I am 71, mother,wife and sister in law. I have created the holidays every year, however, within the last 4 years I have had throat cancer, this year I had lung cancer. I know that with every fiber of my being, it's so important to just do your best that your able. Thank you Jill for the video.
Standing in my kitchen, on day ?? of no shower, trying to create some peace in the chaos of a house that now holds three generations, trying to figure out what to make for our church holiday meal tomorrow night and now tears are running down my face. Jill, You have value, you have power and your words were healing particularly in this video. Thank you.
You bring value to everyday life. Being a homemaker was my lifelong dream. I’m living it. Thank God for like minded woman who live out loud what God has called us to be.
So sweet Jill. Thank you for making this point today. There is no home without the makers who help keep it running. Life is really about just the simple things and remembering all that we are thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.
My kids are all older. I love being home. Having a clean home, attending my garden and cooking good foods for my family. People judge and think I sit around watching TV all day but they honestly have no clue. I have worked from home for years and recently my father retired and closed his business. So I am making the best of it. I do NOT plan on working outside of the home. I know my boys are 22, 19 and 16 and they do not need me like they once did and I could work outside of the home. So instead I am going to start RUclips and making more out of my homesteading journey. I may pick up side hustles along they way and that is fine with my husband and I. Thank you for making this video and your kind words about homemakers. It is truly a lost way of life.
I really needed this video during this season. I’m a homemaker to my family and I keep feeling like I need to do more. I constantly need to remember what I do is IMPORTANT. This really touched my heart and soul. Thank you ❤
Its hot mess mom express train this week 😂 My husband told me its okay, we love the home you provide us, the smells we get to come home to & warm laundry on cold morning (i love throwing his clothes in the dryer before he wakes up)
Thank you so much for this video. I'm a stay at home Mom of three (a five year old and newborn twins) and a full-time nursing student. As I'm watching this, it is 11:45 at night, and I'm the only one awake, washing bottles and putting the kitchen to bed. Thank you so much for making me feel seen and reminding me how holy this work is and how truly grateful I am for the memories made while making these messes.
My twins just turned 10 years old. It gets easier mama! Take too many pictures and clean less and hold them more. The days can be long but trust me, the years are unfairly fast!! I got my masters when my twins were babies. It’s a lot. You can’t do it all and that’s ok.
Thank you for this! I used to be a touring Broadway actress and now I'm pregnant with my 4th (and my oldest is 5)! I got on a kick last night looking up all my actor friends from NYC and many, many of them are having stellar careers. Only a handful are married, and even fewer have kids. Definitely needed a reminder, as I huff and puff my way around my messy house with my huge belly, that my work matters more than any career. :)
Jill I've been following you for a few years, this is my favorite vlog, thanks for the beautiful message, blessings to your family from mine here in Texas
I agree that we should appreciate every season we are in. I’ve been a homemaker for 7 years now and as much as I feel that many don’t see the value of my role at home; I know that my little family in my home appreciate what I do.
Beautiful Jill, you are valuable ❤️ I look so forward to you welcoming me from across the miles in, to experience your day with you. You have no idea how much I look forward to seeing you and Jessica’s vlogs, it is relaxing to me, since I am a shut in, my siblings want nothing to do with me, and life just gets so lonely. I just want you to know you touch my heart, and you are valuable in ways you may not even be aware of. Love from Michigan ❤️ Debbie
Happy Thanksgiving to you all from Australia where we don't have a day like that but I am still thanking a lot of people Where I am today. Enjoy your special day.
I really enjoyed this video, you hit the nail on the head, it’s always good to see real life. When you cook most meals from scratch our cans go in the sink and not the trash, everything adds up quickly but oh so worth it. On my days when I’m feeling defeated or overwhelmed I’ll come back to this video, what an encouragement. Thank you!
Thank you. Sometimes we homemakers forget our own value. You brought tears to my eyes with your sweet, lovable, valuable words. ❤️❤️ Thank you, beautiful soul ❤️❤️
Fellow homemaker/mom over here! So love this video and the words/ideas within it! Bless your sweet heart and your wise mind. You help inspire people like me.
Jill, thank you. I’m recently engaged and my dream from the time I could remember dreams, was to be a momma. A wife. A God fearing partner. A good home maker. I’ve felt out of body the past week. Life doesn’t feel real. Your video has brought me to tears and has reminded me well. Thank you so much for your sweet generous post. You have grounded me in a chaotic time in ways I didn’t know I needed.
Hi Jill! Today I started watching your RUclips channel from the beginning ❤ The girls are so cute and Baby June is just adorable. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Back to the videos...
Thank you for sharing your beautiful reflections. I’m so so grateful to have a husband and kids that truly show appreciation for me for all the food I grow from seed, home cooked meals, home baked goodies and homemade clothes and more. I never dreamed about nor thought I’d live this way but so happy this is my life-even when’s it’s messy! 😂 I’m glad you all enjoyed some precious time with friends and family. I can only imagine how yummy your food was. And need to go back and check, but have you ever shared your morning drink recipe? That looked very interesting! Have a beautiful weekend!
I’m a month behind videos 😅 but this one was meant for me to watch it late. As I prepare for our Christmas Eve feast, I feel defeated with a messy house late at night. You inspired me to get up and clean my bathroom and start some bread to rise over night. I needed to hear that I need to value myself. Thank you Jill. I really appreciate your words, always. I am so grateful.
Happy Thanksgiving Jill, Nathan & Girls! ❤️ I'm a gray haired girl with an empty nest and my children and their children are 3 days away. My heart is still in my home. My job is different but i am so grateful for my beloved of nearly 41 years and the things God has given me to tend and steward. We are blessed.
I just love this oh so much!!!! Thank you, Jill, for these beautiful reminders. It can be easy to get stuck in a rut doing the day to day tasks of being a wife, momma, homestead keeper, Homemaker & more. What a beautiful reminder you gave ❤️
I Lord thank you for this encouragement! Thanks for sharing this message it was simple yet powerful cause I too feel that and it was a sweet reminder! Praying for your 2023!
What is left after serving your loved ones is such a glorious mess, it is the fulfillment of the day! And was that a laundry shoot hidden behind that door?! Genius! Bless you guys for showing up for each other and for us who are here learning and growing along with you. ❤
@@WhisperingWillowFarm I sent you an IG message the other day too, so you can reach me there. Let's make it happen after the holidays :) how sweet of you. I look forward to it. Plus I never go anywhere empty handed and I'd like to think I'm a lovely baker
I found your videos about 3 months ago. I'm so so Thankful I did, you are an amazing woman, I love your faith in God & your such an inspiration to me. I've been threw alot and your videos is helping me. God Bless You & Yours!!
Jill, the homemaker is the fuel to the fire of life within the family. Thank you to you Nate, and the girls for letting us learn from your family. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving xx
Happy Thanksgiving, Houses are homes not museums. My home was full of kids visitors dogs cats families and more. We kept our home clean but lived in. We never apologized for that. We had a standing invitation that anyone was welcome anytime for any reason. Not everything matched not everything was new but it worked. I never judged anyone that came everyone always left with than they brought. We had several orphan adults with no family and no where to go for holidays and we invited them year after year until they became family. That home had two working kitchens and they both were going all out as we always had 20-30 folks come by. 2 turkeys 2 hams ect ect. we never asked anyone to bring anything but some would and did. That was the best and busiest chapter of my life. The kids are grown my first wife passed. I am remarried now in the suburbs. Never apologize for living in your home to anyone. If you are honest and work and clean and spend quality time with God, yourself, your spouse and your children then God bless you I am sure you have a home that I would love and would feel welcome in. Take time to acknowledge your contributions because they are valuable as Jill said and you / we are all valuable. So if all five shoes by the door are all pointing in different directions don't worry about straightening them or looking for shoe number six smile and say Jesus would like this home.
Thank you for this. I haven’t been watching much YT because life has been insanely busy and I chose this quiet morning to watch a little, and you popped up. I also thank you for your realness….I also started a vlog some time ago and one of the main reasons I stopped trying to film is because our house is never quiet or clean…so thank you for that. Have a Blessed Holiday Season!!!
Oh my goodness. All the feels. I love this so much! Thank you for reminding us that the Instagram moments are just that. There’s a whole other world that we live that is just as valuable. 💕💕💕💕💕💕
I adore you. This was so sweet. I love the messes and the heart. I love witnessing the dreams, the simple, the real. It is so easy to look past the dreams that we are living.
Thank you so so much for sharing this... I've been worried sharing our life in social media but I'm trying to be better on like " hey this is me, and this is our family and I love it- It doesn't have to be 'perfect ' but it is to us " always love your videos !
Jill I 100%agree with you, it's not the fancy things you have in life it's what and how you provide for your family, whether that's adding homegrown carrots to the dinner or making handmade Christmas cards with your kids out of card and leaves from the garden , and I'm so happy you are showing to dirty pots in the sink as alot of t alot of people can relate to this, rather then a blogger who sits down in a sparkling white clean room with no mess whatsoever, that's not real life , you have a lovely home and family.
Thank you for the content you share. I have learned so much. I am so grateful for you and your family to share your journey with us. Happy Thanksgiving.
Jill, I have been watching you for years, but have never commented on one of your videos before - this was such an authentic affirmation & so appreciated by us moms who have been homemakers for almost 30 years. I have an amazingly sweet hubby & 4 wonderful kids - but sometimes my efforts seem to feel invisible & unimportant. You gave me a feeling of being worthy today. My works are my love. My joy is seeing others happy. And it makes me feel valuable by hearing this. Thank you - sweet friend! Meant alot to this Momma.
Jill from Minnesota here! Just a thought - adding tinctures into hot water. Adding tinctures even together? How does this change their bioavailability or possibly negate their benefits all together (or not). I am an RN and know that that combining/ingesting certain medications/supplements together can have effects that either negate the intended results, amplify, or . . . cause harm. Just because supplements are "natural" doesn't mean they can't cause harm.
Yep. My kitchen is also messy from cooking all the things I am taking to another's house for Thanksgiving. AND here I am watching you instead of cleaning my kitchen before I go. This is not usually me, but today it seems so right.
AMEN and thank you! The absolute best vlog you have shared. The best work a homemaker will ever do will be within the walls of their own home (property). Happy Thanksgiving ❤
I’m thankful for this video and the window into a moment in your life in the kitchen. It reminds me to count my blessings as I now possess, in my late 30’s, what I had prayed for as a young person. ❤Sending love and I wish I could hug you to thank you for making your lovely videos.
It is sadly easy to sort of feel like you're invisible. You exist just to meet the needs of everyone else while your well is bone dry. I went through years feeling this way and allowing a seed of bitterness to root. Praise God for pulling me out of that pit! I am 66, and my two boys are grown and starting their families. My husband and I are living in the country and building our homestead. I see a change in the homemaking atmosphere. I see young women whose dream it is to be a wife and mother with no shame! These women need people like you, Jill, to encourage them. They need to find their tribe, a community of like-minded women to show them the way
Yes 🙌 I needed to see this. My husband is deployed and it would be so nice to have a job outside the home to have people to connect with and validate me on a day to day basis. And im okay with being at home right now even though i have an education “im not using” because im never going to get this time back with my kids. They will never be this little again. We will never have this one on one time again. I’ve had so many people tell me “oh you just stay at home…” and so many more mothers tell me how much i will appreciate these memories and that they wish they had the opportunity to stay home with their children while they were small.
I just love how real you are Jill!!! I’m 60 years old now and my family still tease me about how from the earliest age like three at the oldest that even I can remember back to, all I ever wanted was to be a mommy. I wanted lots of kids and to be a stay at home wife and mother. Well I got married at 19 and by 20 I had my first child by 27 I had my fifth lol. I got the most amazing babies, even though my firstborn and my only boy is autistic. High functioning autism. It was so not easy so not easy. But he was perfect and is perfect. He’s loving, gorgeous and everything I ever wanted and then I got four gorgeous smart fabulous daughters too. Yes we were dirt poor, but we did not live off the system. I’m excellent at stretching money and cooking from nothing and my ex-husband worked hard all the time. The sad thing is that he isn’t sweet or kind. He was to other people just not to me and will leave it at that. Which is part of why I so enjoy watching you and Nate together. Because you both are genuinely kind sweet dear people and parents. But I understand what you were saying about what you’ve always wanted from the very beginning and how you also enjoy the little things, the special moments, the reading between the lines of day today moments and treasuring them. You were so genuine and neat to and those three girls could not be more precious, adorable and sweet. Just the kind of video I needed on Thanksgiving day. Happy Thanksgiving to your whole family we love you and you make our Thanksgiving better❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
This video gives me serious Alex Congeliere vibes... but also totally needed this! Was studying the proverbs 31 woman this morning (in the context of Parenting. I'm doing a study called Don't Make Me Count to 3 by Ginger Hubbard which I could not recommend enough!!) and woah did I feel like I am so falling short... but by the end of my study/prayer time was so thankful for the grace we have through Jesus as we learn to be more like him!
Thank you Jill, today did not go as I planned but the song the Goodness of God was playing in my head as I was dishes and put the leftovers away! I too always wanted just what I have been blessed with, so I am thankful and at peace even when things don’t go as I had planned! ❤️
Again Jill thanks for being real! As I was saying earlier yes I got to be a stay at home mom of my five kids born in seven years. Now I never got to have my farm that I dreamt of my entire life. But I don’t focus on that. I focus on that I have amazing children and how I got to stay at home with them I don’t focus on the fact that we were poor And that my life was hard and isolated and my house was always a disaster no matter how hard I worked on it lol. I focus on every good little thing and the big things and watching my child sleep rocking my child to sleep and feeding my child. I felt blessed then and I feel blessed now. And I watch your family and jess’s family live my dream and that’s awesome. Because both of your families and both of you don’t take it for granted and you value every little thing. So I live my dream the part that I didn’t get to have vicariously through you Jill and Jess lol 🙏🏼. Seriously I do and I’m very happy that way🥰.
Happy Thanksgiving!! Thanks so much for the reminder The value of family and friends at the table sharing a home meal prepare with love and care is a value and cherish moment !
Jill, I’ve recently found your videos and I can’t get enough! In the last 2 years I have felt the conviction of becoming a homemaker. Before that, I was a wife and a mom, but not a homemaker. I constantly searched for purpose and was trying to figure out “what I want to be when I grow up”. This video just confirmed what I’ve learned to be true. There is no greater joy (for me, at least) that being a homemaker, and realizing that has given me the greatest since of peace and joy. Thank you SO much for the beautiful videos you make and the Light that you shine. 💗 Also it’s a small world! I saw your P.O. box has a Vilonia address! That’s only 2 hours south from our little homestead! Hope you had a happy thanksgiving. 💗
OMG Jill! This video is soo perfect and soo spot on as to what is truly real in our day to day lives. Dishes get dirty, kitchens get messy, cooks get tired and need help...but all in all, the day was good and we are all blessed beyond our means and we must take the time to be intentional about giving thanks and gratitude where it is needed. Personally, I don't like the cookie cutter videos out there where everyone is decorating it all perfect and and all and although they certainly are making it all lovely and festive, I sometimes just want to watch a real family doing real life things and things are not always perfect...nor should they be right? I mean we don't run on batteries and all that. You guys would enjoy listening to one of "Scotty McCreery's" songs called "Dirty Dishes" as it is all about everything you just highlighted in this video. Loved it...we all need more videos like this! Happy Thanksgiving guys!
I am 71, mother,wife and sister in law. I have created the holidays every year, however, within the last 4 years I have had throat cancer, this year I had lung cancer. I know that with every fiber of my being, it's so important to just do your best that your able. Thank you Jill for the video.
Standing in my kitchen, on day ?? of no shower, trying to create some peace in the chaos of a house that now holds three generations, trying to figure out what to make for our church holiday meal tomorrow night and now tears are running down my face. Jill, You have value, you have power and your words were healing particularly in this video. Thank you.
You bring value to everyday life. Being a homemaker was my lifelong dream. I’m living it. Thank God for like minded woman who live out loud what God has called us to be.
So sweet Jill. Thank you for making this point today. There is no home without the makers who help keep it running. Life is really about just the simple things and remembering all that we are thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.
Thank you for your kind words and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family
Well said. I’ve been a homemaker for the past 53 years and feel so blessed for it. 💕
My kids are all older. I love being home. Having a clean home, attending my garden and cooking good foods for my family. People judge and think I sit around watching TV all day but they honestly have no clue. I have worked from home for years and recently my father retired and closed his business. So I am making the best of it. I do NOT plan on working outside of the home. I know my boys are 22, 19 and 16 and they do not need me like they once did and I could work outside of the home. So instead I am going to start RUclips and making more out of my homesteading journey. I may pick up side hustles along they way and that is fine with my husband and I. Thank you for making this video and your kind words about homemakers. It is truly a lost way of life.
Girl, did I need to hear those words. Yesterday, today, and every day. ❤
I really needed this video during this season. I’m a homemaker to my family and I keep feeling like I need to do more. I constantly need to remember what I do is IMPORTANT. This really touched my heart and soul. Thank you ❤
Jill - Nathan and Family enjoy this very special day .
Happy Thanksgiving to you Lynette
Its hot mess mom express train this week 😂
My husband told me its okay, we love the home you provide us, the smells we get to come home to & warm laundry on cold morning (i love throwing his clothes in the dryer before he wakes up)
Your videos have been spot on lately, I'm sure it's because you're following your ❤️ and being authentic.
Amen ❤❤❤ Those are all the dreams I have also. You are an incredible homemaker mother wife and farmer x
Thank you so much for this video. I'm a stay at home Mom of three (a five year old and newborn twins) and a full-time nursing student. As I'm watching this, it is 11:45 at night, and I'm the only one awake, washing bottles and putting the kitchen to bed. Thank you so much for making me feel seen and reminding me how holy this work is and how truly grateful I am for the memories made while making these messes.
Girl you are a Rockstar, keep on grinding because one day you will look back on all the hard work and realize it was necessary for your success
My twins just turned 10 years old. It gets easier mama! Take too many pictures and clean less and hold them more. The days can be long but trust me, the years are unfairly fast!! I got my masters when my twins were babies. It’s a lot. You can’t do it all and that’s ok.
Also, in our home, I call this...digging out the kitchen. 😊
Thank you for this! I used to be a touring Broadway actress and now I'm pregnant with my 4th (and my oldest is 5)! I got on a kick last night looking up all my actor friends from NYC and many, many of them are having stellar careers. Only a handful are married, and even fewer have kids. Definitely needed a reminder, as I huff and puff my way around my messy house with my huge belly, that my work matters more than any career. :)
Thanks for sharing your story and I completely agree with you
Jill I've been following you for a few years, this is my favorite vlog, thanks for the beautiful message, blessings to your family from mine here in Texas
I agree that we should appreciate every season we are in. I’ve been a homemaker for 7 years now and as much as I feel that many don’t see the value of my role at home; I know that my little family in my home appreciate what I do.
That was really nice to listen to while I made soup while wearing a bathrobe next to a sink full of dishes 😂👍🏻
Beautiful Jill, you are valuable ❤️ I look so forward to you welcoming me from across the miles in, to experience your day with you. You have no idea how much I look forward to seeing you and Jessica’s vlogs, it is relaxing to me, since I am a shut in, my siblings want nothing to do with me, and life just gets so lonely. I just want you to know you touch my heart, and you are valuable in ways you may not even be aware of. Love from Michigan ❤️ Debbie
Happy Thanksgiving to you all from Australia where we don't have a day like that but I am still thanking a lot of people Where I am today. Enjoy your special day.
Amen Jill 💖
Fillin’ up my heart over here 🥹
This is what this mama needed to see! 🧡🧡
I really enjoyed this video, you hit the nail on the head, it’s always good to see real life. When you cook most meals from scratch our cans go in the sink and not the trash, everything adds up quickly but oh so worth it. On my days when I’m feeling defeated or overwhelmed I’ll come back to this video, what an encouragement. Thank you!
thank your beautiful lady, mother and an inspiriting soul. I to are in my slipper so shy trying for years to start a video
Thank you. Sometimes we homemakers forget our own value. You brought tears to my eyes with your sweet, lovable, valuable words. ❤️❤️ Thank you, beautiful soul ❤️❤️
Thank you Jill, that was awesome and so wise ! Love you 💚
I needed this today 💚💜
Thank you for the encouragement Jill!! God bless your family. Happy thanksgiving ❤️
Thank you sweet Jill.
Happy thanksgiving to you all. You and your family are a blessing to many. A lovely vlog. 💕💕🌻🌻
Fellow homemaker/mom over here! So love this video and the words/ideas within it! Bless your sweet heart and your wise mind. You help inspire people like me.
Thank you for your kind words ❤
Jill, thank you. I’m recently engaged and my dream from the time I could remember dreams, was to be a momma. A wife. A God fearing partner. A good home maker. I’ve felt out of body the past week. Life doesn’t feel real. Your video has brought me to tears and has reminded me well. Thank you so much for your sweet generous post. You have grounded me in a chaotic time in ways I didn’t know I needed.
What a great reminder! Thanks for being real!!
I watched this while getting ready for work this morning, it was very uplifting. Thank you!
Jill, thank you for this.
Hi Jill! Today I started watching your RUclips channel from the beginning ❤ The girls are so cute and Baby June is just adorable. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Back to the videos...
Thank you for sharing your beautiful reflections. I’m so so grateful to have a husband and kids that truly show appreciation for me for all the food I grow from seed, home cooked meals, home baked goodies and homemade clothes and more. I never dreamed about nor thought I’d live this way but so happy this is my life-even when’s it’s messy! 😂
I’m glad you all enjoyed some precious time with friends and family. I can only imagine how yummy your food was.
And need to go back and check, but have you ever shared your morning drink recipe? That looked very interesting!
Have a beautiful weekend!
I love all the rich colors in your kitchen. From the countertops to the ceramics, they're beautiful. Thank you for sharing our thoughts and your life.
Thank you for your kind words ❤
I love watching your videos ! Your kitchen is beautiful! I love the way you have it decorated, and all the beautiful pottery. Someday if Gods will!
Always getting better!!!,even in silence you are always in my mind...God bless.
I really needed this video today. Thank you so so much for helping us to remember that we need to remember our value.
I’m a month behind videos 😅 but this one was meant for me to watch it late. As I prepare for our Christmas Eve feast, I feel defeated with a messy house late at night. You inspired me to get up and clean my bathroom and start some bread to rise over night. I needed to hear that I need to value myself. Thank you Jill. I really appreciate your words, always. I am so grateful.
Thank you for your kind words and Merry Christmas to you and your family
I so needed to hear this today!! Thank you so much!! God bless!
Thank you so much for your beautiful words. That means so much. I’m grateful for your words. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family
Thank you for your kind words and Happy Thanksgiving to you my friend
@@WhisperingWillowFarm 🦃❤️
This was a beautiful reality check. I applaud you girl.
Happy Thanksgiving Jill, Nathan & Girls! ❤️ I'm a gray haired girl with an empty nest and my children and their children are 3 days away. My heart is still in my home. My job is different but i am so grateful for my beloved of nearly 41 years and the things God has given me to tend and steward. We are blessed.
That is beautiful, thanks for sharing
I just love this oh so much!!!! Thank you, Jill, for these beautiful reminders. It can be easy to get stuck in a rut doing the day to day tasks of being a wife, momma, homestead keeper, Homemaker & more. What a beautiful reminder you gave ❤️
I Lord thank you for this encouragement! Thanks for sharing this message it was simple yet powerful cause I too feel that and it was a sweet reminder! Praying for your 2023!
Hope you have a blessed 2023 as well
Such an important message💜
Love this Jill as a wife and mom of many I really appreciate this. Happy Thanksgiving to yall
You have such a sweet soul! Glad I have stumbled across your videos!
Oh thank you!
Absolutely LOVE❤ the value of the homemaker is a true gift to the family!!!
What is left after serving your loved ones is such a glorious mess, it is the fulfillment of the day! And was that a laundry shoot hidden behind that door?! Genius! Bless you guys for showing up for each other and for us who are here learning and growing along with you. ❤
What I wouldn't give to have a cup of coffee with you and visit you're such a sweet gem!
Well if you ever make it to central AR, we could make it happen
@@WhisperingWillowFarm I definitely could make that happen since I'm just a stones throw from you. 😉
@@DreamweaversHomestead we love visitors. We would even put you up for the night if you wanted
@@WhisperingWillowFarm I sent you an IG message the other day too, so you can reach me there. Let's make it happen after the holidays :) how sweet of you. I look forward to it. Plus I never go anywhere empty handed and I'd like to think I'm a lovely baker
@@DreamweaversHomestead hey I don't get to see lots of my IG messages. Please email me jill@thewhisperingwillowfarm.com
I found your videos about 3 months ago. I'm so so Thankful I did, you are an amazing woman, I love your faith in God & your such an inspiration to me. I've been threw alot and your videos is helping me. God Bless You & Yours!!
Thank you for your kind words and I'm glad you are here
Thank you for this video. 💕
Jill, the homemaker is the fuel to the fire of life within the family.
Thank you to you Nate, and the girls for letting us learn from your family. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving xx
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you
Happy Thanksgiving, Houses are homes not museums. My home was full of kids visitors dogs cats families and more. We kept our home clean but lived in. We never apologized for that. We had a standing invitation that anyone was welcome anytime for any reason. Not everything matched not everything was new but it worked. I never judged anyone that came everyone always left with than they brought. We had several orphan adults with no family and no where to go for holidays and we invited them year after year until they became family. That home had two working kitchens and they both were going all out as we always had 20-30 folks come by. 2 turkeys 2 hams ect ect. we never asked anyone to bring anything but some would and did. That was the best and busiest chapter of my life. The kids are grown my first wife passed. I am remarried now in the suburbs. Never apologize for living in your home to anyone. If you are honest and work and clean and spend quality time with God, yourself, your spouse and your children then God bless you I am sure you have a home that I would love and would feel welcome in. Take time to acknowledge your contributions because they are valuable as Jill said and you / we are all valuable. So if all five shoes by the door are all pointing in different directions don't worry about straightening them or looking for shoe number six smile and say Jesus would like this home.
Love this, thanks for sharing
Thank you for this. I haven’t been watching much YT because life has been insanely busy and I chose this quiet morning to watch a little, and you popped up. I also thank you for your realness….I also started a vlog some time ago and one of the main reasons I stopped trying to film is because our house is never quiet or clean…so thank you for that. Have a Blessed Holiday Season!!!
Oh my goodness. All the feels. I love this so much! Thank you for reminding us that the Instagram moments are just that. There’s a whole other world that we live that is just as valuable. 💕💕💕💕💕💕
Amen sister!
Thank you so much for the reminder. I needed that.
Thank you. I needed this. ❤️
I adore you. This was so sweet. I love the messes and the heart. I love witnessing the dreams, the simple, the real. It is so easy to look past the dreams that we are living.
still hoping and praying I can be a mom and a homemaker one day ♥
I am 4 minutes in and I already feel better 🥰 Thank you for this 💜
precious video, thank you
Thank you so so much for sharing this... I've been worried sharing our life in social media but I'm trying to be better on like " hey this is me, and this is our family and I love it- It doesn't have to be 'perfect ' but it is to us " always love your videos !
Jill I 100%agree with you, it's not the fancy things you have in life it's what and how you provide for your family, whether that's adding homegrown carrots to the dinner or making handmade Christmas cards with your kids out of card and leaves from the garden
, and I'm so happy you are showing to dirty pots in the sink as alot of t alot of people can relate to this, rather then a blogger who sits down in a sparkling white clean room with no mess whatsoever, that's not real life , you have a lovely home and family.
Thank you for the content you share. I have learned so much. I am so grateful for you and your family to share your journey with us. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you for your kind words and Happy Thanksgiving to you
❤️ great message ❤️. My mom always said that the mom/ woman is the center of life and that's why everyone draws near to her.
Love that
Happy Thanksgiving Guy’s 💕💕💕💕💕
Happy Thanksgiving friend
Happy thanksgiving you two and your family I thought you guys where moving
Jill, I have been watching you for years, but have never commented on one of your videos before - this was such an authentic affirmation & so appreciated by us moms who have been homemakers for almost 30 years. I have an amazingly sweet hubby & 4 wonderful kids - but sometimes my efforts seem to feel invisible & unimportant. You gave me a feeling of being worthy today. My works are my love. My joy is seeing others happy. And it makes me feel valuable by hearing this. Thank you - sweet friend! Meant alot to this Momma.
Thank you for sharing and your kind words
Jill from Minnesota here! Just a thought - adding tinctures into hot water. Adding tinctures even together? How does this change their bioavailability or possibly negate their benefits all together (or not). I am an RN and know that that combining/ingesting certain medications/supplements together can have effects that either negate the intended results, amplify, or . . . cause harm. Just because supplements are "natural" doesn't mean they can't cause harm.
Yes! Amen, brought tears how wonderfully you shared, Gods so good to His children! Enjoy this very special Thanksgiving day
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you
Yep. My kitchen is also messy from cooking all the things I am taking to another's house for Thanksgiving. AND here I am watching you instead of cleaning my kitchen before I go. This is not usually me, but today it seems so right.
Happy Thanksgiving friend
AMEN and thank you! The absolute best vlog you have shared.
The best work a homemaker will ever do will be within the walls of their own home (property).
Happy Thanksgiving ❤
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you
I’m thankful for this video and the window into a moment in your life in the kitchen. It reminds me to count my blessings as I now possess, in my late 30’s, what I had prayed for as a young person. ❤Sending love and I wish I could hug you to thank you for making your lovely videos.
Thank you for your encouraging words 🙏
It is sadly easy to sort of feel like you're invisible. You exist just to meet the needs of everyone else while your well is bone dry. I went through years feeling this way and allowing a seed of bitterness to root. Praise God for pulling me out of that pit! I am 66, and my two boys are grown and starting their families. My husband and I are living in the country and building our homestead. I see a change in the homemaking atmosphere. I see young women whose dream it is to be a wife and mother with no shame! These women need people like you, Jill, to encourage them. They need to find their tribe, a community of like-minded women to show them the way
I needed this thank you ❤
Yes 🙌
I needed to see this. My husband is deployed and it would be so nice to have a job outside the home to have people to connect with and validate me on a day to day basis. And im okay with being at home right now even though i have an education “im not using” because im never going to get this time back with my kids. They will never be this little again. We will never have this one on one time again. I’ve had so many people tell me “oh you just stay at home…” and so many more mothers tell me how much i will appreciate these memories and that they wish they had the opportunity to stay home with their children while they were small.
I just love how real you are Jill!!! I’m 60 years old now and my family still tease me about how from the earliest age like three at the oldest that even I can remember back to, all I ever wanted was to be a mommy. I wanted lots of kids and to be a stay at home wife and mother. Well I got married at 19 and by 20 I had my first child by 27 I had my fifth lol. I got the most amazing babies, even though my firstborn and my only boy is autistic. High functioning autism. It was so not easy so not easy. But he was perfect and is perfect. He’s loving, gorgeous and everything I ever wanted and then I got four gorgeous smart fabulous daughters too. Yes we were dirt poor, but we did not live off the system. I’m excellent at stretching money and cooking from nothing and my ex-husband worked hard all the time. The sad thing is that he isn’t sweet or kind. He was to other people just not to me and will leave it at that. Which is part of why I so enjoy watching you and Nate together. Because you both are genuinely kind sweet dear people and parents. But I understand what you were saying about what you’ve always wanted from the very beginning and how you also enjoy the little things, the special moments, the reading between the lines of day today moments and treasuring them. You were so genuine and neat to and those three girls could not be more precious, adorable and sweet. Just the kind of video I needed on Thanksgiving day. Happy Thanksgiving to your whole family we love you and you make our Thanksgiving better❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Thank you for sharing your beautiful story, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family
This video gives me serious Alex Congeliere vibes... but also totally needed this! Was studying the proverbs 31 woman this morning (in the context of Parenting. I'm doing a study called Don't Make Me Count to 3 by Ginger Hubbard which I could not recommend enough!!) and woah did I feel like I am so falling short... but by the end of my study/prayer time was so thankful for the grace we have through Jesus as we learn to be more like him!
That sounds like a great study and thank you for the compliment. I love Alex Congeliere
Thank you Jill, today did not go as I planned but the song the Goodness of God was playing in my head as I was dishes and put the leftovers away! I too always wanted just what I have been blessed with, so I am thankful and at peace even when things don’t go as I had planned! ❤️
Again Jill thanks for being real! As I was saying earlier yes I got to be a stay at home mom of my five kids born in seven years. Now I never got to have my farm that I dreamt of my entire life. But I don’t focus on that. I focus on that I have amazing children and how I got to stay at home with them I don’t focus on the fact that we were poor And that my life was hard and isolated and my house was always a disaster no matter how hard I worked on it lol. I focus on every good little thing and the big things and watching my child sleep rocking my child to sleep and feeding my child. I felt blessed then and I feel blessed now. And I watch your family and jess’s family live my dream and that’s awesome. Because both of your families and both of you don’t take it for granted and you value every little thing. So I live my dream the part that I didn’t get to have vicariously through you Jill and Jess lol 🙏🏼. Seriously I do and I’m very happy that way🥰.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thanks so much for the reminder
The value of family and friends at the table sharing a home meal prepare with love and care is a value and cherish moment !
Houses are suppose to be a mess. If your house is not a mess it is not a home. Happy Thanksgiving.
I agree, Happy Thanksgiving
Happiest of Thanksgivings to you, Nate and your lovely three girls!❤️
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you
I'm so glad you did this vlog. Well needed. 🌻❤️ Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!
Love this!!! Loving this slow week and being in my kitchen cooking while watching you!
Jill, I’ve recently found your videos and I can’t get enough! In the last 2 years I have felt the conviction of becoming a homemaker. Before that, I was a wife and a mom, but not a homemaker. I constantly searched for purpose and was trying to figure out “what I want to be when I grow up”. This video just confirmed what I’ve learned to be true. There is no greater joy (for me, at least) that being a homemaker, and realizing that has given me the greatest since of peace and joy. Thank you SO much for the beautiful videos you make and the Light that you shine. 💗 Also it’s a small world! I saw your P.O. box has a Vilonia address! That’s only 2 hours south from our little homestead! Hope you had a happy thanksgiving. 💗
I really needed this ❤
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family
So true
OMG Jill! This video is soo perfect and soo spot on as to what is truly real in our day to day lives. Dishes get dirty, kitchens get messy, cooks get tired and need help...but all in all, the day was good and we are all blessed beyond our means and we must take the time to be intentional about giving thanks and gratitude where it is needed. Personally, I don't like the cookie cutter videos out there where everyone is decorating it all perfect and and all and although they certainly are making it all lovely and festive, I sometimes just want to watch a real family doing real life things and things are not always perfect...nor should they be right? I mean we don't run on batteries and all that. You guys would enjoy listening to one of "Scotty McCreery's" songs called "Dirty Dishes" as it is all about everything you just highlighted in this video. Loved it...we all need more videos like this! Happy Thanksgiving guys!
Thank you for sharing your story, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family
You blessed my heart, Jill. I am thankful for the reminder. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Happy Thanksgiving to you
love this! do you keep your garlic in honey just on the counter? how long is it good for stored out on the counter like that? thanks!!
Thank you for your sweet words Jill. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. 🧡🧡
Happy Thanksgiving to you
Thankyou for another wonderful vlog.
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving
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