I love that you are trying to figure out the algorithm so much and decided to change your name that goes with it. Either way, those of us who are subscribed to you are very happy about it no matter what your name becomes! Congratulations on another high schooler to teach!

All of it! Homemaking, homeschooling, Jesus and you because you’re so fun and real! (Don’t have a homestead- but I still love watching about it)

I’m here for all the changes!

You look amazing! You have a gift for style AND frugality. YOU are a unicorn ❤

I totally feel the same as you about Goodwill. Look at you and your modelling dancing! You and I both like a similar boho style. I do so much love the main dress you are wearing in this video while you are talking (the one with short sleeves and orange in it). I have bought and sold clothes on Thred Up! Your cute apron styled sundress and apron are also so cute. I do need body positivity since giving birth in my older birthing age. I was used to another body size since becoming a mom 17 years ago and now it is hard. Very hard. I always loved the verse that says beauty is fleeting, but now I am seeing it starting to go more and more into action and that is not fun! haha. Your soaps are amazing. I don't think I'd want to work with lye, though it so reminds me of reading old books where they washed clothes with lye! Ahh!

I read that you can wait overnight before cleaning up soap making instruments since what is left is so little that it turns into soap quickly and then you don’t have to worry about splashing chemicals anywhere. It is just soap then! Also it is good to wait before you wash since the soap goop (before it turns to soap) can clog pipes really bad.

I absolutely love watching your videos. You encourage me to keep doing what I am doing! I do many of the same things you do (except I have not conquered sour dough bread! YES....I keep watching your sour dough video over and over and over. My goal is to conquer it this year!!!) 😊You are awesome. I find peace and joy watching...maybe even validating my lifestyle in watching someone else find joy in all the everyday things we do. Some find my making soap, or making everything from scratch, or gardening, raising chickens, homeschooling (in the past), fermenting, etc, etc...."weird" and too time consuming, but it brings me joy and happiness. I love seeing your smile and your fun ways in sharing with others that it is joyous to do these things and serve those around us through our abilities. Also...I am 63 and wear dresses above my knee! (hey, that rhymes!!) lol YOU DO YOU!!!! You are too cute! Keep up the great work!! You are appreciated! ❤

Were you living in Missouri during this time?

I totally understood what you're saying about exposing family. I homeschooled my son years ago. Totally support your ideas.

Keep up the amazing work! I LOVE your videos! Some drive me to try new things I didn’t think were in my capabilities… your devotions are beautiful and inspiring too! Very nice dress choices!

It's gonna be great no matter what direction you go in. I love how honest and unique you are. <3

Honestly, i could never remember your channel name fully. I would just refer to you as "the mountain homestead mama" to my husband.😂 I so enjoy all your videos! Thank you for your time!!❤

I'm here for you Shayla - whatever content you've got! I love the new name. It sings! With so many things happening in your life, thank you for all the research you do and your aspirations to just continue being a better content creator. You're God sent for a lot of people, thank you 🙏💕🌻

I have just started watching you. But i really enjoy your videos. And I have shared it with a couple people. You are real. It is not easy to be a mom, it is not easy to be a homesteader or agriculture in general, and it is not easy to homeschool. And you have been real about it all. Thank you for sharing your journey.

Love the channel name change it reminds me of the John Denver song!

I've been collecting and rendering beef fat since I first saw you making soap! So excited to try it out soon!

just a thought, have you considered selling your homemade soaps on your website and through this channel?

smart change. the new name much more accurately reflects the content and suits you better

Love your channel and enjoy all you share. ❤

If you had a food truck, I would be there every day just saying

You are late sister! And I wish we were neighbors :-) I guess I’ll have to camp out on my mountain and you’ll have to camp out on yours:)

I love this dress on you. You look absolutely stunning and Boho I had a swimsuit just like this that I loved love loved in the eighth grade and have always wanted to find another pattern like this. I’ve had two skirts in the same kind of pattern and they feel so happy.

This is so me. I need to also brain dump otherwise I'm almost paralysed. I use a note book and just draw trackers to keep me on track and it is working great. I also love erasable pens ❤️

I want to see the homeschool stuff. I like the recommendations for that.

I like all your content. I do homeschool and I urban homestead in a rental, and I love your homemaking stuff too!

Those soaps and herbs look wonderful! You're very talented. There's nothing better than the scent of real lavender and I have them around my house. Years ago my long term partner left me very unexpectedly. It was a tough time after that, BUT amazingly, what I did notice was that the scent of lavender shampoo and lotion and essential oil room spray does really give a sense of well being. And it was very effective at helping my mental health bounce back. Aromatherapy is truly amazing! And before that experience I don't think I particularly put much stock in it.

I don’t mind that you don’t share your children’s faces. It’s ok to keep them private. I love your channel. Congratulations to your son!

I love your content! It's ok that you don't show your kids it's you and your content that we want to see! Your doing a great job!

Here for it all! Homeschooling and homemaking is my top! Congratulations to your son on graduating 🎓 and looking forward to what God has in store for your channel!

I very much like your dresses and especially the dance you did. You're so cute!!

I wouldn’t show my kids either

Loving all your home making, home steading, and home schooling❤

I love it all, even though I’m a Summer Time Caregiver, Semi Rural, Simple Living Titus 2 Nana. I glean a great deal from all of your content. I especially love your Bible Studies. Thank you

I LOVE how your soap turned out , cute bars plus healthier to use Im sure , thanks for sharing .

Attitude has good lotion, but you might use castor oil mixed with jojoba for dry skin. I've heard coconut oil can mess up the skin's microbiome if used too often.

I would love to know how you dry your herbs- do you air dry or use a dehydrator? Also, you might want to try making tallow balm for an affordable moisturizing cream! I make tallow balm for my kids with eczema using tallow I order from azure, olive oil, and essential oils and when I did the math it came out to less than $4 for each 4 oz jar!

I am 65 with 4 daughters and 10 grandchildren! I love it all! God's blessing on you and your family!!

I'm here for all your videos. I love your content Shayla.

Jesus is our guide and HE will lead you in the way you should go! You’re doing great, keep up the beautiful, hard work. Blessings to you sister in Christ Jesus of Nazareth. 🫶

Just so you know, I’m here for homeschool content! You have helped me so much! Also enjoy the home making content 🙂

I enjoy all the content. But my favorite is the homeschooling type.

Here for all of it! Thank you ever so much!

I love all of it. Favorites would be the homemaking, homeschooling, homesteading, and the devotions!!!

As you said, you’re found your voice here and we like it so much. Please keep going, you’re heard.

I'm here for it all ❤. Keep on being you. Also, I was so relieved you didn't stop doing the devotionals

You’re beautiful ❤ I second the interest on homemaking. But content is interesting as a whole.

Congratulations on your son's graduation! It's a great feeling to have gone through the whole homeschool journey!