does it really have to be all or nothing in homemaking?

[@HopewellHeights]

For a limited time get 20% off your order with my code HHWILD at bit.ly/HHWILD I'm not a purist by any means, but I'm definitely on the crunchy side of things and love all things natural! That's why I love WILD - natural deoderant & body wash that comes in reusable cases with compostable refills. The best thing about WILD is that it's a natural product that actually works and provides 24-hour coverage!

[@jesiennywrzos8141]

Your home is a place of tradition, family warmth, and the smell of home-cooked food. I like watching you decorate it and make everything better. Your children will have beautiful memories no matter where they live, even as adults. A home like this is a place to come back to.

[@HopewellHeights]

Oh that is my greatest prayer, that they are prepared to launch when the time comes but that they love coming back home as well! ❤️

[@HavanaHarvest]

Your daughter snuggling the baby in the background is the sweetest thing 😍 Thank you for all your wonderful content & including a glimpse at your beautiful family.

[@bridget3210]

I couldn’t have gotten this video at a more perfect time. I have been so overwhelmed lately trying to keep up with everything and have been hard on myself whenever I have to take shortcuts & don’t have time to do certain things homemade. I really, really needed this video. Thank you❤️

[@leewebbstock8300]

Bridget I wish you where closer so I could help you. Strong sister xxx

[@tsilbaugh5314]

And fun for us to get to, hopefully, see how you and your husband implement your new spaces in your beautiful farm house!!

[@bridget3210]

@@leewebbstock8300that is so, so kind of you. This comment made me smile. Xoxo from Ohio.

[@tiffanygonzalez7233]

I’d love to hear your dad tell your family’s story as well as your mom! I love hearing other Americans share their family’s experiences ❤

[@juliabrown5948]

Same!

[@christazarza887]

Just got a pasta maker at the thrift store with the plastic still on it for 2 bucks. Now off to your blog for recipes!

[@vintagebeliever5023]

Nice!! 😊

[@HopewellHeights]

What a find!

[@FarmhouseTeas]

I love Swedish meatballs! We always make them for the Feast of St. Lucy Fest day on December 13th, along with cranberry sauce since we don't have Lintmgon berries here.

[@AliceStanley-i5w]

I lost you there for a moment adoring that little cute face. He is so perfect

[@morningstarhomestead]

I agree about the pioneer lifestyle being unnatural! What is far more natural is having a small community where each member excels at something. Like a beekeeper, a seamstress, the farmer, if I can find a way to outsource something, I always do! My dad's family came from the oldest polish settlement in Texas. They too traveled with the priest and sisters

[@HopewellHeights]

I so hope we can get back to these kinds of communities!

[@brookegraham3823]

Thank you for speaking to the “right now” mindset! We just bought our forever land and are living in a used single wide trailer while we get completely debt free before we build. It’s so hard waiting but so worth it!

[@Floridiansince94]

The baby is soooooo precious!!!! God bless you Steph!!

[@HopewellHeights]

Thank you! ❤️

[@joelc9421]

I am loving your channel. Don't know how I had not seen it before. I am a Catholic, homeschooling, homesteading Mom of 13. I feel like we would be kindred spirits.

[@maryannhaller3273]

Your channel is really growing, good for you.

[@lindacook9300]

I do enjoy your chit chat segments. It's like talking with a friend. 💗💙

[@HopewellHeights]

Oh thank you!

[@theparttimehomemaker]

I love that- strive for community rather than self-sufficiency ❤

[@HHteach2001]

Those pink roses are gorgeous! Love your videos.

[@HopewellHeights]

David Austin roses - can’t wait to add more over the years!

[@pasveritas1872]

What a lovely chat. You portray a beautiful balanced natural lifestyle. New babe is just delightful 😊 & happy. My son is 29yo, not jabbed as a babe & now a paramedic. Love your work ❤

[@asiajo1010]

Great chat today.. He is growing like a bean stalk! Soo precious 🥹🥰

[@HopewellHeights]

He really is, the newborn stage just doesn’t last long enough!

[@makensipitt]

Your little guy is so so precious😊 I love these types of videos from you. Thrifting is also one of my favorite hobbies… I love seeing what you find. It’s so fun creating a beautiful and unique home for very little money. How tall are you? You’ve mentioned a few times you’re pretty tall.

[@HopewellHeights]

The thrill of the find never gets old! I’m 5’9” so not super tall by any means just tall compared to the women in my family!

[@ashleyirizarry-diaz6415]

Ugh your message and vision for community is so dear to my heart as well! It’s sad how far off we have come and it honestly can be overwhelming thinking of how in the world can we get back there especially with how the world is financially going. But your word was encouraging and inspiring, helping me to continue on my person vision for that in our small town we live in. I trade with a few friends for milk, eggs, meat ect and it’s been such a lovely journey as we start this community vision!

[@HopewellHeights]

It’s going to be an uphill battle - but I’m so hopeful as I see so many pursuing this goal!

[@Alissa_Marie]

Freddie looks like Ernie! So cute. But still an individual, i love the way siblings and their parents share traits. ❤️

[@HopewellHeights]

It truly is amazing seeing each new child born unique but also resembling the family - such a miracle! ❤️

[@aliciamcgarvey2774]

Speaking of Ma Ingalls and Pioneers. In the book The Long Winter, MA was really excited to be moving into town for the winter. She says it was because she wanted the girls to go to school and attend church. So no, she didn't necessarily enjoy living alone in the middle of nowhere.

[@HopewellHeights]

Yes I remember that!! Country living is great but isolation isn’t!

[@leewebbstock8300]

@@HopewellHeights that is so so true.

[@irmaflores9271]

The black frame with the monk or person is a brass rubbing. My aunt had one that her sister gave her. Many were done in England. You would take paper and rub ona painting or a surface and then cut it out and frame it.

[@HopewellHeights]

How cool!

[@Jay-Jay-12Tribe]

I LOVE watching you and you have inspired me in many ways . I agree with the fact that you dont need to feel pressured to be a pioneer women of the home ; especially to the level that you are . I live in a private community in Florida and we have an HOA which governs alot of what we can and cannot do . But I’ve incorporated a lot of things that I learned from your Channel and I feel you should do what you can and be happy with those results you know . Life is a gift from the Lord and family is what’s most important . Recently I visited a local farmer who opened her home and farm to show me around and I had the best time and I was so honored to have been able to visit as well as purchase many things . But I honor what you guys do because it is ALOT of work and many want to do this but few are called in my opinion . So Kuddos and from my home to yours thank you for all you do for the community. Blessings upon blessings to you and your beautiful family. In his love ❤️ Jay Jay

[@HopewellHeights]

Yes you can work with what you have no matter where you are!

[@caballefam]

This video hits home because we also avoid the all or nothing mentality. We are homesteading newbies, but we are not stressing ourselves to do it all and make everything homemade. God bless you more and more Steph! I'll surely check out the recipe for homemade pasta coz my husband has very sensitive stomach and he's better now since we switched to spelt. We buy spelt grains and grind it on our own. But spelt pasta is expensive, so, it's so nice to be able to make it from scratch. ❤❤

[@rachelrichards8312]

Just found your channel. You speak my language on a plethora of topics. Thankyou.

[@LindaWells-n3y]

That little guy of yours is so precious 😊

[@judymcintire8061]

Baby is adorable! Great haul from thrifting! Your home is beautiful!😊❤

[@HopewellHeights]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@lindasmith5190]

Enjoyed so much. The baby is growing so fast and adorable.

[@jessmercedes2669]

Happy early mothers day ❤️💐 youre a huge inspiration for me to slooooow down and make due with what i have, and to enjoy the process of life. I struggle with wanting it all now, and not having had the guidance from earlier gens, it can often feel like im behind or like i have no clue as to what im doing. But im finding my way. Thanks for sharing and reminding me that we can make so much out of little, and its moreso about faith, grace and a joyful mindset anyway. Not the things we have.

[@HopewellHeights]

Thank you!! ❤️

[@adrianamora6706]

I watch many videos on youtube but I never comment. I wanted to comment on your video today because you have been very inspiring to me. I have been watching your videos for two months now and I just find then very inspiring, the life style your family lives is the one my husband and I have been wanting for our family. I love everything you cook from scratch and just in general all your videos are great! I loved that you were not afraid at all to speak abouth your Catholic faith, your morals and values, I thought that was amazing and brave. Keep making videos and showing us more about Homesteading so we can prepare for the journey in two years🤗

[@HopewellHeights]

Thank you so much for the kind words! ❤️

[@juliafieger949]

Really love to watch your videos -- and love to hear about your Catholic family journey!

[@christiannefenzl751]

While I definitely agree community is vital- it’s something we’ve prayed about especially and in the last year been granted a beautiful, close knit, neighborhood community- which also comes with its own set of challenges 😅. I’m so grateful, but also life in community is sanctifying in its own right.

[@teiganjones3286]

Wow, that was such a good point about how we need to grt back to the place of community, and in the process of getting there we essentially become the pioneer women again

[@AussieAngeS]

Oh gosh I love your little baby he is just super adorable! The thrift shopping items are fabulous, I love going to them as there are so many wonderful bargains.

[@HopewellHeights]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@leewebbstock8300]

Love from South Africa. You are such an inspiration to me. I love your channel and everything you do and talk about and this video of pioneer woman really touched me today. Baby is so beautiful and such a cutie and your daughter helping you with him is so precious. I had a minute after your video and was thinking how many of us woman need a sister , a sister who can help each other with anything. I think their is such a need in today's life and I was thinking to start a pioneer woman's club here in our small village. So true what you said pioneer woman did not do everything themselves but they had sister in each other who helped them. Thank you so much for being you. Blessing from my house to your house.

[@judithbutler9695]

Such a wonderful video! I love your knowledge and wisdom! Your son is gorgeous ! ❤❤❤

[@zenlife321]

Oh girl …you speak my thrifting language. You would not believe how many cool things I find! I’m the same ….my whole house is thrifted and no one knows I got it so cheap because I look for quality ….🥰🌺 Loved the haul and seeing your littlest son getting so big! This message really resonated …🙏

[@HopewellHeights]

It’s such a satisfying feeling filling a home with thrifted treasures!

[@volume4103]

It was so wonderful to hear your family story!

[@Raising_Arrowsx5]

Thats awesome that you know the history of your ancesters. My family has never been close so I have no information or stories about my family.

[@bunkerbunny5]

My favorite thrift raised their prices too 😖 I’m talking things went from $1-3 up to $20. It’s wild.

[@roseofsharin]

Your home is so cozy.

[@elenagaytan633]

I agree with all you said here! Every family can work to live a more spiritual and sustainable life according to their means and situations. God bless you!

[@Catholicsquirrel]

Love this! Your house is beautiful ❤ very hopeful we can rebuild that community!

[@vo6172]

Love this !!

[@Sarah-84716]

@HopewellHeights I love your videos! They are so inspiring! Also where did you get the maroon dress? I love the 3/4 bell sleeve look but it doesn't seem to be as common as the full length bell sleeves. I'm trying to dress up a little more as a SAHM rather than always wearing a hoodie

[@JACKIEFRANCO01]

I love how you are so real, and make me think a lot of life & your awesome tips 😊

[@HopewellHeights]

Aww thank you!

[@rachellebrooke4614]

Love the message of this video! Such a neat story of your family too. Tfs!

[@kimhamburger6097]

Your precious baby is growing already.

[@marianadavila323]

You are beautiful and inspiring! Happy mother's day :)

[@juliabrown5948]

Ohhh I am so jealous of your thrift stores! Here in suburban/rural Oregon, we don't have many. Salvation army was the best but they left town, and the small church thrift stores are slowly closing down. 😢 However one hint for your viewers is, if you have a Habitat for Humanity near you, search around for their outlet store. Ours is a ways away but it's a gold mine! Not just furniture and housewares but also sinks, light fixtures, art, dishes... It all comes from the homes they work at, but also donations to support their construction ministry.

[@AshleyOBudget]

My husband works M-F and i work Sat and Sun. It’s been this way since my husband and I met almost 10 years ago. We just had baby #4, i home cook, homestead, homeschool, homebirth, clean, all of the behind the scene stuff. I love it all the duties. But as of right now it works for me to have those 2 days a week where i’m with my family all morning until noon and then i go to work, talk to other adults, have a little time away with a change of scenery and come back refreshed. My husband has started to ask me if i would be willing to quit because he has said 4 kids is a lot for him alone which is fine, but financially with the world the way it is it would be TIGHT and we wouldn’t be able to build up our garden and homestead as quickly as we have been and i know he understands this but God willing the goal is to eventually make money off our homestead and become full time SAH.

[@theparttimehomemaker]

I pray it all works out for you both, with you being able to be home full-time and live off your homestead ❤

[@maryabbott9680]

Buzz lightyear, my grandson was obsessed with him and the other was obsessed with Woody!!! Love seeing the kids running around!

[@HopewellHeights]

Gotta love Buzz and Woody!

[@GARDENOFLIFE2024]

❤your videos could you do a video on cleaning your Berkey how often to clean it i had to clean mine i didnt realize the top was dirty were you pour water but i love My Berkey i got it for Christmas but i found out about them or your channel Saves so much money ✌️🙂❤️

[@hdavis1291]

That looks delicious!

[@SarahsOctoberHome]

I loved this video, Steph.🌱

[@Floridiansince94]

Beautiful story ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kneadysetgrow3220]

The framed image is of a monk, priest or saint. It's been copied from a brass or copper plate of said person with chalk, crayons or even ash paint, usually upon completing a pilgrimage to the monastery, church or village where they lived/worked/stayed.

[@Rodawg708]

I needed this pep talk! 🙌 my baby is teething and he has not let me put him down and I have felt like such a failure all day, having a little pity party that I’m not super mom that can handle everything 😂 I can’t do it all and that’s okay. I need to start saying that more.

[@HopewellHeights]

Some seasons are just less productive! I was just telling my husband last night I need to drastically reduce my expectations during spring and summer lol, so much going on!

[@roseofsharin]

Teething is a tough time. Seems like nothing helps the baby or you. It's a matter of passing through it. It does end and the next thing you know they're grown up and out the door. Hang in there and know that every momma has felt like you do. Love, rock, walk the baby and when you get a break, take it.

[@lesliepires2860]

Hi are you able to get another code for the WILD deodorant? I would like to order some. Thank you!

[@AliceStanley-i5w]

We have bags of clothing constaly in rotation in our family.

[@jenniferr2057]

Do you happen to know where you got the dress you are wearing in the thrifting story portion of your video? I love it!

[@vintagebeliever5023]

What do you listen to on your phone when in the kitchen? Are your pots and pans cast iron? I like them. I love thrifting and enjoyed your haul. Thank you for sharing.

[@HopewellHeights]

All kinds of stuff! Theology, history, current events and culture - I hop around a lot until I find something interesting!

[@lauramitchell6725]

Cast iron pots look like “Le Creuset” ?

[@mehrit1648]

Thanks for sharing.

[@setapartmyjourney]

Love this video so much! ♥️

[@sydney287]

Where are some of your favorite shops for finding dresses?

[@FarmhouseTeas]

Love your Catholic history lesson and how large Catholic families come with built in community and help each other!

[@maryabbott9680]

I agree about community. Very important part of living life. It’s what God intended.

[@HopewellHeights]

💯

[@_Cortney-]

I just found you. You’re amazing.

[@emjay841]

I am loving the WILD deodorant, Thank you for sharing! Love your channel and always looking forward to your videos. Can you tell me where you got your tea kettle or what size it is?

[@HopewellHeights]

WILD is the best! The white kettle was my husbands grandmothers - it’s very old!

[@crazydoxylady7169]

I thought I would share a channel that you might be interested in....Kristen Hoffman is her channel and her name. She has 3 girls and a girl on the way. I sent her your channel because I think she would like you! Anyway, Just an FYI from a fellow Catholic! Your baby is getting so big! Loved all the stuff you bought and the clothes your mother gave you are very nice as well. Can't wait to see the two chairs!

[@Grecia.R]

I love Kristen’s channel too!

[@HopewellHeights]

Thank you! Checking her out now!

[@EyreEver]

Ma Ingalls probably made dumplings instead of traditional Italian pasta. More familiar kind of dough, pasta-like. She may have also made German egg noodles.

[@HopewellHeights]

We love dumplings!

[@rochellelafoon1300]

That baby is cuuuuuuuuute 🥰

[@nextlevelmoody3305]

The print is a crayon rub from a castle or church in England.

[@JenisePowell]

Lots of my ancestry came across the plains, and didn’t survive because of the harsh weather, they crossed rivers in the winter, and had the extreme heat in the summer. So many of them did not survive because of the elements. Being a pioneer there life style was a matter of survival. Today’s world is SO much different, making sour dough bread, and wearing a dress does not make for a pioneer. We still have all of the convenience of modern day life. We have cars, cell phones, computers, air conditioning, planes, trains, tractors, so so many things that never existed in the real world pioneer days. Regardless of how we look at it, today’s modern world is completely different.

[@HopewellHeights]

Totally! And I’m not in favor of returning to that life 100% - I just want to have some of the basic skills they did and keep my modern conveniences too!

[@BerserkerFarms]

Can you share your favourite dress shops please?

[@Grecia.R]

Neuflora

[@HopewellHeights]

Almost all of my dresses are from Neuflora! www.neuflora.com/?ref=W4OeJ

[@fzleadventures173]

Where do you get all your beautiful flowy dresses? I need some like that

[@Grecia.R]

Neuflora

[@HopewellHeights]

They’re almost all from Neuflora! www.neuflora.com/?ref=W4OeJ

[@victoriaveldhuizen9406]

So curious where all your beautiful dresses come from!

[@HopewellHeights]

Neuflora! www.neuflora.com/?ref=W4OeJ

[@valariegross5307]

Hi! Love thifting! As far as the art in the nice gold frame you got for later. Looks like it is some sort of goddess from another religion. Sooooo...I personally would take it out of the frame and put it in the firepit asap. I would not keep it in my home for sure. I've heard preachers talk about bringing curses/evil spirits into their homes on objects such as this which spirits proceeded to oppress the inhabitants. Not sure if this is a possibility but I do not want any sort of false idols in my home anyways. The Lord Jesus Christ, the Heavenly Father and the Holy Spirit are the only God whom I want to honor. ❤ Have a blessed day!

[@dani-q7640]

Is it possible to email you just to get some info about pregnancy. I'm a first time mom looking to do things the way you do...

[@kyrstenm7965]

Where are your beautiful dresses from?

[@HopewellHeights]

Neuflora! www.neuflora.com/?ref=W4OeJ

[@dm61]

Ok I have to ask, are those David Austin roses? Looks like Olivia or Silias Manor

[@reneebond777]

I was born in St.Louis ❤

[@diannamartinez9637]

Where do you live? It looks so pretty

[@SamaraSoyland]

Your son is incredibly cute ☺️

[@MeganBuckingham]

What brand of dresses do you buy for all seasons of motherhood?

[@Grecia.R]

Neuflora, the smocked ones are nursing friendly because they stretch

[@HopewellHeights]

Most are from Neuflora! www.neuflora.com/?ref=W4OeJ

[@newjourneycreditrepair9671]

I wish I could afford to live like this ❤

[@asiajo1010]

You can learn and live “this life style” without the a bunch of land or animals 🙂 Once a week or month, try something new! Baking bread.. Making a jam.. Cooking a meal from scratch 🙂 Gardening can be practiced and done in containers with things like small dwarf tomatoes and cucumbers just sitting outside your front door 🙂

[@angelicaharrison1014]

@@asiajo1010this is the truth!! Take things one step at a time 💕

[@corablah9809]

It's not as expensive as you think it would be❤️ we are a family of 5, off of one 48k income, we own a home, have no external support❤️

[@Grecia.R]

Family of 7 here, making less than 45k. It’s possible but sometimes you have to move! We moved from CA to Indiana.

[@HopewellHeights]

Location plays a huge part! We live in a flyover state in the Midwest in a town no one has heard of in a county with very few restrictions and low taxes - not everyone’s cup of tea but we were able to build our house and get started here with my husbands laborers income and me working very sporadically as a nurse

[@marjoryvick1179]

#### I do not know if you saw it, but there is a price tag on the back of the pinkish looking jacket. I think it is masking tape. BABY IS SOOOOOOOOOO CUTE. HE LOOKS LIKE HIS BRO.

[@HopewellHeights]

Thank you! He’s so sweet! 🥹

[@TedDanson-w8w]

You're so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ truly breathtaking 🔥

[@punjabseth260]

👍👌

[@cfoster4389]

The baby has your nose!

[@miamivicemami]

Colonizer

[@HopewellHeights]

💯

[@miamivicemami]

@@HopewellHeights for a slack jawed troglodyte I’m impressed your mast- I mean husband grants you internet access. Win!