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“If you want to change the world, go home and serve your family” And you certainly do this Sarah. Thank you for your “laid back” but intentional attitude towards being a woman of God. I appreciate this video a great deal!
Such a graceful way to answer the question regarding birth control! I appreciate and highly respect your level of protection of your children and marriage!
I loved what you said about the importance of REST to then better serve those around you, as opposed to 'self care' and being too consumed with one's self. Such a refreshing take!
This is why I am glad I found your channel…you are down to earth, confident and if I can say, old fashioned?! This video was so encouraging to me in that there is someone else out there who has the same ideas and convictions! Thanks for being a light!
Does anyone here follow, Life with Beans. An Australian family with ten children. They have great, simple birthdays, at home, with a cake of the child’s choice. For gifts they have four gifts; something to wear, something to read, something you need and something you want. Simple, family time. The child also gets to choose an outing they want. Nothing spectacular but just special for them. 👍
I absolutely love this idea! Birthdays are so big and so expensive and it feels like it takes away from what the child really wants or needs. I like the idea of going back to simple and thoughtful birthdays that are special occasions for family. Thanks for sharing I am eager to check them out.
I have five kids. I stave birthdays off for as long as possible (🤣), so don’t really celebrate first birthdays - they don’t know, they don’t care - and second birthdays are veeeery minimal. In our house it is three or four gifts, very like the practice you mention, and something special to eat, be it cake, donuts - made or bought - but simple simple simple and nothing really junky ever. We don’t do parties or gatherings unless the child specifically requests such a thing, that has happened once (!), and the day is otherwise low key maybe an outing to a play park or cafe. We have very little money but I find without building birthdays up into some frenzy, they are always very enjoyable and low key and the kids love that! They don’t want anything else and love those special days. One thing we do that is weird to most and I don’t know anyone else who does it, is I always get each other child one small gift on their sibling’s birthday. I early on realised this helps spread the joy and allay jealousy and moodiness and makes the day happier for everyone. Birthdays are much anticipated but very happy and manageable events for us!
Hearing you say you go out for your mental health everyday and how you can just be exhausted and if I’m just existing that’s OkY it’s just for now. LITERALLY made me feel so much relief I’ve had so much anxiety and guilt over constantly just going out every day, and feeling so tired. But it gives me so much purpose and I’m so glad that it’s not odd or a “bad thing” to do everyday. Thank you for the reassurance for this moment in my life
As a gramma now, I thought birthdays have really gotten out of control for kids. TOO much stimulation, no wonder kids are so hyper, can't focus and feel intitled that all their wants should be given to them. You are doing it right, simple and easy.
Thanks for the ultra realistic take on motherhood in earlier days. As a newer mom it can be hard to compare myself to someone like you, but it's incredible that God really just gives you what you need for your specific stage. So although in your videos you typically appear to be a 5 kid and clean house MACHINE, there was a day in which you would've been happy with a store bought pizza. Just such a great reminder to not compare. God bless!
I loved your simple explanation of picking curriculum, keeping what you like, stopping what you dont. We complicate things SO much!!! That was a refreshing video all around! And yes, hymns!!!!
I go to a church that sings hymns and I always feel the spirit. I enjoy praise songs during my week and hymns more on the weekends and I feel like it’s a really balanced way to enjoy both🥰
Great Q&A! Thank you! One comment about our Canadian healthcare system (from a HCW)... although we don't pay at point of service for our care, we do pay heavily for it in our high taxes and very long wait times. There's definitely a trade off :)
Yes I lived in Canada when I was young and also UK when I was older. My parents much prefer the US health care. Yes it's expensive if something goes wrong but you will be seen right away and the doctors are great! I think if you have 5+ kids it might even out though I'm not sure. But for those with no kids or only a couple it's more expensive in Canada because you are taxed for it.
@@bingjenn Even if you deleted it I saw your reply "YOU would prefer to pay more in taxes. Are you everyone? Now that’s the question. Not one person I know pays what you say we pay." First of all when did I say my opinion counted for everyone??? when? You read "I" didnt you??? IIIIIIII !!!!! I didnt say everyone, I said IIIIIIIIIII. Second... now you think that beacuse YOU or anyone YOU know doesnt pay that, means NO ONE pays that??? My brother paid $500 JUST FOR A VISIT with an endocrinologist for his wife... WITH health insurance. He also paid $3000 when his daughter was born, and that didnt count the Doctor's fees, it was only hospital fees. And that was WITH health insurance. In some states like NY you have to pay $1000 JUST FOR AN AMBULANCE!!!!!!!! I'm from Puerto Rico, and even though we're part of USA, healthcare is less expensive here... and I still paid $575 for a PET Scan WITH health insurance!!!!!! DARE TO TELL ME AGAIN people dont pay that... DARE TO SAY IT AGAIN. Before thinking writing this, you shouldnt looked up how much the average person is charged in USA. There are THOUSANDS of people that have healthcare debt because they have to pay by installments. No one, absolutely NO ONE knows when they will be sick. NO ONE is expecting a $500+ bill. But EVERYONE knows you pay taxes once a year and should save money for that one time a year, and that you pay taxes with every thing you buy. Is not the same, paying taxes you already know you have to pay, and have an unexpected $500+ expense. My brother knew of someone who moves to Sweeden and found a lump in her breast... do you know how much a mamography and a CT Scan cost her? 3 fcking dollars. Theres a reason USA is NEVER in the best 10 countries to live in, but Canada and Sweeden are every year. Just dropping that fact for you.
I literally never ever comment. However, watching this video was one giant “ah-ha” moment and also felt like a breath of fresh air. You are the mom and friend a lot of us need! Thank you for showing up for moms like me ❤
I appreciate you blurring your kids faces and I hope this message comes across with the intent it is meant (with kindness) - blurring faces is a good step but the people you’re protecting your children from care very little about their faces and much more about their bodies unfortunately. I strongly believe children should be protected in every way and have their privacy. Xx
Don't go overboard. I believe in avoiding extremes. At some point all of your children will go outside and then some pervert will see their faces and bodies. Do you want to hide them in a cellar? Sarah is doing a great job at protecting her kids. But at the end she is a mother and sometimes there will be children in her proximity, which is perfectly ok. This is also not a film set but their living space so it is normal for children to come into the kitchen from time to time.
I’ve been watching since you lived in a tiny home with just Ivy and Calvin. I loved that content and love your new content. Good for you setting boundaries that work for your family!
I love that you don’t pretend there’s a secret sauce to getting through hard seasons as a mom, other than leaning on God. I agree totally about singing hymns aloud in your home. It helps me so much!
I appreciate your comment towards sacrifice in intimacy. There is a strange cultural drive in men to not use condoms (especially with some Christian men!!) and I think this point is often overlooked. Women sacrificing our health with hormones shouldn't be the norm ✌🏻
I actually understood something different. Very euphemistic for sure (I definitely understand maintaining personal privacy but I think advocating for healthier pregnancy prevention is really helpful!), but I thought she was referencing something more like FAM (fertility awareness method) which requires knowing and tracking your cycle and not having sex during ovulation. Could be both/either! Totally agree about the injustice of women's hormonal birth control being the norm. Not a new idea, but I'm totally convinced it's a derivative of our historically (and in many ways currently) sexist, patriarchal medical field....not about it.
For anyone unaware, FAM is often vilified as being the same thing as the "rhythm method" (even still described as such on Planned Parenthood's and others website). It definitely isn't! It's based off an intimate knowledge (and testing if necessary) of your own unique cycle, not the arbitrary 28-day standard cycle of the RM which also relies on past information to predict future fertility as opposed to treating each cycle as it's own discrete function. :)
I'm pretty sure she didn't mean wearing condoms and she relies on God deciding if she will get pregnant or not. I might be wrong but that's what I understood. I respect her view but I also think that in 2024 we should give to science and prevention more credibility than "God's choice". That's just my opinion.
I practiced FAM for 11 years without a pregnancy and when I decided to start a family got pregnant right away, was very fertile, so it was very effective for preventing pregnancy @kitty19254
She was not talking about condom use. She most likely uses NFP or simply does not prevent. This is what I do. I have 5 kids and am open to more. However, I use NFP if I need to avoid (currently on NFP because my baby is 8 months and I am healing from csection)
Ahh I'm so glad I've started to consume your content again. I remember you when you guys were first married in your little apartment!! You have come so far and I love your channel and how it has evolved through all the phases, makeup, minimalism, and homesteading ❤️
We just started birthdays and I decided to start the tradition of just a simple box cake with sprinkles and then a fun day for the kiddo doing something special! Crazy complicated birthdays are not my vibe.
I’m not a Christian, but I’ve followed you, Sarah, for years now. Hearing you talk so fondly and trustfully in your God causes a swell in my chest. It’s truly beautiful to witness. As an owner of many bibles, when I’m overwhelmed or need inspiration, sometimes I pick one up. Thank you for sharing this!
I've been watching your content for years, you have been the greatest inspiration in how I wanted to start building my life as a new, young wife and as a foster mom of a toddler. Hearing you speak about the Lord and how you turn to God in your stressful days is the greatest blessing to hear. I love how much more you mention Jesus in your new channel. Thank you for your content!
Another onion trick is keeping a bowl of water next to where you're chopping! It is attracted to moisture and if the nearest is your tearducts/eyes it will make you cry.
I have also heard of wetting a paper towel with water and putting it on the counter next to where you're chopping onions. It has worked for me multiple times. I'll have to try the bowl of water trick too!
Hi Sarah! If you ever get to my (really random) question: I was wondering how you keep your kitchen towels so clean? Mine always get stains that do not go away after wash (in washing machine). Any recommendation is welcome! Thanks a lot
hi sarah. i know this video is older now and i don’t share a lot of the same views as you but that’s okay, i just wanted to say that so many of the words you shared in this video, that i believe stem from your personal religious beliefs, helped me so so much. i am in a place where my life has gone to nothing. i’m 24, i can’t take care of myself, i’ve been abused my whole life in various ways and now suddenly everything i had to live for and loved has all been taken away from me in the space of 2 months. it just keeps getting worse and i have been so frustrated at myself for being unable to take care of myself. to do the things i need to. to not be able to support the few people i have left in my life let alone myself. and so many of your words have been amazing reminders, sent to me i believe personally by the Universe, or God, or whatever you believe in or want to call your higher power. i needed to hear these things today. and although i’m not a christian i do have spiritual beliefs and this was a reminder to trust in them, and that i’m exactly where i need to be right now. and although i may not understand the reason right now, one day i will be happy again and will be able to see because i believe everything happens for a reason, including me coming back across your channel today and binge watching your videos while crying. so thank you and God bless
I love you for being so real, it’s so hard to not compare yourself to others and it’s so refreshing to see someone who looks like they always have it completely put together talk about it being hard sometimes and life not being perfect
You should paint your cabinets the color you want and forget about resell value. I’ve seen so many homes for sale lately with colored cabinets! ( in the states) also, if you think you’re going to live in your house 2 plus years or longer I’d just do it! Life is to short not to embrace what you love in your own space ❤
Hi Sarah, this is the first time I am writing here (using my son's account ;) ) My name is Liza. I am from New Brunswick, speaking French. I watch your youtube channel since your beginings. I just want to say that it is encouraging hearing that THERE ARE christians out there seeking for biblical churches, loving hymns, etc. Thanks for sharing :) Your sis.
I enjoy your channel so, so much!! I echo your comment on worship music!! Give me those old hymns any day! Also admire you so much for pulling back so much and not sharing everything. I get so tired of clicking on a video and getting just way too much information on a couples intimate relationship. Seems to be getting more and more common. Thank you for your beautiful videos!!
I am so impressed with you and your ways that you live your life. I listened to this video twice. You are an amazing momma and wife. I hope you, or whoever was not feeling well, is feeling better soon. Thanks for sharing your life with us. I love it!
It's nice to hear someone else talk about hymns. It took me a long time to understand and come to terms with praise and worship and why it wasn't working for me, thankfully for me God knows best and a pianist hymn playing job fell into my lap and now I just share hymns every week! It's lovely, there's a level of depth and musicality that just isn't in P&W nowadays! The history behind It Is Well With My Soul is staggering
Was listening to you speak and talk about self sacrifice and not wanting a denomination and also not appreciating the praise and worship concert songs and I just thought WOW her heart seems so primed for Orthodox Christianity ☦️ I would look into it! So many videos online. Patristic Nectar is a great channel. And Rock and Sand on TH-cam. My family chose orthodoxy just two years ago.. never looking back! Thank you for sharing your heart with us.. praying for your health situation. May the Lord have mercy 🙏🏼🙏🏼💗💗 Been watching your channels for about 8/9 years now! Hugs 💗
Sarah Therese, have you ever considered becoming Catholic? Just thought of it because of your stance on birth control and hymns :) Love all of your beautiful home-making content. You are an inspiration!
@@rebeccaa.3121 yea but a ton of non Catholic Christians believe birth control is permissible. I'd say theyre the majority. Or at least it's not preached as a Mortal Sin as it is in the Catholic Church.
@@rebeccaa.3121 yea but I think the amount of liberal non Catholic "Christians" who believe it's permissable outweighs the conservative ones you speak of. Or at least very few months Catholic approach it as a Mortal Sin as do Catholics.
stick your tongue out whilst cutting onions - the fumes from onions are attracted to the nearest moisture membrane so if you stick out your tongue - no tears. I look crazy every time and I am just so thankful for no more watery eyes! 😄
You are such a great person to listen too. We do live in the US and I do agree that these food regulations are wacky. Wish they weren’t but it is what it is. Thanks for the video!
Oh wow I love what you say about routine. I’m single and don’t have a family yet (any spare prayers please fling them my way as I’m in my late twenties 😢) but do have chronic illness and so really struggle with getting back into routine after flares. So I love the grace you suggest.
Great advice Sarah! I especially loved your talk about hymns!! My favorite hymn is “Abide with me” but now I’m inspired to learn more hymns to sing around the house with my son! ❤️
Love this q and a Sarah. And I love how the gospel and the Word are infused into your speech. I can tell you are feeding and being fed on rich truths and good doctrine. Praise God. You’ve grown so much since I started watching you in your house trailer. I’m not old per se but I’m an almost 36 year old mama with a 16 year old as my oldest and my youngest being almost 10. I married young and have never regretted it. Have a beautiful Sunday
Hi Sarah, could you please do a wife talk video for newlyweds. My fiance and I are getting married next year and we are trying to build our marraige around the Lord. I would love if you could share your advice as if you were a newlywed. ❤Thank you.
Simple birthdays are the best! We live in a world that is so materialistic and vain. Except our simple birthdays always include a home made desert! (Usually brownies!)
Ahh Sarah!! I love this so much and I am so obsessed with your content. Thank you for being such an inspiration to me and so many other girls. I love seeing how you’re a mom to your kids and it’s so sweet. Ilysm and I hope you’re having an amazing day 💕
I really appreciated your answer on birth control and such a wonderful way of explaining it. I will definitely be using that when people ask me. Thanks!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you, Sarah! We are a homeschooling family and I have recently been looking into Memoria Press. Would you ever consider doing a flip through video? There doesn't seem to be many videos on Memoria Press, so when you pulled it out of your cabinet, I was super excited. Thanks again! ❤
If you ever get a chance, even if you're not part of any particular denomination, you should visit Holy Family Parish in Vancouver just off Victoria. They will not disappoint with their hymns. My MIL doesn't do anything anymore, but if we go at Easter or Christmas, she is there because the choir is so phenomenal with the old Latin hymns!
Excellent video! You are wise beyond your years! Your personality is delightful! Thank you for sharing your multiple areas of expertise in the beautiful way that you do; a way that inspires & blesses those who watch! We love (& sing) the hymns in our home too! 🎶✨♥️
Oh my goodness!! We used memoria press and rodd and staff math as well! I only used it through 8th grade (because we were doing Ambleside *charlotte mason* before) but Memoria press definitely set me up for success in high school. Particularly in writing, all the grammar has taught me how to write a good essay! I am now coming into senior year (as an online homeschool student) and I am so grateful! -Also you should listen to the Bright Hearth podcast by Brian and Lexy Suave, they have a very similar worldview on home-making as a Christian!
Thank you for sharing homeschool and not a homesteader! We live in a townhouse, we have some raised beds but no way to have chickens or a huge garden. But we do garden at community gardens and shop at farmers markets 😄
I love that you haven't had to pay at all for having a baby. I have only had that experience in the states here ONCE with my second child. My husband's insurance completely covered the costs. I hear you. Makes me want to move to Canada! I am still paying off my last birth that was just over a year ago (though I have less than 2k left on it, but still, it was 11k). I used Rod and Staff math for my older children, but then again I used Rod and Staff for English too (and since it is a Mennonite curriculum, it suited us).
Thank you. This is just so timely for me.. I just feel the goodness of God all over your life and it's so refreshing to watch. Thank you for sharing allllll the things! Blessings to you from one mama to another ❤️
Thanking God for giving you this talent that you’re redeeming so beautifully. I feel like we could sit down over a cup of coffee and be friends 😆. Keep spreading His light. Thank you for sharing the content. It’s these videos I watch in my rest time that propel me forward to go and do.
It was God’s timing for me to watch this video right now. Just found out I’m pregnant with baby #5, I’ve been anxious and sad. We were happy with 4. But you are right, it is not our timing or plan that God abides by.. it is His. Thank you for this reminder.
If you hold a piece of bread in your mouth (I always end of eating it and go through multiple pieces lol) it makes you not cry while chopping onions. Used to work in a sandwich shop and that was our trick while we sliced up a bunch 😊
You should move to New Brunswick! It is much more affordable to buy a home and you are allowed to have chickens within city limits. We have a wonderful Catholic community in Saint John!
If you ever do decide to publish a book just know that I will be first in line to purchase it! Also, I have so much respect for your choice to be more private about your life, many on the Internet could benefit from your example.
how did you slow down when you had your first baby? once i put mine to bed if i don’t go to bed immediately i don’t get any sleep because my little guy gives everybody the hardest time at night 😅
What do you do to encourage independent play from a young age? My daughter is about to be 1 and she goes through phases of playing independently really well and not, and I worry that I’m going to disrupt that, or let a little bit of a regression be a setback!
I heard her talk about this on a podcast, but she said basically she makes sure to spend some focused one on one time with her kids before starting her chores around the house so they aren't as hungry for her attention and can play more happily on their own.
Hi Sarah, as an east coast of Canada girlie, have you ever thought about moving this way. Ps. 1.2 mil house gets you a mansion over here 😂 Loved this video, I have been missing them!
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Chuck the onion In the microwave for 30 seconds before cutting it and the tears will not come out, thank me later
“If you want to change the world, go home and serve your family”
And you certainly do this Sarah. Thank you for your “laid back” but intentional attitude towards being a woman of God. I appreciate this video a great deal!
If you want to change the world 1st clean up your room. ❤
Such a graceful way to answer the question regarding birth control! I appreciate and highly respect your level of protection of your children and marriage!
I SO agree with you about the praise songs!!!!!! Give me a hymn when I need comfort or peace or when I die!!!!
As a mom to a 2 week old “if you’re just existing that’s ok and it’s just for now” hits! Thanks!! ❤
I loved what you said about the importance of REST to then better serve those around you, as opposed to 'self care' and being too consumed with one's self. Such a refreshing take!
This is why I am glad I found your channel…you are down to earth, confident and if I can say, old fashioned?! This video was so encouraging to me in that there is someone else out there who has the same ideas and convictions! Thanks for being a light!
Does anyone here follow, Life with Beans. An Australian family with ten children. They have great, simple birthdays, at home, with a cake of the child’s choice. For gifts they have four gifts; something to wear, something to read, something you need and something you want. Simple, family time. The child also gets to choose an outing they want. Nothing spectacular but just special for them. 👍
I absolutely love this idea! Birthdays are so big and so expensive and it feels like it takes away from what the child really wants or needs. I like the idea of going back to simple and thoughtful birthdays that are special occasions for family. Thanks for sharing I am eager to check them out.
I have five kids. I stave birthdays off for as long as possible (🤣), so don’t really celebrate first birthdays - they don’t know, they don’t care - and second birthdays are veeeery minimal. In our house it is three or four gifts, very like the practice you mention, and something special to eat, be it cake, donuts - made or bought - but simple simple simple and nothing really junky ever. We don’t do parties or gatherings unless the child specifically requests such a thing, that has happened once (!), and the day is otherwise low key maybe an outing to a play park or cafe. We have very little money but I find without building birthdays up into some frenzy, they are always very enjoyable and low key and the kids love that! They don’t want anything else and love those special days. One thing we do that is weird to most and I don’t know anyone else who does it, is I always get each other child one small gift on their sibling’s birthday. I early on realised this helps spread the joy and allay jealousy and moodiness and makes the day happier for everyone. Birthdays are much anticipated but very happy and manageable events for us!
Hearing you say you go out for your mental health everyday and how you can just be exhausted and if I’m just existing that’s OkY it’s just for now. LITERALLY made me feel so much relief I’ve had so much anxiety and guilt over constantly just going out every day, and feeling so tired. But it gives me so much purpose and I’m so glad that it’s not odd or a “bad thing” to do everyday. Thank you for the reassurance for this moment in my life
As a gramma now, I thought birthdays have really gotten out of control for kids. TOO much stimulation, no wonder kids are so hyper, can't focus and feel intitled that all their wants should be given to them. You are doing it right, simple and easy.
Thanks for the ultra realistic take on motherhood in earlier days. As a newer mom it can be hard to compare myself to someone like you, but it's incredible that God really just gives you what you need for your specific stage. So although in your videos you typically appear to be a 5 kid and clean house MACHINE, there was a day in which you would've been happy with a store bought pizza. Just such a great reminder to not compare. God bless!
I loved your simple explanation of picking curriculum, keeping what you like, stopping what you dont. We complicate things SO much!!! That was a refreshing video all around! And yes, hymns!!!!
Omgosh, what you said about singing hymns and about praise and worship music. Totally agree!
I go to a church that sings hymns and I always feel the spirit. I enjoy praise songs during my week and hymns more on the weekends and I feel like it’s a really balanced way to enjoy both🥰
Great Q&A! Thank you! One comment about our Canadian healthcare system (from a HCW)... although we don't pay at point of service for our care, we do pay heavily for it in our high taxes and very long wait times. There's definitely a trade off :)
I was going to say the same. Your healthcare is definitely NOT free. I’m in the states, and I’d bet Canadians pay way more than I do for services.
Yes I lived in Canada when I was young and also UK when I was older. My parents much prefer the US health care. Yes it's expensive if something goes wrong but you will be seen right away and the doctors are great! I think if you have 5+ kids it might even out though I'm not sure. But for those with no kids or only a couple it's more expensive in Canada because you are taxed for it.
@@bingjenn Even if you deleted it I saw your reply "YOU would prefer to pay more in taxes. Are you everyone? Now that’s the question. Not one person I know pays what you say we pay." First of all when did I say my opinion counted for everyone??? when? You read "I" didnt you??? IIIIIIII !!!!! I didnt say everyone, I said IIIIIIIIIII. Second... now you think that beacuse YOU or anyone YOU know doesnt pay that, means NO ONE pays that??? My brother paid $500 JUST FOR A VISIT with an endocrinologist for his wife... WITH health insurance. He also paid $3000 when his daughter was born, and that didnt count the Doctor's fees, it was only hospital fees. And that was WITH health insurance. In some states like NY you have to pay $1000 JUST FOR AN AMBULANCE!!!!!!!! I'm from Puerto Rico, and even though we're part of USA, healthcare is less expensive here... and I still paid $575 for a PET Scan WITH health insurance!!!!!! DARE TO TELL ME AGAIN people dont pay that... DARE TO SAY IT AGAIN. Before thinking writing this, you shouldnt looked up how much the average person is charged in USA. There are THOUSANDS of people that have healthcare debt because they have to pay by installments. No one, absolutely NO ONE knows when they will be sick. NO ONE is expecting a $500+ bill. But EVERYONE knows you pay taxes once a year and should save money for that one time a year, and that you pay taxes with every thing you buy. Is not the same, paying taxes you already know you have to pay, and have an unexpected $500+ expense. My brother knew of someone who moves to Sweeden and found a lump in her breast... do you know how much a mamography and a CT Scan cost her? 3 fcking dollars. Theres a reason USA is NEVER in the best 10 countries to live in, but Canada and Sweeden are every year. Just dropping that fact for you.
I‘d rather wait and pay taxes for everyone to be able to get healthcare than most people not being able to afford it at all.
Sarah good for you to protect your children from social media ! Your a GREAT MAMA❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I literally never ever comment. However, watching this video was one giant “ah-ha” moment and also felt like a breath of fresh air. You are the mom and friend a lot of us need! Thank you for showing up for moms like me ❤
I appreciate you blurring your kids faces and I hope this message comes across with the intent it is meant (with kindness) - blurring faces is a good step but the people you’re protecting your children from care very little about their faces and much more about their bodies unfortunately. I strongly believe children should be protected in every way and have their privacy. Xx
Don't go overboard. I believe in avoiding extremes. At some point all of your children will go outside and then some pervert will see their faces and bodies. Do you want to hide them in a cellar? Sarah is doing a great job at protecting her kids. But at the end she is a mother and sometimes there will be children in her proximity, which is perfectly ok. This is also not a film set but their living space so it is normal for children to come into the kitchen from time to time.
You can always find them on her other channel
I’ve been watching since you lived in a tiny home with just Ivy and Calvin. I loved that content and love your new content. Good for you setting boundaries that work for your family!
I love that you don’t pretend there’s a secret sauce to getting through hard seasons as a mom, other than leaning on God. I agree totally about singing hymns aloud in your home. It helps me so much!
I appreciate your comment towards sacrifice in intimacy. There is a strange cultural drive in men to not use condoms (especially with some Christian men!!) and I think this point is often overlooked. Women sacrificing our health with hormones shouldn't be the norm ✌🏻
I actually understood something different. Very euphemistic for sure (I definitely understand maintaining personal privacy but I think advocating for healthier pregnancy prevention is really helpful!), but I thought she was referencing something more like FAM (fertility awareness method) which requires knowing and tracking your cycle and not having sex during ovulation. Could be both/either! Totally agree about the injustice of women's hormonal birth control being the norm. Not a new idea, but I'm totally convinced it's a derivative of our historically (and in many ways currently) sexist, patriarchal medical field....not about it.
For anyone unaware, FAM is often vilified as being the same thing as the "rhythm method" (even still described as such on Planned Parenthood's and others website). It definitely isn't! It's based off an intimate knowledge (and testing if necessary) of your own unique cycle, not the arbitrary 28-day standard cycle of the RM which also relies on past information to predict future fertility as opposed to treating each cycle as it's own discrete function. :)
I'm pretty sure she didn't mean wearing condoms and she relies on God deciding if she will get pregnant or not. I might be wrong but that's what I understood. I respect her view but I also think that in 2024 we should give to science and prevention more credibility than "God's choice". That's just my opinion.
I practiced FAM for 11 years without a pregnancy and when I decided to start a family got pregnant right away, was very fertile, so it was very effective for preventing pregnancy @kitty19254
She was not talking about condom use. She most likely uses NFP or simply does not prevent.
This is what I do. I have 5 kids and am open to more. However, I use NFP if I need to avoid (currently on NFP because my baby is 8 months and I am healing from csection)
Ahh I'm so glad I've started to consume your content again. I remember you when you guys were first married in your little apartment!! You have come so far and I love your channel and how it has evolved through all the phases, makeup, minimalism, and homesteading ❤️
We just started birthdays and I decided to start the tradition of just a simple box cake with sprinkles and then a fun day for the kiddo doing something special! Crazy complicated birthdays are not my vibe.
I’m not a Christian, but I’ve followed you, Sarah, for years now. Hearing you talk so fondly and trustfully in your God causes a swell in my chest. It’s truly beautiful to witness. As an owner of many bibles, when I’m overwhelmed or need inspiration, sometimes I pick one up. Thank you for sharing this!
I've been watching your content for years, you have been the greatest inspiration in how I wanted to start building my life as a new, young wife and as a foster mom of a toddler. Hearing you speak about the Lord and how you turn to God in your stressful days is the greatest blessing to hear. I love how much more you mention Jesus in your new channel. Thank you for your content!
Another onion trick is keeping a bowl of water next to where you're chopping! It is attracted to moisture and if the nearest is your tearducts/eyes it will make you cry.
I need to try this thank you
I have also heard of wetting a paper towel with water and putting it on the counter next to where you're chopping onions. It has worked for me multiple times. I'll have to try the bowl of water trick too!
I have taken to simply wearing my husband's big swim goggles 😂 works like a charm.
Do you not have a garden? How do you manage getting outdoors with your children? Where do you go and how much time do you spend outdoors? Thanks!
Hi Sarah! If you ever get to my (really random) question: I was wondering how you keep your kitchen towels so clean? Mine always get stains that do not go away after wash (in washing machine). Any recommendation is welcome! Thanks a lot
hi sarah. i know this video is older now and i don’t share a lot of the same views as you but that’s okay, i just wanted to say that so many of the words you shared in this video, that i believe stem from your personal religious beliefs, helped me so so much. i am in a place where my life has gone to nothing. i’m 24, i can’t take care of myself, i’ve been abused my whole life in various ways and now suddenly everything i had to live for and loved has all been taken away from me in the space of 2 months. it just keeps getting worse and i have been so frustrated at myself for being unable to take care of myself. to do the things i need to. to not be able to support the few people i have left in my life let alone myself. and so many of your words have been amazing reminders, sent to me i believe personally by the Universe, or God, or whatever you believe in or want to call your higher power. i needed to hear these things today. and although i’m not a christian i do have spiritual beliefs and this was a reminder to trust in them, and that i’m exactly where i need to be right now. and although i may not understand the reason right now, one day i will be happy again and will be able to see because i believe everything happens for a reason, including me coming back across your channel today and binge watching your videos while crying. so thank you and God bless
I am very jealous of that sweater, its soooooo cool
After visiting Vancouver and BC for the first time last week, I don’t know how anyone would wanna leave and come to the states! Beautiful place!!
Love the idea that you just have to get through the hard times sometimes.. there's no magic solution you just have to exist through it.
You’re really cool 😊 also- “we forgot the power of singing hymns” yes 🙌🏼 I love the real stuff in this video.
I love you for being so real, it’s so hard to not compare yourself to others and it’s so refreshing to see someone who looks like they always have it completely put together talk about it being hard sometimes and life not being perfect
You should paint your cabinets the color you want and forget about resell value. I’ve seen so many homes for sale lately with colored cabinets! ( in the states) also, if you think you’re going to live in your house 2 plus years or longer I’d just do it! Life is to short not to embrace what you love in your own space ❤
Yes! I agree I want to do this but my husbands not on board!
They redid the whole kitchen when they bought the house. I wonder why they put in the white cabinets then?
Hi Sarah, this is the first time I am writing here (using my son's account ;) ) My name is Liza. I am from New Brunswick, speaking French. I watch your youtube channel since your beginings. I just want to say that it is encouraging hearing that THERE ARE christians out there seeking for biblical churches, loving hymns, etc. Thanks for sharing :) Your sis.
I enjoy your channel so, so much!! I echo your comment on worship music!! Give me those old hymns any day! Also admire you so much for pulling back so much and not sharing everything. I get so tired of clicking on a video and getting just way too much information on a couples intimate relationship. Seems to be getting more and more common. Thank you for your beautiful videos!!
I am so impressed with you and your ways that you live your life. I listened to this video twice. You are an amazing momma and wife. I hope you, or whoever was not feeling well, is feeling better soon. Thanks for sharing your life with us. I love it!
It's nice to hear someone else talk about hymns. It took me a long time to understand and come to terms with praise and worship and why it wasn't working for me, thankfully for me God knows best and a pianist hymn playing job fell into my lap and now I just share hymns every week! It's lovely, there's a level of depth and musicality that just isn't in P&W nowadays! The history behind It Is Well With My Soul is staggering
So glad you're back and able to have the boundaries that work for your family ❤
Was listening to you speak and talk about self sacrifice and not wanting a denomination and also not appreciating the praise and worship concert songs and I just thought WOW her heart seems so primed for Orthodox Christianity ☦️ I would look into it! So many videos online. Patristic Nectar is a great channel. And Rock and Sand on TH-cam. My family chose orthodoxy just two years ago.. never looking back! Thank you for sharing your heart with us.. praying for your health situation. May the Lord have mercy 🙏🏼🙏🏼💗💗 Been watching your channels for about 8/9 years now! Hugs 💗
Sarah Therese, have you ever considered becoming Catholic? Just thought of it because of your stance on birth control and hymns :) Love all of your beautiful home-making content. You are an inspiration!
I'm Catholic and we do not endorse condoms EVER
Nice! Another Catholic ❤️ Ad Jesum Per Mariam
This stance on birth control is not specific to catholics. Many conservative christians believe the same.
@@rebeccaa.3121 yea but a ton of non Catholic Christians believe birth control is permissible. I'd say theyre the majority. Or at least it's not preached as a Mortal Sin as it is in the Catholic Church.
@@rebeccaa.3121 yea but I think the amount of liberal non Catholic "Christians" who believe it's permissable outweighs the conservative ones you speak of. Or at least very few months Catholic approach it as a Mortal Sin as do Catholics.
I never want to be a mom or be a wife BUT watching your videos makes me feel like IF it did happen then I could do it so thanks! ❤
I miss your old channel, was my favourite! Felt more relatable
stick your tongue out whilst cutting onions - the fumes from onions are attracted to the nearest moisture membrane so if you stick out your tongue - no tears. I look crazy every time and I am just so thankful for no more watery eyes! 😄
You are such a great person to listen too. We do live in the US and I do agree that these food regulations are wacky. Wish they weren’t but it is what it is. Thanks for the video!
Oh wow I love what you say about routine. I’m single and don’t have a family yet (any spare prayers please fling them my way as I’m in my late twenties 😢) but do have chronic illness and so really struggle with getting back into routine after flares. So I love the grace you suggest.
Great advice Sarah! I especially loved your talk about hymns!! My favorite hymn is “Abide with me” but now I’m inspired to learn more hymns to sing around the house with my son! ❤️
Love this q and a Sarah. And I love how the gospel and the Word are infused into your speech. I can tell you are feeding and being fed on rich truths and good doctrine. Praise God. You’ve grown so much since I started watching you in your house trailer. I’m not old per se but I’m an almost 36 year old mama with a 16 year old as my oldest and my youngest being almost 10. I married young and have never regretted it. Have a beautiful Sunday
Hi Sarah, could you please do a wife talk video for newlyweds. My fiance and I are getting married next year and we are trying to build our marraige around the Lord. I would love if you could share your advice as if you were a newlywed. ❤Thank you.
There is XO ministry. They do pre-marital classes. Check it out :)
Sugar in sourdough bread is mostly used up by the yeast, so it's not as present as you'd think in the baked bread :)
Simple birthdays are the best! We live in a world that is so materialistic and vain. Except our simple birthdays always include a home made desert! (Usually brownies!)
Listening to this video like a podcast - perfect for naptime ☕️
Thank you for being you and real. Not sugar coating things to please others. I appreciate your videos and your advice.❤
Ahh Sarah!! I love this so much and I am so obsessed with your content. Thank you for being such an inspiration to me and so many other girls. I love seeing how you’re a mom to your kids and it’s so sweet. Ilysm and I hope you’re having an amazing day 💕
I really appreciated your answer on birth control and such a wonderful way of explaining it. I will definitely be using that when people ask me. Thanks!!
Could you please do a video on making a sourdough starter?
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you, Sarah! We are a homeschooling family and I have recently been looking into Memoria Press. Would you ever consider doing a flip through video? There doesn't seem to be many videos on Memoria Press, so when you pulled it out of your cabinet, I was super excited. Thanks again! ❤
I’ve missed just listening to you talk about life. This was healing. Thank you ❤️
If you ever get a chance, even if you're not part of any particular denomination, you should visit Holy Family Parish in Vancouver just off Victoria. They will not disappoint with their hymns. My MIL doesn't do anything anymore, but if we go at Easter or Christmas, she is there because the choir is so phenomenal with the old Latin hymns!
I love that plant! It’s probably very happy to be taken care of ❤
Excellent video! You are wise beyond your years! Your personality is delightful! Thank you for sharing your multiple areas of expertise in the beautiful way that you do; a way that inspires & blesses those who watch! We love (& sing) the hymns in our home too! 🎶✨♥️
Oh my goodness!! We used memoria press and rodd and staff math as well! I only used it through 8th grade (because we were doing Ambleside *charlotte mason* before) but Memoria press definitely set me up for success in high school. Particularly in writing, all the grammar has taught me how to write a good essay! I am now coming into senior year (as an online homeschool student) and I am so grateful!
-Also you should listen to the Bright Hearth podcast by Brian and Lexy Suave, they have a very similar worldview on home-making as a Christian!
I got a lot from this video but HYMNS! Yessss, that’s what I really needed to hear. Thanks girlio, so much wisdom
Use a wet towel or paper towels when cutting onions it helps put it next to the onion
Wow, I loved this entire thing and didn’t realize how much I needed this. Thank you for sharing all of this from your perspective.
Thank you for sharing homeschool and not a homesteader! We live in a townhouse, we have some raised beds but no way to have chickens or a huge garden. But we do garden at community gardens and shop at farmers markets 😄
Basic birthdays with family here too. Simple and focused.
Loved what you said regarding trials. Great spiritual truths to be shared. Amen!
I love that you haven't had to pay at all for having a baby. I have only had that experience in the states here ONCE with my second child. My husband's insurance completely covered the costs. I hear you. Makes me want to move to Canada! I am still paying off my last birth that was just over a year ago (though I have less than 2k left on it, but still, it was 11k).
I used Rod and Staff math for my older children, but then again I used Rod and Staff for English too (and since it is a Mennonite curriculum, it suited us).
This is so refreshing 😭 your channel and your perspective is such a blessing!
Thank you. This is just so timely for me.. I just feel the goodness of God all over your life and it's so refreshing to watch. Thank you for sharing allllll the things! Blessings to you from one mama to another ❤️
You are just a really cool person, Sarah 😊 I "found" you on youtube years ago and still enjoy your videos. 😊
Had to laugh during the "onion scene". 😂
Thanking God for giving you this talent that you’re redeeming so beautifully. I feel like we could sit down over a cup of coffee and be friends 😆. Keep spreading His light. Thank you for sharing the content. It’s these videos I watch in my rest time that propel me forward to go and do.
That’s how we do our kids birthdays! I always felt guilty for not being the mom who bakes her kids a birthday cake, glad I’m not the only one 😂
It was God’s timing for me to watch this video right now. Just found out I’m pregnant with baby #5, I’ve been anxious and sad. We were happy with 4. But you are right, it is not our timing or plan that God abides by.. it is His. Thank you for this reminder.
Warm congratulations on your new baby. 🤍
Okay, loving this video! It was so refreshing for me! Also agree 100% about hymns vs praise and worship!!
I have really appreciated your style of videos since you came back to youtube. Thank you for sharing.
If you hold a piece of bread in your mouth (I always end of eating it and go through multiple pieces lol) it makes you not cry while chopping onions. Used to work in a sandwich shop and that was our trick while we sliced up a bunch 😊
I do a load a day except Sunday, and I still have a mountain of laundry. I have never had the laundry actually done. Ever. 😢
I needed this more than you know
Thanks for answering these questions Sarah. ❤
Would love a video on making simple, yummy baby food!
You should move to New Brunswick! It is much more affordable to buy a home and you are allowed to have chickens within city limits. We have a wonderful Catholic community in Saint John!
Love your videos! Please yes do a wife talk and mom talk series
If you ever do decide to publish a book just know that I will be first in line to purchase it! Also, I have so much respect for your choice to be more private about your life, many on the Internet could benefit from your example.
Love your comment on Hymns❤
So true.
Thank you for saying that serving boxed Mac n cheese is still a win! 😅
Do you have a favourite recipe for home-made ketchup and BBQ sauce? I always find it hard to find them without a lot of added processed sugars.
Would you do a house tour to show your minimal lifestyle?
Love this video! Feels like I’m sitting in your kitchen having a chat!
how did you slow down when you had your first baby? once i put mine to bed if i don’t go to bed immediately i don’t get any sleep because my little guy gives everybody the hardest time at night 😅
I never xomment but kust wanted to ssy i really loved this video it felt so natural and not forced
I love that u stopped showing ur kids faces. You respect them as individuals & give them privacy
What do you do to encourage independent play from a young age? My daughter is about to be 1 and she goes through phases of playing independently really well and not, and I worry that I’m going to disrupt that, or let a little bit of a regression be a setback!
I heard her talk about this on a podcast, but she said basically she makes sure to spend some focused one on one time with her kids before starting her chores around the house so they aren't as hungry for her attention and can play more happily on their own.
Would love to see you do a book one day !
Hi Sarah, as an east coast of Canada girlie, have you ever thought about moving this way. Ps. 1.2 mil house gets you a mansion over here 😂
Loved this video, I have been missing them!
Gonna start singing hymns more ❤️
Im the same with getting out of the house!
I agree so much about the hymns! They were the prayer of Jesus, I don’t need special worship music to praise God :)