Your Questions Answered | Get to know ME! | Homemaking + Homesteading

Hey Friend, Today I'm sharing a whole bunch about what makes me... ME. You guys submitted questions and in this video I answered them. We talk, childhood, hobbies, homesteading, gardening and future plans. I hope you enjoy!
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[@debbiefockler9890]

When I first started watching you, I had an instant connection with you. Your story could be my story. I started in music in college, but I majored in voice and minored in keyboard. I went on to be a nurse and a mom and homemaker. I also have health issues very similar to yours. My mom and I were very close and learned many things together such as canning and gardening. She passed away in 2019 and I miss her dearly. When I can or garden, I think of my mom and the fire she put under me to learn homesteading and enjoy it. I hope your journey continues to grow and you will be able to resolve your health issues. Take care and God bless you and yours.

[@harrist4100]

I enjoyed the glimpse into your life. I'm a 60+ year old mother of 11 and grandmother of 19 and I'm always learning from you.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Ahhh all those blessings of yours, How wonderful! Thank you so much ❤️

[@debra_boyer]

Thank you for talking so candidly about musical burnout. As a first chair cellist for 10 years through middle school/highschool/after graduation I've always felt so guilty about leaving music behind. I gave it up after 2 years of feeling obligated to be a part of symphony and local christmas cantatas. My heart wasn't in it anymore and it was no longer fun. I married my husband and have two beautiful daughters at 2 and 4 years old. I have found my heart is now in cooking and gardening. The last time I played was at my grandma's funeral 5 years ago before I had kids. I'll always hold a special place in my heart for my cello and I hope one day to be able to play again and enjoy it just for me.

[@jenniferr2057]

My life was music. I pursued it in college and ruined the joy of music. I do nothing in music anymore. I didn't know others felt this way!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Absolutely! I'm honestly surprised at the amount who watch my channel and have experienced this! Sounds like we both found where we were meant to be

[@Junkinsally]

Listening to you talk about your life was like listening to me describing my life! From the tv shows we grew up with, the relationship with your mom to your proclamation that just because you are good at something doesn’t mean that needs to be your life’s work. I enjoyed listening to this video and I’m glad I found your channel. Bless you and your family.

[@dianegeilenfeldt5452]

I so enjoy your recipes, especially the gluten free recipes since I have celiac. I enjoy your gardening and canning. I’ve gardened for over 50 years and when my husband and I moved to a condo to be closer to family , we found we missed the garden so. Our town last year set up a community garden area that we could rent . Enjoyed it so much that we can’t wait till next spring to plant again. You know gardening gets in your system it’s hard to give it up. Keep up the good work !!!

[@alireadsbooks3597]

Kelsey, we could be twins, we have so much in common! My mom was a piano teacher and had me playing for church when I was ten. I wasn’t a natural and had to practice hard but God gives you the tools you need when you need them. I ended up playing for three different churches on a revolving basis once I became an adult. I never accepted money because I didn’t want it to feel like a job. I also played the trumpet in band and french horn in orchestra during my high school years. A few years ago I was diagnosed with dupetryn’s contracture and can no longer play the piano, so that was devastating. I was also hospitalized for 8 days this spring and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis so I am doing the infusions to get it into remission. Oh, and my favorite movies are LOTR, I reread all the Jane Austen books every few years (my favorite is Persuasion) and I love garage sales and second hand stores! 💕

[@alireadsbooks3597]

Also forgot to mention I was a history major in college. I had a vague idea of becoming a teacher but ended up working as a technical librarian. My love of history led me to become certified as a genealogist and my maternal grandfather’s ancestry is all rooted around Franklin Co., PA, so if you have Flaugher, Werner or Fultz/Foltz in your ancestry, we are cousins. 😁

[@simoneclarke5104]

Thank you for sharing🥰. I too, played the violin for most of my life, until it was no longer bringing me joy. Seeing it sitting there, gave me feelings of guilt for not playing it. It was a family heirloom, which made it even harder emotionally to sell. I finally decided to get rid of it and allow someone else to get joy out of it, it released the guilt of not playing. Life is all about change and it’s OK to let go and experience new things. On another note, home schooling my child was one of the most rewarding aspects of being a mother, if you are blessed with the opportunity, do it! I am a registered nurse by profession, but gave it up early as my heart was in homemaking, and I never looked back💖

[@lanamorris5569]

Wow your church experience sounds very familiar. My husband and I attended the same church for over 2 decades. Raised our boys there. Involved in every ministry. I was paid as the custodian. After our boys were grown we really felt it was time to move on. We loved the people in our church family. But it was stagnant. It took us all most a year to find a new church home. So frustrating and sad looking at all these churches. We've only been at this new church since May. We are excited and encouraged to find fellow Christians hungry for God's Word and how to apply it to their lives.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Woah! Crazy similarities! The church as a whole these days is pretty stagnant, I’m so happy you found a church hungry for God’s Word! That’s amazing! Keep praying for revival ❤️

[@katescaringcorner6765]

BTW I love that you put quotes at the end of your videos! So inspirational!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

[@1marya.]

Thanks so much for always putting out such great content, Kelsey! You do a great job explaining things to people like me who are just starting out with gardening/homesteading. If you are looking for video ideas, I would love to see something like a "gardening 101" series. Like "this is how you trim strawberry plants", "this is the best way to water your vegetables", this is how you apply fertilizer", stuff like that. I've read countless articles but I'm a visual learner and really need to actually see it being done.

[@goodgroundhomestead]

I appreciate you taking the time to do this and speaking so candidly about it all! I’m very excited for your gardening videos - this will be my 2nd year really embracing my garden and challenging myself with growing and preserving. I would also be very interested in you talking about KZbin, how/what you do and use, and your journey with it. I’m always excited for anything you do!

[@HabitualHobbies]

I did a LOT of flea market shopping with my parents when I was younger. It was more out of necessity than fun, but it still created amazing memories for me. On the topic of content like little women and things like that ... have you watched the show "Anne With An E"? I think they canceled it after 3 seasons, but it is SO GOOD and has the same vibe as the shows that you mentioned. I didn't expect you to like sci-fi ... a happy surprise of something we have in common. Thanks for the chat!

[@IvySueandYou]

I just found your channel because I too am doing the Three Rivers Challenge on my channel! I really connected with your personality in your trc intro video so I watched this video to get to know you better and wow!! I was really blessed to hear your story! I'm a new subscriber and am excited to binge some more of your videos! Your faith is an inspiration!

[@neliaschmidt2638]

Thank you 😊 looking forward to the medicinal garden stuff, I love useful gardening, and the whole cottage style flowers. Baked my first sucessful bread from your bread episode recipe this week, I'm good at the quick no rise breads so I'm thankful that now I have a great recipe for rise bread Ps my 4 yr old probably finished 1 loaf by himself!! 😂 I too woul love to have a milk cow oneday. Now it makes sense why your backround music is so good 😉

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Hey me too! All gardening I love but I also love when it serves multiple purposes! I’m so glad the bread recipe was a success! Praying one day we both get our milk cows ☺️

[@annamccosker7878]

I love your testimony Kelsey. We share all the same values and beliefs as you. Very enjoyable video. Your authenticity is much appreciated! 🙏🙂

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you!

[@melissakalloway1916]

Hi, Kelsey. There are thousands of aspiring You Tubers who work for years before they get a few thousand subscribers. The fact that yours has grown so quickly would seem the Lord's blessing is on it...that there is a real hunger for your kind of content. It may last for a long time, or just a short season. You'll know when the grace to do it has lifted. Meantime thank you for sharing your wholesome, interesting, faith-based journey.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you so much for this! these words blessed me. I’m constantly going to the Lord for direction, as long as He wants me in this space I’ll be here! I appreciate you being here ❤️

[@DH-qz2so]

...speaking of Pride and Predjudice...me, my mom, and my 2 sisters...just got home from a play called Christmas at Pemberley.... basically a 'sequel' to P and P...but based on the sister, Mary, the single sister...and the story of her! Was soooo good! and fun time to spend us sibs and mom! re Homeschooling: I suck at math and science...how does a homeschooliing mom and dad, teach their grade 12 kids about calculus and science...when I took all office courses, and home ec during my own school days? and barely could do all those other courses myself?

[@kutrabilada8865]

This is the first time I have seen a whole Q and A video, usually I leave after a few minutes.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thanks for watching ❤️❤️❤️

[@darcysimental5299]

Im enjoying learning more about your store! Ofc I LOVE hearing a good love story and Jess!! What an inspiration, in finding R&R it touches the soul and learning to seek healing. ❤

[@sarahburke1576]

Thank you for sharing so much with us!

[@joannjohnson62]

Always….God Provides.

[@marciadonnelly4693]

You are a very honest and authentic person who has wonderful values. I share your love for antiques and cooking. I look forward to your next vlogs.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you so much!

[@kimberlyearly8918]

We home schooled our 3 kids all but a couple years when they went to a Christian school. Even then, my boys were both in my class one of those years and the next year one was in my class. They just couldn't get away from me haha! Thanks for letting us get to know you better!!

[@elizabethmccurdy4263]

Nice getting to know you better. I homeschooled for many years. My kids are very close even now that they are in college and high school. Homeschooling was hard for my husband and family to except at first. We are a military family so it actually helped us in many ways to stay consistent with the boys school since we would move during the middle of the year or every couple of years. Making your family a priority is what this country needs right now. Families need to eat dinner together no gadgets at the table and have actual conversations get to know your kids and what they they are doing. For my family church is huge part of our lives. We volunteer, participate in mission trips, youth groups, and bible studies. People need a strong foundation to get through the tough times. Love your videos! It makes me so happy to see younger moms focusing on their families ❤🎄

[@miriahmono5297]

Thanks for sharing! I watch Becky at Acre Homestead fold clothes even lol so if you don't have food/garden content I am sure a lot of us would still watch that lol! Love your videos!

[@TracisGarden]

Would love to see video on your KZbin journey, and can’t wait for garden videos!

[@sharonsheffield2734]

Hi Kelsey, I appreciate your time and content nt in each of your videos. I am a senior citizen, saved by God's grace, since 1974. I a have really been enjoying your channel ,since I found it this summer. You are truly a blessing, and I could see your love for the Lord and people in your videos. Bgid bless you and your family. I always look forward to a new video from . You have taugt me a lt and inspired me a lot with my gardening and canning adventures.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Hello friend, thank you for blessing me with your kind words, they are much appreciate as are you ❤️

[@amandapatterson9182]

Always enjoy your videos and learn so much. My favorites are your baking and cooking as I gather so many ideas from you. I would love videos on your medicinal garden plus recipes etc. I am a novice in thos area and some channels the content is so overwhelming to me. You always explain things so well I imagine I would gleen a lot from you in this area as well. I work in the medical field, homestead and homeschool. I even dont agree with the way medicine has shifted and branch out of it a lot and hope to do it more. I pray you find what works to heal your body. Have a Happy New Year!

[@nancysadewater964]

Thank you for sharing your life and family with us. I homeschooled 6 of my 8 children and many of our activities and life mirrored your own. We loved music but worked with animals through 4-H, county fairs, etc. Again thank you for sharing.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you for sharing and watching

[@darcysimental5299]

Yesss, get the ducks! They are funny and so cute. We had a male and female Campbell, she later hatched out 9 duckies!!

[@blessed4737]

Thanks for sharing, especially about your faith journey. I left the amish over a yr ago and its so hard to leave your entire community and start over. We have been blessed with an amazing church and hope your new church is what you need. I would love a video about everything KZbin. Its something i would like to do but its intimidating to me.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

[@MaryBornforHealth]

Thank you for sharing your history with us! I love learning about people. I guess that is why I became a Naturopath --I love not only learning about people but also understanding their health concerns through their lifestyle. I am amazed at the growth your channel has had in such a short amount of time. I also have a KZbin channel where I talk about gardening and health. I've had my channel for about 6 years and I haven't even reached 500 subscribers. I don't do any cooking on videos but I have made salves, tinctures etc. I would love to collaborate with you on herbal remedies. I understand that finding time is hard when you are a young mom and want to balance all that you do. Sending prayers and love to you. Mary Born, ND

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you sweet friend! I'm going to try and put together a video all about the KZbin journey here soon!

[@lisacooper5544]

Just subscribed to your channel as well

[@Sellers707]

Thanks for sharing this video. Great question you did a great job answering them. Have a wonderful day

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you so much! ❤️☺️

[@jbane2003]

Wonderful video!! Thank you for sharing your life so far and your beliefs! We look forward to following your journey and your inspiration to others! God Bless you!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you sweet friend!

[@susanpowell9006]

Thanks for sharing about yourself. I would love to hear about your health journey. I’m going the more natural path and won’t take any pharmaceutical medication. I love following others who are doing the same

[@mandyc534]

I’m just coming up for air after a lovely but a bit of a whirlwind Christmas and caught up on this video. Thank you for being so honest and transparent! Thank you for all of your hard work on this channel. I look forward to your calm, inspirational, and peaceful videos. I too have been going through a health journey (stage IV deep infiltrating endometriosis) and have sought multiple “nontraditional” healthcare avenues to accompany my western medicine docs. Your health is very personal, and western medicine often does NOT have all the answers! You shouldn’t feel the need to share your story here, but if you feel called to do so don’t listen to haters. They aren’t living your life. I pray you find health, happiness, and healing in 2024. ❤

[@susanpumphrey354]

I really related to your church discussion! Hubby and I didn't continue in the church either of us grew up in - because we moved about an hour away after we married - but once we found "our church" we stayed there and raised our kids there for almost 20 years and thought we would never want to leave. Until....we did. It was for reasons of my health, or so we thought, until we found out a couple of years later that the pastor (who was our kids' youth pastor that went on to become the senior pastor) had gotten caught up in some things that weren't leaving the best example, and it caused a LOT of people to leave the church. It was shocking to say the least, but it became clear then that the Lord had led us out of there for a reason. We did "home church" for a while, recently hubby and the one child that still lives at home have started attending a local church that they enjoy. (I still can't get out much due to my health so I do my own Bible study at home.) Anyway, kind of rambling now but I just wanted you to know that sometimes we're led away from something and we don't really understand why, and that's okay. Just be willing to listen and do what you're being led to do. ❤

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Absolutely! The Lord's plan is always better than my own, I'm excited for all that is coming :) Thank you!

[@SandraMalone-pq4mn]

Thank you for sharing your life's journey thus far. When I was a young girl, the violin had been my choice as well. It's been years, no decades, since I touch one! I feel sharing your KZbin journey would benefit many folks. Sharing more of the medicinal ways would peak my interest. I have gardened and preserved food in order to feed all those around me as nutritionally as I can, but feel with all the shortages of pharm meds, and more importantly the multitude of side effects from them, I'm trying to learn ways to start an apothecary in order to keep all as healthy as possible from that angle as well. I'm also looking into homeschooling some of my preschoolers. Any advice, guidance and encouragement would be helpful. I was blessed with the ability to acquire acres of land. We've re-dug a pond and have stocked it with trout. Harvesting partridge, rabbit and deer off our land is also an option. I would love to have cows, dairy and beef. I've raised pigs, chickens, and turkeys. Kelsey, don't ever underestimate the value of your kitchen, gardening, and how-to videos. Your mannerisms and ways of being are so comforting......I believe many folks feel blessed to have found you here on this channel. Thank you and Blessings to you and yours.

[@ourhomesteadclassroom]

This was so much fun getting to know you and how you got to where you are a lil' bit better, Kelsey! I, for one, am in the camp who would love to see a video about your KZbin journey thus far. From a viewer perspective, it seems like you've had some great luck with the algorithm. But, as a creator, I know what may appear like good luck is most likely a lot of hard work on your part. Would be happy for any advice you'd like to share!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you so much! I'll try and put together a video all about the youtube approach and journey I've had!

[@karriemb4184]

Thank you for sharing!! We are doing the three rivers challenge this year too !!!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

❤️❤️❤️ I’m really looking forward to it this year.

[@DrkNSwt]

❤ love your channel. You have a very calming voice. I'm originally from Philadelphia Pa and I went to PSU in Harrisburg and Hazleton PA so I am familiar with Lancaster.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you ☺️ Harrisburg isn’t too far from us but Lancaster is a bit of a drive! We get there every once in a while!

[@ChickadeeFarmDiva]

I recently made the decision to stop pursuing a career as an opera singer. It was probably one of the hardest decisions I've ever made. However, like you, opera became just a lot of work and stress. It also consumed all of my extra time and made any other passions have to sit on the sidelines for years!!! Now that there is some distance from the actual decision (almost a year now) I can feel the relief of not having that really in my life anymore. I still have all of my scores and anthologies and my piano but I haven't touched it in ages. Maybe one day I'll sing (and even perform) again but for right now I have zero desire to sing even the fun stuff. All that to say, I get the whole, working in music kinda killed it for me even though I absolutely loved it before. I hope you are able to get that love of music back someday and be able to enjoy it just for the sake of making music.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

❤❤❤ Its unfortunate so many experience this! Perhaps it was just a stepping stone to get to us to where we are and who we are. Not a life path just part of the journey. I to hope we can learn to rediscover the love and joy it once brought us!

[@faithopeloveful]

I really enjoyed this Kelsey! I am in my 60's and also homeschooled my 4 children. My oldest never went to school. It seemed like we had a pretty good time but once my youngest three married then their values changed. I only have one daughter(33 yrs old) and we were pretty close and shared alot together until she married. Now with 4 children she put them into school and is pursuing a university education and is kind of woke as they say. I just keep loving them and help with the children as much as I can. I love the Lord and my trust and hope and prayers are in him for restoration. Blessings!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thats truly all you can do! Love them and pray over them!

[@robingirven4570]

You’ll get there! You’ll get that land, if it’s meant to be. I’d love to hear about your journey, I saw where you were eating carnivore mostly and gluten free. I’d probably starve! I prefer very little meat. I don’t stop and think how very lucky we are to have 42 acres and a 1 acre veggie garden with 50 raspberry bushes and 200 strawberry plants included in there too. People tell me all the time I should do KZbin. I’m old, at 62, I just retired and there are times when I cannot remember the last time I left this homestead! 😮

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Praying for it everyday! Thank you

[@sharonfox8783]

Have thought of doing youtube so many times, but having time and topics that I want to cover, especially niching down, is difficult on how to get going. I think I just use it as an excuse. Love watching your videos and have been around for about 6 months or longer. Looking forward to more videos.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you friend! I'm going to try and get a video together about all things youtube!

[@cindyupton7357]

Would love to see maybe when you make things. Crafts. Dinner. Cleaning up yard. Or basement. You make so much from scratch. It is always great watching those. Just trying to give ideas

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you! I can do that and appreciate the ideas ❤️

[@bnbtemple5936]

Kelsey, thank you for sharing so much! I truly enjoyed this video...and the tree in the background is beautiful. Also, FWIW I think your idea to cut back to a shorter video midweek would work. One of the other you tubers i enjoy did just that. Five-7 minutes on Tuesday and the longer one on Friday (15-20 min). I would teally dislike for you to get (? more) burned out snd stop. You have so much to offer, and your transparency is commendable. Ideas for short topics? Maybe container gardening, at home holiday flower arranging, home decorating, what to look for when antiquing (maybe short weekly series on those Tuesdays). Just brainstorming here. Anyway, this gal really enjoys your content. Thank you! Barb

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Barb, I appreciate you and this so much! Thank you for watching and encouraging me. I'm definitely going to be doing this! Some shorter videos are just what I need and I think that will truly help with the overwhelm, burnout and the need to be focused on my family more! Thank you!

[@duaneschultz9230]

Thank you for the video and for sharing some of your life. I was wondering I looked on your listing of products that you have from different places and I didn’t see anything about your pots and pans. I was wondering if you could tell me where your either stainless steel or chrome, looking pots and pans Came from and what brand they are? I hope you and your family have a merry Christmas. God bless you. Duane.

[@katescaringcorner6765]

Thank you for sharing your story, Kelsey. Everyone has their path and there are many forks in the path. God’s plan is a better lan than ours. There are many areas one can shine. You have a glowing vision for your future. I’m sure God will grace you with your dreams turn reality. ❤ I, for one, would love to know your opinion on channel development, your DITL of a KZbinr. Maybe since you do two videos a week what a WITL would look like? I’m excited for garden preparation. I’m curious about what everyone is planting and the layout of their gardens. Where have you purchased seeds? What are you planting for vegetables, fruit, flowers, herbs…?

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I appreciate them and you! I can definitely work on all those things and will be answering a lot of those questions!

[@nancyrasmussen2016]

I agree the food system is bad and they have lied to us for years. I have been changing all plastics to glass, I haven't bought napkins for years, I use cloth and wash to save. I've changed to using mostly all butter as much as possible, I try to get grass fed as much as possible but not always. I garden and have extended it a little. But now that our son has moved out of the house I want a small farm where it's quiet. We are on a busy road and it's pretty noisy and I am a light sleeper. I know how to make bread I love to cook/bake. I too played piano when little till high school then I quit. Have you ever heard of Yanni? He has lots of music playing piano, He's cute too! Love your channel, keep it up. Nancy from nebraska

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

So true and that’s totally awesome all you’ve done! I small quiet farm sounds lovely ❤️

[@Julie-ci9ve]

Just started watching! My kids are 28, 25, 15, and 11. The older 2 went to public school and younger 2 have only been homeschooled. Just thought it was super interesting how similar the situation is! The big difference is my younger 2 are from a second marriage.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

🤯 no way how cool!

[@janetferrell8381]

I would love to see a video on how you started on KZbin and the equipment you use.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Will do! Thank you!

[@1fabricmom]

In SC we owned 27 acres with a large creek. That was important to us to have water for our livestock. We paid homesteading tax for 1 acre our home was built on the the taxes for the other acres were 1$ a acre. You must have at least 10 acres to get this tax break.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Oh interesting! I'll have to look into that, that would sure be helpful! Thank you!

[@dorisspecial3619]

I absolutely love your commitment to your faith journey! It's so important to model that to your children. You already know this.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

[@sharonsheffield2734]

God bless you

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

❤️❤️❤️

[@mariawhite1328]

Shorter videos are also good for busy people or trying to cut back on online time or okay if it’s summer downunder and you don’t have as much time inside 😂

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Good point! I think I’ll definitely be cutting one video shorter and keeping it in the 15-20 minutes range ☺️

[@kimberlyearly8918]

I think a shorter video once a week would be good. I love your long ones but don't always have time to watch and I don't really enjoy watching part and then coming back later to finish it. Either way, I really love any video you post!!

[@ritasnider2998]

I love watching you and knowing that you love Jesus

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

I appreciate that so much ❤️

[@sharonfox8783]

I was so into music and loved singing and playing around with piano, not really great. Anyway...I struggle still with listening to music, even though I loved it, I get irritated with music now.

[@wendyullstrom1351]

I went to college as a music major as well. Had the same issues as you with loosing the ❤️. Left after my first year as well. I do still play occasionally, but only for my personal benefit. The quality of my ability has faded over the last 42 years

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

[@beekind1940]

I spent all of my elementary and high school years playing clarinet and singing. I started college as a music major (Christian College as well). I found out that I loved 'doing' music rather than 'dissecting' it. Taking it apart took the joy out of it. I changed my major to nursing. I've always continued to sing, but I'm so grateful God led me to be a nurse.

[@kimberlyearly8918]

My SIL graduated with a music degree and not long before his graduation he decided he didn't want to have a music career. I just wish he had decided that before he came out with so much student debt because of course it takes years to pay it off. It's such a shame that the cost of college has gone up astronomically over the years!!

[@pallascecile7034]

BonSoir, J'ai beaucoup apprécié de faire plus ample connaissance avec vous... merci beaucoup pour toutes ces confidences. les vidéos de JARDIN m'intéressent beaucoup... la planification, l'organisation, la mise en place, les soins aux plantes,... les amendements de la terre, le compost-maison,.... Perso, je souffre également de deux maladies chroniques depuis très longtemps... l'endométriose et la fibromyalgie... les produits naturels en compléments, l'alimentation riche, saine et variée sont des éléments qui participent à aller mieux (mais ce n'est pas la guérison non plus...),... j'ai dû mettre en place ces derniers mois, un régime sans gluten, sans lactose, sans produits acides... merci pour toutes vos recettes qui m'inspirent beaucoup et qui me permettent aussi de varier dans mes menus... biensûr, il m'arrive de devoir varier les farines, le lait de vache pour du lait végétal ou du lait sans lactose, et éviter entre autres la sauce tomate et le citron... mais j'y parviens à créer des recettes intéressantes, à partir des vôtres... je vous souhaite de passer en famille de très bonnes fêtes pour la st-sylvestre, à bientôt, cécile de bordeaux (france)

[@mehtarelingolien]

Looking forward to watching this later, as the subtitles don't seem to be working at the moment. I'm a deaf viewer.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Oh no! Sometimes it takes a little bit for them to process. I only just got this uploaded this morning ❤️

[@mehtarelingolien]

@@seedandsparrowhomestead They are working now! 👍

[@cb03px]

Only a few minutes in but majoring in English Language and Literature ruined reading for me. I was prolific reader but after that, nada. I did not read a book for years afterwards and now can barely finish one a year.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Funny how that can happen! I guess our earlier passions weren’t meant to be careers for us!

[@karenpage9383]

I made the mistake of letting mainstream health care "manage" my health for far too long. Now I do my own research, pay for testing doctors wouldn't run, pick my own supplements, etc, and I managed to reverse my autoimmune disease! I'm about to do a parasite cleanse to kick the rest of my issues to the curb. I feel like your channel is at a pivotal point. The excited to share things the first or maybe even 2nd time keeps you going, but a lot of YTers begin to resent making basically the same videos over and over. You run out of recipes, the garden stuff starts to feel repetitive, etc. Its normal to have a lot of channel growth in the beginning as people enjoy your voice/energy/personality/etc but eventually its just hard coming up with fresh content. Same in other types of channels... woodworking, DIY, home renovation. Someone starts a channel to document the work they do on their house and builds a following, but eventually they remodel the whole house and run out of content. But now its a job, so after all that work to get their house the way they wanted it, they move to a new place just to have content to create. Crazy! I know finding property for you isn't just for content, didn't mean it to sound like that. Anyway, you do need a plan going forward to either be content with garden and cooking on repeat, or a creative direction to take it so you don't get burned out until you have something big like a new homestead to film about. I really enjoy the vids Three Rivers does with both Jessica and her hubby to get his side of the homesteading and parenting life. Perhaps your hubby would consider something like that, or a "channel takeover" where he does the voice over of a video. Those always crack me up! I loved this video, and you are just precious. Your momma did a great job, and I know you are going to do a great job with your kiddos!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Hello Friend! How are you? I'm pretty sure I remember you saying you had to travel to take care of a family member, I hope all is well. I too let the health care system put far too many "bandaids" on and had a few tell me it was all in my head! Thats amazing you were able to look into alternatives and find healing! I would agree with you about the channel. I definitely have a lot more content to give I just always second guess myself and overthink things. I'm never sure if people want to keep seeing the cooking, gardening and homesteading content. I know I can't please everyone. Most importantly I just want to remain authentic and share real life. I can't believe the people who seem to just keep buying things(houses or land) for content and I've seen many. Its totally crazy. I think I'm going to stick with the garden/cooking content while trying to not repeat too much and also go some creative directions with different series. I'm hopeful I can get Matt involved a bit more too! Those voice overs get me every time as well. Thank you so much for your insight and encouragement as always!

[@karenpage9383]

@@seedandsparrowhomestead Aw, you are so sweet to have remembered that!!! Girl, its a whole thing... my 87 yo dad was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia and learned he has Stage 4 prostrate cancer. My mom passed 15 years ago, and he's since gone almost completely blind and partially deaf. His body is a prison, and he's ready to pass on, so he refused treatment and prepared himself to say goodbye to this world. He thought he had 2 weeks to 2 months, just enough time to get his affairs in order. I rushed to be with him. Turns out he could have years... and the man *cried* for days because he wasn't dying fast enough. He's completely better from the pneumonia and blood pressure issues, which only depresses him more. Needless to say its been complicated trying to help him and to be supportive. Getting old isn't for sissies! And his doctor says he's much more likely to die of malnutrition because he eats like crap. On one hand I can't help but mother him and make suggestions for meals or try to cook for him, and on the other hand, I know he doesn't even care if he eats. Sometimes dealing with him is harder than when my son was a toddler. At least when its your child you can impose your will a little better. I keep trying to remind myself he is an adult of sound mind and I cannot force him to eat, much less eat nutritiously. *sigh* He just had a PET scan done *finally* after much convincing, so hopefully in a couple days we will have a better idea of how advanced the cancer is. Stage 4 doesn't mean much in the world of prostrate cancer, other than there is at least 1 cell somewhere other than the prostrate. It doesn't reflect how much or how severe. For now we are just waiting to see what plan God has for him. I think you have a solid plan going forward for the channel. And glad to hear you have no expectations about trying to please everyone! The only person you *need* to please in this endeavor is yourself! If you get burned out and bored, the channel will suffer regardless of the content, your posting schedule, or the algorithms. I've seen channels wither and die because they drove themselves to misery. You know its coming when every video they do more moaning and groaning about doing videos than providing whatever their niche content is. As long as filming and editing provides you a creative outlet, you can weather the rough times when watch hours are low or the algorithms change. The world is still sadly falling apart, so channels like yours with gardening, preserving, and scratch cooking should still be in demand for awhile. Hopefully more people will have their eyes opened to fragile and dangerous industrial food supply and your channel will continue to grow and thrive! I particularly love how calming and peaceful your videos are, which in these times is just what I need to keep my sanity! You just keep being you and your channel will continue to flourish!!!

[@angelajason-ik4vd]

Hi Becky, watching from the Netherlands. Having different views regarding health and how to go about does not being out the best of people. I had breast cancer and didn’t want chemo. That makes some people really uncomfortable. But I have been clean (remission?) for 9 years so my alternative health care did work 😊. Also my kids are not vaccinated and I literally had people ask me if I wanted my kids dead or to have polio. Such strange questions because I do what I believe to be right. I don’t go around saying to parents who vaccinate, do you want your kids to have an overall lesser health (extensive research has shown that unvaccinated kids are healthier than vaccinated. It’s an American research that has been going on for 20 years. I have 2 very healthy 16 years old, had all the kid’s diseases before 6, never been sick since. So whatever your look on health, you do you and try not to let the hateful comments get to you. I would like some more content on your home made remedies.

[@kimberlyearly8918]

First of all, congrats for beating cancer!! I'm sure it was a very scary time! Secondly, about vaccines in children, I have two grandbabies seven weeks apart. My son and DIL have let my grandson get every single vaccine and my daughter and SIL haven't let my granddaughter get them. My daughter did LOADS of research and learned some terrible things about them. Of course, I do not judge my son and DIL at all for vaxxing their son but he has HORRIBLE reactions EVERY time and it's so sad!! He has reactions that about 5% of kids have sometimes. My DIL just doesn't really research things which is ok. Hers and my daughters labor and delivery experiences were also complete opposite. All that to say, medical things are very personal and people need to realize it doesn't make one wrong and one right. I just wish my grandson didn't have such bad reactions and hopefully he won't have any side effects from them in the future. I don't know if you've ever heard of Candace Owens but she did a series called Shot in the Dark that was super interesting.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you for sharing and for the encouragement! I believe we should all be able to make informed decisions and not be judged for it!

[@azcvt1411]

What kind of work does your husband do? Maybe we can keep an eye on something that would help with him being home more.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

You are so kind! He does have a degree in IT but honestly excels in whatever he puts his mind to. He worked for many years with Chemical redistribution in hazmat but currently works for a friend in building supply.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

You are so kind! He does have a degree in IT but honestly excels in whatever he puts his mind to. He worked for many years with Chemical redistribution in hazmat but currently works for a friend in building supply.

[@azcvt1411]

@@seedandsparrowhomestead Also tell them Vicky sent him. ;)

[@Just-Nikki]

I think making shorter videos, especially in the winter months makes sense. You could even maybe break up one day of filming into two shorter videos.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Hi Friend! Yes, I think that's exactly what I'm going to do! I'm not sure how some of these KZbinrs put out 3 or more long form videos a week. It must seriously be all they do or else they have a ton of help with kids, editing etc!

[@Just-Nikki]

@@seedandsparrowhomestead I sure couldn’t do it! I wish you a Merry Christmas and an abundant New Year.

[@catslilcreations]

I'm having trouble getting my channel to grow. Do you know how to get myself up and growing?

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

I’ll try and put something together here and get a video out!

[@catslilcreations]

Thank you so much.@@seedandsparrowhomestead

[@narrowpathfarm]

Amen on the churches these days. So many aren’t actually teaching the Bible. They teach the prosperity gospel, such blasphemy. I’ve had to come to terms that the real preachers out there are online. Praying I can find one for community near me soon

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Praying you find one soon! I don't believe we were meant to be on our own, we need that community of believers

[@ceepark114]

I was going to what I thought was a great church, the people are wonderful, but the doctrine they teach is flawed. Also about the time I joined the church there many people stopped going. During the pandemic and the restrictions of going to church I stopped going and really want to find a good Bible teaching church.

[@TheExperimentalHomestead]

Hold up!!! Did you say an acre is 40,000??? My run down 1970s home on a fraction of an acre is over 1mil. I am living in the wrong place.

[@kimberlyearly8918]

Where do you live!? California?!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

LOL. Yes. To some that may not seem like much, depending on location, but here with the cost of living and no pay increases its A LOT. Increased drastically the last few years, more than doubled.

[@TheExperimentalHomestead]

@@kimberlyearly8918 hehe no but I am on the west coast. It is soooo fascinating to me to see how much property costs across north america. Seems I drew the short stick. I might actually consider a big move though is this is the price difference.

[@TheExperimentalHomestead]

@@seedandsparrowhomestead I have all the faith in the world that you will be able to get your hands on some acrege in no time. :) you got this

[@kimberlyearly8918]

@@TheExperimentalHomestead Our house and 3.5 acres was under 300.000 in Va and I thought that was a lot lol!

[@kittyrichards9915]

Our daughter didn't get health results until she started seeing a Naturopath.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Honestly, not surprising! There are some great medical professionals out there, no doubt, they just seem to VERY hard to find in the allopathic world.

[@annaotto2961]

Been fighting with my self to ask because I don’t want hurt feelings. Have you had your little guys hearing cheeked? My daughter needed tubes in her ears because she was hearing like she was under water. She talked a lot like your little man. I’m just saying something in case it can help you or others.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Oh no worries! His hearing is perfect, talks exactly like my daughter did and then She hit 3 and bam, talking like a pro. it would also help if I could get to work with him more on it he is just such a busy little guy and doesn’t like to stop playing ☺️

[@kittyrichards9915]

I had the same thought because he talks quite loud. I just hadn't said anything.

[@debbiefockler9890]

When I first started watching you, I had an instant connection with you. Your story could be my story. I started in music in college, but I majored in voice and minored in keyboard. I went on to be a nurse and a mom and homemaker. I also have health issues very similar to yours. My mom and I were very close and learned many things together such as canning and gardening. She passed away in 2019 and I miss her dearly. When I can or garden, I think of my mom and the fire she put under me to learn homesteading and enjoy it. I hope your journey continues to grow and you will be able to resolve your health issues. Take care and God bless you and yours.