This video is spot on. My dad passed away yesterday morning 😢. He'd been sick for quite a while but now his ailments are gone. Thanks Dad for everything!

I am 67 and brings me back to memories from family members that are now gone. The sad part is we have lost that family closeness. Seems today that we forget about our elders and the things they stood for. Truth, God, Morals, Thinking of others and being Humble. No wonder we are in such a mess in our world.

I attended the visitation and funeral of one of my uncles yesterday. A very mild mannered Christian man. His wife passed about 15 years ago. Now they are together forever with Jesus. We sent him home to Glory the way it should be. I now have 1 Uncle left here to enjoy out of a total of 9 aunts and uncles. They were all raised in the mountains by God fearing parents with no electricity or water or plumbing. I’ve always tried to show my kids and grandkids how to get by and work the way they did.

I came from No electric. No toilets, but no running water to tellvision to the computers. I would much rather Go back home. Thank you Donnie. GOD BLESSED us

Times were harder, but people appreciated what they had so much. They valued each other too. We need to get back to their mindset and ways.

I know people think I'm crazy because all I can talk about or think of is the older generations I got to know and do things with. This channel is always a place I can understand and see others post, realize I'm not the only one.

I sure miss those times, but the memories will last for the rest of my life

Thank you Donnie for sharing this. I am homesick for days gone by.

Precious memories, oh, how sweet . I'm so thankful for these memories that are ever near to our hearts. I'm also looking forward to having a great reunion day in heaven . Thank you, Donnie, for keeping these loving ❤️ memories alive. God 🙏 bless 🙏.

Oh what a wonderful day that will be, to run to Jesus in Heaven and be able to hug my amazing grandparents again!!!!🙏🏻❤️ Thank you sir (Mr. Donnie Laws) for such a great reminder! Those pictures look just like my family (but we’re all Okies original from Alabama & Arkansas) same food, same one room cabins and same clothes, that one Bible they owned sitting open on the table everyday!!! Thank You God for giving me the best grandparents that loved God and me!!!❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I cried so much during this video!!!! Tears of joy and happiness because I am saved and will see my family again someday, forever😀❤️

One thing I miss about my youth is listening to the stories my elders would tell. I would sit for hours with them, fully engrossed and hanging on every word. That's hard for a hyper child to do, but I'd want to learn about their lives. I'd stay up late hearing story after story. I wish today's youth would listen to their elders. There's so much to learn from those who lived through rough times. Thank you so much for sharing this video with us. I'm on my third time through it. Distractions - you know how that is. I don't want to miss a thing. God's blessings on you and yours!

In these days of global unrest it’s inspiring to look back at days gone by when things were simpler. Thanks for the reminder Mr. Donnie. God bless you.

Donnie, I’m one and oldest of seven children. My Dad was in the middle of 13, mostly boys. Which is what they wanted when you lived on a farm. But you’re so right grandma always was pushing food when you stopped by. She made the best sour cream cookies. I have tried to duplicate them but can’t do it. She didn’t have a recipe just by look and feel I guess. I’m one of 58 first grandchildren. We always went to Grandma and grandpa’s for breakfast after church Sunday morning. Then us kids would play. At Christmas when we’d get together we would practice in the basement Christmas songs we were going to sing for the adults. Us 58 first cousins had 104 children the last I knew more have been added. I have no clue how many great- great grandchildren there are anymore. Or great-great-great there are. Of course grandma and grandpa are gone now. But my folks are still here. My grandson and his girlfriend had a little girl last November. So that makes 5 generations with my folks. We took the 5 generation photos at Easter. When my grandson was born we did 5 generation photos then also.

Precious memories 😊 Knowing the Lord, my salvation, God's promises.... I'm tearing up right now 😥 But they are really happy tears. I am patiently waiting for the Lord to return, so I can be with my loved ones once again. Thank you for sharing your wonderful videos. Praying and Blessed! 🤗🙏🌄

Love you Donnie Laws you are a blessing to us all! ❤

I remember my family also, 2 brothers and 2 sisters 😊😊

Beautiful memories of my childhood flooded me the whole time I watched this. I can't wait to see my mammaw , grandma , pops and pawpaw. Also my mama and daddy. Reminds me of why I follow Jesus everyday and do my best so I can be reunited with all them one day.

They never leave. Always in our hearts and made us who we are today. Learned so much from my grandparents and will share it with my grandchildren. My grandparents will always be here!❤️

Thank you! This brought up so many memories of my grandparents. I agree, I can’t wait to be reunited with them one day also! You said so many truths…my grandmama is a lot of the reason I believe in the Lord. She was not educated as the world, they were farmers in eastern NC. But she read and shared her Bible and love of the Lord. She and my aunts prayed for all of us kids as we navigated life. I pray for my grandkids and kids everyday. Most of us made it back to the Lord. She taught me how important prayer is and that we never give up on ppl. I wish I had listened to how she cooked also…I was too busy playing on the farm😊😢 But I sure loved her and my granddad. My mom is alive at 84 and I will be calling her and setting up a time to go visit next week. She was, and is, such a sweet lady and loves the Lord also. She is still very involved with her church, giving all of us a great role model. Thank you for this video Donnie. I always love them. And so does my husband who is from East Tn. My brother also owns land in East Tn and I’ll be sharing this video with him. He, my husband and my mom love your videos. God bless you!

Donnie, this at once pulls at my heart strings and soothes my soul. You give us an oasis in this life we are living. Thank you

Ok, loved this video. I cried soo much about how you talked about our elders. I miss my Daddy and grandparents but I know I will see them again. ❤️🙏❤️🙏 Thank You for sharing and God Bless You.

O what a blessing thank you for this so true

So true, it breaks my heart too every time a older person passes. My dad was a ww2 veteran. He lived to be 95 and I miss him and his wisdom so much. But like you said brother we have the promise of seeing them again one day ❤

Some of my best childhood memories are of my grandmother❤️❤️quality time!

So very precious. Bittersweet.

Thank you Donnie.

Thank you for reminding me of what's important 🙏🙏🙏

Sweet sweet post. Thank you sir.

I remember my mammaw aunt Rita who prayed my soul to find Jesus everyday. My momma and daddy. My best friend of 55years died day before yesterday. It seems everyone is leaving but me.😢. Thanx Donnie for a perfect video I needed.❤😊

I stayed with my grandmother all the time. I esed to play games with great uncle. I love older people. You can learn so much from. I love the history of their life and the history of the area . Thank you for sharing these stories

Thanks for the memories. It reminds me of my grandpa teaching me how to garden, butcher, bale hay, care for the farm animals, sharpen saws, chop wood, and the list goes on and on. We cared water from the well and used an outhouse because there was no running water. TV, telephones, and even radios were still a luxury to some so we just sit at the kitchen table, play cards and talk.

Many Precious Memories , Wonderful Video. GOD BLESS YOU

Precious memories of days gone by. Oh how I truly miss my grandpa and grandma that raised me. And all of my uncles and aunt that have passed on as well. My heart still breaks when I think of them. I'm almost 59 years old and I keep reminiscing about my family that is no longer with us. Thank you Mr. Donnie for sharing these special moments with us. Please keep showing more of this. God Bless and I pray this finds you doing well.

Leaning on HIS everlasting Arms great Hymn. Thanks for sharing this brother brangs back some great memories of my childhood. I was blessed with growing up in times like in this video and I would Not trade them memories for all the money on this sinful earth Amen 🙏. Keep on healing brother Donnie maybe before next winter I’ll get the chance to visit with you. GOD BLESS y’all brother Amen 🙏

Oh Donnie, this made me miss my Mama and daddy so much. They were born in 1912 and 1917.They both were hard working, God fearing people. They raised 9 children and we never went hungry. Youngest of 9 children to a farmer and a wonderful mother. They were married 71 years and still in love. Daddy always referred to Mama as his sweetheart. His last words in life was, take care of my sweetheart.

Good 🌄 friend, Wow!... What a great walk down memory lane. I can relate to many of the things you shared today.I will continue this journey and leave learning tools for future generations... Thanks for all you do.🙏

Good morning sir 🌻 have a great day. God bless. Thanks.

Good Morning Donnie, this video touched my heart strings. Missing my Mom,Grandma(Nanny)we called her, Grandaddy,etc.,they are all gone.Like you said those were the happy times and to me those were the best years of my life. Times have sure changed in a big way!!! We will see them in heaven one day soon. Thank you Donnie so much. Hope you are doing well and getting around better.Have a blessed weekend with family. Love, Donald and Jeanne from the Northeast GA. Mountains USA❤❤

That was the best day's of my life sure do miss those days

Donnie, I love going down memory lane with you. I miss those days also but now I'm the elder. God bless you and all you do. ❤

My grandmother lived to be 99 and 2 months We were going to throw her a surprise 100th birthday God gave her a long life because she was always giving never taken she was a good god-fearing woman and I miss her!😢

Thanks for biblical faith of family

Beautiful compilation of photos to accompany your heart-warming descriptive sweet memories of days gone by, Donnie. Made me cry! I was so blessed to be raised by my amazing grandparents in southeastern PA. They instilled in me all the wonderful qualities you mentioned here - hard work, honesty, integrity, ingenuity, love, respect, and most importantly, dedicating our lives to God. I miss them everyday, and am so very grateful to have had their love and guidance in my youth. And, I am absolutely certain I will see them again! Thank you so very Donnie - LOVE your channel. Continue to heal and stay blessed!!

Thank you, Donnie, for reminding us of the hope of Heaven and being reunited with our loved ones. Like you, I'm looking forward to that day. Blessings.

Thank you for sharing this video so many wonderful memories of years gone by it reminds me of my grandmother and grandpa he passed when I was 4years old but I have heard so much about him from my mom and dad and grandma this video was so much like them I am blessed to have grown up around them I remember grandma sitting on the porch with her bible or you go visit and she would be beside her bedside praying I loved her a lot they are all gone now but I have so many memories. I love your videos thank you for sharing and keeping the memories alive. And I know that one day we will have a big reunion in heaven god bless you and have a blessed day

I truly miss the old folks the times I had with them growing up I will never forget

Thank you Donnie. Precious memories for sure.

Oh Donnie what an ache in my heart when I think of those precious ones. Walking down a timber road to take a shortcut to Margie’s house. The closeness to that family had no bounds. 4th of July at Grandpa’s with watermelon in the spring and ice cream on dry ice. Kids everywhere playing tag and hiding in haystacks. Uncle Ward’s big red cattle truck loaded with us kids going to Dinner on the ground. It’s all gone, but those memories have taught me how to help the young ones in my life make memories. I teach gently all the time just like they did, and I know it sticks because all of it stuck with me. It helped me roll with the hard punches.

I've got loved ones that have passed on as we all do when I think of them it makes me sad but I'll always treasure the times I had with them and share with them but their in a much better place now their in heaven walking by Jesus side I know I'll see them again one day in heaven their rejoicing in heaven

We love you Donnie!❤️. Thank you for your stories.

I grew up on a small Farm in Western PA. My Grandad gave a lot to my Dad and my Aunt to build a house. I grew up working on that farm with My Grandad. Those family dinners and holidays were special. Well I am 75 now and they are all gone. The houses are all owned by new folks.I sometimes wonder on Christmas day if those folks at the Breakfast table ask "Hey did anybody hear folks laughing down here last night?

It makes me cry to realize I AM one of the elders now. But I remember all my elders that I learned from and miss. One day I'll get to see them again, and I'm thankful for that. And thank you for getting me to remember those times gone by.

This sweet video is like a prayer. Thank you. So many of my family has gone on to the other side.

It was the oldest generation that held families together. I have wonderful memories of my 4 Grandparents, Great Aunts and Uncles. Always respected older people for their knowledge, stories, conversations. I miss all of them. My wonderful parents as well.

Beautiful video take me back to my child hood and my mountains in central Puerto Rico the same bloodline and way of life call culture we are the ancient celts bloodlines call Iberians celts and in the Appalachian mountains is call wild geese Irish and Scottish mostly the ancient Iberians celts bloodlines by history and DNA.thanks again amigo

This one was so good Donnie, it was very moving and very true. I am the old one now. I cherish the memories and YOU!

So many things I wish I could go back in time to learn from my grandparents. Thank you for another heart-warming story.

Simple times were the best. Not easy but not unnecessarily complicated either ❤

I'm remembering my "Nanny", who passed way back in 1970. She was a 4 foot 6 inch dynamo. Always busy and happy with cooking, canning, gardening, sewing or quilting. She would hum or sing while she dusted and mopped. On summer Sundays, Nanny loved having everyone over to her back yard for a cookout. I still remember her behind the Weber grill, wearing apron and cooking mitts, and wielding a spatula, cooking up steaks, burgers and hot dogs. When I was recovering from a parasite infection at age 7, Nanny had me stay over her house for two weeks - so she could get me to "put meat on them bones". I loved helping her shop, cook and garden. Often, Nanny would let me stay up way past bedtime to watch one of her favorite TV shows with her. Or we'd sit on her front porch, enjoying the summer night breeze and starlight. We shared many thoughts. She surprised me with a children's illustrated bible - and I wish I still had it. I'm looking forward to meeting her again in Heaven.

Thank you for such a great video. I must admit I got teary eyed. I'm 53 and not a day goes by I don't think about my grandparents. Hope to see them again someday.❤️

I loved to set and hear the stories about the days when they were growing up , oh what I would give to hear them again .

Thanks Donnie. These folk weren't just good people, they were the best of people and the world gets a little smaller with their passing. God bless. Greg, New Zealand.

Love listening about the Hard Loving Careing people of the mountain ✌️❤️

Donnie: Thank you sir. I remember the smell of my Auntie Biddy's wood stove with here secret recipe for oatmeal cookies cooking. I never knew how she did it. I spent a life time ordering oatmeal cookies and they were NEVER the same. 40 years later I asked a cousin HOW DID SHE DO IT?? He smiled and said: Vinegar. I had my lady try it and IT WORKED!!!! Thank you to family for remembering that secret recipe...We all know what family is about. As I said: Thank you Mr Laws.

Preicious Memories that will never be again ! Yes it’s sad but oh the memories we have of a time and era that was simple and wonderful ❤

My mother went home to the Lord one month ago today and when I saw this video, it reminded me of her and the memories she shared about her parents. She was a strong Colorado Rocky Mountain woman. This video was the very essence of her. Thank you for a perfect presentation.

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Such precious people the best in the world. I'm so grateful I was born where I was and grew up like I did, they showed me how to make and taught me about the Lord.

my grandparents came over from Italy, never really learned English, so I could never communicate with them about life in Italy, or when they came to New York and how they lived there till they came to Connecticut. I never learned Italian, They passed when I was a teenager. so much history lost. I did not find out much until I did ancestry searches and learned more. My dads father died at age 28 in Brooklyn NY during the 1918 flu. and he had a butcher shop there. wish I knew more about him. with people who could have told me about them, they are all gone now. sad. blessings Donnie and thanks for all the history you provide

I miss so many of family members never went to grannies that there wasn’t beans taters and cornbread.

Morning Mr.Donnie.I reckon I was one of the lucky ones. My son was the 5th living generation in the family on my Daddys side. My little Granny(great-grandmother) could take nigh onto nothing and feed a ton of us grandyoungins every Sunday after church. Grampaw now he was a story teller. One my sister still talks about is how a cowbell got on a milk cow. Grampaw said it grew there and when it got big enough he would have to saw it off. I knew better being the oldest but my sister squalled like a banshee. She went running into the house hollering Grampaw was going to saw off the milk cows neck😅.We all had a laugh over that one. They were good God fearing people and I miss them dearly. Until next time God Bless

I miss my grandparents from Kentucky. Precious memories ❤

Bringing tears to my eyes remembering my family in Kentucky & Tennessee, loved them so very much, will never forget them and the loved we shared…. 💔😢

Love listening and seeing all these precious memories of all these precious beautiful people!! Thank God for them and their families memories.Prayers and blessings and peace to them all past and present. Thank you Donnie for sharing this.❤🙏

This was such a reminder of my childhood! My parents were older when they had me back in '64. So they had both gone through the Depression and WWII. When we visited with grandpa & grandma or my great uncles/aunts, after we ate together, the men would go outside, the women would stay in the house. It wasn't any fun listening to the women! So I followed my dad and uncles😂 The stories!!! Oh my goodness! I enjoyed that so much. If they didn't want me following, they didn't say.

I was really fortunate. My father was the youngest boy out of nine surviving children. He watched my Grandmother cook. The first one home, made dinner. My father was a fantastic cook, as well as the whole family. They could make something wonderful out of what we had.

Thanks again, Mr. Donnie, for another wonderful video. I tell people I have been so very blessed in my life. I knew all my grandparents, 2 of my great-grandparents, so many aunts, uncles, great-aunts and -uncles, first, second, and third cousins, and so on. I can remember my great-papaw Cloud piling a bunch of us in the old green Ford pick-up with 5-gallon buckets to gather butternuts, hickory nuts, and black walnuts, taking lard tins and milk pails to gather pawpaws, persimmons, and blackberries. Two family gatherings for each side of our family each year. There were so many of us on Dad's side that we used three hay-wagons to hold all the food. Euchre games lasted all weekend long, horseshoes got as much use being pitched as they did on the horses and mules. This is too long already, but there are so many sweet, sweet memories. Bless you, Sir, and I hope you're continuing to heal.

You that had grand parents, knew them , all that grew up in large family groups !! You all are so very blessed !! I came along late.Mother passed when I was 6 !! Grand parents all gone ! You have so many awesome memories 🙏🙏😔😔 You are Blessed !

I miss then every day. Thanks for sharing Donnie!😊

Good morning Mr. Laws. I so enjoy your videos of the elders.I remember my dad talk about my grandma trying to feed her 6 kids Every time they had fried chicken she would tell them to save the neck piece for her because it was her favorite.He said he just didn’t know why she wanted the neck piece until after he grown.That’s a mother’s love. I never met her for she died at a young age,but I have a lot of the old stories.Another great video as always!God Bless friend!❤️

Loved the grandparents and great grandparents ..... Grandma would spend all day Saturday baking pies and cakes because all the kids would come home on Sunday after church.....good eats and good times. Really do miss them. Thank you Donnie for bringing back these heart warming memories.❤

Amen!

Good morning my friend, ❤ your video. Brought me back to a great time, enjoy your weekend and I will see you later

Good morning Donnie…Continued Prayers for your health 🙏🏻❤️What a wonderful video…I love this ❤️Thank you for keeping our history and memories of our loved family members that are gone ❤️Take care…God Bless You….Lord willing I will see you next time 🙏🏻❤️☦️🇮🇱🙏🏻

Good morning Donnie,I like you miss the times spent with my Mamaw helping with the garden and listening to her talk about her childhood and what she did growing up and sitting around my Aunts table and talking for hours and fixing the beans for canning and eating chocolate gravy with biscuits. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I hope you have a Blessed Day My Friend and God Bless.😊❤🙏🏻🙏🏻

Mr Donnie, oh what I wouldn't give to be able to go back to Grandma and Grandpa's just one more time, you know to taste Grandma's cooking again, she could take a taters and soup beans, make some cornbread, she could feed an army...so if ya left Grandmas hungry well, it was your fault cause she tried to feed everyone, and to listen to my Grandpa tell stories about trading horses and mules, and talk to my Aunts and Uncles that have been called home ! Lord I miss them all so much BUT, like you said as BELIEVERS we will meet again one day !! Mr. Donnie thank you Sir for posting this video as once again you have brought me down memory lane, and yes I shed a few happy tears !! Well my friend hope all is well and I'll catch up again on the next video !!!

This makes me miss my granny so much and wish I had paid more attention to her. I will see her again one day

May they never be forgotten.❤️

My grandparents on my father’s side were born in 1911. They were always teaching. Like you mentioned, kids really didn’t pay attention…. I wish I could see them now… I loved them so much.

Beautiful memories... I only have 2 aunts living now... oldest is 100 and the other is 90... Thanks Donnie 👍❤

This video reminded me of all my relatives and my parents that all has gone on ! All these people were raised in the depression and fought in WW2! Tough people with loving hearts ♥️! I miss them all 😢

Out of 13 children my Grandparents had the last one passed away 10 years ago, my dad and Grandparents a long time before that. This video is spot on.

Those times were so kind and easy familys and sunday dinners toting water an woodstove cooking i sure miss it 😢😢

Wow, I thought I was a tough guy, but watching this and brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me of the good old days back on grandpa and grandma's farm in Kentucky.

Thank you Donnie for keeping their memories & ways alive. Oh how I remember sitting on the front porch with family and neighbors stringing and breaking green beans for canning. All the stories and the learning of survival together. My favorite story of these times was that no matter how small your garden or it’s yield was, if you shared what you had, you always had more than enough and the garden and harvest was always bigger the next year. Your basements and cellars were always full of canned goods.

I remember going to visit aunts and uncles, and how glad they were to see us. They always fed us the best food they had. Last time I made a long trip to visit a now deceased older cousin, the younger cousins who lived nearby didn't even bother to come and see me. These Were The Last is a book about the old people of the Ozarks. Maybe published in the 70s? I love looking at those pictures in that book. They had tough lives but still looked happy.

Donnie, for me, this is the best one you've made. My grandma, my dad, my mom, my brother. All walking on streets of gold in heaven now. They cant miss me bcos those things have passed away for them but i miss them all. I didnt know at the time that those times would one day be the good ole days that i'd miss. But now, I know. And Praise be to Jesus the best is yet to come for we shall all meet again & have that happy reunion, never to be separated again, living with in love & peace & joy forevermore together with family & friends & with Jesus, our Lord & Savior .

😢 they cannot be replicated quickly if someone you have still around they're a living walking Library spend as much time as possible with them and you will learn so much

Tenderness comes through their calloused hands, and hope was served in their cookery💛. Thanks Donnie!! And for you, specifically,. healthy healing all the way to perfect 📖🙏

Heartwarming, Donnie.