I absolutely love Ruth Anne. She is true to who she is. She is not name dropping… she is not flipping her hair around or talking about how she looks. She has high standards and is a wonderful human being!
The greatest crime that happened to woman was the falsehood that you need to work outside the home to be of value. My generation was sold this idea very heavily. I had to compromise because of economics, but even then I did things that still allowed my children to NOT be in daycare. I’m very proud of that fact. In fact my daughter the other day swore I didn’t work outside the home when she was young. I did, she just didn’t know it because I was always there when they were home. It wasn’t easy but I’m proud of what I was able to do even with the pressure of working. I’ve encouraged my daughter to be happy in the role of full time mother, school teacher etc. I’m proud of her choices!!
Can we just stop and appreciate how refreshing it is to the soul to hear a well established homestead mama say that it’s okay to not make sourdough when you only have littles? Thank you, ladies!
I feel the issues of today reflect the fact that nobody is home RAISING the children. They grow up like puppies at doggie day care. No values. No manners. It’s the old adage, “the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world”. Never a from scratch meal. Food is all out of boxes and pre-prepared.
I just found RuthAnn a couple of months ago and have been 'binge watching' all her videos.....and, yes, she has a lot of 'common sense' information from generations long ago that has been forgotten. Love this gal!! 🥰
This is such an important video! When I found out I was pregnant, I was looking for a job. We agreed that I'd stay home the first 6 months. I loved it. I said I wanted to stay home until our youngest goes to school. Still at times the worldly ways of women working pressed in. I wanted to be home with my kids, but I thought I was supposed to be working. One day, I felt God say, "Who told you that you need to be working?" At that moment, I realized God wanted me raising the kids. At this point, I feel called to homeschool and it has been a blessing.
My mom was born into the Danish community in "the Middle of the Mitten" (Montcalm County, Michigan). She lived the farm life. I could make so many comments on everything you talked about...cooking, cleaning, family meals, gardening, picking up potatoes, raising animals, milking cows, cranking the separator, sewing, quilting, crocheting, singing in the kitchen, playing the piano, going to church & Sunday School. Grandpa started farming in 1920 with two white work horses, Fanny & Molly, but later transitioned to the "iron horse". Although my dad sold our dairy farm and moved us to a small town in northern Michigan when I was quite young, her ways were passed on to my brother and me. (There's a lot to learn from small-town living too which has faded fast.) So, so interesting! I love Ruth Ann's insight into family interaction and relationships. Thank you.
Ruth Anne Zimmerman is soooo refreshing. She is smart, practical and very well spoken. She speaks in terms that I relate to. She also talks and shows real life. Homemaking, farming and raising a family. I look so forward to her videos.
Yes, in the 1990’s, Elisabeth Elliot had a radio program and she often said, “Do the next thing.” It has always stayed with me. Her encouragement was not only to homemaking, but life in general, especially after a difficult loss like she had when she lost 2 of her husbands. She was often asked how did she move forward, and her answer was to just do the next thing in front of her. Love that advice to keep moving and not get discouraged, depressed, etc.!
I have nothing but respect for this woman who is supremely self-aware as to how she is meeting the needs of her family as well as her work ethic and prioritizing what needs to be done. She has a bounty of wisdom in her lifestyle (both women) which needs to be valued more in our society.
I feel so blessed to have found Ruth Ann on TH-cam. I could watch her and listen to her wisdom all day. Here is a strong woman, proud of where she came from, and determined to do all the work to instill in her children the importance of family. I applaud her statement about the destructive influences of social media that can reduce the confidence and maybe even self worth of the role of a Homemaker. I'm the oldest daughter of seven children, and I know how hard our mother worked to provide nutritious meals and a simple, clean house. Both of these women on this blog are valuable role models. THANK YOU
I am an empty nester and stay at home ranch wife of 27 years. It wasn't until last year that I started a garden and this year, at 47, i have a milk cow.
I am not Mennonite but we do a lot of things Ruth was raised to do. I have been homemaking for 44 years and mothering for 43. I have not worked outside the home since I had our first son. I didn’t want to do daycare because of the cost and or keep my standard for mothering. Plus I missed my son the one week I tried it! We are city dwellers but have managed to live on one income these 44 years. I have cooked from scratch, sewed, canned (not as much as Ruth) and tried to stretch our budget wherever possible. I also homeschooled for 23 years starting in 1993 when it was very new and there wasn’t much out there. In my early years before homeschooling I did wash my walls and windows twice a year. When I began homeschooling, I had to drop a lot of those things but now that they are all grown, I am returning to to some of them and picking up new things like baking sourdough, fermenting foods and canning. We have always cleaned our house on Saturday, though, which I need because it sets the tone for Sunday, which is a day of rest and for family. It is a constant juggling act. I am grateful for all you TH-cam vloggers who share their tips. It inspires and motivates me to attempt some of them and also teaches me! Our current culture does not affirm the role of homemaking . It paints it as being one of drudgery but I really have not found that to be the case. Being keeper of my home and family has been so fulfilling! It is what I was created for by my Lord!
Since you were talking numbers… I actually figured out the value of what I preserved in the summer of 2020. I live similar to you, homemaker, homeschooler, 5 kids, raise our own meat, dairy cow, garden, all the homestead type things. In the summer of 2020 I tracked everything. I canned 811 jars and froze 269 bags of fruits and veggies, and I included only meat we butchered over the summer that year which was 47 lbs of locally fished salmon, 13 turkeys, and 49 chickens (beef and pork had been butchered early that spring and not included in this total) and the end value, to Walmart prices was $9100. I grew most everything organically but used conventional store brand prices for comparison because if I had to buy the stuff I would buy the cheapest option available because of our small budget. So that doesn’t include any of the other savings to our family from being a homemaker but it does give a little ballpark number for fun.
Wow, this is so interesting and helpful to me, especially comparing the value as compared to store brand, because I am in the same situation, I wouldn't be able to afford to purchase the same quality that I can produce.
Does this include subtracting the price of seeds, animal feed, etc? I’m curious because I’ve been interested in starting to produce more of my own food too and wonder how much actually gets saved. But you make a really good point about quality! To buy things at the same quality as homemade is much more expensive!
@@ashleykvamme1024that’s what I wanted to ask too. Also the water bill. In California our water bills are so high already just from household use. How does one water an extensive garden- not to mention animals water-without a $500 monthly water bill?
I agree. I think after living in an ultra liberal state my entire life, my soul longs for some grass roots. I have seen the well being of my family suffer as we’ve gotten away from enjoying simple life and family
Just LOVE RuthAnn. She is so refreshing, practical, down to earth and knowledgeable that she is a pleasure to watch. Thank you for having her on your podcast.
Bravo about this discussion! Being a homemaker is the ultimate profession, we are raising the next generations and we have all seen in the last twenty years how detrimental not staying home and raising your own children can be to society and the family. I had a feminist mother and she had four children. She was never home. I raised myself, my two older siblings were out of the house by the time I was eight. The other one was only concerned about herself. I made myself a promise I would take care of my children myself and be there to encourage and teach them how to live a wholesome and moral life. I had one grandma and rarely saw her and never learned anything from her. You both have been so blessed with your families. The convenience foods are so detrimental to our children's health and we really need to teach them why. So grateful that you both decided to do youtube channels. We need more local mentoring and community. I would love to start this in our church.
I love this so much. I’m a 70 year old Christian woman who was discipled back in the day by older women who taught me what Biblical womanhood is. I was so blessed. This is giving me hope that Titus 2 is being applied in this way! Homemaking has been a joy to me for almost 50 years. I have loved having younger sisters whom the Lord has sent me to encourage! Thank you both for what you are doing. PS one of my younger sisters taught me how to make sourdough and that’s how I found this great community. Soli Deo Gloria!!!
I've also binge watch Ruth Ann. She teaches skills the average American woman doesn't know. And those skills lead to a higher quailty of life and greater independence.
So I am an old lady with adult grandkids. My hubby wouldn’t let me work as TG he was able to provide for us without me working. My priority was my kids and running my house we had cloth nappies diapers and always made everything from scratch. My kids had their chores. All my food was made by scratch. We ever bought food in. Obviously we bought staples but grew much of our fruit and veggies. Meat and fish etc we had to buy. After my kids left home I tried working and made lots of money but left it because my family was more important to me. Good luck ladies your are doing wonderful things 👍👍👍🥰
This was so encouraging to a mama who grew up with no training in anything homemaking and am learning it all new! 16 years in and still feel like a novice, but I know I have made so much progress. The starter paralysis keeps me so much from many things, and appreciate the encouragement from both of you!
RuthAnn makes me wish I could do it over . Unfortunately I am in my 60’s now and was not raised to do things like that…sure wish I had been life would had been a whole lot different and a lot less mistakes made.
I’m a homemaker with four little ones. I make my own bread and yogurt and cook from scratch. That alone saves us quite a bit of money. I cannot plant a garden because we are moving but I’d love other tips! I’m so grateful be at home teaching and caring for my children and would like to make my husband’s hard earned money go further for us.
Yes, we need to make homemakers a important part of the working force. I was married at 18 and got to stay at home until my second daughter was 6. Her father than informed me he was leaving and I treated him like a meal ticket, just staying home. This was my work responsibilities: I took care of 2 girls, got them to school, did all the shopping, cooking (from scratch, healthy meals) laundry, cleaning ( and I kept a organized clean home) and the yard work. I paid all the bills and did our finances. He had never known anything other than how I kept our home. Yet, after 17 years I was told I was worthless. What he really meant was his girlfriend was pregnant. Husbands tell your wife and mother of your children you value them.
Favorite part - my homestead will look different than anyone elses. You don't need to do it exactly like anyone else. It is a fluid thing, changing season to season and year to year as kids and skills grow and needs change. Know your limits and evaluate to make sure you don't burn out. Great job!!
I’m finding myself at a new stage in my life at 43 years old. I’m a mama of six and have raised them in SoCal but spent summers as a girl in Ohio. Often visiting “Amish” country as we’d call it and I LOVED it. I have a deep desire to relocate and pray God opens the door
Wao.. I grew up in NYC and had to clean every Saturday. Now, it makes sense why this was taught to me. Knowing how to clean, cook, etc. was a must in my home.
I’ve only been a “homemaker” or stay at home mom for about 2.5 years now. The past 6 months or so I’ve really become focused on growing as much of our vegetables ourself and making homemade bread, among other things. It’s definitely more work, but it’s so rewarding. Hearing others stories and routines is really helpful. Enjoying your podcast!
I'm not young but this was very beneficial grounded advice and information. The positive and negative effects of social media resonated so much. Priorities and personal values are important parameters.
I'm a night person, I have a hard time with early mornings. However, I'm starting all over again. I'm 48 with two adult children 23 and 21. I got 3 of my nieces children in August, ages 2, 1yo twins, and I'm getting ready to add her 1 month old into our family as well. I have done both being a homemaker and being a working mom. It's a big adjustment for me. Currently I'm staying home with the babies and trying to figure out how to do everything I need to do but sometimes things fall through the cracks.
Oh, April! To say it’s a big adjustment is an understatement! Oh honey. I’m 51 and cannot imagine starting over with that many littles at one time. GIRLFRIEND! Please do not sweat it. Run that dishwasher or load of clothes twice if need be. I hope you have a community to help you. Do you have a community of friends to help? My heart is with you although I know that doesn’t help on a practical level. Thank you for your selflessness and your act of love and service to those sweet babies.
@@fnscsci1 I do have help. My mom lives next door, she can only handle one at a time, but she does come over occasionally to help me with the house. My best friends daughter is a senior in high school and loves to come play with the kids so I can get things done. She's been such a help to me that I bought her prom dress for her. I don't really think of it as being selfless, I was raised that after God family is the most important and I couldn't let them go to strangers. Thank you so much for your kind words.
I have been watching her videos ALL DAY LONG! That is how much I enjoy her instruction,values, and methods! Her teaching skills are top notch!! Plux her way of explaining is super easy to GET!!
This video hits so close to home. I'm 44 and had my daughter at 40. I met my husband late in life so i had a career with a company for 20 years. I also worked for a farm for 17 years raising foster children, taking care of horses, cows, chickens, turkeys etc. It was career first. I didn't know how to cook ( i was a tom boy, i know more about swinging a hammer!)I met my husband in my late 30s, got married at 39 and had our daughter at 40. My husband and I decided before i got pregnant with the cost of daycare me staying home made the best sense. Our mom's were both homemakers. It's been a struggle for me who's always been independent with making money. I really felt i wasn't worth much being a stay at home mom. 3 years ago i started gardening and looking at how to make the money my husband makes stretch. i taught myself to cook and bake ( I'm still learning so much)make all our food from scratch, homeschool our daughter and help my husband cut, tedder, bale and deliver hay. He feels i do so much and saving so much money cooking from scratch is making me realize I'm much more valuable than i realized. I'm just starting my urban homestead journey at nearly 45 but it's helping me realize, I'm saving us so much money with what I'm doing and we're eating healthier. I know when my daughter goes to Catholic school in another year and a half I'll have even more time to get things done. Ib really wish we had the land for any animals. We're very lucky we get eggs and beef from friends who buy our hay. I just recently started canning, I'm learning to make bread. It's fabulous going back to the roots of my a ancestors. Don't ask me to sew though! 😂 Thank you ladies!
Social media… you are so right! Just watching my homesteaders, suddenly everyone is wearing dresses in the fields🤷 I wake up ( I live in the suburbs) and I feel I need a dress.🤷. You two are absolutely original! Our Oily House too, and Becky❤❤❤❤ P.S. I finally listened to something you said today on another video and discard finally made sense to me🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💃💃💃💃💃
I binge watched the Zimmermann yesterday amazing woman I love how she took control of the stubborn cow even her animals are very healthy she has completely wowed me God bless her and her family we need more women with that knowledge to share to this younger generation we all need to learn old ways I'm fascinated by the old ways its wonderful to learn
I have never wanted to be anything but a homemaker. Sending my kids to someone else while i work has never been an option, even if we could have used the money. My kids are all teens and in school, and I'm still a homemaker. I feel a pressure to go to work some days, but i don't feel like that is my calling.
I am the same way! My family doesn't understand why we would buy used clothes, drive old cars, garden and can and make all the choices we do. They see it as "poor" people things and don't understand why I don't just go work in the office. Well we do those things so that way we are not poor! If I lived like them on the income we have, we would definitely be poor but because I do those things we can afford for me to stay home and raise our kids! I always tell new moms who say they can't afford it to see if they can downsize their house and car because it is SO worth it. Kids know who is feeding them and changing their diapers.
This just blessed my heart so much. Listening this evening while I'm cooking dinner. I have a 4 year old and 3 month old and sadly skipped a garden this year and I just wonder how you moms of many manage it all. 😂 thankful to know I'll gain more ability as I persist.
I aplaude both of you ladies for taking time out of your busy schedules encourage women share wisdom. I love the gentle reminder that each home and family dynamic does not have to be an imitation of someone else. Blessings to you all and your families!
I find you two gals chatting together, very interesting!! I follow you both separately & very fun!! I’m from a conservative people too, 80+ old & find it interesting that your ways are like mine. It is just satisfying to watch & listen to gals! I don’t watch TV, so this is my source of entertainment!👏👏😍🙏
I’m from Iowa, to. Iowa is beautiful!! My mom and dad are from NE Iowa. I love the life you are sharing with all of us. Your gifts and knowledge are amazing! I enjoy listening to you! Thank you!
I’m 60, I was raised by a working Mom. I didn’t want that. I think it was a battle of working outside the home or wanting to stay home to be a homemaker. I choose homemaking. 10 children, 18 Grandchildren. My Mom was my biggest inspiration. When I was 13, she moved us to the country! She got every farm animal. I milked cows, goats. Butchering, gardening, canning. She was the back to the land movement. I agree, we can not lose the skills!!!
Yes I found the same thing. By growing and preserving food, cooking from scratch, and finding items our household needed secondhand we were actually coming out ahead. I was earning an income working for myself by not spending money on conveniences. And yes yes on work ethic. It is work! But I love it. ❤
My absolute FAVORITE conversation & guest you’ve had which says a lot because I love ‘em all. What a great conversation with good wisdom & real talk. ❤
I am now an empty nester and am not discounting the negative effect of social media, and even though I did not have that comparison, my comparison came from magazines. We all got magazines back then and the models and such were our comparison.
I just found RuthAnn a couple weeks ago. I am pretty stationary right now recovering from foot surgery. I have watched so many of her videos and I just love her. I just retired recently and we bought a 10 acre piece of land that we plan to build a house on. We have a barn and a garden there now. I am so excited to start doing some of the things RuthAnn does both in the garden and canning and preserving food, having animals, sewing, etc. I just love her!
I so love what she just said about if my standards of housekeeping start stealing my joy then it's time to deal with them. That makes so much sense to me and it's so true it's prioritizing. I love both of you you are such unique creatures in each thing that you do but you are so very similar in your goals and thank you for sharing this podcast it is amazing
Both of you ladies are amazing! I love hearing your abilities! Your knowledge is so coveted. My son buys raw milk weekly. I’ve been using it to bake. It’s so sweet and so good. God is so good that we found you and your knowledge for food, medicine, and the love of your family. Keep it coming we are using your recipes! Thank you!
I never put numbers to our budget because my husband did all the bill pay then, but there were times when he gave me 30 to buy 2 weeks worth of groceries because that was all that was left of his paycheck after paying all the bills. Having a big garden and canning was what got us through those times feeding the 4 of us. Being frugal, buying from yard sales and such has paid off. Suffice to say we are better set in our retirement than many of our peers according to economic statistics of retirees.
The word frugal always makes me think of my gold-digging SIL saying she was frugal because she didn't buy a $40 sweater. A frugal person wouldn't have even LOOKED at it! Kudos to the two of you for being truly frugal! Edit: She really is a gold-digger. Refused to date guys who weren't worth at least a million per year. A bit of a tramp, too...got caught cheating several times, always trying to find a bigger fish to pay her way SMH I know it's not nice to gossip but...
I love Ruthann, and both of you. Also, I agree 100% with what Ruthann says, about saving more money being a homesteader, and all that goes along with that, than working a probably minimum wage job.
So true, we make a bigger difference buy canning, gardening, learning new techniques and skills and applying them to our everyday lives. It definitely cuts that budget down. I’ve learned so much from her!
Thank you! How helpful this info was. Especially for ladies who have left the workforce and do not feel appreciated in the home. The most profound takeaway I felt was so simple..'the emotional well-being was the most important part of family". That is the golden truth of why mom's stay home and nurture. I've written that in a journal as a daily reminder. After listening to both great ladies, I always become some motivated and see my tasks in a whole new light. Blessing and gratitude to you and all ladies making a difference in their homes.
I love Ruth Anne, anyone who is a child or friend of hers is truly blessed. I grew up in the inner city and couldn't really connect well with most of the kids around me. This was due mostly to not being able to get excited or find interest in the superficial things that the people around me did. My mom wasn't a homemaker in my memory so i missed out on a lot of lessons and structure that I am trying to learn now as an adult. It's harder to break old habits and gain new ones when you're over 40 but I'm trying. I've definitely gotten some motivation and lessons from Ruth Anne in the couple months since I found her 💞 Thank you both for this video
You both are very inspirational mothers and women. I have been a homemaker for 9 years now and at times it feels like you'r less than because you do not have that "fancy tittle" like other moms. That being said, I don't want to imagine a world where I can't spend time with my children everyday in our home. Thank you for your wisdom! Please have another chat soon.
Homemaking............the making of a home, a safe place, etc. That's where people took a left turn. We'll not get it back the way it should be but anyone who can turn around and make a home will be rewarded. Great video, keep up the good work.
I enjoying this so much. Ruth Ann is so down to earth and wise. I have gleaned information from both of you ladies that has enriched our meals and home. Thank you.
2 of my favourite tutors...AWESOME...Thankyou for your wisdom/experience... I want to share with you my experience with Sourdough starter/bread making using both of your methods and each time suffering many dismal failures..and just recently doing Kates 1 loaf recipe and FINALLY having success after 2 years of trying ...turns out ..American temps are higher than Australian metric sys ..and my time management was all off..but I cooked a beautiful soft crust loaf of bread using my spelt sourdough starter..I am thankful to you women ..God Bless...Much love to you both
Quite possibly your favorite video or podcast EVER. What an incredibly important, needed, valuable, edifying, practical, and candid conversation. Thank you for having this special lady on your channel!
57:06 I am older then you ladies. I didn't have a good community life. I am proud and comfortable with who I am🤗👍😁🦋🥰⚖. I learned so much from Ruth Ann and thank my creator for putting her on my path🤝
I absolutely love Ruth Anne. She is true to who she is. She is not name dropping… she is not flipping her hair around or talking about how she looks. She has high standards and is a wonderful human being!
Or holding her cup of coffee in front of her, with both hands wrapped around it
The greatest crime that happened to woman was the falsehood that you need to work outside the home to be of value. My generation was sold this idea very heavily. I had to compromise because of economics, but even then I did things that still allowed my children to NOT be in daycare. I’m very proud of that fact. In fact my daughter the other day swore I didn’t work outside the home when she was young. I did, she just didn’t know it because I was always there when they were home. It wasn’t easy but I’m proud of what I was able to do even with the pressure of working. I’ve encouraged my daughter to be happy in the role of full time mother, school teacher etc. I’m proud of her choices!!
Truer words have never been spoken than your first sentence. Yet, so few recognize that fact and our children have paid the price.
1000%. I'm much prouder of making one good map for my husband, tab of my entire 36 year career.
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Can we just stop and appreciate how refreshing it is to the soul to hear a well established homestead mama say that it’s okay to not make sourdough when you only have littles? Thank you, ladies!
Yes! This was so encouraging to hear.
So happy to hear that this lifestyle is alive and doing very well! I grew up this way. Ruthanne had so much insight and wisdom to share❤
I feel the issues of today reflect the fact that nobody is home RAISING the children. They grow up like puppies at doggie day care. No values. No manners. It’s the old adage, “the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world”. Never a from scratch meal. Food is all out of boxes and pre-prepared.
And God has been forsaken. This is very sad.
Love her priorities.
I could sit and listen to RuthAnn all day. So much wisdom!
Same!
I just found RuthAnn a couple of months ago and have been 'binge watching' all her videos.....and, yes, she has a lot of 'common sense' information from generations long ago that has been forgotten. Love this gal!! 🥰
Ditto. Makes me miss my very wise mom.
Same. I just found her a week ago and I’d be lying if I didn’t say I’ve binge watched episode.
Same here. These 2 women are so awesome!!!! Lots of bingeing on both!!
I, too, just found Ruthann and bing watch her channel. This lady has a lot of knowledge about life and homemaking . 😊😊😊😊😊
Same!!!
This is such an important video! When I found out I was pregnant, I was looking for a job. We agreed that I'd stay home the first 6 months. I loved it. I said I wanted to stay home until our youngest goes to school. Still at times the worldly ways of women working pressed in. I wanted to be home with my kids, but I thought I was supposed to be working. One day, I felt God say, "Who told you that you need to be working?" At that moment, I realized God wanted me raising the kids. At this point, I feel called to homeschool and it has been a blessing.
My mom was born into the Danish community in "the Middle of the Mitten" (Montcalm County, Michigan). She lived the farm life. I could make so many comments on everything you talked about...cooking, cleaning, family meals, gardening, picking up potatoes, raising animals, milking cows, cranking the separator, sewing, quilting, crocheting, singing in the kitchen, playing the piano, going to church & Sunday School. Grandpa started farming in 1920 with two white work horses, Fanny & Molly, but later transitioned to the "iron horse". Although my dad sold our dairy farm and moved us to a small town in northern Michigan when I was quite young, her ways were passed on to my brother and me. (There's a lot to learn from small-town living too which has faded fast.) So, so interesting! I love Ruth Ann's insight into family interaction and relationships. Thank you.
I'm a follower of Ruth Ann I enjoy her, and her children.She is actually teaching her children how to behave ❤
Ruth Anne Zimmerman is soooo refreshing. She is smart, practical and very well spoken. She speaks in terms that I relate to. She also talks and shows real life. Homemaking, farming and raising a family. I look so forward to her videos.
Yes, in the 1990’s, Elisabeth Elliot had a radio program and she often said, “Do the next thing.” It has always stayed with me. Her encouragement was not only to homemaking, but life in general, especially after a difficult loss like she had when she lost 2 of her husbands. She was often asked how did she move forward, and her answer was to just do the next thing in front of her. Love that advice to keep moving and not get discouraged, depressed, etc.!
yes, Love Elizabeth Elliot!
Everything you said, me too! Elizabeth Elliot was such a blessing! Miss her.
Al her talks are on a podcast and TH-cam under the Elisabeth Elliot Foundation. I listen to her regularly.
I have nothing but respect for this woman who is supremely self-aware as to how she is meeting the needs of her family as well as her work ethic and prioritizing what needs to be done. She has a bounty of wisdom in her lifestyle (both women) which needs to be valued more in our society.
I feel so blessed to have found Ruth Ann on TH-cam. I could watch her and listen to her wisdom all day. Here is a strong woman, proud of where she came from, and determined to do all the work to instill in her children the importance of family. I applaud her statement about the destructive influences of social media that can reduce the confidence and maybe even self worth of the role of a Homemaker. I'm the oldest daughter of seven children, and I know how hard our mother worked to provide nutritious meals and a simple, clean house. Both of these women on this blog are valuable role models. THANK YOU
Ruthann is definitely one of my faves,she’s so knowledgeable,sweet, sincere and just all round Awsome ❤
I am an empty nester and stay at home ranch wife of 27 years. It wasn't until last year that I started a garden and this year, at 47, i have a milk cow.
I am not Mennonite but we do a lot of things Ruth was raised to do. I have been homemaking for 44 years and mothering for 43. I have not worked outside the home since I had our first son. I didn’t want to do daycare because of the cost and or keep my standard for mothering. Plus I missed my son the one week I tried it! We are city dwellers but have managed to live on one income these 44 years. I have cooked from scratch, sewed, canned (not as much as Ruth) and tried to stretch our budget wherever possible. I also homeschooled for 23 years starting in 1993 when it was very new and there wasn’t much out there. In my early years before homeschooling I did wash my walls and windows twice a year. When I began homeschooling, I had to drop a lot of those things but now that they are all grown, I am returning to to some of them and picking up new things like baking sourdough, fermenting foods and canning. We have always cleaned our house on Saturday, though, which I need because it sets the tone for Sunday, which is a day of rest and for family. It is a constant juggling act. I am grateful for all you TH-cam vloggers who share their tips. It inspires and motivates me to attempt some of them and also teaches me! Our current culture does not affirm the role of homemaking . It paints it as being one of drudgery but I really have not found that to be the case. Being keeper of my home and family has been so fulfilling! It is what I was created for by my Lord!
I really appreciate you sharing that!
Since you were talking numbers… I actually figured out the value of what I preserved in the summer of 2020. I live similar to you, homemaker, homeschooler, 5 kids, raise our own meat, dairy cow, garden, all the homestead type things. In the summer of 2020 I tracked everything. I canned 811 jars and froze 269 bags of fruits and veggies, and I included only meat we butchered over the summer that year which was 47 lbs of locally fished salmon, 13 turkeys, and 49 chickens (beef and pork had been butchered early that spring and not included in this total) and the end value, to Walmart prices was $9100. I grew most everything organically but used conventional store brand prices for comparison because if I had to buy the stuff I would buy the cheapest option available because of our small budget. So that doesn’t include any of the other savings to our family from being a homemaker but it does give a little ballpark number for fun.
Wow, this is so interesting and helpful to me, especially comparing the value as compared to store brand, because I am in the same situation, I wouldn't be able to afford to purchase the same quality that I can produce.
That’s awesome! So in reality I realize your estimated value is conservative and humble because the price of organically grown foods is super high!🥰
Does this include subtracting the price of seeds, animal feed, etc? I’m curious because I’ve been interested in starting to produce more of my own food too and wonder how much actually gets saved. But you make a really good point about quality! To buy things at the same quality as homemade is much more expensive!
@@ashleykvamme1024that’s what I wanted to ask too. Also the water bill. In California our water bills are so high already just from household use. How does one water an extensive garden- not to mention animals water-without a $500 monthly water bill?
What an accomplishment!
Thank you for saying that the number 1 priority is the emotional wellbeing of my family! I needed to hear that!
Me too ❤️ so encouraging
Me three!
I agree. I think after living in an ultra liberal state my entire life, my soul longs for some grass roots. I have seen the well being of my family suffer as we’ve gotten away from enjoying simple life and family
Just LOVE RuthAnn. She is so refreshing, practical, down to earth and knowledgeable that she is a pleasure to watch. Thank you for having her on your podcast.
I’m 71 and this video has so much wisdom. Thank you.
So glad!
I totally agree
Bravo about this discussion! Being a homemaker is the ultimate profession, we are raising the next generations and we have all seen in the last twenty years how detrimental not staying home and raising your own children can be to society and the family. I had a feminist mother and she had four children. She was never home. I raised myself, my two older siblings were out of the house by the time I was eight. The other one was only concerned about herself. I made myself a promise I would take care of my children myself and be there to encourage and teach them how to live a wholesome and moral life. I had one grandma and rarely saw her and never learned anything from her. You both have been so blessed with your families. The convenience foods are so detrimental to our children's health and we really need to teach them why. So grateful that you both decided to do youtube channels. We need more local mentoring and community. I would love to start this in our church.
Well said. My sentiments exactly. People today are so different. They don’t even know what real food tastes like. Everything comes out of a box now.
I love this so much. I’m a 70 year old Christian woman who was discipled back in the day by older women who taught me what Biblical womanhood is. I was so blessed. This is giving me hope that Titus 2 is being applied in this way! Homemaking has been a joy to me for almost 50 years. I have loved having younger sisters whom the Lord has sent me to encourage! Thank you both for what you are doing.
PS one of my younger sisters taught me how to make sourdough and that’s how I found this great community. Soli Deo Gloria!!!
Love to hear that...thanks for sharing!!
I've also binge watch Ruth Ann. She teaches skills the average American woman doesn't know. And those skills lead to a higher quailty of life and greater independence.
So I am an old lady with adult grandkids. My hubby wouldn’t let me work as TG he was able to provide for us without me working. My priority was my kids and running my house we had cloth nappies diapers and always made everything from scratch. My kids had their chores. All my food was made by scratch. We ever bought food in. Obviously we bought staples but grew much of our fruit and veggies. Meat and fish etc we had to buy. After my kids left home I tried working and made lots of money but left it because my family was more important to me. Good luck ladies your are doing wonderful things 👍👍👍🥰
I’m a new mom and new homemaker, and this episode feels like pure gold. I long to listen to more experienced women like you daily
This was so encouraging to a mama who grew up with no training in anything homemaking and am learning it all new! 16 years in and still feel like a novice, but I know I have made so much progress. The starter paralysis keeps me so much from many things, and appreciate the encouragement from both of you!
RuthAnn makes me wish I could do it over . Unfortunately I am in my 60’s now and was not raised to do things like that…sure wish I had been life would had been a whole lot different and a lot less mistakes made.
Yes!
I'm roughly half your age and I wish the same thing.
Yes, me too
Wish I had her advice long ago. She is neat and smart.
I could listen to Ruthann and watch her videos all day! Thank you ladies!
😂 Yes....We have 13 children, 12 still at home. Laundry is non-stop and I've seen so many laundry systems on TH-cam and all it did was overwhelm me.
Ruth Anne, I’m a foodie! Great point! That is how I found this life. And I’m doing it in the middle of the city!
I’m a homemaker with four little ones. I make my own bread and yogurt and cook from scratch. That alone saves us quite a bit of money. I cannot plant a garden because we are moving but I’d love other tips! I’m so grateful be at home teaching and caring for my children and would like to make my husband’s hard earned money go further for us.
Proud of you.. - says the empty-nester 😊
What a kind comment thank you 😊
Good to hear it! Buying bulk and raising what you are able will stretch the dollars!!
I love Ruth Anne and she has a lot of common sense!
Yes, we need to make homemakers a important part of the working force. I was married at 18 and got to stay at home until my second daughter was 6. Her father than informed me he was leaving and I treated him like a meal ticket, just staying home. This was my work responsibilities: I took care of 2 girls, got them to school, did all the shopping, cooking (from scratch, healthy meals) laundry, cleaning ( and I kept a organized clean home) and the yard work. I paid all the bills and did our finances. He had never known anything other than how I kept our home. Yet, after 17 years I was told I was worthless. What he really meant was his girlfriend was pregnant. Husbands tell your wife and mother of your children you value them.
Just why did we need to hear your story? Debbie downer.
@@DevelopingStartups because it's a reality of some people. Just because you don't want to hear it doesn't mean it's not real
Favorite part - my homestead will look different than anyone elses. You don't need to do it exactly like anyone else. It is a fluid thing, changing season to season and year to year as kids and skills grow and needs change. Know your limits and evaluate to make sure you don't burn out. Great job!!
I’m finding myself at a new stage in my life at 43 years old. I’m a mama of six and have raised them in SoCal but spent summers as a girl in Ohio. Often visiting “Amish” country as we’d call it and I LOVED it. I have a deep desire to relocate and pray God opens the door
Thank you! I enjoyed your conversation with RuthAnn. I have watched her a long time. We can only learn from women like you two!
Wao.. I grew up in NYC and had to clean every Saturday. Now, it makes sense why this was taught to me. Knowing how to clean, cook, etc. was a must in my home.
I just love listening to RuthAnn. Her voice is so enjoyable
I’ve only been a “homemaker” or stay at home mom for about 2.5 years now. The past 6 months or so I’ve really become focused on growing as much of our vegetables ourself and making homemade bread, among other things. It’s definitely more work, but it’s so rewarding. Hearing others stories and routines is really helpful. Enjoying your podcast!
Proud of you... an empty nester 😊
@@vintagebeliever5023 thank you! 🙂
Such a rich interview. I would love to listen to you all chat again.
If we eat junk, we act like junk.... great quote. Nutrion is important!
Thank you for having Ruth Ann in! I wasn’t aware of her! I love her!
thanks for all the sound advice you two brought to the table.
I'm not young but this was very beneficial grounded advice and information. The positive and negative effects of social media resonated so much. Priorities and personal values are important parameters.
I'm a night person, I have a hard time with early mornings. However, I'm starting all over again. I'm 48 with two adult children 23 and 21. I got 3 of my nieces children in August, ages 2, 1yo twins, and I'm getting ready to add her 1 month old into our family as well. I have done both being a homemaker and being a working mom. It's a big adjustment for me. Currently I'm staying home with the babies and trying to figure out how to do everything I need to do but sometimes things fall through the cracks.
Oh, April! To say it’s a big adjustment is an understatement! Oh honey. I’m 51 and cannot imagine starting over with that many littles at one time. GIRLFRIEND! Please do not sweat it. Run that dishwasher or load of clothes twice if need be. I hope you have a community to help you. Do you have a community of friends to help? My heart is with you although I know that doesn’t help on a practical level. Thank you for your selflessness and your act of love and service to those sweet babies.
@@fnscsci1 I do have help. My mom lives next door, she can only handle one at a time, but she does come over occasionally to help me with the house. My best friends daughter is a senior in high school and loves to come play with the kids so I can get things done. She's been such a help to me that I bought her prom dress for her. I don't really think of it as being selfless, I was raised that after God family is the most important and I couldn't let them go to strangers. Thank you so much for your kind words.
Oh April… GOD bless you..
I have been watching her videos ALL DAY LONG! That is how much I enjoy her instruction,values, and methods! Her teaching skills are top notch!! Plux her way of explaining is super easy to GET!!
This video hits so close to home. I'm 44 and had my daughter at 40. I met my husband late in life so i had a career with a company for 20 years. I also worked for a farm for 17 years raising foster children, taking care of horses, cows, chickens, turkeys etc. It was career first. I didn't know how to cook ( i was a tom boy, i know more about swinging a hammer!)I met my husband in my late 30s, got married at 39 and had our daughter at 40. My husband and I decided before i got pregnant with the cost of daycare me staying home made the best sense. Our mom's were both homemakers. It's been a struggle for me who's always been independent with making money. I really felt i wasn't worth much being a stay at home mom. 3 years ago i started gardening and looking at how to make the money my husband makes stretch. i taught myself to cook and bake ( I'm still learning so much)make all our food from scratch, homeschool our daughter and help my husband cut, tedder, bale and deliver hay. He feels i do so much and saving so much money cooking from scratch is making me realize I'm much more valuable than i realized. I'm just starting my urban homestead journey at nearly 45 but it's helping me realize, I'm saving us so much money with what I'm doing and we're eating healthier. I know when my daughter goes to Catholic school in another year and a half I'll have even more time to get things done. Ib really wish we had the land for any animals. We're very lucky we get eggs and beef from friends who buy our hay. I just recently started canning, I'm learning to make bread. It's fabulous going back to the roots of my a ancestors. Don't ask me to sew though! 😂
Thank you ladies!
I just love RuthAnn, and enjoy learning and watching her channel. Thank you for sharing!!
Who doesn’t love Ruthann!!
Social media… you are so right! Just watching my homesteaders, suddenly everyone is wearing dresses in the fields🤷 I wake up ( I live in the suburbs) and I feel I need a dress.🤷. You two are absolutely original! Our Oily House too, and Becky❤❤❤❤ P.S. I finally listened to something you said today on another video and discard finally made sense to me🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💃💃💃💃💃
Love RUTH!!!! She is amazing and so darn sweet! Thank you , Lisa for sharing with us!
I binge watched the Zimmermann yesterday amazing woman I love how she took control of the stubborn cow even her animals are very healthy she has completely wowed me God bless her and her family we need more women with that knowledge to share to this younger generation we all need to learn old ways I'm fascinated by the old ways its wonderful to learn
I have never wanted to be anything but a homemaker. Sending my kids to someone else while i work has never been an option, even if we could have used the money. My kids are all teens and in school, and I'm still a homemaker. I feel a pressure to go to work some days, but i don't feel like that is my calling.
I am the same way! My family doesn't understand why we would buy used clothes, drive old cars, garden and can and make all the choices we do. They see it as "poor" people things and don't understand why I don't just go work in the office. Well we do those things so that way we are not poor! If I lived like them on the income we have, we would definitely be poor but because I do those things we can afford for me to stay home and raise our kids! I always tell new moms who say they can't afford it to see if they can downsize their house and car because it is SO worth it. Kids know who is feeding them and changing their diapers.
This is the first I'd heard of Ruth Ann...I subbed her channel. She seems like a lovely person with a wealth of knowledge. Great interview!
This just blessed my heart so much. Listening this evening while I'm cooking dinner. I have a 4 year old and 3 month old and sadly skipped a garden this year and I just wonder how you moms of many manage it all. 😂 thankful to know I'll gain more ability as I persist.
Just found RuthAnn about a month ago, and I cannot get enough! Love all she has to share and appreciate her and her gift of skills and knowledge ❤
Ladies love you very much and many blessings to all.
I aplaude both of you ladies for taking time out of your busy schedules encourage women share wisdom. I love the gentle reminder that each home and family dynamic does not have to be an imitation of someone else. Blessings to you all and your families!
I find you two gals chatting together, very interesting!! I follow you both separately & very fun!! I’m from a conservative people too, 80+ old & find it interesting that your ways are like mine. It is just satisfying to watch & listen to gals! I don’t watch TV, so this is my source of entertainment!👏👏😍🙏
You interviewed one of my favorite homesteaders on your video. RuthAnn is an amazing person, and I thoroughly enjoy her videos.
Both of your channels have given me (much-needed) encouragement and inspiration!! THANK YOU and God Bless!
Lisa, you are another one of those true to yourself human beings.
I’m from Iowa, to. Iowa is beautiful!! My mom and dad are from NE Iowa. I love the life you are sharing with all of us. Your gifts and knowledge are amazing! I enjoy listening to you! Thank you!
So refreshing the art of homemaking is so treasured in tradition 💖
It really is!
I’m 60, I was raised by a working Mom. I didn’t want that. I think it was a battle of working outside the home or wanting to stay home to be a homemaker. I choose homemaking. 10 children, 18 Grandchildren. My Mom was my biggest inspiration. When I was 13, she moved us to the country! She got every farm animal. I milked cows, goats. Butchering, gardening, canning. She was the back to the land movement. I agree, we can not lose the skills!!!
Yes I found the same thing. By growing and preserving food, cooking from scratch, and finding items our household needed secondhand we were actually coming out ahead. I was earning an income working for myself by not spending money on conveniences. And yes yes on work ethic. It is work! But I love it. ❤
Wow, I watch both of you girls. I like the tranquil living. God is good and he supplies what we need. Nothing like home.
My absolute FAVORITE conversation & guest you’ve had which says a lot because I love ‘em all. What a great conversation with good wisdom & real talk. ❤
I am now an empty nester and am not discounting the negative effect of social media, and even though I did not have that comparison, my comparison came from magazines. We all got magazines back then and the models and such were our comparison.
Loved this episode! RuthAnn is one of my favorites ❤️
I just found RuthAnn a couple weeks ago. I am pretty stationary right now recovering from foot surgery. I have watched so many of her videos and I just love her. I just retired recently and we bought a 10 acre piece of land that we plan to build a house on. We have a barn and a garden there now. I am so excited to start doing some of the things RuthAnn does both in the garden and canning and preserving food, having animals, sewing, etc. I just love her!
How wonderful...Happy retirement and starting a new adventure!
I love Ruth Anne! I found her several months ago and have binged her videos
I love Ruthann .watch her channel all the time.
I so love what she just said about if my standards of housekeeping start stealing my joy then it's time to deal with them. That makes so much sense to me and it's so true it's prioritizing. I love both of you you are such unique creatures in each thing that you do but you are so very similar in your goals and thank you for sharing this podcast it is amazing
Both of you ladies are amazing! I love hearing your abilities! Your knowledge is so coveted. My son buys raw milk weekly. I’ve been using it to bake. It’s so sweet and so good. God is so good that we found you and your knowledge for food, medicine, and the love of your family. Keep it coming we are using your recipes! Thank you!
There is great stress reduction in choosing to learn ideas from others, without caring what others think.
I never put numbers to our budget because my husband did all the bill pay then, but there were times when he gave me 30 to buy 2 weeks worth of groceries because that was all that was left of his paycheck after paying all the bills. Having a big garden and canning was what got us through those times feeding the 4 of us. Being frugal, buying from yard sales and such has paid off. Suffice to say we are better set in our retirement than many of our peers according to economic statistics of retirees.
The word frugal always makes me think of my gold-digging SIL saying she was frugal because she didn't buy a $40 sweater. A frugal person wouldn't have even LOOKED at it!
Kudos to the two of you for being truly frugal!
Edit: She really is a gold-digger. Refused to date guys who weren't worth at least a million per year. A bit of a tramp, too...got caught cheating several times, always trying to find a bigger fish to pay her way SMH I know it's not nice to gossip but...
Thank you for this I so enjoyed it I do most all things here at the lil homestead and I take care of my elderly mom she’s worth every minute
This was my favourite interview. I absolutely LOVE Ruth Anne. She has so much wisdom and great priorities ❤❤❤
I love Ruthann, and both of you. Also, I agree 100% with what Ruthann says, about saving more money being a homesteader, and all that goes along with that, than working a probably minimum wage job.
Hi from Australia, Lisa I loved this podcast with Ruth Anne. I follow both of you and love your content.
Awesome! Thank you!
Late to the party! I enjoyed this very much. Thank you to both lovely ladies ❤.
So true, we make a bigger difference buy canning, gardening, learning new techniques and skills and applying them to our everyday lives. It definitely cuts that budget down. I’ve learned so much from her!
Very interesting I was raised like Ruth Ann Zimmerman, only in a Catholic household. And this brings me back to my roots. I enjoyed this podcast
This is the first podcast I've ever watched. I just subscribed.
Welcome aboard!
A year later and I'm revisiting this again. Has to be one of my favorite episodes to listen to when I need some encouragement. ❤
Thank you! How helpful this info was. Especially for ladies who have left the workforce and do not feel appreciated in the home. The most profound takeaway I felt was so simple..'the emotional well-being was the most important part of family". That is the golden truth of why mom's stay home and nurture. I've written that in a journal as a daily reminder. After listening to both great ladies, I always become some motivated and see my tasks in a whole new light. Blessing and gratitude to you and all ladies making a difference in their homes.
Just found her through looking up dry canning potatoes! I did find a quicker method, but she is inspiring!
Enjoyed this interview. RuthAnn's channel is one of my favorites to watch.
I love Ruth Anne, anyone who is a child or friend of hers is truly blessed.
I grew up in the inner city and couldn't really connect well with most of the kids around me. This was due mostly to not being able to get excited or find interest in the superficial things that the people around me did. My mom wasn't a homemaker in my memory so i missed out on a lot of lessons and structure that I am trying to learn now as an adult. It's harder to break old habits and gain new ones when you're over 40 but I'm trying. I've definitely gotten some motivation and lessons from Ruth Anne in the couple months since I found her 💞 Thank you both for this video
My two favorite people!!! Thank you so much!!
I found Ruth through this podcast and just fell in love with she’s so sweet and knowledgeable. My favorite TH-camr. Thank you. ❤
You both are very inspirational mothers and women. I have been a homemaker for 9 years now and at times it feels like you'r less than because you do not have that "fancy tittle" like other moms. That being said, I don't want to imagine a world where I can't spend time with my children everyday in our home. Thank you for your wisdom! Please have another chat soon.
Thank you. It has been refreshing and enlightening. 💚💚💚
really enjoyed this…refreshing to hear young gals focusing on the needs of the family and home! Homemaking seems like a lost art! God bless!
Homemaking............the making of a home, a safe place, etc. That's where people took a left turn. We'll not get it back the way it should be but anyone who can turn around and make a home will be rewarded. Great video, keep up the good work.
I enjoying this so much. Ruth Ann is so down to earth and wise. I have gleaned information from both of you ladies that has enriched our meals and home. Thank you.
2 of my favourite tutors...AWESOME...Thankyou for your wisdom/experience... I want to share with you my experience with Sourdough starter/bread making using both of your methods and each time suffering many dismal failures..and just recently doing Kates 1 loaf recipe and FINALLY having success after 2 years of trying ...turns out ..American temps are higher than Australian metric sys ..and my time management was all off..but I cooked a beautiful soft crust loaf of bread using my spelt sourdough starter..I am thankful to you women ..God Bless...Much love to you both
Bravo!!
Quite possibly your favorite video or podcast EVER. What an incredibly important, needed, valuable, edifying, practical, and candid conversation. Thank you for having this special lady on your channel!
57:06 I am older then you ladies. I didn't have a good community life. I am proud and comfortable with who I am🤗👍😁🦋🥰⚖. I learned so much from Ruth Ann and thank my creator for putting her on my path🤝
By the way, You are Special Too🤗👍
I love Ruthanne...and Lisa. So inspiring.