson that smiles from ear to ear. He teaches everyone around us patience, love and respect! You do it for the world to see, this world needs it! Between the Miah's and Stew's in the world I have hope! Lots of love 🤗❤🌻
Same here. But without the grandson. G'D BLESS and greetings from Inge Noordam (the Netherlands/Europe)
You are an awesome husband and wonderful role model for your kids!
Thank you for demonstrating how to pursue and serve your wife in love!
Wearing linen is Biblical also! Linen and wool (not mixed together) have positive health benefits and I'm so glad she has made that switch. Seek out linen in second hand shops and online at poshmark you can often find some good deals! 🙏
Flax Linen is an amazing fabric (we bought our first linen sheets this January) - bought my husband a linen shirt and he loves it and it washes on cold and air dries in a heartbeat!
You’re such a great husband. You are so talented. You and Jessica “Rock”. Hope Jessica will feel better real soon.
When I first saw solar dryer, I thought I've never seen a solar dryer lol totally forgot about clothes lines, Bed sheets just off the line right about dusk is the absolute best smell and the best night's sleep ever. God bless you Miah, You are so considerate of each other the relationship we are all praying for one day.
That is so sweet Miah. It is clear you love Jess very much. She is going to be so pleased.
You are a fine man doing things for Jess that would surprise her when she gets back. The love and respect between you both is so important❤.
This is AWESOME!! Jessica will love it!! You are such a loving husband! And you know her love languages. God bless you!!!
I was trying to figure out why the Lully but I figured it out, Jessica can stand in one spot and hang things and use the pulley to move the clothes down the line… brilliant…!
I have often seen the ones the Amish use and have wanted one!!
You are so thoughtful…!
What a fantastic husband you are Miah! And let Jess know if she needs a clothes prop because clothesline will sag a bit, if there is any bamboo growing around down there where you are, those stalks make fantastic props once they're dry or really long 2x4s with a deep v cut in the top so they don't fall down when it's windy. The ones you can buy in the store that are extendable don't work so great after a while
Marcia from Michigan here...we grew up with hanging laundry in the 50s & 60s. Still do it ocassionally now. Even diapers hung on garage lines on snowy days. Yep frozen clothes/diapers. Do cut a 'V' in 2x4 to use to prop clothesline. Saves having to re-wash fallen firty clothes. Love your love & traditions!
Putting all that thought into helping your wife ♡ so beautiful Miah . God bless you
Thanks, Miah, for including us in your sweet surprise for Jess. My beloved is a treasure like you...he's talented in fixing and making things that we women want and need. Blessing you back.
Same here. G'D BLESS and greetings from Inge Noordam (the Netherlands/Europe)
You are precious! Inside and out! You truly love your bride ❤
Videos like this show exactly why Jess calls him "Sweet Miah" 💟
Good job making it only 1 "mom" high instead of 1 "dad" high. It's no wonder why Jess calls you her Sweet Miah. You Sir, are an Amazing MAN!! I bless you ❤️
That's the most beautiful clothes line I've ever seen! We had one in our early 20s that also served as the dogs tie out. It was there when we moved in and worked perfectly for years....until one day the dog broke the post and drug it along with a full string of clothes across the road to the neighbors and stayed in their front yard with their dog! Lol everyone had to drive over our dirty laundry!!!
I subscribed to your channel for garden help - I have stayed a loyal fan because of your sweetness and respect for one another and the strong team that you are.
My husband also built a nice clothesline earlier this year. I was amazed that it looks fantastic and works beautifully. I thank him on a regular basis - like every time I use it!
So guys, build your sweetie a clothesline. ❤
I love this! So thoughtful. What an amazing couple you two are. I love watching this channel.💜
thanks for taking the time to share. stopping a fight over superpowers IS a superpower! blessings
This is so sweet I know Jess loves it💕💕💕 Good job Miah you're such a kind and loving husband.
I love that your love language is acts of service to Jess. You two are a breath of fresh air. Thank you for being vulnerable and letting your guard down to show us how it’s done. Lol thank you to the both of you.
Very nice! I saw some Amish clothes line pulley systems the other day in a hardware store, works great, just like your roping system. I like the finishing touches on the wood to keep it strong and straight.
Miah, I agree with all these wonderful comments. This brought memories of when my late husband put up this type of close line for me. I didn't know how to work it, lol. My mom had one pole in the middle with the lines running left and right. You and Jess are so blessed to have each other, doing, caring and sharing . Thank you for sharing your life with us.
And that's why she calls you sweet Miah! She is blessed to have you & we are blessed to see this surprise unfold ❤ God bless you🙏🏼
Miah,
You sir, are a breath of fresh air brother, and definitely a positive and Godly role model and Christlike influence for boys and men.
Your pure love and pure adoration for your amazing wife, literally beams and radiates from you, bursting at the seams, even without words ❤ .
You love (and showcase your love for) Jess, as CHRIST loves the Church and that's such a blessing to witness.
GOD bless Ya'll abundantly and immensely brother 🙏 ❤ 🙌🏼
Love Always and God Bless Ya'll 💕 🙏
Love solar dryers! I grew up near Miami and we never owned a dryer until we moved to Atlanta.
Our clothes lines were about 20 feet long with four individual lines tied onto eye hooks. Don’t forget to get a clothes pin bag that hangs off the line .
Great job! You are a terrific husband and father!
If there are ever two people that deserve each other, it's these two folks. Warms my heart.
What a wonderful thing to do for your Jess! You're both so lucky to have each other...
Love & Light >>>so thoughtful. You two amaze me every day!!!
I've started hagning my clothes out again after several years. I love it! I get more laundry done much faster and it smells great! Three loads can dry winkle free while I am at work. Of course, winter brings a limitation for us as we are in the mountains of northern PA, and eventually the short days and the snow load will make it impractical. Great saving for my electric bill, of course!
So sweet! It looks great Miah! Do show us Jess' reaction!🤗💟 Bless you!
What a sweet project for Jess. consider a few hooks on the end cross bars to hang a hanger with a dress on it if need be. And she will for sure need some POLES to push the clothes-on-the-line UP to the wind!! One of those hooks could hold the bag that holds the clothes pins!! such good memories of hanging sheets outside. She's gonna love it and the love that went into it.!
My mom had a lot of skin flare ups and started wearing linen and it helped her so much. She passed away in 2018 from gallbladder cancer, she handmade most of the dresses even a very beautiful dress for her son's wedding. I didn't realize this video would be such a tear jerker for me. I love watching the care you put into making this for Jess. I do also have eczema most of my flare ups are on my hands and as a massage therapist and gardener it's very hard for me to continue to work. When we moved to SC back in 2017 a lot of the flare ups left. I am still very careful with things that can cause flare ups
Jess is so blessed to have you ,Miah. I love how you both think of each other!!
Love how you love Jess 💗
Even if it isn't for drying delicate fabrics, they are wonderful for airing quilts, pillows, and blankets! Nothing compares to the fresh smell of the pillow and snuggled under fresh linens. You are a wonderful husband!
Nice job Miah the way you show your love 💘 for your gal, Jess. It is so special and endearing to see; such a great team.
I am sure Jess will love her new surprise.
One thing I learned a few years back was that if you have air born allergies you really do need to dry your clothes inside or in a dryer. Pollens etc will permeate your clothes and you will inhale them as you sleep in the sheets, use the towels or wear the clothes. Don't know if any of her symptoms are relateable , if not just something new to learn. Blessings to you all! There are only a few men like Miah, Jess you are truly a blessed woman!
This is why my family stopped using ours. :( First we tried the electric dryer for the last 10 minutes to try to knock the pollen off. Not good enough. Now I use indoor racks and a small travel line for easy things, and it's funny how clothes dry better inside, where it's less humid anyway. (Provided you are running a big enough AC to get a dehumidification effect, which is a whole other necessary aggravation.) I still read about how outdoor dried bedding and clothes smell good to people elsewhere, but we didn't experience that. They were always pollen smelling and often a bit musty, unless the sun was really beating down the entire time. Which also wore everything out. I still miss that peaceful activity though.
Thank you so much for this video! 💗 I showed it to my Hubby. (Hint, hint.) 😄
You are the sweetest husband! Jess is very blessed.
Oh my gosh. The outdoor clothesline is the best part of our house. It came with the house and I use it every week. The laundry just smells so much better!
Great job, Miah! You build stuff like my dad did when he was with us. I'd be willing to bet that a tornado could go thru your property and that "Solar Clothes Dryer" will still be standing. :) Peace, love and blessings to y'all!
Love this video Miah! Great choice and good thoughts/sweet words and such a loving couple you are! Thanks for such a lovely video!
What a sweet man you are, Miah, to do these special projects for Jessica!
That’s so funny. Solar drier! 😂😂. I love me a good clothesline. I hope we get to see it in action! ❤
Hi Miah, It's a lovely clothesline. In the UK most of us dry all our laundry outside for a good proportion of the year. Some of us still use a straight clothesline much like the one you have built, however, we use much thinner line and most of us use a 'prop' halfway along the line. This is useful as you don't need the line as taught (and therefore don't need to reach up so high to peg the clothes). You then prop up the line halfway along with the prop (which is as simple as a 1x2 8ft pole with a 'v' notch cut in the top to accommodate the line), this has the added benefit of raising the laundry up so it never drags on the grass. Hope this is useful info. :)
Love this- Jess will love her clothesline as I love mine- clothes smell sooo good
You did a great job 👏🏻 thank you for sharing your compassion with us
Amazing you are thinking of your wife, and to these projects!
What a awesome tradition! Looks great! She’s gonna love it! Love your how to build videos! ♥️👍🏼♥️👍🏼♥️👍🏼♥️
So thoughtful of you to do that, especially the extra touch with the hardware. Beautiful work! She’s going to love it!
Awww Miah! You’re such a blessing! Your love for her, shines bright! ❤
Excellent idea Miah making the clothes line secure. We were 4 boys and 4 girls in my family. The clothes line was an awesome jungle gym. Plus a tent line for camping out or picnic time. Yes we did use it for its original purpose. Great memories. Thank goodness daddy was a carpenter and farmer. I think Jess will love you special gift.
So excited to see her reaction to her surprise. What a wonderful surprise it is. You are the best Miah.
Sweet mia living up to your name as usual, in a world lately of few good men in view can't ty enough for sharing what a good man thinks and does for family
I love the kindness and consideration that Jess and Miah show for one another. This makes for a strong marriage. One of my most favorite sayings is "always put others before yourself". God bless this family!
No wonder she calls you "Sweet Miah! " What a wonderful way to honor your wife and the gift God gave you in her .
If the line sags when you hang clothes you will need a couple of "poles" to be used to hold up the clothes line in between the main t-posts. :) something like a 2 * 10 piece of wood - you will cut a V shape on one end (to wedge the rope) and then a make the other side a point to go in the ground. These are moveable. If you don't want to do this - use some sort of heavy duty wire. Wire won't sag. We had about 8 or 10 of the "poles" that my mom used with the multiple long clothesline runs in the yard. :)
Miah you are so cute with all the love you have for your wife. She is going to love it.💙💜💙💜
Awesome. ❤
Tips: 1. groove a notch in a long pole to push the rope higher up when laden with laundry.
2. Buy giant pegs to clasp the laundry onto thicker rope.
3. Tie loop knots along the second rope to pop clothes hangers (with shirts on) through so they don’t slide in the wind.
4. Put padding on the brace posts for when the boys use the loop-free rope as a zip-line. 😃
That's so very thoughtful!! A awesome clothesline build...back in the day when my daddy built ours, it was definitely build to last...a fyi, with that build when not in use and for a cool temporary fun thing ..we used ours to do tents ..old comforters or tarps...a cool sleepover space for us kids and friends😉😊
Miah....my 120 y/o family house has only had a solar-wind dryer (clothesline) all our lives. To assist with the weight of clothes drooping the line we've always just cut some 6' five quarter boards and cut a V-notch in the top to use as prop poles. Especially useful for hanging heavy jeans and bedding to keep everything off the ground while still being reachable to hang.
Great idea to put out in the world. Thank you!
PS: I love the linen dresses, too!
🥺super sweet , me not crying at the thought of Jess surprised when she see it , not all hero’s wear capes ,some hang clothesline . It’s the little things that we appreciate of our sweet husbands. Great job on the vid. May God bless this family .
Kindness is the biggest compliment.
You folks are prefect together. Soul mates for the ages. Glowing example of a true partnership.
Thank you both for showing how life should be.
What a wonderful husband you are... and Jess is certainly worthy...🤗❤️
Isn't it absolutely fabulous how much they LIKE each other...LOVE each other!!! so sweet!
MIAH PLEASE NOTE SUGGESTIONS BELOW ABOUT USING VINYL COATED CLOTHESLINE WIRE!! TRY IT BEFORE USING ROPE ON THE OTHER ONE. ALSO TIGHTENERS! You are so wonderful! Jess is going to love this. I hope you will film her reaction.