I’m miss having a fireplace. It’s so soothing to sit by a warm fire. I don’t take anything for granted. When I was in elementary school back in the 80’s I went to spend the night with my best friend (she had spent the night at my house the weekend before). I was shocked when I got off the bus at her house. She had 2 other sisters and 1 brother bring raised by a single mom who didn’t work. They lived off welfare. They only had a tiny 2 bedroom shack. But it was clean. No running water. They had a water hose from outside running to the kitchen sink from a window. No indoor bathroom. they used buckets that were in a corner in each bedroom. No heat/air. In the winter, they used the oven as a source of heat. In the summer, they opened doors/windows and used box fans. I didn’t grow up rich by any means, but I felt like I lived in a mansion after going to her house! We I lived in a 3 bedroom house with 2 bathrooms, and had cable tv. We just never know how others live unless they tell or show us. PS I’m still friends with her today.

We had a fireplace growing up...very soothing. I'm a retired Nurse...My hands stayed red and dry, they hurt and sometimes bled (thank God for gloves) due to constantly washing my hands. A must if working as a Nurse. I used a hand cream by Neutrogena and it was called "Norwegian formula" it was excellent... you didn't have to keep re-applying..it would take 4-5 hand washings before I had to re-apply. Also, Tea Tree Oil is very good to use at night, it will take away the dryness, pain and redness, It's also an antifungal and antibacterial but, this information is from a Nurse so be sure to check with your Dr. to make sure these suggestions are appropriate for you... God Bless and Prayers for you and Katie. I love you both.

Your son on the way is so lucky to have you both as parents. Raise him in the ways of the Lord. I was very privileged as a child but made to be thankful for everything I/we had. Your life is ahead of your family. Live it in Christ. A better investment than any other!

I’ve noticed Americans don’t buy kettles and generally warm water in a pot for tea or hot chocolate. Here in Canada and in England we can’t not have kettles or we’d die of lack of caffeination (just teasing ) ❤❤ Fire looks lovely

Cornhuskers and cotton gloves at night for your hands. Your skin is your barrier to infection. Mine used to do that in the winter when I was younger. Love you both 🫶🏻

I miss the West Coast winters and occasionally lighting my fireplace. In Hawaii it's in the 70's. I always chuckle seeing someone in shorts and T-shirt, but with a winter coat when it dips into the 60's 🤣

There's something soothing about an open controlled fire and the sound of natural running water. I don't have either in or near my apartment, so thanks for sharing. I feel invited to the warmth from here.

I love having the security of a wood burning stove for power outages during harsh winter storms. Being able to cook, boil water for even washing up. It just makes all the difference!

I was born as a city girl in 54. I think I had the best of both worlds. I got to enjoy the modern world because of where we lived, right outside of Atlanta but my dad's family lived in a small town and they had animals, grew cotton and vegetables. When we spent the night with them we had slop jars to do our buiness in because there was no way we were going out in the dark to the outhouse. They killed their own pigs and milked their own cows. Our breakfast consisted of fresh milk and butter, fresh bacon, home made jam, biscuits from scratch, sorghum syrup and eggs that had just been gathered. Supper was some kind of meat that they had raised and processed with vegetables from their garden or had been canned, more cornbread or biscuits. They had what we called then a pot belly stove. If it was cold outside everyone gathered around that stove. Those are fond memories and I am grateful for being exposed to another way of living besides city life. My PawPaw was a pastor. Most of his churches were in South Ga. I would spend the summers with him and my MawMaw. I remember they had a huge cornfield next to one of the churches he pastored. They would have a huge fryed chicken meal for church members. PawPaw would pick fresh corn while my MawMaw would catch and ring the necks of the chickens that were going to be supper that night. After watching her do that I could not eat chicken until I became an adult.

I thank the Lord on a regular basis for heat, AC and running water.

It is so nice to see a wonderful young couple thinking and talking about the old ways and appreciating the new and old ways. God bless ❤

Once when my oldest son was around 4 or 5 he was standing in front of a fire he said Daddy turn it down, it's getting to hot 🥰

So relaxing to sit by the fire and listen to the crackling of the wood just so soothing about it 🔥

I love the house we have now but I really miss the fireplace we had. Sitting by the fire, staring into the flames - it's so relaxing. Our home was heated with a pellet stove and supplemented with the fireplace. I DO NOT miss the pellet stove.

I’m a retired nurse but when I was working , because I washed my hands a million times a day the winter was rough on them. I used Bert’s Bee Almond and Butter Hand Cream with good success. My hands would get so bad the skin would crack on my knuckles and next to my nails.

Austin is doing so well in front of the camera before it was apparent he didn't feel comfortable with it. I love the fireplace, growing up we always had one. I miss it so much. I have so many memories of my father starting the fireplace as soon as it got cold. Here in Arizona 50's is freezing for us.

Hand made, that secret ingredient or stitches in cloth is love. And good talks with Jesus is the best while doing your creation. Thanks and have a gorgeous blessed day.

Y’all are such a calming influence! I have horrible depression and anxiety and wake up feeling like something horrible is going to happen. Sometimes I just want to end my suffering, but I just watch you or your mama or Granny and it takes my mind off it for a little while. I pray like crazy but even that doesn’t work. So I thank you. Go Dawgs!

You're both appreciated for just being who you are and sharing your lives with us. 💒🙏💕🙏💒

My 19 Year Old Grandson is staying with Me and I was watching this Video Show, and he actually enjoyed it. 😊 We normally don’t like the same Shows.

Your fireplace is so nice and makes a beautiful fire. Know what you mean about the power. We live in a rural part of the county. Our power loss has increased in the last ten years or so. We finally bought a generator. It sure has been a good investment for winter and summer. Last 3 days have been high 70’s.

God bless you both and baby too. Have a blessed weekend. Prayers for Katie, her little bit and Granny too!

Yes, It has been very cold here in Nashville. We got a huge snowfall that stayed for 5 days. Very unusual here.

Love being a part of your chats. I have romanticized living a pioneer life since I was a teenager. However, I realize how truly difficult it would be to live without all our modern conveniences. I live pretty simply but having hot water and electricity is really nice.

We love our gas fireplace. It looks like a wood burning stove with a glass front and has real natural looking flames. It puts out amazing heat, has a blower and will work in a power outage. It’s easy to use but I still wish it was wood burning. It is what makes the home cozy and one of my favorite things of the house. Our last house had a gas fireplace but it looked so fake and wimpy! We called it the Bic lighter.

I live in Georgia, and all last week it was so very cold, and today I actually had to turn on the AC in my car! Welcome to Winters in the South, right?

Love ya both,beautiful peaceful couple ❤

I live in the southeast of Ireland and alot of the home heating is run off coal and wood, I absolutely love my fire the smell and sound of it sometimes we rap up spuds in tinfoil and throw them in it tastes so good with just butter and salt, great video I enjoyed it and God bless

We're rural, couple hrs. out of any big city. In the time here, we've had more power-outages than we'd ever experienced. 30+ yrs. of marriage, living in multiple locations, NEVER going several days w/o power anywhere else but here. In 2018, we went 5 days w/o electricity. Really learned to remember to appreciate having it. We looked into getting a big generator, like whole house. Very expensive, but if we stay here, we'll be getting one. The coop (elec.) here has upgraded, which has helped a lot. THANK YOU CORIE & AUSTIN !!! 🙌🏼 💞

An insert is definitely the way to go. Open fireplaces are really just for looks, 90% of the heat is lost up the chimney.

We only had heat from the wood stove when I grew up, but it heated the whole house. When we went to our grandparents in the summer we had an outhouse and drew water from the well. I was so happy to be there, I didn't think a thing about it, but I'm thankful not to be doing that now. Corie, I was getting married in 1970 when your Momma was born. 😄 Nice chat dear ones.❤🙏

I love these visits with y'all! We have gas logs...sure wish we had a wood burning FP. Thanks for sharing your home and afternoon with us! I know that your home will sell at the perfect time. Ours was on th market for 6 months with a realtor... they showed it twice. We listed it ourselves, we got a call almost immediately from Colorado. Turns out her sister lived down the road from us. Their children came by to look, then her sister and her husband came. They bought the house having never seen it in person. (Today you can do a virtual walkthrough.) God's timing is perfect!❤🙏Jane

Ironically, I grew up with a wood burning fireplace in Southern California, back when cold was anything under 60 degrees😂

Keeping Old School Skills and Locations while moving Future Forward . Priceless !

Oh Corie, I hope your hands aren't painful cause they look like it🥺 Stay warm and dry, you'll get past this harsh weather 🤗🙏

Hi Cori, I have the same problem with my hands in the winter. Some time ago, a therapist told me something that really helps mine. She told me to pour some salt in my hand, maybe a half teaspoon or so, or more of you want, and then pour olive oil in your hand over the salt. Mix it together and rub all over your hands just like you were putting on lotion. Then rinse your hands in warm water and dry them with a paper towel. If you have any broken skin, this will sting a little but it will be very healing to your hands. It is good to do this several times a day or whenever you feel like you need to. I love it because it is all natural with no chemicals. I use Redmonds Real salt because it still has all the natural minerals in it. I hope you try this and I hope it helps.

I was born in the early 70’s in Kentucky and when I was little my mamaw and papaw didn’t have an inside bathroom and mamaw cooked on a wood stove . It was an exciting time when they got indoor plumbing lol.

I grew up always having a wood heater & or insert. It was always a part of my memories. The first seven years of my marriage we had an insert that we used as our main source of heat as well. We have gas logs (no chimney) now, so being able to have heat in a power outage is something I definitely think about & is a concern of mine. So many homes are built now without the ability to adapt to power outages; it’s a bit concerning to me. We lost power Christmas Eve Eve of 2022 & it was extremely cold outside. Even though it felt chilly in the house (I was finding warmer spots in the sunshine to sit😂), our indoor temp only dropped 2-3(I believe…I know it wasn’t more than that)degrees in about 8 hours. That encouraged us that our home is well insulated.

We sold our cabin a little over a year ago now. I miss my fireplace and the snow in the Smokey Mtns. We had a wood insert once and cut our own wood and hauled it home. It was hard work but we were young like you are now. Time has passed and we are no longer young or able to do that. It does make me miss the comfort of the fire. I use to cook my beans on the wood insert. I don't mess the clean up of the ashes. No matter how careful I was I managed to make a mess a lot of times. Best of luck on selling your house and I know you will enjoy were ever you end up. Bless you both and your baby and keep sharing with us. We love it!! We just got over -11 degrees about a week ago here in KY.

Such a sweet couple. God bless you both.

It was very cold here in Chattanooga, TN last week. We do have a wood stove that we use to supplement our heat & air system when the temperature gets down below 32° and stays there for a few days. Today the weather was springlike with a high temperature of 68°. Y'all stay warm and safe.

I love a fireplace! Growing up we had one but then my dad put in a wood burning stove and I was sad. But absolutely warmer than a fireplace for sure! And sweet Olive cutting out at 7 each day. 😊♥️

You guys are an awesome young couple so happy for you.

We don't complain about our winter weather in west GA. At least it is only for a few days at a time.

Almost always have had fireplace. Just in case. But I also really enjoy a good fire. My older neighbor, 94, grew up here in Oregon. She was just out of High School when her family got electricity. And it's not that rural in Willamette Valley. Think people get "romantic" about living in the past. It was hard. I enjoy watching this history channel that covered Tudor and Victorian times in England. Wow. Everything was such work. January is my down time.

It was a nice fireside chat ❤ I like listening to y’all’s talk and nodded my head along the way.

Thank you for your heart warming videos! God bless!

You guys are adorable together. Good luck with selling your home. ❤️

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY everyone thank you for sharing your adventures in your lives

Here in the southern part of the Piedmont of NC the weather had gotten as low as around 20 degrees/highs in the low 30's a few days, but no snow. Love seeing and hearing that fire in the background.

Thank you for sharing this fireside chat. It's so nice to see and hear a young couple so full of knowledge and love. Blessings to you both.

Dryer vent lent ,one of the best to start a fire lol , looked very warm & cozy

I miss the warmth of a wood stove or fireplace. I'm setting with a blanket, which is wonderful, but loved watching the fire..I was on TV when I watched you unboxing baby things. It was so fun seeing all the neat clothes. Granny made such beautiful outfits for both boys. A treasure for life. I have sure enjoyed watching the fire with you both and the news. Prayers for you all. God bless you and yours❤🙏🙏❤️

Petroleum jelly slathered on and wear socks on your hands for a night. Worked wonders for this former Dairy Maid😊

I've had the opportunity knowing what it's like heating with a free standing wood stove, oil stove, gas stove, and now central heat and air. Moving from Michigan to North Carolina to marry the love of my life was like going back in time. We even had a store/ post office combination that was our go to place, and the community all knew one another. Not saying this in a bad way, but you do your best to live and raise a family with what God gives you. I totally agree with you both wanting to provide for yourselves, knowing if we ever needed anything we are blessed to have family, friends, and others ready to help. As I still do today, not getting anything I don't really need, yet treating myself once in awhile if I desire to purchase something I just want. I'm used to seeing Olive, but I guess she wanted to give y'all some quiet time 😊 Thank you for sharing your beautiful fireplace Corie and Austin. Praying and Blessed! 🤗🙏💕

I live in upstate NY. It use to be that almost every year for opening day of hunting season just at Thanksgiving we would have some sort of snow on the ground. Made it a bit more easy to track the deer. Now, we usually don't get any measurable snow till around Christmas. I miss our fireplace but not the splitting of the wood. Loved the heat and the smell from the wood stove. Back then, when I would walk home from school, if I saw some tree sections in our driveway, it meant that I had to spend the next few evenings cutting and splitting the wood. My father worked for the City and from time to time, they would have to cut a tree down because it was old, diseased or interfering with some telephone pole wires. Instead of going to the dump, he would drop it off at out house. Watching yours and your parents videos brings back a lot of fond memories. Thanks for the videos. :-)

Wonderful video. A warm fire and hot drinks make for a comfortable evening. Thanks for sharing.

Nice fireside chat!! here it's been cold which I like. But in the last couple of days, it has warmed up (today it was in the upper 60's) and rainy. When I retired, my primary goal was to get back to life basics, declutter my life, live simply and mindfully, and use technology as a tool to enhance life...not dominate it. Best thing I've ever done! My current house had gas logs. This fall I had a wood-burning fireplace installed and have used it almost every night since late Oct.. Dogs definitely have schedules! I recently (in Oct) got a rehomed 2 yo chocolate lab. He is definitely ready for bed @ 7:30 pm every night!

I love a beautiful fire in the fireplace and I also love fires outside in a fire pit. Hope you all have a very nice and relaxing weekend. Thank you for sharing time with us. 😃

Hi Corie and Austin, I learned at a very young age how to start a fire both with my Dad and as a Girl Scout. I have always been fascinated with fire and can sit by one for hours and get lost in thought. I was tought fire safety and the different types of ways to successfully build a fire for cooking and heating and I would give anything to have a fireplace or wood stove maybe one of these days I can.😊❤🙏🏻

Sitting here in front of my fire watching you guys, only heat source we use. Love it❤

It's a Bone chilling 66 degrees here in Florida. LOL. Corie, lots of lotion and gloves on Your Hands at Night. When I lived up-North, in January-Febuary We would hear the trees exploding from internal freezing. I would just smile and turn the air control on my wood stove. Love wood heat. Thanx for sharing, God bless the three of you and Olive. 😃

This was a cozy video Corey and Austin. The fire looked so warm. Thank you for sharing your evening. God Bless

I’m sitting here by my gas fireplace in Denver, drinking tea, and listening to you talking about the blessings and downside of modern technology. We are blessed in this time! We had a little dusting of snow last night, but it warmed up in the low 40’s, and it’s pretty much melted. Looking forward to the upper 50’s and low 60’s next week!

Enjoyed the close up of y'all starting the fire in your fireplace. Where I live in rural Alabama the usual suspects of power outages are branches or trees falling onto the lines or people running off the bank of the road and hitting a pole. They have gotten faster over the years fixing them like you said. Nice to see you along with Corie, Austin.

Our fireplace looks just like yours, rock and all. But I love the area for keeping firewood built into it. Nothing like a fireplace.

I just love listening to the two of you talk it brings me such peace. God bless you all! ❤

I really like having a real fireplace, and being as self sufficient as possible. It's nice to know that you have an option if the power goes out. We had one in the house that I grew up in, and I'm hoping to have one again someday. I agree with all of the points that you both brought up, there is a lot of give and take with how people were able to live in the past as apposed to now. I am thankful that we have youtube, and for your videos 🙂 Here in Colorado it has been cold, but not as cold as other years. Thank you for the video, it looked like a very nice evening. God bless you both 🙏

Lol you two bantering like elderly lovers. I'm at the foothills of the Rockies. Cold here is -20. But I love the videos and thank you.

I remember growing up on the farm learning the old skills

Love seeing you two enjoying each other's company. It's definitely the simple things that bring joy ❤❤❤

I miss having a wood fire so bad! I grew up with a fireplace at home and wood stoves (plural) at my grandparent's house. My husband and I had a wood stove for heat when we first got married, up until our 3rd child was born. I've stacked a whole lot of wood in my lifetime, fresh from the back of an old farm truck to the yard then to the porch as needed. I loved being outside and was willing to do that so I could get out of the chores inside. LOL As life went on we never replaced our wood stove and eventually knew we were too old and too out of shape to haul in wood. I live in eastern Oklahoma, right near the Arkansas border, and we've had a long spell of cold! Today it was in the 40s, which felt good because we had been dealing with temps in the single digits. We've had some beautiful snow, though it was too cold to let the grandkids out for very long to enjoy it. God bless you all.

👋♥️👋Miss Corie, you and your sweet Valentine, Austin, are such a beautiful couple. I’ve been married for 57 years and 29 days and a love like yours and mine is very rare these days. May you marriage be as loving and lasting as is mine and my love, Jack. 👋♥️🙏♥️👋Jen

We had two hours of sunshine last week in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. More than cold, this is what is the toughest part of our current weather here.

Very cozy! In all the houses I lived in, we never had a fireplace (except maybe when I was a baby). Hot cocoa is definitely my comfort drink. :) So true how the people before us had the bare necessities. We are very blessed indeed. God bless y’all!

I think the issue of cold is relative. I live in one of the "warmer" areas of the Dakotas and a few weeks ago we didn't get above zero for about 3.5 days. Was -20 at night with -40 windchill. Typically get 25 days or nights a year of subzero temps. The power outages in Applachian areas is probably lack of ruggedness in electrical system. I'm on a rural electric coop, and my power has rarely gone out in the winter. But it is built for the cold.

Love a fire. If l was born in the 1800’s l would be scared my family would have died. lol l love gardening, but l would be afraid if a drought happened. I will take the modern times. It had been very cold in South Mississippi. Been in the Smokey National Park at Christmas time. Going into those cabins. We are like how did they keep warm.

Really enjoyed your fireside chat. I am in southern Ohio, and we just came off of a week of cold freezing snow & icy condition s. & now the last 2/3 days it's been warming back up but raining. 50's . I will take that instead of freezing temps. I like one good snow fall & Im good. But living in Ohio we can get just about all 4 seasons in a week sometimes,especially in the Spring. God bless ya all.

We had a pellet stove. I LOVED it. It heated our entire 2 story house and it had a big window in the front where you could see the fire. It’s easier to run and maintain than a wood stove. It’s been in the single digits here in hubbard, OH with fierce winds. Now, though, we’re having a thaw but soon the snow and low temps will return.

I love our fireplace in the wintertime. There's just something about it that just slows & calms me down. January & February are generally our coldest months but we've only had one freeze in Jan. so far. Today's high here in Texas (south of Houston) will be 61 deg. Thanks for the fireside chat. I love the old ways but also the conveniences of today's world. For me it's important to remember to do everything in moderation (like web surfing, cell phone time, social media, etc.) Loved the fireside chat with y'all.

It was so lovely you two talking to us by the fireplace. I have had wood heat all my adult life. Nothing better. I hope you sell your house soon. It would be great to live closer to your parents. I appreciate your independence! Thanks for sharing!

My hands get just like yours in the winter time if I don’t use Argan oil. I use Argan oil on my hair first every day usually and whatever is left on my hands. I rub it all over my hands. Do this as soon as you come out of the shower with your wet hair don’t wash your hands just carry on they will be fine. A good brand is called one n only😘

We had Temps in single digits last week here in North Mississippi. Lots of snow and ice that hung around for a full week. Businesses were closed. Schools closed for more than a week. That's happens every few years. They're actually predicting more in February but hopefully it won't happen. Enjoyed your fire side chat. Stay safe. Stay warm.

Just love these simple videos corie ,what I call real life like mum with her garden dad with his knives and wood burner you and Katie with your thrift shopping and stopping for a bite to eat,and driving along the beautiful brasstown road.What I get laying on my sofa in the evening is real loving American family doing real life things and I get to come along for the ride and I enjoy every minute and call in every evening hoping there something new to watch,thank you very much, I think you and Austin are made for each other .thanks again from the UK. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

Where I live in Alabama, the winters have definitely been unseasonably warm the past few years. I think it might’ve been two or three years ago I wore shorts and a t shirt to my family Christmas because it was around 80 degrees. I’m very thankful it’s been cold this winter, it feels more normal and I enjoy cold weather. We got about 7 inches of snow a week and a half ago and it got down to -1 degrees at some point. It’s a really nice change when you’re used to hot and muggy weather all of the time.

Hello from east Texas. So nice seeing and hearing the fire as I listen to y'all it looks so cozy. I miss having a fire place. Y'all are going to be great parents. You are both sweet people. I enjoy watching your channel and your mom's channel so much.

Sooooo sweet to see you and Austin sit by fire and chat! Love it !! God bless and much love to you both! 💕🤗🙏🏻

A fire is a very special thing. Blessings to you and Austin 🙏❤️ and may God continue to bless you as your family grows.

I wash laundry by hand. I chose not to replace my washer when it died. I bought a hand crank wringer. But, I live in Florida ( not cold ), and it's just me and my 12 year old.

I grew up in the Midwest and am about 20 years older but it’s fun to see so many similarities in thinking and upbringing. Thanks for the fireside chat. 😄 and no I’m going to have to catch up on videos to see why you are selling your house!

You could Never bore me as I look forward to All of Your videos!😊

Fun video...Austin is getting the hang of KZfaq. Well done!

I remember about 8 years ago asking my aunt who was 94 at the time what she thought was the best thing created since she was born. I thought she would say something like flying on an airplane or computers and she told me toilet paper was the best thing ever!! Just think about it something that we take for granted and it's something so simple, but she thought that was the best thing ever created. I imagine those Sears Catalogs weren't very soft huh?? 🙃

Thank you for inviting me into your home! ❤️🇨🇦🙏

You're home looks so cozy by the fireplace. Beautiful memories for you both. Some day before too long your baby boy will be joining his mommy and daddy in front of the fire.🩷💙💙🙏🙏🙏

Im 63 yrs old and I lived in mid south MO...this used to be the normal.

I love that you are a Christian family and your channel shows the life of a normal life. Thank you!

Losing power is not so bad in the summer as it is in the winter. In the winter your pipes will freeze and your house can have water damage so bad. Fire place or wood stove is so smart

I was enjoying the deep conversation with y'all. Your fire had a wonderful background sound for us. Have a great night! -much love from NJ ~Mary & fam

Great wholesome video! Love when these pop up. Makes my heart smile! You are a delightful couple! God Bless You! Keep these sweet videos coming.❤️❤️