Spend A Week on the Homestead With Us!

[@user-mc6jz9er8w]

RuthAnn---one of the most appealing things about watching your videos is that you NEVER refer to "the kids" but always "the children". Hearing people talking about "having a kid" makes me always think of goats. People have children. Goats have kids. Thanks for respecting them by calling them, properly, children. It warms my heart.

[@karennewberry4694]

So interesting you mention this kid terminology. I recall years ago reading that kids (goats/lambs) were used as sacrifices in biblical times but more recently satanic worship. The term kids was transposed from children as children are used as sacrifices in satanic worship. Sorry if this is too dark a reference but referring to kids to me is not a good term.

[@carmenharbin]

@@karennewberry4694 wow, 100% clear, thank you for this.

[@katepollard-vithanage889]

So agree!

[@frugalitystartsathome4889]

@@karennewberry4694🤦🏻‍♀️

[@user-tq8dy6cf9c]

Children are precious to call them kids has always made it seem as a careless lazy term and as a parent if I want my children to always feel their preciousness and worth than as a parent I call them children 😊

[@denniscahill9683]

You commented that Maxwell is naturally shy -- not with a cat or two in his arms snuggling, he is not. The dimples come out at the ends of his smile! Love to see that!

[@DebbieB-zy8zp]

I really noticed those dimples today too!! So sweet!

[@milliealger3539]

Dear lady you in no means are a failure. You are a child of God and a great mother! Your worth is more than gold.

[@kiriaioulia]

Maxwell's abundant love for animals just warms my heart!!!!!

[@carolynmills513]

I bet he would be great as a vet!

[@kiriaioulia]

​@@carolynmills513I agree 100%

[@sherihicks1427]

🥰Maxwell's face when he is holding those kitties!❤ Precious! I love this week-in-the-life video!

[@roxannaboykin1935]

I love seeing how the children work together to get chores done. They're growing in to well rounded people. The fact the you allow their birth families to be apart of their life is truly inspiring.

[@1954mill]

❤Too short 🤣😂 I told my husband that you have THE BEST CHANNEL in all of KZbin. He must wonder why I can’t function on Saturday mornings until I get my “fix” of RuthAnn. It’s true. I love everything about what you’re doing. Now I need to snag that recipe😊

[@mariewood9239]

Maxwell is so handsome! Being shy is hard. All of your children are beautiful inside and out. Ruthann you and Eldon have done a wonderful job raising your children.

[@ruthcowden1386]

I absolutely love watching how the children work as productive members of the household. This was a wonderful video. The boys work together to get things done and do not give up easily. They are getting so strong and knowledgeable. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@Brighgn-qp7ce]

Yes, I was going to say so too!! It was so much fun watching them how hard they were working together ❤️. Wish more families instilled these values.

[@pamelajones4412]

I just love how the boys work together and problem solve

[@MARYSTAFFREY]

It is such a treat to step into your home, and on your homestead with you and the family. I love what you do, how you do it, and that you take the time to share all of this with the rest of us. God Bless you and your family and that beautiful grand baby! I loved the comment, "I didn't see that coming!" The children are such a joy to watch; they do a GREAT job around the homestead helping out. Thank you again for opening your door and the homestead to us. Love you all!

[@SCook49]

Ruth Ann, I love to watch your family dynamics. Y’all are so organized and work together so well. “I didn’t expect that “cracked me up! thank you for sharing your family life. I can see your children will be a Blessing to our society that has gone astray so badly. Their outlook and work ethic will be an inspiration to whoever they come in contact with. Maxwell loves those kittens!

[@KLynn998]

Thank you for sharing your farm life and teaching us all these skills that have been lost through our generations❤

[@lindaminor1985]

Amazing woman❤

[@sueyates3555]

I absolutely love the way you all work together as a family. The boys are hard workers. this will be a benefit for them in the long run. Your little grandbaby is absolutely adorable.

[@whitefeather572]

What a joy to just spend quality time with your family and friends living life!

[@christileach4644]

RuthAnn and family - what a treat to get to spend a week on the homestead with you. Thank you for taking us along! ❤ xo

[@marsupial2583]

God love you RuthAnn,. I'm exhausted after watching all that you accomplish in a week, and then again, I'm 65 y/o. You are such an inspiration & a blessing.❤

[@ElizabethBarber-tu9ey]

I get excited each Saturday morning to see what your family has been up to! Blessings to you and your family.

[@jharvey93]

It always warms my heart and makes me smile to see Maxwell love on the cats and kittens.

[@suzanneshelton7088]

I would absolutely LOVE to spend a week with y'all! We are starting the homestead lifestyle and your videos have been so helpful for our family in our transition. Thank you and God Bless!

[@janew5351]

I know I could learn so much if I spent a week at your place!

[@bethwright4826]

So sad!!!! I thought you were starting an Airbnb. LOL. I did enjoy the video.

[@janicew6222]

I wasn't raised in an Amish/Mennonite culture, but as a child in the 50's, it was much the same. We had a garden and we canned out of it. It was a busy time of year but we made fun of it. As a woman in her 70's, we still do this. It is a good life. Loved spending the week with you.

[@littleme3597]

A lot of European heritage. A lot of German. All hard workers.

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

Everyone looks so happy. Thank you.

[@bushpushersdaughter]

What a beautiful life. Thank you.

[@GBR1980JD]

Thank you so much for taking the time to record this wonderful video! Although I am writing this from Tampa, Florida I was born in Fort Dodge. Seeing your homestead and especially when you showed off into the distance brings back my memories of driving down all those Iowa county roads. There was always something special about how well most Iowa homesteads are kept up and beautiful! Thank you! 🧑‍🌾

[@sheilaw.7210]

I think the donkey in with the chickens is so funny, thank you for inviting us in to see your lives, very rewarding. Regards from England U.K.

[@rebeccamercer4160]

Enjoy your videos so much! Love seeing how your family work together! God bless this family!🧚🏻🧚🏻🧚🏻❤️

[@debbieembury6885]

This last month I started using your hamburger bun recipe My family absolutely loves them!! And I feel so good giving them a good product This fall when the kids go back to school I am going to start filling the freezer with some extra things like the buns

[@kathycooper3594]

Good morning RuthAnn and beautiful family.

[@kdavis7525]

Love this “Week in the Life”! More of these would always be a welcome treat!

[@deborahmckinney3414]

I think the cats love living on a farm...you amaze me at how much you get done in a day...I enjoy your videos so much that I consider you #1 ...I am 76 and keep learning from you

[@deborahmckinney3414]

Now I have to make cinnamon rolls...yummy....the baby is so cute...it amazes me how much those children learn from you...

[@NancyS-qx3ez]

Good morning Ruthann and family! Love your videos with my Saturday morning coffee! ☕ 😊

[@naomihartman6623]

I enjoyed this so much it was so relaxing to hear your story telling of the week and to hear u laugh is good for the soul

[@cathydavis7041]

Hello Ruthann... your videos seem to follow the saying... Teamwork makes the dream work. It's wonderful that you have the Friday night family get together, now a days, families seem to be too busy for each other.

[@user-dp3ie7eb5m]

Good morning and merry meet. Thank you for sharing your life. ❤

[@candiceparker8272]

Good Saturday morning to the Zimmerman family!! Structure is very much lacking in the American family today, and it makes all the difference in the world!! Your boys are a thousand percent boys, just the way God created them, and I enjoy seeing their participation on the homestead!! Hadassah will be a very good momma one day, and that was so sweet of her swinging the grandson! It would do Christians well, including myself, to remember that work was implemented before the fall! God's plan, not man's. Sunny is growing and seems a bit hardheaded, but I guess that's to be expected, but fitting in nicely. I'm I can't remember the two black and white cows' names. Blessings to your family ☺️

[@mskippi]

I love watching you cook

[@janew5351]

Those cinnamon rolls look delicious! Must try a half recipe,

[@bethford2334]

Good morning! It was a nice, productive week on your farm and a lot was accomplished. Your cinnamon rolls looked delicious and seemed to be enjoyed. I am glad to hear that you are having a good peach crop in Iowa this year. In Illinois we usually get our peaches from Calhoun County, but this year they have suffered from that brutal, subzero period of cold in January and so there were no peach blossoms this spring. We were able to get some Missouri peaches for $17.00 a half bushel which I will be picking up next week, and am thankful to have them! Thanks for sharing your family life with us! It is always enjoyable.

[@GodsDesire4me]

Hi Ruth Ann. You have a beautiful family. Thank you for sharing ❤😊

[@allieville9864]

I made over 50 jars of those baked beans, they are the best beans I have ever tasted, I wouldn't even try a different recipe, thank u!!

[@user-ly9fp8gb4w]

It is nice watching your video,s. You always cooking/baking some delicious recipes. And the boys have there hands full with the cows and chores. And your daughter is learning some valuable lessons cooking sewing baking and canning. Keep the content coming I will be watching.

[@AmyThomas74]

I always enjoy your videos and learn so much from watching.

[@tlcmercer3427]

Those HARD working Young MEN Deserve those Yummy SD Chocolate Chippies💜💕💜 your oldest Daughter ( in video) seems like she’s your right and left hand! 💜💕💜 I was the oldest also.. and learned life lessons I Always used.. I Already had the knowledge and experience most girls my age learned a lot later or never. Love that homestead..

[@PeepingEars]

Good morning!! How are you and your wonderful family! The baby is precious! Those cinnamon rolls look divine.

[@amyswenson2551]

Love seeing Maxwell’s smiling!

[@WillowsGarden]

Hi RuthAnn and sweet family! I always look forward to seeing your videos, just brings back so many wonderful memories for me. I hope everyone has a very blessed weekend!

[@bethanynelson3959]

What a busy, productive week! When things in the garden start to ripen life can quickly get busier, fast. Your donkey in-between the chicken coop was too funny. What a personality he has. Also your grandbaby is adorable. How sweet they live close enough for you and Elvin and you kids at home to be a part of his life.

[@peggyelliottedens8132]

I noticed that Maxwell is a cat lover like me. Beautiful kitties.

[@grantleon6736]

I miss Iowa. Moved away in 1989 and looking for an acreage in NW IA and move back. Looking forward to your sourdough cookie recipe!

[@candymckinnon8554]

Great video, loved seeing some of what your week is like Thanks for sharing

[@zlatahume3134]

I very much like your videos and your family life in USA, so good to see honest family life😊

[@shaniceestwick501]

Living vicariously through your guests would love to experience time o your homestead

[@oldnanz]

Thank you for sharing some over your week with us. Hope you put that peach pie recipe in description. You have been amazing with your children. May you and your family be blessed

[@tammyf8921]

❤ I love your hamburger bun recipe! Thank you for sharing it with us. The buns are so perfect for summer meals. ❤

[@gladysshirey8672]

Your young boys are getting so big and handling the chores requiring muscles and they are handling it like a champ. That is amazing. I love watching them and your daughter Hadasa (did I spell that right?) she is like a mini you. What a great young lady, I love watching the kids. Thank you again.

[@FloatingVillageLife]

And I am inspired by your dedication to homestead life and the effort you put into every task. Spending a week on the homestead with you reveals your hard work, resilience, and love for sustainable living. Your commitment to creating a harmonious and self-sufficient lifestyle is truly admirable. And I am Floating Village Life

[@annettepearce1690]

Thank you sharing your week 🤗

[@lisahause8705]

Hardest working family in Iowa! Love your family videos…! Cheers & Smiles for miles! 👏🏻🤗🙏🏻

[@lizkeith1356]

gosh, your children are so precious and hard working. they might not appreciate it now, but they have a great life. keep up the great work, RuthAnn.

[@user-qt9vd7pk9f]

I LOVE your cinnamon roll recipe!! I have been making cinnamon rolls for many years using a recipe that I got from the 1st lady that I met when my husband and I moved to N.M. 48 yrs ago! I now live in Oklahoma and your recipe is absolutely YUMMY!! THANK YOU!!❤

[@pamjohnson9663]

I love seeing the kittens and the cows!

[@maureenmolleron747]

Love watching your videos. Although I was born and raised in a city, my parents made sure we had chores to do. I had my girls do chores, because that is what a family does, and I worked 12 hour shifts as an ICU NURSE, so they had to help with laundry and cooking. What distresses me is that their children do nothing to help. By teaching my girls to do chores, they are very efficient, unlike their in-laws children. Unfortunately, my children and grandchildren live in the US, while I live in France with my French husband. Watching your family brings tears to my eye, but I remember when they were young and we gardened together.

[@nancyschwartz5665]

Your cheerful heart is medicine. I love that the boys had to struggle through hauling the minerals. Their strong muscles did the job they needed to do. What beautiful food you all prepare together. And the chipper tune in the background is just delightful! PS I was the woman who took the photo of you and Jess in the hallway at Murray Fest. I hadn't heard of you until then. Now I am a faithful watcher. :^)

[@gailmcdonald1946]

Thankyou for yet another wonderful video RuthAnne ❤❤❤

[@lorettaellington3805]

One thing that I have seen and noticed after watching so many headstead channels. We can do without one another. But life is so much better when we share our knowledge and skills.

[@robertoalicea2454]

Thank you for sharing your homesteading life with us. I enjoyed this video very much! It reminds us that families can and should pray, work and play together.

[@bettysshowtime7400]

Another beautiful video RuthAnn. Thank you

[@helengren9349]

Tip for pizza cheese: Save time & space by slicing chesee with cheese slicer instead. 👍 Potatopealer is easier to manouvre if peeling towards oneself... blessings 🙏🕊️🌟

[@sherryhicks4156]

Amazing how your children work right long side you. I grew up this way and tried to raise my kids this way. However, my grand kids won't do any work like this. I believe it is healthy to raise children this way.

[@deborahfravel8672]

That scene of the boys lined up with their mugs of milk and the chocolate chip cookies is priceless. They are so SERIOUS, like "Please don't bother me, I'm doing something very important" meanwhile gobbling with great intensity! 😊

[@Ruthannzimm]

Yes they are!

[@juststuff9945]

Wow so much was accomplished. Such a beautiful farm. Love the kittens!

[@user-in2lu6mp7p]

Such a pleasure to see your family.

[@roseannejacquette9347]

I love watching Odessa help with chores and cooking. I’m not sure if that is how you spell her name, but she will know I’m talking about her. ❤❤❤

[@lanadavis9535]

I am a little sorry that we didn't see anything from Sunday. I've been thinking a lot about having morning chores in addition to getting ready for church. My Sunday school class take turns bringing breakfast each week and on the mornings when it's my turn, things get crazy. I can't imagine having something like that to do every week. I'd love to see how you balance it all.

[@ilzetuceka9610]

I love your lifestyle,it's so beautiful to see it 😍❤️😊

[@AngiesPantry58]

Nice time spending the week with the family. Thanks for sharing. 🤗💞

[@hopewellinfo3321]

I find such peace watching your family interactions! You are such an inspiration. Thank you for the precious glimpses into your beautiful families lives! ❤

[@jennbama]

Your family operates like a week organized corporation. I'm so amazed by your family's work ethic. ❤

[@lighthseskr]

Thank you so much for sharing. I always look forward to seeing your videos, I learn so much.

[@paularodery8074]

You and your husband are so very blessed in your skills, love of family, etc. I admire you both, and the children, so much!!!❤

[@pamelaabettis7225]

Bless you sister. Your worth is far above rubies! Your precious children are growing and are prospering in wisdom and strength!

[@marking-time-gardens]

Blessings on the Zimmerman's and all of their extended family!🌻🐛🌿💚🙏💕

[@lilliemaeeismeier5774]

Thank you for this lovely insight into your very blessed life. God bless all of you and keep you all in His care!

[@carolineholly7996]

Watching the family around the cinnamon rolls. How sweet. Love the humour and fun. That grandbaby has a lot of love and hands to hold him❤ 😊

[@DawnOnBlueridgeMtn]

I get such joy watching your videos. The family life you’ve creating is so beautiful to see.

[@HomesteadTradWife]

Bawling my eyes out watching this. So much joy you have with your family. I'm barely 30 but I can't wait for these days to have my children and grandchildren gathered around me, making cinnamon rolls. Now I want another baby! ❤️❤️

[@rmbuser]

Ruth Ann-Thank you for sharing I enjoy seeing the Old Ways!!!

[@marianbrinley4389]

Thank you for sharing your week with us!! Your family is beautiful!!

[@cynthiafisher9907]

It’s great that you have the children do hard things!

[@coreyn]

You and your family are so wholesome! Thanks for sharing your life that many don’t realize they’re needing in these times.

[@sunshinecheryll]

Such great Parents!!!

[@janetsandham7058]

I just love ur chanel Ur vidios ,are so interesting Beautiful family

[@heatherdimmick3923]

Ruthann you do such a good job on your videos I often feel like I’m right there along as family. It does my heart good ❤️

[@lylacrawford1827]

Love seeing the boys eating the cookies. Your grandbaby is adorable. Love seeing Maxwell interacting with the animals. Great video. Like seeing the kids and the animals.

[@carolmalko615]

What a wonderful way to start Saturday morning off! Loved the entire video. You and your family are precious.

[@maryseaman312]

My dad was a farrier. Whenever someone would come to the home place to have their horses shod, we kids would stand for the whole thing! He used a forge for shaping hooves - - we would "help" ... good memories Cinnamon rolls! Love the frosting you used. I mean, I REALLY like the frosting you used. Maxwell is a boy after my own heart! LOL Hedessa! Rocking the baby and taking her role as aunt very seriously. Just wonderful ... Thank you for sharing all your life and living. I have good memories, and I so agree with how you work with the children. There is something to be said for "the old ways". I was almost fifty before I could reconcile myself to electric fencing ... we live in high desert ... I love your green grass. You provide me with loving memories and intriguing lessons I never learned. You and your family are a blessing to so many, but just doing what has to be done in the days of your life. A lesson of learning and diligence. And, a good testimony of what real living is with God.

[@DavidSmith-bw3bk]

I enjoyed every minute of this video. I, too, am very busy and tend to feel guilty if I haven't accomplished a lot during the day. I'm 74 and have always been lit this. Your family is precious; I am so glad that you chose to include them in your channel. Thank you for all that you do! God Bless, Lee

[@MarilynCarter-hb4wm]

I love your videos. I always learn so much and they bring back Apollo many wonderful memories of when our children were small and at home. All the lobe laughter and working together makes my heart happy. Lobe from Missouri

[@melindawargowsky8176]

I’m making fresh peach pie today😊. One of my favorites! One for my neighbor who prefers graham cracker crust, and one for us with regular dough (which came out way too wet😮).