Having Coffee with my Grandmother

[@ownerofjackthecat]

Ankela is very wise, I liked her comments about marriage and raising children.

[@beverlymcfarlane8681]

What a wonderful lady. Send her kind greetings from Scotland, please.

[@rrjohn5]

What a treasure your Ankela is! Yes, please do have her on again and tell her we loved hearing from her!

[@TheGqcanada]

I never had a grandmother and listening to her just bring tears of joy to my eyes. I sit with a cup of tea in the morning and listen to you two.❤❤ It's like going to church. Thank God for leading me to your videos.🙏

[@peggycorbett2679]

Please have another video with your Ankela. I've missed you, Laura. Blessings and happy Thanksgiving .

[@lindamcauley4728]

What a beautiful, beautiful lady. God bless you all. 🙏

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Thank you! I agree!!

[@friendshipforever12]

Wundervoll… “every subject is welcome, even if it is controversial”. Was für eine herrliche Familie. Merci vielmal, dass sie diese bewusste Art zu leben mit uns teilen 🙏 en liäbä gruäss

[@doodlebug4022]

Yes, yes, both of both your Grandparents and their stories. This was so wonderful.

[@ClementinaCat]

Laura you lucky woman to come from generations of charm and love and intellect. Anytime Ankela wants to chat encourage her...her attitude could solve so many of the world's problems.

[@leonettacook923]

I would love to hear more from your grandparents!!!

[@irenedonaldson1930]

I would love to hear more stories from your Ankela! My Oma immigrated from Berlin when she was 12. She passed at the age of 82 back in the 90s. I loved this video!

[@stephaniemeier6584]

Oh I had a feeling, that you have swiss roots. Hallo us de Schwiiz 🖐🏻

[@justinawaldner9982]

Absolutely Love your chats with Ankela, she looks like a very Dear & Sweet Lady .Love & enjoy her while you still have her .She's special. Would love to meet you both. GOD BLESS YOU.

[@susaninfosino8005]

Dear Laura, I am 65 and I miss my mother and grandmothers so much. I wish I could sit with your grandmother and talk and get a mother/grandmother hug. I was especially close to my German grandmother and can't imagine who I would be without the love she poured into me. Savor every moment with your Ankela. I wish I could meet you both. Thank you for filling some lonely hours with your channel. Warmest regards, Susan

[@staceycv]

Yes I would love to hear from your beautiful Angela. Myself and others really need to listen to words of wisdom, kindness and love. Thanks.

[@servingseniorsandshut-ins6209]

Hello! I found her parent's journey interesting to me as as some of my Anabaptist ancestors fled from Switzerland to Germany then to America for religious freedom. So similar starting and ending place with extra countries in-between...although hundreds of years apart and different groups, both were seeking to follow God as best they knew how!

[@sarahleber676]

I love how Laura is fan-girling over her grandmother! Adorable!

[@karinadarling]

How wonderful to be introduced to your lovely Ankela. Thank you ❤️

[@nancyd4677]

Thank you for sharing your Grandmother with us. She is a true treasure!

[@elizabethwittig5978]

missed out on my Oma as she was in the Russian Zone of Germany and we were in England. German was not a language to be speaking in the 1950s when I was a child. Love listening to your Ankela. My niece and Nephew just lost their Opa my dad a year ago. Opas are very special.

[@jfjdjdji723]

She is so very sweet! I love her advice. It is a blessing to have a grandmother to ask questions.

[@cynthiareimer2020]

What a wonderful lady! Thank you for sharing her stories. You are fortunate to have grandparents in your life.

[@elizabethtoet1113]

Thank you Laura. I so enjoyed your chat with Ankelar. What a wise and wonderful woman. Please do that more often. My greetings from far away in New Zealand.

[@mikimisteinberg4016]

As a Jew who immigrated to Israel in 1979 at age 16, I can only begin to understand parts of what your grandmother went thru fleeing the reign of Hitler. I know from the perspective as a Jew and the Holocaust, but I have never really heard a non-Jew speak about their experiences from the Holocaust. Coming from a religious background, I would thither your grandmother's belief system helped her to cope and survive the different aspects of War. I am definitely interested in hearing more from your Ankele. Blessings, love and prayers for all, from Israel 🇮🇱.

[@taraburke826]

Your Ankela is so special! She is lovely! Thank you for sharing her love of family and God with us.

[@janepryer-smith7310]

What a wonderful lady. Full of wise words. So down to earth with a great sense of humour

[@katew3818]

Hello from Scotland. I was brought up by my grandmother who had previously raised 3 boys. She said they were much less trouble and she especially grumbled when she brushed my hair 🤣. She died aged 96.

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Your grandma sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@hudsonsailor54]

A very nice visit. I am fascinated with her crocheting.

[@stillyourb]

What a treasure! I so appreciated her words on marriage and would love to hear more stories in the future. Maybe a once a month chatty series ?!? My only grandparent I knew passed years ago and I so hope to be around to make these kinds of connections with grown grand children. of my own. I have always been drawn to the "grandparent" generation, maybe for lack in my own family or maybe just for the sheer volume of wisdom, who knows. Much obliged from Texas ❤️🌟🤠

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

LOVE this idea! Thanks 😊

[@gigib4076]

Your sweet Ankela is so beautiful, kind, and wise! I would love to hear more from her❤️

[@D.N..]

Hi Laura ☺️ I thoroughly enjoyed this video ! It's always incredible to hear the life of someone that lived through historical moments! 🥀 Thanks for letting us share in your Grandma's life and experiences !

[@tammiethompson7648]

Loved hearing from your Grandmother, makes me miss mine and all her stories.

[@Donna-tq2lj]

More visits with your grandmother would be wonderful!

[@LynneWilliams101]

Your grandmother is lovely! I would so appreciate hearing more stories from her.

[@marynevel6015]

Loved this conversation with your grandmother.

[@danielle_4.34]

Vielen Dank, Laura's Oma! Groetjes uit Nederland 🌷 May God bless you, sisters in Christ 🙏✝️❤🙌

[@BrandyLMilton]

oh how I miss my grandmothers!!! can I claim your Ankela as my Ankela? 😊

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Absolutely! 😍

[@hattie-thebatty-2486]

Thank you for sharing your Ankela with us. I don't have any grandparents left or my Mum so it was lovely to see you chatting. More please 😊

[@lynnebunning7273]

What a beautiful nana. She has a beautiful calming voice. Could imagine her reading a story to your boys. I can see why people would open up to her knowing that she would not judge but envelope you in a warm hug & kind words. God has indeed blessed you. Would love to meet your grandfather. Love & blessings from Australia 🇭🇲🙏🏻💙💙🌻

[@elsie3550]

This is what I needed this morning. I never knew my grandmothers and would have loved to have spent time with them. I can see you really have a strong bond with yours.

[@tessab.2065]

Yes, more stories please. She is a delight!♥️

[@uioth]

Please greet your lovely grandmother from me in Denmark. She seems so kind and wise - I would love to have a grandmother like her in my life 💕 I am a 31 year old mother of (soon) two, I work as a psychologist with families in my county. My late Oma also fled what is now Poland as a child during the war - what many destinies that cruel time has affected. I wish you and your grandmother health and happiness 🌸

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Thanks for sharing. Sounds like good things are in store for you! All the very best❤️

[@glynnyschiavoni8896]

Hello sweet Laura, I enjoyed your visit with your Grandma. She and I have a lot in common. I too am a nurse, graduated from a 3 year hospital based nursing school. My dear husband and I will celebrate our 57th Anniversary in May 2022,. We vowed to each other before we got married that no matter what happened in our married life that divorce would never be an option for us. God has blessed us beyond measure and we are so very thankful to Him. Looking forward to your next video, Glynny from upstate NY

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Wow Glynny! That is amazing! Congratulations to you and your husband. I hope your example of faithfulness to each other and to God is an encouragement to many people. It sure is to me. ❤️

[@charmainex2598]

Anklea is the sweetest lady 💕

[@aliciaangelwings4544]

Your Ankela is Beautiful woman! Loved listening to her. I really miss my Grandparents.

[@tiramisu2310]

Hi Laura, it was lovely to listen to your Ankela. She is wise and kind and generous and I would love to hear more stories from her. Greetings from Croatia 💕🙏🏻

[@Bibliobelle_]

I like how she calls it “the ‘hof”! Your Ankela is a lovely person, I can tell! It would be wonderful to have her back, and your grandfather too!

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

I hope so too!

[@rebeccarichardson6761]

She's soo lovely! Would be great maybe for her to share more stories, recipes etc

[@monikamarsollek3493]

Hi Laura, thank you for sharing your ,Ankela' with us! Although I’m German, I’ve never heard this expression, we say OMA or OMI. Maybe it’s from Switzerland? She’s have quite a travel during her life. Does she live in the same community like you or does she stay with your parents? She seems to spread peace. I’d like to ask her how she keeps that feeling, seeing what is going on in the world. I understood, she’d always lived in a Bruderhof Community, did she never miss a house or a flat for herself? Im coming from a big (but not peaceful) family and I couldn’t imagine living in a even bigger family, although I love to invite or visit people. I’d enjoy more stories of her life and opinions (although maybe controversial😉). I love knitting and crocheting, too and I’m welcoming every baby in our family, among friends and neighbors with shoes, hats, scarfs and blankets. And warm socks for everybody, who wishes warm feet… I know how to do double knitting, but I’ve never tried double crocheting. Interesting! Love for you all, Monika❣

[@hardyhofer5160]

ANKELA grama from tyrolian dilect.

[@monikamarsollek3493]

Aha, thank you, dear❣️

[@bonniewoodard2771]

Wonderful ... Ankela is delightful!! What a treasure of knowledge for your community and especially for you and Chris and your boys!! Thank you for sharing xoxo

[@suzannepeck5610]

Laura: your Ankela is beyond adorable! My own German heritage Grandma Theisen was equally very, very dear to me. She taught me, at about 4 years old the very last German in our entire family. She taught me numbers, through 30 phonetically, which I can still say phonetically! My Grandma Theisen graduated from Normal School ( Teachers’ College) in Fond du Lac, WI. The family had emigrated from Trier in 1849-1854 to free Wisconsin farmland. I’d love to hear more heritage stories from your Ankela, and look forward to them! Best, Suzanne Peck

[@whatsthestorymorningglory61]

I am sending so much love from Germany, to you and especially to your most wonderful and lovely grandmother!

[@anncalabro3910]

53 years married here🎉

[@lauras610]

💕Love to you both lovely ladies. 💕

[@ameliafroehlich2577]

What a sweet lady!!

[@jaredst.martinbrown8009]

Wonderful conversation! I plan to watch this again with all of my children. We would welcome more videos with your grandmother.

[@sophiacariad5870]

Oh my goodness, your Ankela! What an absolute darling of a Grandma! I was hooked right from the beginning when she said "every subject is welcome, even if it is controversial". The goodness and kindness just radiates out of your Ankela and that twinkle in her eyes is everything! I know from experience that God will in some way place people in our lives that will help or encourage us at times of need and that is exactly how this video from you and your Ankela feels, a gift from God. Yes please to hearing from Ankela again. There is so much I would love to hear her talk about and thank you so much for being so lovely (always) and sharing her with us. God bless you all.

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Thank you for your words! Yes, Ankela is an amazing woman. Stay well ❤️

[@evaverngren9681]

Love your videos Laura! I am a 60 year old women living in Sweden. I never got to know my grandmother. She died when I was four years old. So happy for you that you have this wonderful relationship with your grandma. Please make more videos together with her. So interesting to hear her talk about her life. Big hugs to both of you! 🌺

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Thank you. I feel so lucky and blessed to have her. Best wishes to you over in Sweden!

[@VashtiWood]

What a beautiful conversation. That you have even one grandmother, to whom you can turn to for comfort and wisdom and advice! How blessed are you!? It was beautiful to hear how many times your Ankela (spelling?) has been a refugee... My best friends, growing up, were nearly all children of refugees! Racism is just such a stupid thing. Closely aligned with an unhealthy firm of nationalism they would see one country invade another purely for the purpose of land acquisition..!? How is it possible in this modern era!? Blessings to both of you, and all of yours!

[@marywipf2737]

Ohhh so nice to see u again Grandma. We enjoyed yous when you were here ...Greet all for us here at oakbluff ...

[@helendaw2891]

So lovely, thank you for sharing her!

[@paulinatorell5273]

She is so sweet. 😊 Love her stories.

[@joannewall5499]

What a lovely lady, so interesting to hear about her history

[@anitabatistic8174]

I loved this interview. I really miss my Nonna.

[@jannier9766]

I see where you get your adorableness (not sure that is a word) from. Wonderful stories! I would love to see more videos with your sweet grandmother. Thank you for sharing. Such wise advice about difficult times in marriage. I remember the pastor who married my husband and I said- two imperfect people do not make a perfect marriage.

[@bmwood0827]

We loved seeing your grandma and hearing her stories, especially after reading about Bruderhof history. She has a lot of wisdom to share and seems like a very kind soul. We bought some crocheted potholders at Coleman corners at Christmas time and I wonder if she made them. They have a signature star pattern in the middle. God bless you and your Ankela!

[@MC14772]

Thanks for sharing, wonderful to meet your grandmother.Lots of love from Germany.🌼

[@joetrester3139]

What a precious lady! And think of how much she has been through in her life! I so appreciate her taking the time to share just a bit of her life. I know I don’t have to tell you this but let your boys experience this wonderful woman as much as they can. She will bless them with grace and wisdom…thank you, Laura, for sharing your family!

[@Machtmirdochegal]

I find this genuine openness and happiness amazing, you’re not afraid of the world because you trust there’s goodness no matter the turbulences. It’s a rare quality that I‘ve noticed in people of genuine faith, whatever the faith may be, caring without being thrown off by it and not shying away from the natural difficulties and controversies that come with life are skills that seem to be a regular occurrence in the Bruderhof and I’m impressed. I would be interested to know if it’s part of having to flee a lot or if it was part of the general idea from the beginning? She sounds a lot like my grandmother that was a rural catholic with a farm that had great and pragmatic advice and a fairly progressive view in some respects. She did add getting a prenup to secure the family property to the work through the issues advice though but that’s part of living with capitalism and the responsibility for family property early on, she had to be fierce and loved being able to be fierce. Does your grandma still speak german regulary, there seem to be a lot of German roots in the community? And what is her personal anker for the inner peace and drive to keep dancing through the storm? Is there one thing she‘d still love to experience for the pure joy of it?

[@swampophelia2098]

What a wonderful video, your grandma is lovely

[@amykathleen2005]

Hi Ankela!! Great to hear all of your stories!! I would love to hear more.

[@marciawellman8668]

Wow! I am sure she has so much to share with us. I would love to hear about her life in Paraguay and her community there. Where did she meet your Grandfather? How did they end up in the United States? Have all of her boys stayed in the community? How many grandchildren does she have?

[@davegilford1257]

What an absolutely wonderful video! I could have listened for at least another hour!! One request.....please can somebody explain or make a tutorial on double sided crochet. I have been crocheting for some years but have never heard of let alone seen this technique!!! Your grandmother seems a lovely lady. Thank you so much for sharing this 👍

[@JordynRGraham]

Loved this video! I’d love to see your grandmother more often. Does she have any recipes for feeding a lot of people? Hope y’all are having a good day!

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Great question! I'll ask☺️

[@kendralinnette4728]

Can we write letters to her? She mentioned in another video she has pen pals. I am Christian and would love to visit a Bruderhof but for now writing to your Ankla in my first language, Spanish would be a huge blessing. Hope to hear from you soon thank you 🙏

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Hi Kendra! My Ankela would love to hear from you (Spanish is fine). See my contact info here and I can send you her address: kzbin.infoabout

[@jackienaiditch7965]

I'd love to hear more from your grandmother. My Jewish grandmother immigrated to the U.S. (Chicago) from Romania (she died many years ago). We were very close. Luckily, she and my grandfather came to this country before Hitler. I'd love to hear your grandmother's thoughts on any current events, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the divisiveness going on in the U.S. Please give your grandmother a very warm hello from me!

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

That's amazing Jackie. Thanks for sharing! And yes, I'll certainly pass on your greetings.

[@ivonnebeltran156]

This was a beautiful video, will love if you do a q&a with her! Bless her!

[@Carol-bk1ro]

This was great! That would be wonderful to hear more from Ankela and her life experiences. I was curious why she left Paraguai.

[@andtm66]

Thank you so much for sharing this! It made me smile and brought joy to my heart. My heart has been so heavy lately for many reasons. I'm so thankful for God using your video to lift my spirits. Blessings to you all!

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Thank you. Sending prayers for you

[@andtm66]

@@LaurafromtheBruderhof Thank you so much!

[@susannemeyer5301]

I've actually never heard about "Angela" before... But I am a Swabian, maybe we don't have it here... Just: "Enkele" which is a special name for a grandchild... Greetings to her! She is so lovely! Thank you for opening up her story to us.

[@cocolinabt]

Yes me neither... I have a feeling they got that sorta mixed up ;-)

[@myrnaedmisten599]

Your Ankela is a joy. Thanks for this. I was hoping she didn’t drop a stitch! How old is your Ankela? I’m 82 and truly enjoy listening to her.

[@safehaven2763]

Oh my gosh, it's so easy to see where you get your beautiful smile and genuine laughter from Laura. Is the spelling ankala for grandmother? I will ponder the information you shared a little more and would love to contact ankala!!

[@sb.erdene1133]

That's amazing Laura, it means you also have Swiss blood! Hello from Switzerland :)

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

I do!🇨🇭🥳

[@3lli0]

Hi Ankela, from England. How are you today? I'd love another video with you in it.

[@crystalsmith4670]

This was such a wonderful video! Please have your Ankela on again. I would love to send her a friendly email with questions about parenting ❤️

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Please do! See my email details on the About tab on my channel.

[@juniperjane9582]

Wow, nine sons! Ankela must have felt like a referee at times

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Yup! I'm pretty sure she did 😁

[@erinkimmel9479]

My gramma passed away last week at 96 years old. She used to speak a little German and her mother spoke German. I have a question for Ankela, do you speak high German or Swiss German or some other dialect?

[@sue1263]

I was wondering does the community have a fitness center with exercise equipment like treadmills and such? Can children join things outside the community like baseball or soccer clubs?

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Hi Sue, Thanks for asking! Yes, there are spaces with exercise equipment that people can use. Also, children do join in with soccer and baseball clubs in the wider community--which I think is really great for making friends and meeting other people 😊

[@CheryPet93]

I thought shes from switzland the moment she said the first sentece ;) So many swiss people have the exact same accent (I live in switzerland, swissgerman is my mothertongue)

[@ruthlaurie-hopper3489]

I love your grandmother. Do you know Rachel in Beechgrove. She too is German grew up in Paraguay. I loved her at Beechgrove.

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Yes! I know her. She's a wonderful lady!

[@marybanks9444]

The best

[@anitabatistic8174]

I would love to know how she get when she first became a great-grandmother.

[@juliafischer5897]

I understood Engele, angel in German.

[@fibifeo]

Can you ask Ankerlar what made her parents join the bruderhof

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

That’s a good question for our next conversation. I’ll ask her!

[@andrewdewitt7234]

Here's a question for Ankela - If you could speak to your 18 year-old self, what would you tell her?

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

Great question! I'll pass it on to her.

[@dariusrad8058]

Very nice, she is wonderful, I had one quite similar to her, but yours is prettier, however, since she is willing to answer questions I would like to raise one. The Bruderhof 's actual way of life is quite similar to one that American philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky call Libertarian Socialism (nice) and at the same time the ideology of social cohesion (Emile Durkheim term) is a traditional version of Christianity (nice as well). If I am right, then my question is which of the two determine the interpretation of the other? In other words, is it your objective reality which determine your subjectivity or it is vis versa. Again nice to see madame Ankela.

[@elizabethshowalter4260]

Hello are you both from the same community. And what would be the reason that she covers her head?

[@eleanorthegreat6308]

Which dialect is „Ankela“ from? I‘m from Bavaria and have never heard of it. Das was expecting „Oma“ :-)

[@eleanorthegreat6308]

I was ...

[@JS-op5gk]

Ich auch 🙃

[@cynthiaconrad6145]

Just curious. Is your Grandmother doing Tunisian crocheting?

[@Ralfrobot]

Hi Laura , a lovely video , and interesting ...my question to Ankela is , what does she think of Putin - and the current war ..... in the Ukraine? Can she tell a bit more about the story about her parents - and the World War Two the Nazis etc do these memories of her parents lives - and thier background haunt Ankela ... ? I mean the terror of Nazis and concentration camp , how does Ankela think about this now with Russia in the background - vacuum bombing Ukrainians ?

[@LaurafromtheBruderhof]

These are such good questions. I will ask her as I really want to know what she thinks!