My life is ORDINARY - and that's PERFECT | Day in the Life

I hope you enjoy taking a step back to enjoy the beauty in the everyday moments that we're sharing with you this week. My life is ordinary - and that's perfect! Here's a brief day in the life. I always find my heart content when it looks at what is at hand versus what I wish would be
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[@theelliotthomestead]

Thanks for being a part of our very ordinary life, my friends. I'm glad to have you here! Share the favorite moments of your everyday life in the comments - let's get some good vibes going!

[@Braveh3artGirl]

So lovely and artistically orchestrated 😍 even for ordinary, your life is beautiful and rich with beauty all around ❤️

[@countrymousesfarmhouse497]

😢🥰🥰Absolutely perfectly said. Yes, celebrate our perfectly, imperfect, ordinary lives.💜💜

[@rebeccagadaldi2]

Thank you so much for this pearl dear Shaye...i was thinking about this topic right in the last period....and i ABSOLUTELY agree with you!! I truly think that the top of the mountain is in the simplest things in life, like the hugs of our children, or the smell of the coffee in the chilly autumn mornings. Thank you so so much for this reminder ❤

[@The-Ancestral-Cucina]

Shaye, your best video ever! I am grateful for the blessing of time. Since lockdown my family and I have gone through all of the emotions. But now we have come to a point of peace and our days flow with more grace. I am finding gratitude, astonishingly, in the tasks I found to be so tedious months ago. My heart is ripe with the pleasures of phone calls (no texting), hand written letters and note cards, water colouring, reading, walking, long drives along dusty old backroads, breakfasts with my hubs, and so much more. I love what I now call the awakened ordinary. The moments and pleasures that, in prior ‘busy filled’ days, went unnoticed. Thank you for the pleasure of this beautiful look into your ‘ordinary’. Beautiful!

[@cheriross5063]

Soo needed this right now. 💓

[@katewagner4536]

"The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children." -G.K. Chesterton

[@E.R.Hewitt]

I checked the comments to see if Chesterton had already been recalled 😄👌

[@BecauseitMatters]

Oh my goodness, I just ran across that quote the other day! So beautiful!!!:)

[@kimmurphy6864]

YYEEEESSSSSS

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Great quote!

[@tulipan16]

We cant have children😥

[@maryegerton6848]

There is nothing more beautiful than a life appreciated.

[@crystalr.castillo2784]

so well said 🙏🏽

[@anitacarter8060]

… Very well said

[@ma_5756]

Preach❤🙌

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Yes!

[@shirleygermain5707]

I have never been that person that wants to go go go. I love being in my home and garden. It may be very boring for others, but it fits me and my soul.

[@TJ-kz1ul]

I can relate to everything that you said. This is exactly how I live as well.

[@rawsunnata829]

Me too!!!!!!!

[@jenniferj6580]

Me too!

[@cherylfieldssherman216]

Amen!

[@genietillery878]

"Gratitude turns what we have into enough."

[@debrazielke1702]

As I listened to this I kept nodding yes,yes. Eight years ago I gave the eulogy at my mother’s funeral ( she was 92 ) and I titled it , “An Ordinary Life”. There were no grand adventures in her life, in fact she never was in a plane. She was a farmer’s daughter and then a farmer’s wife and she would have understood everything you just said . Thank you , this was beautiful.

[@BecauseitMatters]

Oh my goodness, that is so beautiful, so sweet, so simple!💕

[@ElderandOakFarm]

💘

[@MlGUELTabares]

'Ordinary' life is becoming a luxury these days... and I think that by ordinary you mean wholesome.

[@ameliakat9982]

I agree🌱

[@meganmatheney5479]

I think she means "simple," but yes it's wholesomely simple. I'm watching this from my city apartment thinking about how unique her life is in my eyes, in a simple and beautiful way that I've sort of always dreamed of.

[@888KingsDaughter]

Jesus has a purpose for us all. Jeremy 29:11. For I know the plans that I think toward you says the Lord. Thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you a hope and a future. Jesus gives meaning to life.

[@TS-ls9cp]

"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." This is where my calm surrender is experienced.

[@nusaybaansar7506]

👏💯♥️Same

[@MTknitter22]

me too

[@tscarletespin2261]

Amen!! ❤️

[@brittanybrown273]

Maybe it's a hormonal day, but I am washing dishes and watching our kids play just outside and crying. This video really touched my soul! We are in a big transition, just having our last baby and really digging our feet into this homesteading thing. It has been a bittersweet transition for this mama of 5. Thanks for the inspirational reminder and the soul cleansing tears!

[@BecauseitMatters]

Awe💕😥

[@ameliakat9982]

Blessings and comfort for your heart ❤

[@The_family_chan]

I have a Bachelor’s degree in Science, a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, and I worked in the ER as the head nurse for 13 years. I nearly finished my Master’s Degree in Nursing to become a Nurse Practitioner, when I realized what I wanted was to be a stay at home mom raising my own children, instead of someone else doing it! It may seem ordinary to most, but this is what I call extraordinary living! Getting to homeschool my kids is a huge bonus! But my husband and I do still dream of having a homestead one day too!

[@gretchenhousel2298]

I’m an NP turned SAHM too :).

[@nicoleandraka4464]

Thank you. For both of the jobs you have had.

[@freedomthefreeman487]

So who earns the money in the household. Im assuming your husbands still “bring home the bacon” as they say? Must be nice!

[@The_family_chan]

Freedom The Freeman yes it is nice! We live a very simple life... no keeping up with the Jones’ for us!

[@aishafalah8553]

I have a Ph.D but love staying home with my baby

[@2cornichons]

It something a homemaker needs to hear every once in a while.

[@BecauseitMatters]

Indeed!:)

[@jenniferj6580]

@Turquoise Cheetah All work is worthy and, a wife and stay at home mother is most honorable.

[@thebusybrownangel5829]

This has got to be my favorite video so far! Ordinary is perfect! Not boring. Every morning I wake up, open all the windows and doors to let in fresh air, and head outside to water and tend to my garden. I pray out there, listen to sermons, and sometimes listen to a little gospel. Then I put the kettle on for a hot cup of tea and head to the shower. That’s my morning routine. I was recently told that I am boring. Not ordinary, but boring. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@BecauseitMatters]

Love that type of routine!!!💕

[@thebusybrownangel5829]

TJ ** Thank you and amen! God bless you 💚

[@elleobi]

many people that can't stand to be slow and still lack internal peace and so project their bad feelings onto others who have that peace. Speaking from experience! Just peeked at your channel and you are far from boring!

[@thebusybrownangel5829]

@@elleobi 🥰 Thank you 💚

[@juliacarr47]

People chase that shifting sand emotion called happiness, you seem to have achieved the much more solid foundation called contentment. Stay safe.

[@lisarosebud6404]

God inspires us

[@rachaelmcintyre3951]

What a lovely comment ♥

[@nadinetasmania]

That's a big word I love - contentment, right up there with kindness x

[@BecauseitMatters]

Good point!:)

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Beautifully put!

[@RR-ep6uc]

I have two adult. Children. One who has traveled the world with his beautiful wife. The other has a beautiful family. I always tell them how proud I am that, they are so Happy with their Life. I do not feel that, one has a better life then the other they are only different. We are all different and must respect how each of us live. What’s important is that, we be happy with our lives. Your happiness has truly reflected your wonderful videos. God Bless.

[@nusaybaansar7506]

😊💯

[@LC-fy8lg]

I've told my Husband for years that it's the ordinary every day life that makes me feel loved and safe. We've been married almost 43 years and I still love that every day life.

[@BecauseitMatters]

That’s beautiful!:)

[@bethstuart7448]

Yes! But this world, sadly makes us think we should want more!

[@FlowerLadyLorraine]

This was beautiful, and what I needed this morning. Thank you. Yesterday was 51 years since hubby and I said I do. God called him home almost 8 yeas ago. Your video today spoke to my heart, encouraged me to enjoy my ordinary days, trusting in Jesus to take care of me. The joy of the Lord is my strength. I have much to be thankful for. ~ FlowerLady

[@sheilamorse2624]

Being content is a gift. I live a very ordinary life on purpose! Each day as I stroll through the gardens with my task list in hand, I see the beauty that surrounds me and I call it extra--ordinary.

[@Jodiwms1969]

The simplicity of life brings happiness and peace within one song. Making breakfast for your family is a blessing to your family each time you prepare that meal gather those grapes the tomatoes and slice the bread and fry it and add something special to that bread that’s a blessing the ordinary knife is needed in this world today, I was raised in the 50s life was very simple, children played outside until it was dark up until the age of 17 and 18 years old, as a young teenager we were outside riding bicycle skating running playing sports at the local park, we were visiting neighbors and helping neighbors more than ever. I made a quarter every week in the summer having a sweet little lady down the street weed her flowerbeds. We didn’t go on vacations we went to our grandparents home which was about 80 miles away and that was our adventure or we will spend the weekend with our aunt and uncle in the country ride horses play with the cows and the chickens and walk the Gravel roads, make up imaginary games to play, the simple life. In my home my mother was a single mom because she was a widow and she learned how to be frugal she had a garden we planted flowers my mother did all the hands-on work in the house and it was a simple life we didn’t go to Disneyland or take vacations we didn’t go to movies because my mother was very frugal with her money. There is no simple life and the lives of children nowadays it’s technology which is a good thing when it is used properly, there are children that do not exercise and enjoy the great outdoors the fresh air and the meals that are planned for families now are usually fast food, which brings on distance in the Family unit because majority of the time the food is eating in the vehicle on the way to a ball game. We always ate dinner at 5 o’clock when I was a child we had our kitchen cleaned up homework done and we were in the bed by 8 o’clock at night got a good nights rest and was ready for the next day. I commend you and your family for your lifestyle and teaching your children the simplicity of life are not taking anything that God has given us in the way of nature food family unit

[@lisag.6599]

Shaye, I pray that this message will be heard: that being present in the moment is where you meet God. You put it so nicely and appealingly!

[@BecauseitMatters]

Yes!:) she is so skilled in her poetic language!:)

[@theinfamousgdub]

This really spoke to me. Achievement and striving and competition and status are such a distraction from what really brings us satisfaction and gives us meaning.

[@nusaybaansar7506]

👏🙌.

[@dinamerrillwittke4133]

So beautiful! Thank you for sharing. It brings to my mind Ecclesiastes 9 "Go, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head. Enjoy life with the wife/husband whom you love, all the days of your life (which are a mere breath), that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun." vs 7-9

[@BecauseitMatters]

I love the simplicity of the Bible.

[@thecandiedlemon7370]

I don’t comment on KZbin often but I just love this message so much. Recently I had the revelation... what if I just stop? Stop trying to have a perfect house? Stop trying to constantly beat myself up to lose weight? Stop trying to get more followers on Instagram? Stop wanting and reaching and hustling? What if I just... lived my life? We are trained to always want more because people gain from us wanting more. But life is really about family, love, peace, gratitude. This video was a joy, your channel continues to be a favorite of mine. Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Yes!

[@jennyjarrett1208]

This was what I needed so badly we lost our entire home and my beautiful garden to a tornado two weeks ago. Seeing your hard work on your life , home and garden makes me realize that I don't need to loose hope that God has a purpose for us to still be alive . We will rebuild "Our Ordinary Life" again and we will be so satisfied for the life that God gives us and be grateful for what he allows to accomplish. God is So Good. Thank you for your perspective of life and making making me see it will be ok.

[@claudiaunruh8955]

My husband and I are retired so we get to enjoy our morning coffee sitting outside watching the hummingbirds at the feeder. I bet many people don’t do that. It may be ordinary but I know I’m very blessed.

[@BecauseitMatters]

Love that!!!!:)

[@morganklym3887]

I’m a stay at home mom to two babies, and there are days where I feel so down and discouraged that my life is small; but this was a very warm and gentle reminder to enjoy the ordinary that my life is - changing diapers, doing countless dishes, laundry, etc. Thank you ❤️

[@theelliotthomestead]

Rest assured, your life is not small to those babies.

[@cherylodonnell6050]

I used to feel that way too when my children were small and I was home 24/7 but looking back (Im 67) those were some of my fondest memories; enjoy, they grow up pretty quickly.

[@jch1965]

Amen. I was the same. For so many years I waited on life to happen, then one day I realized it was. Now I help with my grandkids and have learned to enjoy the present.

[@nancymiller4678]

Great things come in small packages, and you are doing great things!

[@coconut602752]

Many women wish to be in your shoes. 🤍

[@sasbabie]

I think a lot of us see your lifestyle as the extraordinary rainbow that's difficult to come by.

[@parkerposey788]

Wake up Count your blessings Be kind to people & animals Give back Be grateful Rinse Repeat 💗🙏🏻

[@ElderandOakFarm]

💓

[@shawna2037]

This speaks to me on every level. Home is where I love to be living an ordinary life. Appreciation for the simple most important things in life. Beautiful video Shaye!

[@bjgigout9832]

I’m turned 70 yesterday and you have found the secret to a happy, contented life, early on. You HAVE a grand life. Happy living!

[@karenm5681]

Ah, there is peace here, and no "striving" in sight. I love it! What a breath of fresh air! My house is way messier than I would like, but my children are happy. My husband is happy. And I'm happy too. That's more important. And what if these messy years are the golden years? I don't want to miss it and only focus on the mess. I want to find the beauty in spite of the things out of place and focus on that...just like you've done here. Thank you for this beautiful perspective.

[@BecauseitMatters]

Beautiful!:)

[@EliseRoseCrochet]

As someone who recently sent our youngest of four children off to college, I can unequivocally say that the daily grind is the mountaintop. Enjoy every minute with those babies of yours.

[@thelittlethings8671]

This is such an important message to share with others!! One of my favorite moments happens every morning like clockwork. My pup comes into my bedroom at 6am and snuggles up to me, letting me know that it is time to start our day, but first a few belly rubs for him and then coffee for me. Thank you for the beautiful video!

[@mommapanda1285]

Oh how I needed this reminder. So very timely. I'm praising the Lord that He had you create this. This is my mountaintop, this is my hidden rainbow. To live a quiet and simple life seeking to glorify the Lord.

[@catedennis41]

THIS was beautiful, Momma Panda. I cried when I read your last two lines.

[@BecauseitMatters]

Sooooo appealing! The most appealing lifestyle to me ever!:)

[@debrabray8855]

Your life is anything but ordinary. It IS the grand, elaborate rainbow. It is extraordinary! I am grateful every day for my "ordinary" life and all of it's blessings. ❤️

[@rosariasiragusa8469]

Yes I agree with ordinary is perfect. We must appreciate our surroundings and be grateful for what we have. In the end, we will be much happier. I love the way you live.

[@suechernet1618]

Romancing the ordinary! Beautifully told❤️

[@BecauseitMatters]

Indeed, indeed!❤️

[@cheristump9404]

My husband and I always talk about places we would like to visit or even live at for a time. We always come back to family. You can have " it all" but the true joy in life is relationships. Relationships with your children, grandchildren, your spouse and God. We never venture far from where our 9 children and 20 grandchildren live. Life with them is extraordinary.

[@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow]

An ordinary life can be a perfect life; when one can see the beauty in the common-place, and be perfectly content. Lovely Video.

[@sames4now]

Oh my goodness, I can't tell you how much this video touched me! It was so beautifully done and a message I want to keep being reminded of. This is the best KZbin video I have seen in a really long time.

[@GrandmaKarenHasAFarm]

Appreciating what we have is something most people miss. Thanks for bringing this to light. Your life is special. So is mine.

[@theelliotthomestead]

Yes it is.

[@patriciacinea3097]

As I approach 60 years, boy did I need to hear your message now!

[@catedennis41]

It may be ordinary...but it's beautiful. Thank you for sharing. My ordinary day is quiet at home as we are seniors and there are no little ones underfoot. I have transitioned, however, to taking care of my mother who is 85 and in poor health. Days spent with her are very taxing and stressful. As she ages and faces the end, she is getting more bitter and argumentative. It is hard to realize that she may be gone to be with the Lord before too long and that I, too, may have to face the challenges she does on a daily basis in a few years. But, God is good and I know He will carry us all through and provide the strength we need. God bless you and your sweet family.

[@debra7241]

Raising my children was by far the biggest responsibility’s I ever took on.. If your gonna do it you’d best become selfless pretty fast. Not easy. As a parent you know you need to become what your children need when young specifically, and this isn’t glamorous, it’s basic, and basic is what they need. They need “ordinary” as you put it. . A basic building block. Because in ordinary there is structure, care, and love when needed. Your teaching your children this I can see. All done for the love of your family. Though ordinary is where we plant a stable place in their mind, and soul, one cannot be without the dreams of the great adventures of the heart and imagination. Presence and joy can also be found in the “extra ordinary” as well. It doesn’t want to be stifled. Because life can really consist so much of the time of just one damn thing after another, we also know it’s also sprinkled with happiness and excitement in between, and last but not least our dreams. Cherishing it all is being in the moment for everything, all of it, the good, the bad, and the ugly and the great!! Dream on!! ❤️

[@MorganDunn]

I feel myself moving towards this life but also a part of me grieves the life that has plenty of big things on the go, all the time! But life comes in seasons, and mine is changing :) I needed this, thank you!

[@sherrye1326]

My life is way more ordinary than yours, but it took me a long time to learn to love this ordinary life of mine❤️

[@nursingandnature]

Wow. The depth here. Touching, truly. Thank you for this. Exactly what I needed as I stand on the threshold of moving back to my hometown of 700 people to homestead and life this ordinary, quietly magical life. This was good medicine. 💜

[@vanessachristidis9252]

When you were cutting the grapes it reminded me of my Greek father who is no longer with us, and I can tell you, what he taught me. the skills of loving the earth's bounty, the pleasure of growing your own produce even in a small suburban Melbourne garden, how to drive a car, how to graft another variety of plum on a tree, and the tomato seeds he'd been regenerating year after year for the last 50+ years which I now have been blessed to have; that simplicity, that is the gift. My dad spent entire days in the garden and he loved it, it's what kept him here longer than we knew. Your gift is the gift of this life you have given to your children, and how to work the land so it's nourishing us in return. Your very channel enlightening us all. That love you have for Cece, that's the gift. Every breathing moment you have here is a gift, and that's absolutely perfect 🙏🏻👍😍💕

[@tscarletespin2261]

I love watching my son as he jumps on the couch as if it were a trampoline, and parkours off of my tables. It shows his energy and innocence. It shows his lively spirit and makes me smile. 😊

[@Holly-wm5gm]

Yes!!! I feel like the world says travel travel travel, but there’s so much beauty, purpose and fulfillment that we have been blessed with right here where we are, in our very own homes, towns and cities! I have just found this channel, and I am so excited because we share the same beliefs and values. Thank you!! Hello from Texas 🌻☀️

[@judyderieux8484]

I have been told that I have done nothing with my life. Listening to your thoughts about living makes me understand that person whom told me that has no idea what life is all about. Thank-You !!! You have given me do much to think about and be proud of my everyday choices I have made💝

[@karellarsen939]

Your life is precious! The beautiful times when are children are small. Even as they grow into adults!! Home and farm are wonderful to live on. So many things to be grateful for. God bless you and your family for the joy you share❣️🌹❣️

[@betsiemarais6918]

I totally agree. When you don't have a healthy, happy family life, you realize how special it is. Thanks for reminding us to see the miracle of life in each day!

[@cherylodonnell6050]

Loved, loved, loved this video! Ordinary days are the best days; enjoy them while your children are still young; I wish more families could have these kinds of mornings instead of the rushed lives most live today. At 67, I look back at my mother and grandmother's life, they had very ordinary lives living in the country, were home all the time, every day, never travelled or had careers, they were looking after the home and family and were content.

[@staroliva6502]

This was absolutely beautiful specially for times that we are living nowadays. I love being home.

[@BecauseitMatters]

❤️❤️

[@seasonandsprout2213]

the lingering warm concrete on the bottom of bare feet after a most splendid sunset, in the summer. and the clarity of depth that winter brings when the trees fall asleep.

[@nelliebell4386]

This video had me tearing up. It reminded me of the verse: Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16. Seeing the blessings that are in front of us, Rejoicing in them and loving life in the moment even when it’s difficult can be challenging, but God knows what he’s doing always.

[@mkmmurphy9601]

Your family have an extraordinary life as you take the ORDINARY and recognize God’s Blessings, sprinkle in a bunch of Joy, the love of learning new things, and share your gifts of knowledge to others. What a beautiful family. God bless

[@WondaElizabeth]

I think your life is extraordinary. It's the kind of living God wants for all His children. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.

[@kimberawification13]

There is so much beauty in everyday life and some people do not notice... You are one of those that makes people notice!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

I love this video....very well said. We all need to look at life and be thankful for what we currently have...the simple pleasures of life! Thank you for sharing!

[@Autsom57]

So beautiful! I needed this now, life’s been hectic with 2 deaths and watching the video Blessed me. Thank you ❤️

[@balandrav]

I really needed to hear this.. as a 25 year old feeling like I always need to be more and do more. It's comforting to know that its okay to not want what everybody else wants.

[@eileenmcgowan284]

Oh what a wise young woman you are .How lucky your children are to have such a calm wholesome mum in their lives.

[@dianem7771]

So lovely. I crave the ordinary. I love those days that I get to stay home, have my coffee in my garden, and watch the hummingbirds drink nectar from the feeders and flowers. It makes me joyful and I feel blessed to have such days.

[@nadinetasmania]

A wise woman (my mother) once told me that happiness is found under your feet - I was busy. Filling my passport, chasing new places to live, things to buy. Its easy now with time to see she was right. I have found happiness under my feet, the simple life here on the farm. It took a long time to get it. Being grateful for it, well - I need reminding. Thank you for sharing and the reminder x

[@h.c9224]

YOUR LIFE IS AUTHENTIC, YOUR LIFE IS MORE THAN PERFECT ! Thank you for sharing with us and letting us live this dream with you, in times where everything has become commercial, fake....

[@treehugnhipi3765]

i have been simplifying my life more and more over the last ten years, even though i live in heavily populated southern california...striving to live in each beautiful moment i am graced with, and fully appreciating the simple (you call it ordinary) in every moment, every day. those moments usually are the ones burned in my memory of loved ones i have now lost (especially my mom), children who are now grown, and events in life that i had tremendous growth from. THIS was my favorite of all your videos...and i truly love your videos! THIS is what i believe makes great human beings. those who have come to this life to appreciate the "ordinary", the simple...the butterfly feasting on the nectar from a beautiful flower in your garden, a sunset that takes your breath away, the intensity of the little hummingbird's wings above your flowering bush, a great meal made from the things you grew in your garden, the smile on someone's face when you give them something they love that you made especially for them....THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO...it was my confirmation that there are others out there who see the beauty in this simple life, and strive to live a life that much of rest of the world does not seem to find quite as magical as it truly is!!!! 💕🌼

[@betzie2]

My morning coffee....my dog resting her head on my shoulder ...my hubby making me laugh...beading...watching wonderful videos like this one...soaking in a bubble bath...taking a walk in the fall...antiquing...breathing...♥️♥️♥️😘🤗

[@mathildedurand9727]

Oh I love this video ! So agree. My husband and I consider that there are chores in life so you can enjoy other things and if you are also learn to enjoy the little joy in the chores so your life become really sweet and beautiful. Our big dream is to be peaceful and happy with our family. The more humble you are, the happier.

[@TheRealMartian]

This is my husband's profile but I wanted to share how beautiful your video is and how I am so thankful to have found your KZbin and blog. Your story has been healing for me and so helpful! You are a God-send. Thank you Jesus for what you are doing.

[@brandylee6700]

I'm in tears. Thank you. Wholeheartedly, your beautiful videos and words have changed my entire week....thank you.

[@savannarae6386]

This video made me weep. In adjusting to motherhood and homesteading, I have been struggling with the lack of adventure. I used to be an avid horseback rider and hiker, always looking to see what's on the other side of the next summit... I'm watching and facilitating my child making her own first adventures and experiencing life with such a new and fresh perspective, in a way it has been showing me what you so beautifully articulated in this video. I was preparing breakfast while listening to this... it really reminds me that these little "mundane" tasks are really so full of purpose. ❤ Thank you.

[@ksherman0]

I just found your channel, and everything about you, your family, and what you have created is beautiful. You are a poet with your words and put out into the world such a calm, positive, and simple energy that is so needed now more than ever. Thank you creating such authentic and beautiful content! As a mother and wife, I struggle with letting those feelings of adventure go, but I truly savor every second I can with my family. You have moved me to tears with your perfect way of putting this new chapter into words. Thank you for this soulful and authentic content!

[@SM-qh2mz]

You are living the best days right now Shaye ....these are the days you'll constantly be remembering and reminiscing about when you are empty nesters. Soak in every bit of the magnificent and blessed ordinary days ....be present, have that picnic instead of cleaning, laugh together, and try to linger in everything right now......it's what you will be pondering and smiling over during early morning coffee when they are gone and off in their own lives.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Susan M I don’t know about that. My children are grown and I don’t sit around thinking about when they were small. I still enjoy my ordinary moments and days, even though they are different than they used to be. I do understand that it’s good to enjoy the babies while they’re small. I did that too.

[@SM-qh2mz]

@@cynthiafisher9907 oh goodness we don't "sit around thinking about when they were small" in a melancholy way....life is just as full and blessed now as it was then (in a different way as it's just the 2 of us on a daily basis)... not a day goes by no matter where we are....home or traveling in another country that we don't have a sweet memory of when we were all together everyday. For me, it is the ordinary moments of life that Shaye talks about that always bring us joy and laughter ( who knew picking flowers in the garden and being chased by that bee would become such a sweet memory)...... But you can bet we are still making new memories too!

[@janicewenzel1456]

I found such solice in the way you described so eloquently the ordinary life and made me so happy to be part of it...thank you

[@terri-youtube]

....your life is FAR FROM ORDINARY & you've truly been blessed to be able to live the way you do! Never, ever take your lifestyle for granted.... there are so many people very envious, & would LOVE to live the way you do but can't! Thank you for sharing your beautiful videos!

[@ourwayfarm]

I can't love this enough!! We have so many people telling us we are wrong for working for this exact lifestyle. For wanting & making our happiness a priority for the first time EVER in our lives. We are different, but we are happy. Why can't people just be happy for us about that?

[@acs2962]

Your ordinary is perfect in every way. When times passes by and your children are older, you all will have these beautiful memories. I’m constantly thinking about what is next, and about all the things I want to do, etc, etc... I found your video so beautiful and inspirational. Thank you. 😊

[@hawksroostbooknook6440]

Thank you for sharing your ordinary life! I think this is one of the best videos you’ve ever done. It is important to recognize the magic that is before us. True joy comes from being grateful for every day things. After chasing grand adventures for 14 years I have been able to get back to what is truly important in our lives. Something as simple as canning tomatoes and peaches this year has brought more joy than any of the adventures that happened in the last 14 years. My grandfather used to say only do the things that will matter in 100 years.

[@marthamatteson5280]

In my life I have listened to probably 1000's of peoples stories by now. I realized early on that every one has a story to tell, and sometimes the people who seem so average, every-day, and, well, ordinary, have the most extraordinary stories. The capital letter and the period are 2 of my favorite parts of my ordinary day. Lying in bed, feeling my dog resting quietly up against me, and seeing my cat in silhouette at the window as the sun creeps in to my backyard. The period is getting into my comfy bed, my little dog jumping up on the bed, reading, then the blessed peace of the dark. I review the ordinary events of the day, and feel grateful.

[@heatherzloty7143]

Thank you for reminding us all to BE THANKFUL!!! That is the purpose of life. To enjoy all the magical blessings around us every minute of our lives. God is GOOD!!!

[@juliemccloskey9881]

Thank you for sharing this heartfelt message. I love your peaceful, relaxed way of speaking! I am on a journey to contentment and some days are harder than others. Focusing on every blessing God has poured out on me and flipping negative thoughts to positive ones has helped me tremendously.

[@MindfulMya]

For some the ordinary and simple life is too simple. But I love it so much! To work hard and enjoy my home, garden and eat well...to serve others...I love it. Brings so much joy. I love your videos and appreciate you sharing your wisdom!

[@Bianca-vg9yn]

Your ordinary life is my end of the rainbow, Shaye. Even with all my plans of travel and adventure, this is what I am looking forward to most of all: leaving the stress and anxiety of the rat race, and feeling only that peace and blessed tiredness after a long day working with nature.

[@missmartpants2269]

Absolutely! You could travel the world and not feel completely and utterly fullnof joy and gratitude like that way your family and home and garden (all giftes from God) make you feel. Its about being grateful for what we've been given. God bless!

[@MaureenTomaino]

Your life is not ordinary it is blessed and extraordinary. You are very very privileged. Your everyday life is compared to others who have nothing..their lives are such a grind.

[@sherrylynn3304]

Phil 4:11 Not that I speak in respect to want:for I have learned,in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content. Clarity of mind and purpose. Food for thought. Thank you.

[@urbanrat84]

I never achieved any of my mountain top moments. I'm 36 and still no prospect of it. For a long time I felt the pain of it and lived as though that life was just temporary, but in this past year I have come to appreciate the freedom of solitude and done what you mention in your video, wake up with the sun, make a coffee and face the day. Certainly a simple life is what brings the greatest contentment

[@Princesshelyne]

Each time you create a video the art of storytelling becomes more and more beautiful. You are definitely an artist on so many levels, whether you are creating colorful Gardens or colorful platters of food. Thank you for sharing so many incredible moments with us. You have a beautiful life and because you share your Artistic abilities you are helping us all understand that an ordinary life IS LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST✨

[@sharonkershaw9397]

I totally agree. It not all about money but the enjoyment you get out of your ordinary day. As money cannot buy that

[@lydiafink3020]

Thank you for this. It's a good reminder that we need to be thankful and content with what our good and faithful God has given us.

[@christiemendes5602]

You speak so eloquently, and right to my heart. This video is absolutely a work of art. I was hanging on to every word. This is one of the most important lessons to learn. In an overstimulated world, it’s so nice to be fully content with the most simple aspects of life! Thank you for sharing your art and your heart!

[@wendymcfarlane9068]

How absolutely "perfect" to share this right now. It sums up how so many expect life to be worthless unless they're raking in the millions or stuffing their lives with mundane materialisim while ignoring what's right there, in front of our eyes by our own front doors. Bless you for this.xx

[@sallyapple3935]

Beautiful and soothing to me. Blessings to you and hubby for providing your kids with a grounded life! What much of American families are missing these days.

[@teresadeforge2911]

Shaye Just want you to know how much I love this video .Have watched it many times. Each time I watch it I take something new away. The past couple of years have not been easy but appreciating the simple joys in life is the answer.Thank you so much to you and your family for putting yourselves out there and sharing all your special days and ideas...

[@dewalediblegardens7800]

Such a beautiful tribute to an ordinary life ! I have to keep reminding myself of these things as we tend to the house and we homeschool. The ordinary will become fond memories. I need to keep staring into the sweet faces and smiles of my children, making cute jokes with my man, and falling deeply in love with my life. You two are the sweetest. Thanks for sharing

[@peacelove7872]

Finding Peace with where you are at this exact moment and being present in life is what life is all about. Gratitude in just being. Move from your mind that spins and drop into your heart. ☮️💕 to all

[@kassiep665]

This is absolutely beautiful. This speaks to my heart so much.

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Ill say it again- you should be a narrator! For a tv show, for audible books, anything really!

[@RM-bl4td]

You missed the whole point of this video

[@ElderandOakFarm]

@@RM-bl4td I'm just trying to give her a compliment...?

[@ElderandOakFarm]

@@RM-bl4td I got the point of the video, but I was trying to relay how much I love her voice and narrating skills... it's not like as if I'm saying "You shouldn't be doing YT, you should he doing ___" I just think she's extremely blessed with a beautiful voice...

[@TS-wb4xc]

Your channel is pure poetry to our senses ...ears, eyes. We feel like we’re on your homestead. So calming and enjoying the “ordinary moments,” thank you. God bless your family🤩