Spend A Week on the Homestead With Us!

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Spend A Week on the Homestead With Us!

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Ай бұрын

Please excuse my sleepy voice in parts of the video, I edited and did voice over late at night due to guests!
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@user-mc6jz9er8w Ай бұрын

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

@karennewberry4694 Ай бұрын

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

@carmenharbin Ай бұрын

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

@katepollard-vithanage889 Ай бұрын

So agree!

@frugalitystartsathome4889 Ай бұрын

@@karennewberry4694🤦🏻‍♀️

@user-tq8dy6cf9c Ай бұрын

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

@milliealger3539 Ай бұрын

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

@denniscahill9683 Ай бұрын

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

@DebbieB-zy8zp Ай бұрын

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

@kiriaioulia Ай бұрын

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

@carolynmills513 25 күн бұрын

I bet he would be great as a vet!

@kiriaioulia 25 күн бұрын

@@carolynmills513I agree 100%

@MARYSTAFFREY Ай бұрын

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

@mariewood9239 Ай бұрын

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

@ruthcowden1386 Ай бұрын

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

@Brighgn-qp7ce 28 күн бұрын

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

@1954mill Ай бұрын

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

@roxannaboykin1935 Ай бұрын

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

@SCook49 Ай бұрын

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

@pamelajones4412 Ай бұрын

I just love how the boys work together and problem solve

@sherihicks1427 Ай бұрын

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

@whitefeather572 Ай бұрын

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

@KLynn998 Ай бұрын

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

@lindaminor1985 Ай бұрын

Amazing woman❤

@sueyates3555 Ай бұрын

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

@marsupial2583 Ай бұрын

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

@christileach4644 Ай бұрын

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

@bethwright4826 Ай бұрын

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

@jharvey93 Ай бұрын

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

@suzanneshelton7088 Ай бұрын

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

@janew5351 Ай бұрын

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

@ElizabethBarber-tu9ey Ай бұрын

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

@rebeccamercer4160 Ай бұрын

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

@bushpushersdaughter Ай бұрын

What a beautiful life. Thank you.

@sheilaw.7210 Ай бұрын

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

@GBR1980JD Ай бұрын

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

@debbieembury6885 Ай бұрын

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

@mskippi Ай бұрын

I love watching you cook

@janew5351 Ай бұрын

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

@arvettadelashmit9337 Ай бұрын

Everyone looks so happy. Thank you.

@allieville9864 Ай бұрын

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

@naomihartman6623 Ай бұрын

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

@janicew6222 Ай бұрын

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

@littleme3597 Ай бұрын

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

@kathycooper3594 Ай бұрын

Good morning RuthAnn and beautiful family.

@kdavis7525 Ай бұрын

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

@deborahmckinney3414 Ай бұрын

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

@cathydavis7041 Ай бұрын

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

@user-dp3ie7eb5m Ай бұрын

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

@AmyThomas74 Ай бұрын

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

@amyswenson2551 Ай бұрын

Love seeing Maxwell’s smiling!

@GodsDesire4me Ай бұрын

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

@NancyS-qx3ez Ай бұрын

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

@grantleon6736 Ай бұрын

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

@paularodery8074 10 күн бұрын

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

@shaniceestwick501 Ай бұрын

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

@pamelaabettis7225 19 күн бұрын

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

@WillowsGarden Ай бұрын

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

@user-ly9fp8gb4w Ай бұрын

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

@candymckinnon8554 Ай бұрын

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

@pamjohnson9663 Ай бұрын

I love seeing the kittens and the cows!

@zlatahume3134 Ай бұрын

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

@lizkeith1356 Ай бұрын

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

@tammyf8921 Ай бұрын

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

@bethford2334 Ай бұрын

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

@bethanynelson3959 Ай бұрын

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

@oldnanz Ай бұрын

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

@FloatingVillageLife Ай бұрын

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

@carolineholly7996 Ай бұрын

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

@tlcmercer3427 Ай бұрын

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

@user-qt9vd7pk9f Ай бұрын

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

@bettysshowtime7400 Ай бұрын

Another beautiful video RuthAnn. Thank you

@peggyelliottedens8132 Ай бұрын

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

@PeepingEars Ай бұрын

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

@lorettaellington3805 Ай бұрын

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

@gladysshirey8672 Ай бұрын

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

@deborahmckinney3414 Ай бұрын

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

@gailmcdonald1946 Ай бұрын

Thankyou for yet another wonderful video RuthAnne ❤❤❤

@annettepearce1690 Ай бұрын

Thank you sharing your week 🤗

@lisahause8705 Ай бұрын

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

@robertoalicea2454 Ай бұрын

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

@lighthseskr Ай бұрын

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

@ilzetuceka9610 Ай бұрын

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

@user-in2lu6mp7p Ай бұрын

Such a pleasure to see your family.

@hopewellinfo3321 Ай бұрын

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

@debbieyzuel7887 19 күн бұрын

Your boys look so cute pulling that wagon. Love that you teach them to work. Your grand baby is so sweet.

@lilliemaeeismeier5774 Ай бұрын

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

@coreyn Ай бұрын

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

@nancyschwartz5665 Ай бұрын

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

@AngiesPantry58 Ай бұрын

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

@roseannejacquette9347 Ай бұрын

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

@DavidSmith-bw3bk Ай бұрын

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

@helengren9349 Ай бұрын

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

@sunshinecheryll Ай бұрын

Such great Parents!!!

@jennbama Ай бұрын

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

@candiceparker8272 Ай бұрын

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

@heatherdimmick3923 Ай бұрын

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

@juststuff9945 Ай бұрын

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

@HomesteadTradWife 28 күн бұрын

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

@deborahfravel8672 Ай бұрын

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

@Ruthannzimm Ай бұрын

Yes they are!

@maureenmolleron747 Ай бұрын

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

@sherryhicks4156 Ай бұрын

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

@DawnOnBlueridgeMtn Ай бұрын

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

@rmbuser Ай бұрын

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

@melindawargowsky8176 Ай бұрын

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

@cynthiafisher9907 Ай бұрын

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

@marianbrinley4389 Ай бұрын

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

@pamelajunck146 Ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this video-seeing the children are growing and are very involved on all the varied chores on your farm. How much they have learned on how to live growing and cooking the family food. I think this is marvellous! Thank you for a glimpse of your busy summer! Life is Good 🙏🏻💜

@NashRambler Ай бұрын

As much as I’ve enjoyed watching all of your videos, this video is my favorite. Such a beautiful, loving family and that doesn’t happen by accident. My favorite YT family. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.

@christinegipe9796 Ай бұрын

You have such a beautiful family. I love your channel. Thank you for sharing

@pamcoppernoll1004 Ай бұрын

God is oh so good, thank you for sharing your time with us all! Blessings

@lanadavis9535 Ай бұрын

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

@MarilynCarter-hb4wm Ай бұрын

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