Our Journey to Homesteading ~ Large Homesteading Family ~ How to Start Homesteading
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- This video is our story of how we became homesteaders and why living this homesteading life is important to us. We relocated across the country, bought land, and built our home from scratch with zero experience. Make sure to subscribe to follow our journey!
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My family recently relocated from WA to rural Mississippi. Being in a self sustainable mindset gives you little time to worry or desire for what you do not need. I loved your story! Beautiful. God is so good.
Yes! And thank you! ❤️
Beautiful story, beautiful home, beautiful family, glad I discovered your channel. We started homesteading 3 years ago, being in touch with nature for me has brought me so much closer to God, his creation is full of wonder.
Thank you! And yes, I completely agree!
Currently in Washington state as a family of six and can attest that our government here is very resistant to self sufficiency. Seattle pretty much dictates the rest of the state. Most of those city folk think food comes from Walmart. We are preparing to leave as my husband won't have a job over the j@b. A blessing in disguise? Can't wait to see how this evil will be used for Good! Your story is inspirational ❤️
Thank you! Yes, so true. And I’m so sorry, some of my family members have lost their jobs there too for the same reason. But I agree, there will be good that comes!
Oh my goodness! What a story. I so wish we could homestead too but all our friends and family are in California. We left California because of the politics, ridiculous school system, and extremely high cost of living. We now live in Oklahoma but we are still not able to live financially comfortable because things are a bit high here too and we have 6 kids. I pray one day soon, God will open the door for us to buy land and build a home and homestead and homeschool. You’re literally living our dream. God bless your family. Thank you for sharing your life and family with us. 💗
Amazing journey! Well done and praise God for he has done great things. ❤️🙏🏻Val C
What a wonderful story - it so resonated with my, all the reasons I have been incorporating this lifestyle since I was a young child. I am now 64, I have had 3 children and have 18 grandchildren and we just bought our first homesteading home. My husband still works and is retired military but my hope is that he will be home soon to work on our homestead full time. Bless you and your family - Bobbi
Thank you! I am so excited for you! 👏 This homesteading life is not easy, but it is so very rewarding. ❤️
Thank you for sharing your family’s beautiful messy and blessed story! God keep you and bless you all. Thank you for all your encouragement. So much of y’all’s story resonated with me. I just semi-retired as a ballet instructor after many many years of dancing and teaching in order to be obedient to God in raising and nurturing our kiddos. We just moved a little ways from where we were and inherited 3 chickens. Not a huge spot of land but enough to grow on in raised beds. Pray for us that we would slowly and realistically be able to learn do grow and repeat and use what God has provided being good stewards of the land, animals, health, and children because they are ultimately His. Much love ❤️ The Marfil’s from GA
I’m so glad you are enjoying my videos! I also was a ballerina and always thought I would teach some day. It’s sure crazy to think how different my life is now compared to how I pictured, but I have zero regrets. ❤️
I love your story, thanks for sharing. We have a similar story left California and are in Oklahoma.
Amen, Amen....It all matters....thank you for caring about your time on earth and stewarding what God has blessed you with...
So inspiring! Shared your video with my sister in Wisconsin! They are hoping to buy a homestead in the next year or 2. My husband and I just started our homesteading journey April 1st...when we bought our 10 acre farm. So far we have planted fruit trees, planted a huge garden, and have 15 laying hen chickens. We can't wait to start sharing our journey on our upcoming RUclips channel!!
How exciting!! And thank you for sharing.
I love this! Well done!
Such a beautiful story of just keep pressing on. God has given you the responsibility of raising your children and doing it in a way that you see fit. They will only prosper with the environment you have them in. Good job!
Yep. I'm in. 😁
Half of me says "she's maybe a bit crazy around the edges."
The other half says "I've been told I'm a little crazy around the edges".
And, finally, my OTHER half says "follow HER journey & see who the "crazy" REALLY is.
From experience, I know the answer going in.
It's. NOT. Us. It's the rest of the world who ALWAYS seems to think they always have THE answer... YOUR answer (s). The interesting thing to me, is that "they" are almost ALWAYS wrong. WE... are the answer to OUR questions in life.
Nobody else... just. us.
What a wonderful realization.
Carry on...
Thanks for inviting us to share your journey.
I'll be watching... ❤️
👏🙌❤️
Love this! To add to the end of your video, we are called to be good steward. Good stewards of our land, bodies, children, everything! So that is what I remind myself when I'm making choices for myself and my family
Yes, exactly!
I watched it this morning and it made me cry. Your story is exactly what we are going through. We want many kids (because they are so perfect!) and currently looking for a land. This land searching and skyrocketed lumber price takes toll on us but we know we can do it. Although we are in the phase of having only child and renting at the moment, it is so encouraging to hear your story and that you made it. I have faith that God will always guide us. And yes, like you said, our ultimate goal is to bring back what God has created for us. I want to provide the environment where our children can thrive as God intended. God bless you and your family! Thank you for sharing this! Lots of love from East Texas :) ❤️🙏
What a beautiful story and family!
Thank you!!
We live in Western Washington. Being in our early 60’s we both have aging parents who need us. So, as much as we’d like to leave, we will be staying for them. We don’t know what the future holds but we are trusting the Lord in this. You have a beautiful property!
I completely understand. Family has to come first. Thank you!
This is awesome. Your channel was suggested RUclips. In my heart, I feel like how you feel. Blessings to you and your family.
I’m so glad you found me! It’s so nice to find others who feel the same. ❤️
Awesome
I love your life you keep going as you see fit and you're a beautiful person and I wish you all the best and don't let anybody put you down for it you just keep working hard on your homestead
Thank you, that means so much to me!
Thank you for all you have done ,to help all of us 🙏
I'm so glad you found my content helpful!
Very inspirational. God is so good!
Thank you. Yes!
You've had quite a journey--hardships can certainly make us better inside and out. Love the message and pictures!
Thank you for sharing your story! My husband was in the military and we moved from Tennessee to California with a dog and a guinea pig. Poor little critter lived in a cat carrier for a few weeks. God bless you and your family.
Aw, that's great you brought him along though! And thank you! ❤️
You have pulled of a miracle!
This was so beautiful! I am so happy I found your channel. Your family is an inspiration
Beautiful story God bless ya and good luck! Looking forward to seeing more videos.
Thank you so much!
Love it! You are doing an amazing thing for your family. God created our bodies and it's honoring to Him when we take care of them.
Thank you! Yes, I absolutely agree!
I love your story! Very well said.
What an amazing journey! What you’re doing is incredible, thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Perfectly said!! Love your journey/ adventure! We are in a similar one. We have 6 children except 3 of them are already 18 and older. We thought we would have already reached out dream but we haven't yet. All of our kids are still home for right now. And our homestead isn't perfect or done but your channel is a wonderful way i keep going. Even if we never get it " perfect" I know we are on our own journey, our own God given path. Our youngest just turned 1. I just keep praying daily we are raising our kids the way God wants. When people call us crazy it honestly makes me try all the more. If crazy is wanting my family as healthy as we can be then it's me. I believe God will keep guiding us. Thank you so much for sharing your story and your family with us!! I learn so much and you inspire me! God bless you!!💗
Thank you so much for your kind words! I used to fear that we wouldn’t reach our goals while our kids were still young. Now I realize that the journey towards these goals is what I want them to experience, and we are doing that! And so are you! We’ll never reach anything close to “perfect.” That’s what heaven is for. Nothing on this earth will be perfect. May God continue to bless you and your family as well! ❤️
Such a beautiful story
Thank you! We sure feel blessed.
I love that I found your channel and this video today! We have been discussing moving our family of 9 for the past year, we also live in Washington and have for most of our lives. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome! Go for it! 🙌
Yes!!! This is why I want to move out of CA this year to start my homesteading journey!!!
Wow. Good for you. Beautiful family. All the best on your journey.
Thank you! ❤️
What a wonderful story, filled with grit and determination! This is what our children need to see in us. Thank you for sharing it. Like you, as a teenager, I did not want children. Now we have twelve. Ha! We are currently looking for a somewhat established farm in TX, MO, and TN. We live in TX and have grown children and grandchildren here, so we're trying hard to stay here. It's exciting to see where the Lord will lead us. If you feel comfortable, I would love to see a home tour video and maybe more details of what was most important to you in the building process/floor plan of your home (i.e. food storage, open concept, layout, etc.). Thanks again and well done!
Thank you! And, wow, 12! What a blessing! I'm sure you will find the perfect farm. I know it can be stressful when you don't know what is ahead though. That is a great idea for a video, I can definitely do that. I just have to get my house clean enough to show on RUclips, ha!
I just watched this, after I watched the Azure Standard mistakes to avoid video,( great video BTW)! I must admit this one got me in the heart. We are going through the same thing here in Utah, and none of our plans are working but we persevere. And to answer your friends question.." why does it matter?" we will all very soon find out! Ask Claus Schwab why he is so concerned about people like us being independent. You guys are awesome and I just found a new mentor! P.S. great job on your home, how long did it take? We are living in our paid for A frame we just remodeled because like your Mobile home it was DAMAGED! It was supposed to be for an Airbnb for income but because of the bureaucracy of our tiny town our build is being held up for over a year now, but we are grateful to have it! And because of the Globalist bureaucracy devaluing our earned and saved dollars we can no longer build what we wanted and have to combine barn and home because we will not go into debt. BUT we feel it's so important because of what is coming. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing your story and your hard earned and valuable information and lessons! God Bless, protect and prosper you all!
Thank you for your kind words. ❤️ I’m so glad my story could help inspire you. It’s not an easy path to take. But so worth it! Our home took 2 years to build, but we had many friends in the trades to help. If I could do it over, I would probably have made it smaller and put some money into a barn and fencing instead. That’s next on our list!
Thank you so much for sharing your story! U definitely get an A+ for the effort u put into where u r today! I feel inspired! We also homestead but so far my husband has a job besides n we're hoping before long he can work at home! We have a farm n 60 some hives of bees here in Canada.
I’m so glad my story was inspiring to you! I also am hoping to bring my husband home some day so that we can work together. And wow, that is so neat that you have so many bees!!
I’m so glad that you gave us the back drop of your story. So thankful that I found your channel; you’re an inspiration! Keep doing what you’re doing for yourself and your beautiful family. God bless you!❤
Thank you so much!
Love your story! I am new to a homesteading lifestyle and am still a beginner in so many things. It is a beautiful life and I learn so much through it. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! ❤️
I enjoyed that. It came from your heart.
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. And yes, this was the scariest video to put out because of it!
Wow. Such a good story. And I 100% agree with you. My husband and I are wanting to have a homestead. Just so much planning and saving.
Thank you. Yes! It’s worth it though!
Amazing story thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching! ❤️
Beautiful!
Thank you! ❤️
I’m so happy for you!!! I want to get to where you guys are soon yoo
You will! ❤️
Subscribed after watching this video 🥰❤️. Homesteading is something I want to achieve but have zero experience, but you openly sharing your story has given me hope. Thank you ❤️
I’m so glad! ❤️🙌
I"m so touched by your stroy. Every hardship is like God helping us to go he right direction! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I do agree the sourdough can't get us to heaven but our bodies is the Temple of God, it's great for his children to take good care of themselves until we meet him face to face! Ok my question is, I live in a high maintenance city Hong Kong, trying to stay as organic as we could, however, the expenses and properties price are outrageous. I try to make my own sourdough and eat organic, but it's impossible for us to own a land. If you were me, how mcuh you would continue to strive for a life close to your current one? I'm struggling and your live actually is my ultimate goal. I'm tryihng to stay sober and have my family live like we are meeting Jesus tomorrow but the everyday struggle is real.... Hope you will read my message
Hope the best for you and your family. There are so many ways to make money homesteading.
Thank you! Yes, I agree!
I’m so glad I found this video and heard your story! We are starting out on basically the exact same journey! Today we are moving out of our big house and moving into an RV for a couple of years while we attempt to purchase 40 acres of land. We’re not sure if the sale’s gonna go through, but we figured renting out the house and living in an RV for a couple of months will help us save a huge down payment whether it’s this land or some different land, and then we’re gonna Live in the RV for a while out there until we can build a house and set out on our own little homesteading adventure!
It’s so reassuring to find someone else who has been on that journey and came out alive and well 😂
Ha, yes!! What an exciting adventure! 👏 It was actually such a fun and cozy time in our lives, even with its challenges. Sometimes I actually miss the closeness that we had in our tiny little home. I wish you all the best!
Love it 🙏 subscribed 😍
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for being here. ❤️
Wow you and your husband are so brave. This is my goal also but I'm so afraid to pack my kids and move so far away. I only have 3 so this gives me the courage to start planning for a future somewhere else.
Go for it! We still have zero regrets and our kids are so happy we made the move as well. I think the most important things to make it a success are a positive attitude and making sure to build connections and community quickly in your new home. Good luck!
Enjoyed.
Thanks for watching! ❤️
So inspiring! It's our dream to have a small homestead one day.
Don’t let go of that dream, and make the leap before you are “ready”! ❤️
Well done, Momma.
Thank you!
Do you mind sharing your kitchen layout?. It's absolutely beautiful
Thank you! And yes, I'm planning on doing a kitchen tour soon.
Thank you for sharing your story. How much land do you have now?
I'd love to hear more about your garden. Is it feasible to grow enough vegetables for your large family living in Wisconsin. I live in Ohio and find the shorter growing season a challenge.
We have 60 acres here, about 25 of forest and the rest field/yard. And yes, it is! There are some crops that need a head start indoors, but other than that, I don’t find it that much different than growing in WA. In fact, I think things grow better here!
How do you find mentors and people that will help you when you’re moving somewhere where you don’t know anyone? I mean it would be challenging enough to get a family member to help us if they lived near us. How did you do it? I don’t think we have much money either. By the time the realtors get their fees, and all the closing costs and other fees selling our house, will be lucky to break even. But I know we want to get out of Florida and get into the country somewhere where we can learn to Homestead. My husband has some money in his 401(k), which I’m starting to wonder if maybe we should just withdraw it and use that. But honestly I am very scared. My husband doesn’t even know how to build a chicken coop. He’s a truck driver that’s all he knows. He did once fix a leak under our kitchen sink by watching a RUclips video. I would appreciate any advice or suggestions you can give me. I don’t like where the society is going and I know we need to learn to be self-sufficient. Thank you for this wonderful video.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video. ❤️ We were blessed to already have a church community in the location that we moved. Even though we had never met them, we had a connection and instant “family.” Without this, I’d suggest you get involved immediately in your new location. Whether that’s at a church, a mom’s group, or wherever you can find other people with similar values. As far ad your husband not having homesteading skills, just know that skills help but if your heart is in it you’ll figure it out. You can learn anything on the internet these days! I wish you all the best!
My answer to people who say why does it matter if it’s not required to get into heaven is Why rush to get to heaven or speed up your children’s process to get there or make it painful by feeding them processed foods that will hurt them
Very true!