HOPE THIS WORKS

[@Jess-3]

I needed this start of the video. Guys, I’m so depressed it’s not okay. I need prayers as I’ve had a traumatic event happen in my own home. I need healing, and listening to Phil at the beginning is something I know the Lord has driven me to this very moment today. Like he’s talking to me through this video. Thank you.

[@its.emma.official]

I hope you are ok! Trauma is hard, but I have found purpose in the pain. Take extra care of yourself today🤍

[@Homestead-ish]

🙏🏼🙏🏼 praying peace over your heart.

[@NicoleDawn23]

Praying for you Jess.

[@Jess-3]

@@its.emma.official thank you. It’s really hard, I feel like a complete mess, my brain is a mess. I’m trying to now start doing things that’ll make me happy to distract myself. That’s a decision I made today so I hope it helps

[@Jess-3]

@@Homestead-ish thank you so much. You have no idea how much that means to me

[@amybostic1439]

As I travel through a marriage that is in trouble and a husband who doesn’t want to put in effort, I watch your family and know that there is the potential for an amazing life out there. I am always lifted by watching your family and I am proud of your commitments and I know you’re both grateful for the life you’ve built. ❤️

[@bettygann]

I wasted 53 years on a man who did not care do not waste your life do not let someone else take away your joy

[@hugalysmancebo6017]

The way Alex is looking a Phil! 😍😍 pure love! You can tell! ❤️ so inspiring couple!

[@Cuckoobananarama]

Your house is looking more and more like a home! Any updates on Phil's surgery outcome? Is he doing well?

[@deniceruegg8855]

Alex, you exude a lovely glow about you, especially when you were looking to Phil as he was talking about mental health. I have learned so much from your life on the homestead!! I enjoy watching everything grow and of course the girls are constantly changing. Lotsa love

[@moniquedowney9637]

Alex has a beautiful glow in general!! I think she has the kindest soul 😊

[@deniceruegg8855]

@@moniquedowney9637 I agree! They are warm + lovely people! Just the way Alex was so glowing in this video, it warmed my soul.

[@violetclementine2295]

Will you post an update about your Ivf plans? Any update after Phil’s surgery?

[@marydanielle7183]

I get so excited when you guys upload. It’s made my day today. I am on bed rest with unexplained second trimester bleeding. Had an ultrasound today and baby looks fine and healthy, we just can’t figure out why I’m bleeding randomly.

[@heiketheangel546]

From the bottom of my heart ❤️ I wish you all the best! Stay in bed and rest, rest, rest

[@foofookachoo1136]

I’m SO SORRY this is happening. And I do hope they find the cause of bleeding, or at least hope it is not harming the baby or u. I pray u carry to term and your baby is born healthy and fine.

[@crustyrash]

Just FYI Suggestion: potted plants might look good hanging off your fence. Another KZbinr--The Frey Life--put up a similar fence and discovered that they could put hooks between the slats, it looks great.

[@trinarufener5889]

I watch the Frey life too. 🙂

[@typicallondongal]

You just blow me away because you are teaching others about making life your own and it doesn't matter if you get things wrong its part of learning and it is. I think you guys are amazing and your family is gorgeous. Love you videos and what you share with us x

[@Heidicr60]

I am so sorry for all of the trauma and depression you are going through… Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you🙏.. This train ride of life definitely does NOT make only make stops at Disney… it also takes you on some painful/bumpy journeys along the way! I had two major open heart surgeries within 5 months of each other… and the things that got me through it were love, prayers, and faith ❤️… wishing you a wonderful weekend from the VERY HOT state of Florida🥵☀️

[@maryjaynemay3410]

When I moved south it took a few years to acclimate to my new life. I often had similar malady’s as you all. It gets better each year. You are still acclimating. ❤️

[@naliblu8788]

....You guys saved my life just now. I was in a bad place. Thoughts so strong I couldn't fight the urge to end what this is in my life. I have cervical cancer, have wanted more kids but I haven't had the heart to restart a relationship...the abuse I went through destroyed me. Your words touched me and appearntly we're exactly what I needed to hear. I still feel listless but not so heavy. Thank you for being you. You guys are my heros

[@PhilandAlex]

Oh sweet girl. Life can just be so hard…but you are loved and needed! I am SOO proud of you for just taking one step forward. You’ve got this! I wish I could give you a hug right now

[@thebitsofgreen3519]

I just made home made liquid laundry cleaner! Castile soap, vinegar, glycerin, and lemon EO (the lemon is an anti fungal, viral, biotic, and bacterial) and for helping get mold out of clothes adding an orange and tea tree helps additional funk. And the funk of the clothes might be from the drum of the wash that needs to have the tea tree and lemon or orange EO with the vinegar to just clean the drum itself.

[@marinriver]

Love y'all's videos, Alex, your videos are definitely not time wasters...you guys are absolutely inspiring. God bless your family!

[@danettehartsock6366]

Just seeing the sweet faces of you and your family, and adorable animals always helps me feel better! LOVE and PRAYERS ALWAYS from Gainesville Florida.❤🙏😊🙏❤

[@pnevarez2865]

Chloe looks so calm, happy , and secure now. Nice to see!

[@jodiegittus1607]

The music near the end, Little House vibes💗. And then Baby Carrie laugh from Cassidy🥰

[@MrsRivera19]

I just adore how Alex and Phil look at each other 🤍 I’ve been a subscriber for many years and that look and profound love that they have for each other is so beautiful!

[@sarahglines403]

So I just had to share with you that I said this week: we're letting our love multiply! Because.....we were getting two goats and came home with three, and we ordered 8 chicks and they sent us 10! Haha! We just seem to be gaining so many little critters and I love it! I love watching you videos and watching YOUR homestead grow too! Its so encouraging! ♡♡♡♡

[@tinaanderson5298]

You guys!! I am loving all things Phil and Alex! What a wonderful life you have created for your sweet family. God bless

[@Megolegobbyy]

I needed this video today. I am currently dealing with my second round of “the virus” this year and it’s been really rough this time around.🥺 Thank you for always finding a way to brighten any day, no matter the season we may be facing. Love you guys so much.

[@tmaug1974]

I'm so very happy for you guys! Living your dreams, loving each other, and encouraging all of your followers! May God bless and protect you always! Praying that your love multiplies in many ways!

[@tuftyloves]

Heads up on laundry! I used those homemade laundry soap recipes for so so long until I learned something very interesting. True soap actually doesn’t do super well with porous materials like clothing. You know how you get soap scum buildup on your shower walls? The same thing happens on your clothes. That’s why detergents are so much better for you clothes. They rinse cleaner and leave less of a residual stink behind. I also highly recommend stripping your clothes every once in a while. Dumping them in a bathtub full of hot water with a cup of powdered laundry detergent (tide is the best), a cup of washing soda, and a cup of borax. You’ll be disgusted with what it pulls out, and amazed at how much better your laundry smells!

[@cherylbrigante2544]

The music is so soothing and really adds to your footage.

[@kimwilliams9675]

It is 95 deg with a feels like of 106 deg today here in NE FL. Thank God for AC and working from home with my job.

[@georgialee5032]

This is the first year we’ve actually had a garden, we’ve got 3 green bean plants, 2 pepper plants, a few tomato plants and a little snack cucumber plant and I am loving it!! Being out and getting dirty just weeding the garden feels so good in my soul! You’ve inspired me Alex, I’d love to have a garden of your size one day

[@shadegarden7375]

Vinegar is also what I do also!! If I forget to add the vinegar to the washer, I will spritz the clothes in the dryer! We also run the cleaning cycle on the washer to make sure the outer side of the drum is not moldy!!

[@siobhanjohnson8088]

Just love the pigs roaming in and out of areas!! And all the gardening tips.. thank you 😊

[@carolynhall1302]

Such good advice about getting help before things get too bad Sadly too late for a friend of my daughter who took her own life last week. Huge shock to everyone who knew her, she was a beautiful soul and I just wish she could have reached out for help in time to save her

[@whereisangie]

i love watching and learning from your gardening/homestead videos. you are giving many folks education and inspiration❤❤

[@mayablock2354]

I love your message! Thank you.

[@shadegarden7375]

I loved the music you picked when you both were working on the side yard.

[@kscheuerman5378]

I stuck through the last video with enthusiasm!!! I enjoy the inspiration. Thank you so much

[@patriciawilliamsn9605]

Big beautiful gardens, I love it. Cassidy’s giggles are so sweet

[@cathyzimmerman9467]

Just wonderful - you guys are so influential

[@elaynekuenstler9860]

I have fought with mental illness for what seams like forever. I have had counseling and am doing great. Pray for everyone who fights this battle.

[@dianebay6879]

I finally started seeing a physicist and let me say it's helped so VERY much!!!

[@rebeccatucker2577]

I just want to say that I always learn something from every one of your videos! Thank you for always sharing openly what is on your heart to share. Also, I love all the garden info...I watched the hour long video and learned so much!! 😊💕🌻

[@wendyrumbel4354]

With out a doubt this vlog was awesome. I love the new garden area and the fence . The animals all of them are enjoyable to watch, funny too. The girls are so adorable. Love all that you do making your house a home. God Bless your beautiful family, hope your feeling better. Thanks for sharing.

[@SamOHea]

For laundry…. I use a combination of vinegar, baking soda, sea salt, tea tree oil, and a bit of grated fels-naphtha. I’ve been doing this for years and it’s made a huge difference. Our clothes are so much cleaner.

[@sandracordes844]

Alex - good tip about the vinegar! I have discovered a wonderful laundry product - Tru Earth - it is dehydrated earth-friendly laundry soap that comes in a sheet and is packaged in a compostible box! No need to carry all the water in regular laundry soap home from the store in a non-recyclable plastic jug. I have been using Tru Earth for a year and a half and I am well pleased with the job it does. I'll try the vinegar, but this stuff is great!

[@laurieweideman9607]

Beautiful! You might want to weather your boards that you will be using in the future so they will match the first section.

[@andreameier2640]

I love your encouragement for better mental health and therapy. Mental health needs to improve worldwide and hopefully we’re moving in that direction. The more and more people talk about good mental health and steps to get there, the better off we will be. I’ve always loved following you and you just keep giving me more and more reasons why I continue to. ❤️

[@katieamos6691]

I just love yall so much! I'm definitely here for the garden vlogs! I'm loving vicariously through you because this is my dream! I wish we could come visit and get a crash course in gardening 🤣

[@lobegirl8074]

Love how you acknowledged that some people know the hack but some may not. I always tell my kids not to assume everyone knoes

[@jenniferhoaglin566]

We do the same With Vinegar. We also run it through, Dishwasher & Coffee Pot. Swear by it.🙂💙

[@carriesessum2505]

I use vinegar for LOTS of cleaning.. when you are feeling a cold or sore throat come on , use apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons and 2 tablespoons honey (local if possible) half a lemon squeezed and some warm almost hot water .I use the little mason jars to mix and measure in then you already have a cup too .

[@delanajohnson5889]

From North Dakota..temp today 77 with low humidity but hotter this weekend!! Beautiful the last couple days!!

[@cindykelly9588]

Can we just give you guys a BIG HUG?!? ❤️👏🏻❤️👍🙏🏻 Thank you!

[@lynnc5291]

Hello lovely family, I’m watching right now. Your lifestyle is how I hope to be down the road…gardening and looking after animals and loving my babies. 🤍 I hope you post all about your garden, I love seeing you progress from the apartment to now having a house covered in home grown foods. It’s not boring at all and vlogs aren’t a waste of time I enjoy them. 😌

[@Homestead-ish]

Also I LOVED the long garden tour. I love when your videos are longer :)

[@jennifergulaszewski686]

We’ve done the vinegar for as long as I remember. It also cleans your washer every load.

[@calimomma4741]

Love that! Easy is key! I think for so many our mental and physical is at its lowest when we are raising young kids. So easy to put it all on the back burner

[@ef-v7896]

UK very dry and hot 40C. No more rainy, gloomy UK. We have the Revear here now just the Ocean is cold but feels fresh in a hot day

[@joanneclifford82]

Your improved side garden is great! well done 😀

[@bathanytucker2701]

Glad you guys are getting help ❤️ We did counseling when we were starting to consider embryo adoption and it helped our communication tremendously!

[@amandamckenna]

We're in deep winter here in the Blue Mountains (west of Sydney) Down Under. But my heart goes out to you in the heat (heatwaves occurring across Europe and the UK as well) - we know ALL about heat Down Here. 😁

[@sharondavies5100]

Very hot here in the UK driest summer since 1972. Lot of grass fires and houses catching fire. Water sprinklers to be banned very soon as gradually running very low on water in parts of the country. Everybody's Gardens are looking very yellow and dried up.

[@shoshanachavab]

Have you checked if maybe you have mold somewhere in your house. That would explain you all getting sick often. Because you are leading such a healthy life being outside and you can both be so round of yourselves in what you have accomplished in such a short time. 🥰

[@GKeile5]

I gotta have my April fresh Downy and Tide. Gotta be clean, disinfected, and smell good. I'm proud of anyone who can do the homemade laundry soap. I love all your sweet animals.

[@PattyJonas]

I make my own laundry powder. 1 cup bi carb soda, 1 cup laundry soda, 1 cup salt, 1 cup laundry soap shavings. Adding eucalyptus oil to it

[@mindyvanhorn3199]

I use Lemon or Orange oil to mine, it works great!

[@tamfur]

YAY! I'm glad you're not painting, I love natural wood.

[@Suebearish]

You may want to consider having a pressurized rainwater catchment system installed so have as a backup. Was going to suggest the vinegar to make clothes smell clean and be soft. If people do use less healthy laundry stuff it also helps to get that residue out

[@elainegoodchild9897]

Not sure how or even if this fits in with your gardening philosophy but growing potatoes in old car tyres is so easy and fun. Start with 2 tyres placed on the ground. Plant your potatoes in good soil in the tyres. When they have a nice amount of foliage place another tyre on top and add more soil. The plants will continue to grow upwards and potatoes will form in the soil as it goes up. Paint the tyres bright colours if you want it to look fun. Once the plant dies back at the end of the season, start to remove the tyres harvesting your potatoes layer by layer. The easiest no dig method.

[@J-Dito]

I love how the power of editing made the arbour look like it took a few minutes while anyone who has had to do it knows that was a few hours lol. Good job guys! It looks like it's coming along sooo nicely

[@tepidsnow]

Remember to clean your washing machine too! Sometimes they have mold and mildew growing around the doors, and in the drawers where you put the detergent. Do a deep clean and see if that "stinky" smell is still there!

[@jljacobs0127]

The vinegar also helps with softening. My Gram always uses it instead of fabric softener.

[@amybostic1439]

White vinegar is available as cleaning vinegar at Walmart it’s wonderful with baking soda. You can also put your baking soda in a bowl and add your favorite essential oils and mix it in and use it everywhere-laundry, carpet cleaner whatever!! I keep it around always

[@JC-tn9iv]

Nifty watching Phill “use his head” while unloading the hay. 😉😎. You look cute in your Jane Austin straw hat and the girls (all of them, Ricki included) are looking wonderfully healthy. Thank for another episode of “Spreadin the Love” 🫶🏻👌🏻👍🏻🤗💖💕❤️

[@Jacqueline-bh8ok]

We’re moving to your area next week and I’m so excited!!

[@Elizabeth45840]

I Absolutely Love your Videos. The changes are so Beautiful.

[@gaildavis710]

The heat here in our part of Virginia has been awful. our tomatoes just split from the heat. We have had some rain, not a whole whole lot but we have had some rain! I do feel for the homeless and animals in this heat!!! Hope you guys do well, tell the kids Hidy!!!!

[@vannesareay9435]

lt looks so awesome. love the piggies running around.

[@tammynielsen4212]

Im in Queensland Australia and its been extremely wet and freezing 🥶 cold here. It's our winter but this year is a lot wetter and colder than usual.

[@fionamclean8544]

Hi guys No one can heal themselves.... We all need help...... Whether it be infertility or just plain depression due to life's circumstance. Many medical issues such as pcos can cause many mental heath issues... So gr8 you are being caring individuals who also educate... Xxx

[@katienana89]

For laundry I would also suggest cleaning your washer and dryer well if you feel the clothes aren’t coming out clean

[@jadensanchez9516]

I love your channel ❤️ garden, cow, chickens EVERYTHING!!! And your love for our lord amazing!!!!

[@stephanieharrison2645]

I used natural laundry soap and I use vinegar every time I do laundry. I agree that once I started using the vinegar my laundry smelt better and felt clean.

[@crittersgrama]

Vinegar will cause metal to rust (stainless also). I used to use it in the rinse cycle of the dishwasher all the time, but those were rentals and I wasn't there long enough to see the mess it is capable of. Got a brand new dishwasher a few years ago and already there is rusting, especially the tines that separate the plates and such. One rusted and broke right off. We had a plumber in to fix the washer and I asked him about vinegar and he said the ph will cause it to pit and eventually rust any metal parts. You should use a pack of kool-aid lemonade without the sugar as a cleaner fot dishwasher and washer. The citric acid will clean beautifully! Dishes with no spots and use the kool-aid once or twice a month depending on how often you use them. Diswasher run on long cycle and washer filled half way with hot water... slosh it a minute and let sit for hour. Then run the full cycle. The smell tends to stay in the washer from being damp and should leave door open between use. Works great! Best money spent on a plumber with a free side of great advice 😀

[@andreanittel2240]

I use a Swiffer mop with microfibre cloths to wash the floor- it picks up everything- I also use the microfibre cloth to dust....they are awesome!!!!!

[@mindyvanhorn3199]

I hope this helps, after you clean the tub in your washer, leave the door of your washer open for a time so the water doesn't "mold" and cause a funky smell in between use.

[@ljcl1859]

I fill up the fabric softener dispenser of my washing machine with Vinegar (white distilled). I have done that for years, it makes everything fresh and keeps my towels soft. I have sensitive skin so I have to use a laundry detergent that doesn't have sents/perfume.

[@charlottevilla7931]

Cullman , Alabama it's so Hot!!! 100's almost daily and if it's not in the 10's the heat index is over 100's... Maybe it will cool soon. Take care and keep on farming !!! Love it!!

[@viewfromthepassengerseat]

While you're melting in your summer, in Australia we are in Winter. Where I live it was a little frosty this morning at 5°C which I think equates to 42°F.

[@KimberleyJaskolski]

It’s winter here and in Shepparton in regional Victoria Australia tonight it is going to get to -4 Celsius over night and 14 oC in the day. We are stuck in iso as we all got covid from hubby bringing it home from work. Hubby got it the worst and the rest of us got it like a cold. The kids have been running around like crazy. Even our heart transplant kid. I have so many seedlings getting ready to plant in my gardens. I only have you both to thank. I am also going to get 2 chickens for eggs.

[@julievanbreemen7511]

Alex, Please consider another natural laundry idea. I have a product called Eco WasherPro. It is connected to my washing maching cold water line. When the water passes through the Eco Washer Pro it adds oxygen to the water and turns it into hydrogen peroxide. As we know water is H2O and water is H2O2 and hydrogen peroide kills germs. Ho spitals use Eco Washeres or some brand of the same sort of product. Also your cloths do not need fabric softener in the rinse cycle or in the dryer

[@virginiakoerner9317]

You can purchase a black tarp to go on your garden area. It will kill all the weeds and grasses growing there. Keep it down till next growing season. season next gr

[@sandyhodge664]

What I did when my little ones were going up. I put there name on there own laundry basket. I thin would help them learn how to do there own laundry. I was right there with them and I made it fun for them. They loved it. The end of each week I would help them out and show them how to do it. That away I wasn’t sorting through all the clothes.

[@rachelweber9846]

Can you guys do a video on nontoxic household products?! Soaps, box wash, shampoo, cleaners, etc.

[@pauladedomenico5706]

You are doing such a wonderful job.

[@user-vx6tc8mv9y]

Have you checked/cleaned the filter in the washing machine where the gunk collects (usually at the bottom) use a tray and towel as water will come out, it may help.

[@756Nichols]

I have a councilor (biblical & a psychologist) and I have never hidden it but that's amazing I'm going to look into this for my bestie as he really needs it. Praying that it can be used in the UK 🙏so glad that you said please don't skip forward 🙌🤍🌻 That's made me think YES I will try that for washing our clothes as if my godchild came over then that's so true as our kids are a lot older now I don't have baby locks (I still make it as safe as possible for him btw 🤦🏼‍♀️) X

[@BD1987.]

It’s freeeeeezing here in Australia- we are going through a cold 🥶 snap here in winter down to between 10-5 degrees in the mornings but then quite nice during the day when the sun is out

[@turpinrachael]

Our neighbor has a pig that escapes his enclosure every single day. He looks just like Ricky. He started going further and further and last week the pig was picked up by the police over a mile away. 😂 He got a field trip in a police car.

[@JC-tn9iv]

This little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home 🏡 🤪😁😉

[@crustyrash]

Another FYI: I'm a chemist working in the federal government. I'm not trying to push chemicals but just fyi, there are certain ingredients in commercial detergents such as surfactants that give the product certain properties such as foam control, dissolving in water, etc. The other thing to be mindful about is mixing different chemicals/substances/products because sometimes they react (the classic example is chlorine bleach and ammonia). If you are interested in consumer-friendly sources of info let me know. I love seeing your little farm evolve:)))

[@candy8616]

I'm in Scotland and it's very windy just now but still sunny

[@xeline1968]

Anybody else who thought about the Waltons? Love your Vlogs! Love from Germany 🥰

[@kimmcneer3067]

I love watching your vlogs.... Love your cute family

[@Homestead-ish]

Oh I’m gonna try the vinegar. But also rockin green is amazing!

[@hildebt7988]

When I steam clean my carpet, which is every two weeks, the last water I use, I put vinegar in it, Vinegar is good for a lot of things, but sometimes I also use hydrogen peroxide, that’s just more expensive than vinegar, both pull the las soap out The girls are so sweet and I love all your animals It’s been 116 here, low 100 today