I learned the things you spoke of (cooking from scratch) as an older woman. I was a single professional until my retirement (first an RN, then atty). I married at age 68 and I STARTED my journey of baking bread, making sauce from scratch, and learning things most women learn 40 years earlier. You BLESS my heart, dear sister in Christ Jesus. Thank you for the sweet spirit you demonstrate. Blessings in Christ Jesus to your and your children.
Heather, your beautiful spirit and heart is why you are here and loved by so many. Aside from your kitchen and farming skills, it is your spirit that brings me back time and again. So very grateful you and your children are healing and still loving our world. Continued blessings in the name of our lord. ❤️
You are so much more than just a mom or just a housewife! You are an amazing woman who has survived an unbearable loss that tragic day. That video you made from the hospital after the accident is when I discovered you and my heart was broken for you! You are a phenomenal mother and so much more… since that video I have watched all of your videos and look forward to them. What a beautiful thing you are doing for your daughter, I can’t think of a more perfect gift that she will someday cherish. ❤️
My children asked me to make a cookbook for them when my oldest son was 8 years old. I never measurd a thing but I had to start learning how to do that. My book now has around 250 recipes in it that they can all reproduce. Now, all of my sons and my daughter are the cooks in their families, and they are excellent cooks. I believe the Lord is encouraging people in these difficult days to learn some greatly needed skills. Bless you for all you do. I have learned so much from you. I am an avid cook and still find there are many valuable lessons to be learned from others. Thank you.
@@TheKneadyHomesteader Hello Beautiful. Love this video. Could you please inform many of us wondering what has happened to Mandy at Moore2life????? We know she spent time with you but haven’t seen any videos at all from her that we’ve enjoyed. Are you able to share with us any information please. Thank you. We love you!💕
It’s gorgeous! You should include the ribbon as place marker, the stamp from the bag and a comment about the Ukrainian situation. Just think of the JOURNEY that book has already been on! ❤
Leaving a legacy for your daughter is a beautiful thing. The most precious is your love and kindness. Parents don't always realize what our children need from us. Not "things", but love and understanding. We all don't do it in the same fashion, but many of us just do it. I have followed you ever since Mason was a toddler. You had a wonderful spirit then and have continued to build on it. Peace and blessings to you. The binder is beautiful!
Heather, every time I see you my heart just smiles. You are truly a blessing to all of us and to this world. May God continue to bless you and your family and all of our community. Amen🙏
You hit the nail on the head about newbies to all this. That's me, and I'm 78 years old! My brother and nieces all think I'm nuts. So I appreciate so much your encouragement! I bought everything to can but haven't yet. I've started cooking from scratch. I have a new, unused bread maker so it will be easier for me. You are precious, my dear. I've been your follower for awhile before accident, and am so happy to see you more frequently now. I pray for you also. Blessings!!
They think I'm nuts also. I started canning at age 63...6 years ago. I was close to retirement and that summer tried a small garden. The fresh food made me feel so much better. I had more energy. I just kept expanding and moving through learning curve. I learned to can and preserve food to Maintain my health. This year I'm learning to make bread.
Heather, Your soul is a soul that touches others with Hope, Love and Faith. I just know that God is SO VERY PROUD of you!! Each of us have our own life story and that story is a continuance in our children and their children, and so on... Your daughter will always cherish that special, one of kind for just her. May God continue to bless you, as you continue your story and bless us, your viewers as you share it with us!
Dear Heather, My sons lost their father over the weekend. I know that you will add them to your prayers, as you know just how rough that can be for kids. Thanks for all the encouragement you provide.
Oh Deb…..i am so very sorry. 🙏🏻 I am absolutely praying for your babies. Lord, cover them! 🙏🏻💔 My heart breaks for them. Pour your love over them sis. They will need you now more than ever. 🙏🏻💔
@@KatySimpsonLive Thank you for your prayers. My sons will be playing basketball this evening and I'll see them for the first time since they lost their dad. It's sure to be emotional. I just hope their step mother isn't too overbearing.
I’ve watched your journey for almost ten years and have loved all the wisdom you’ve shared. You laughter and bravery encouraged me to bake bread again and to learn to can. Know that you have touched so many lives!! I’m go grateful you touched mine!
This is Mrs Pete. That is sooo beautiful. Mina is a lucky girl to get this from you. I love to look and use my mom’s recipes. It is very precious to be able to go back and see the handwritten recipes and notes. Even the food stains make it real. It will be memories for her and I’m sure her brothers will be looking for those recipes too. God will show you the way. I have always found your videos informative and very inspiring. I have done many of the ideas and things. Love watching you and your family. ❤❤❤
"I'm just a Mom" ... YOU are more than just a MOM!! You have inspired so many people, including me...I want your recipes, never stop being you! Thank you for all you do!!
My mother God rest her soul made me a beautiful box handwritten with all of her and my grandmother's most treasured recipes and gifted it to me for Christmas. It was and is still the most amazing gift I have ever received and I use it weekly. It is a gift of love for sure and your daughter will treasure this thoughtful gift. God bless you and your family.
I’ll never forget how you taught me how to feed a sourdough starter back before the pandemic hit. I still tell people with questions to go watch that set of videos! You have been a blessing to me❤️
First off, your not just a mom.your here for a reason, and your channel has taught me so much. God has you here for a reason he only knows. You keep healing, and you are a blessing. Love to hear from you. Hugs to you and your family
None of us are promised tomorrow ❤ We need to love and live with passion and joy, smile always, you never know who it’s touching. Also with Pinterest I think we forgot all about writing down our treasured family recipes 🙏🏻 In a blink a recipe we like or pinned could be gone. Write them down our kids will treasure them ❤
💞what a wonderful thing to do for your daughter Mina will cherish it. You've helped so many people in their faith,cooking preserving and forgiveness.. I'll continue praying for you all..and all decisions you need to make. God bless you..
Oh Heather, the book sounds like a beautiful blessing for your daughter. I remember those videos about your recipe book (I think I’ve been a viewer for at least 5 years), it’s because of your book that I decided to put a canning binder together. But, yeah, I to have to clean up and pull out any recipes I don’t use. Your new book is just gorgeous. Sister,you’ve taught me so much in canning and baking, I’ve been soooo grateful for the videos over the years. And to see you walk out the path God is calling you on, has touched my heart. Your journey just keeps getting more precious, more inspiring, and more hopeful. Thank you for continuing to share your life with others.
That book is so beautiful! I love the idea of wring a book for Mina with the stories behind it! You’re inspiring me to start coming up with my own recipes, I usually find a recipe online and tweak it but I never save what I do.
You are so inspiring and such a blessing! Your words are always kind and encouraging. I am so happy to have found your videos! We need more people like you in this world. God bless you as you continue your journey! 🕊
OH MY STARS!!!! I was searching for one of these yesterday but got so overwhelmed and couldn't find that 'perfect' one, so I quit looking after an hour of searching. I have so many recipes in several notebooks, and I really need to organize them in one place to be safe for my children and grandchildren. Thank you for sharing yours with us. I'm going to Etsy to find one like yours. -frankie-
You are so welcome! Yeah, I find things and then i tuck them away in the buy later cart. 😂 I have to think and think and think again before deciding on something. I mull things over forever!😂
What a beautiful book! And please don't feel you EVER have to share what you write in it with the rest of us. You can post any new recipes with your videos, as your heart guides you. One step at a time, as you have already been doing. 💖😊 And yes, this video was fun for me. 😁 My mom did a "Mother's Book" for us, with memories and thoughts. It was a hardback book with prompts, kind of a fill-in-the-blank. A great format for her, especially because she would have started it near the beginning of her Parkinson's diagnosis. Anyway, as the oldest, I got the main copy after she passed. It was such a wonderful surprise because we never even knew she was working on it. My sister found it as we were going through her things. We made copies for my other sisters and brother. Your daughter will cherish this gift, most definitely. 💝 🤗
What a wonderful gift to give your daughter. Cooking is love, and now your love will be written down for all!. You are an amazing woman, and I feel blessed to have found your channel.
17:37 oh Heather, you sweet thing…it is so wonderful to see your face! Your recipe book looks so neat…I want one! Also, I wanna pre-order whatever book you decide to put out for us! Just want to let you know that I just made a huge vat of onion broth and canned it for soups and stews this winter cause it really is the best starter. You remain my hero. Much love to you and yours🥰🙏🏻❤️
I also have to confess that I ordered one of the leather covered books from Ukraine to use for “Moms” recipes…this should cover mine, my moms and my daughters! Can’t wait for it to come!
I have to share that seeing you back in your kitchen brings tears of joy to my eyes. You have traveled down a long, hard road and here you are, such a beautiful inspiration to those who are also weary travelers.
Thank you for praying at the start of your vlog that your message will encourage others. What a beautiful -I almost said BIble!-recipe book! What amazing times we live in: handcrafting skills can be put to lovely creations and with advanced technology can be provided to so many! Your recipe book and home cooking are a calling. Each creation has an intimate story about your own family and the human family. Truly a labor of love, Heather. You’re such a dear! This is a wonderful purpose-leather bound, earthy recipes to strengthen spiritual ties.
1905 was the year my grandmother was born. At about age 15 her father required her to learn how to earn her way in the world, even though they themselves were wealthy. She got a job in a neighbors kitchen, helping their cook. When she realized she loved cooking, she began writing down the recipes she was learning, in a ledger she got from her dad. Then she began gathering recipes from her mother, grandmother and aunts. I inherited that recipe book. As you might imagine, it is Extremely delicate and not something I use real often, because of the age of the paper. About a week ago my daughter asked me for a copy of that book and just today, a cousin did as well. I think these leather cookbooks would be a phenomenal way to preserve the heritage left from my grandmother. This video could Not have come at a better time. You are Such a blessing to those who are willing to open their hearts and allow it, thank you.
I love your spirit, Heather! I am much older in a totally different season of life. I started watching you just before the horrible accident. You inspire me, as I have been on my spiritual journey! I believe God has brought me to your channel. ❤️🙏🙌
Thank you for the reminder to pray over my life, the choices I am considering, the emotions I'm feeling, the directions that keep popping into my head... Thank you for your sincerity, integrity, mindful intent, your rawness..... the Lord is phenomenal in his love for each of us.... and boy does he have a sense of humor.... I pray for you and yours that growth, peace and understanding continues to envelope you in all that you do, learn and be. Thank you..
In all my 65 yrs I have never come across a person that smile thru their eyes. Girl you are that person. You are just the sweetest person I have watched. How anyone in their right mind could even consider being negative about anything you share. There are people that live their live thinking the are above and know more than others. It’s time to come together as one society. Group together teach,learn,share with one another and stop being so negative. if negativities is your thing,turn on your TV. You can get it all there? I have found RU-vid for the most part a place to learn. That’s why I come here. That’s why I no longer have a television. The negativity on the TV is what drove me away from it. And I for one, appreciate those that give us their time to teach us how to do things. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do.
What a blessing to open YT and see your sweet face! Your cookbook is gorgeous and will be a blessing to Mina all her days. I am in the beginning stage of making a cookbook for my son and his wife. I want to give him recipes that his granny, my mom, made. They were incredibly close and he misses her terribly. You have encouraged me to get serious about this project. I intend to include pictures and stories in my book. Much love and many blessings to you and your family! ❤️🙏
Thank you so much for this video Heather. I am much much older than you but you inspire me each time that I watch your videos. As I raised my children, they actually thought the smoke alarm was the dinner bell. They knew when it went off, the bread was coming out of the oven! So when I retired, I knew a cooking channel was not something that I could do but I knew God was finished using me. I started a Barn Quilt channel and although it is very small, I get so much joy from teaching others how to paint them. Your video inspired me to always remember to pray over each video that each one would bring a smile to at least one person’s heart. Thank you and I love that binder! Wow
I just found your channel today from an older video from Becky at Acre Homestead. I just want you to know that you are an inspiration to me. God is #1 in my life. I can't imagine life without him. Thank you for your amazing videos and I look forward to binge watching and learning new skills. I'm 61 and disabled due to COPD. I also have some heart issues.u name is Robin. It's been so nice meeting you.
So nice meeting you too Robin! I am so happy you came over and tell Becky I said Hi! My Mama had COPD. ❤️🩹 I look forward to seeing you now in my comment section. God is so good!🙏🏻❤️
What a wonderful legacy for Mina! I’m sure she’s going to love the memories that you include across the bottom of the page. I loved that you shared how you got here with your cooking. I’ve been told that God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called. Many Blessings!
I have been watching your videos for many years. You have taught me so much. This will be an amazing gift for your daughter. I remember praying for you on the night you were in labour. She will cherish this!
I feel your heart and good will all the way to my soul. Thank you for your beautiful encouraging words. May God always grant you and your family many blessings now and always.
What a cool idea! I know your daughter will treasure that book. Thank you so much for the encouragement. You are such a precious person and I pray God blesses you beyond measure.
Doing this cookbook for your daughter or family is definitely something you need to do. Your family need to have your recipes and story. I created one for my family in 2008 for my family with my grandmama’s and my Mama’s recipes while my Mama was still living. I did include some family history. But your story and your legacy is so much greater because it embraces a life of love and one of overcoming great hardship and tribulation. God bless you as you write your book. I know it will be such a blessing to your daughter. You are a tremendous inspiration to me and I know to all who follow you.
Your channel brings me SO MUCH JOY and you DO INSPIRE ME,,,like you will never know. I feel like I know you in my heart somehow. Thank you for all your wisdom you have learned and that sharing it is amazing in such a great way.✝✝✝
It is so good to see you up and around and looking so healthy, Only a mom doesn't do you justice, you are so much more! I love the recipe book, what a treasure that will be for Mina, and the idea to write some of your story in it is genius. I'm so glad you're back.
My family came from Europe after WWII. My mom taught all of us girls most things, but she didn't teach us how to can food, or make soap. I wish we would have had the internet 40 years ago. I could've been better at keeping the pantry stocked. Last Christmas, I gave all my kids a recipe book with recipes from Oma and myself that they loved growing up. My youngest son started to cry. Your daughter will love and appreciate this heartfelt gift. Your kids are blessed to have you for a mom. God bless you!
💖You’re way more than “just a mom.” God blessed you with a gift and heart to share what you’ve learned. Thank you for being you and sharing His message and joy. Wishes for many blessings and joy in abundance. P.S. your cinnamon bread a few years ago inspired me to reach for new kitchen adventures. You’ve 100% succeeded with inspiring others!
What a beautiful book and Mina will treasure it. ❤ My grandma taught me to cook from scratch. I loved hanging out in her kitchen and to help her. The one thing I was so intimidated with is making bread. In 2020 I decided how scary can it be? I want to try. Fast forward I make loaves and rolls every week, I love giving soup and rolls as a gift or sourdough and homemade jam. It is such a blessing when you can share what used to scare you. You are such a blessing, I’m so grateful you have stepped back in to videos. 😊
What a beautiful sentiment for your precious daughter. I have some of my moms recipes on index cards. One of the best things is seeing her handwriting. ❤ God bless you and continue to inspire you.
Hi Heather, so glad that your doing well. Beautiful recipe book. Your daughter Mina will be very fortunate to have this book made from you! What a gift to your only daughter. God bless you! Have been with you since almost the beginning. Margaret, Jacksonville, Fl😊
Heather watching your channel is always a joy as is listening to stories from your life or even about your family and what our God is teaching you along whatever journey he has planned for you. I am 67 with two grown daughters, neither of which love to cook. Some days I do love it but I always love listening to you regardles if it's about a recipe or your kids etc. I think you are doing a wonderful thing for Minna and your recipe book is just beautiful. I can only imagine how proud she will be one day to have it handed over to her. Here's to hoping that also one day you'll feel like sharing some of your favorite recipes in a cookbook. Sending love to the family.Remember God always had a plan!💕
I need a love button... like is not good enough! Thank you, Heather, you are an encouragement. I love the book idea, it will be such a beautiful legacy and story to pass on to your daughter and grandchildren. Be sure to include lots of beautiful memories because as we grow older we tend to forget some of them, this way these memories will always be a blessing to her.
What a wonderful special gift your recipe book will be for your daughter! Especially with your special words to your daughter that she will treasure forever and to pass on to her children.😘❤️🙏🏻✨
Heather I'm filled with joy watching your videos. I now bake bread because of you. Thank you for inspiring me to do it. I wish you as much joy as I have watching you. You are definitely a ray of sunshine.
Sweet Heather, I'll be 70 in April. I've been following you since just before your accident. I was heartbroken for you and your precious family. I just wanted you to know what an inspiration you've been to me! I just today, made your bourbon vanilla extract! I've learned a lot from looking back on your old videos. Since then, I've been impressed by your inner strength and amazing faith. I'm so very proud of you! I'm looking forward to seeing what your future holds! Thanks for sharing your love and spirit with all of us.🛐⚓💜⚓🛐
What a beautiful gift for your daughter. Thank you for your videos and your openness, can’t imagine anyone not enjoying your videos. Life is too short and we have to make the most of it.
I wrote a book for my daughter and son. My great grandmother, grandmother and mother. Gave me great lesson in everything. My great grandmother in the great depression was married and had 9 children. They taught me from the age of 7. Now my 10 year old grandson who lives with his dad and hubby and I, can cook a full meal. Boy's need to learn to love cooking too. Xoxoxoxo
You are an inspiration Heather. Thank you for sharing the joy this recipe book will bring to your family. I often asked my mother to record her recipes for me in a book. Unfortunately that never happened. She was a great all round home cook and baker with beautiful hand writing. It would have been a real treasure to have had.
I wish I had something similar from my Mom. I am trying to fill that void now with my babygirl. I realized through almost losing my life, the small things that really matter. ♥️
Been watching you a long time. You have taught me much with kindness, gentleness and love. I am also just a mom, now a granny. But, the Lord uses such as us to Bless others. You are the best teacher I have ever had and a surrogate mom for all of us (older and younger) whose moms had to do what was convenient with cooking. A long winded way of saying I love everything you share with us and believe the Father is leading you to more great things! You are a Blessing to us, Heather, and we love you and yours!
This is beautiful. My nephew told me the other day that he wants my recipes. I am bad about not writing things down! May Jesus continue to bless you and your family
You are such a blessing to all those that see your videos. The recipe book is beautiful and will make beautiful memories for your daughter. Thank you for sharing 🤗 ❤️
Your story is so inspiring. I am trying to find the courage to start canning, but I am just scared. I have purchased all the tools to do it. Your story has just pushed me into being scared and do it anyway. THANK YOU!
You can do this 💥❤️✅🍅start with tomatoes 🍅 easy peasy. Maybe freeze first then move to water bath then move to spaghetti sauce in pressure cooker canner. Just an instant pot on steroids 😂😂😂I love to freeze my maters! Right now I am & have mobility issues etc so cooking and better yet batch cooking so I don’t stand too long is breaking my heart when fall is the air for canning etc. God willing I can find my way back to strength & stamina to do what I love cooking quilting and sharing my Italian heritage we are losing the last of uncles & memories he has & sharing 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Amen I started canning and cooking from scratch 46 years ago to take care of my family too. We didn’t have much money. I started watching you over 2 years ago and I want to tell you that you encourage this Mom and Grammy.
Heather, you are so sweet and such a blessing. If I may make a suggestion, everything you plan to leave for your daughter, leave a copy for your sons (for daughters in law) and grandkids. Such a great heritage to leave for your grandkids! That is a beautiful book! Fill it with treasures!
I can’t imagine anyone not liking your videos, I have laughed with you and I have cried with you and I spray for you too. God bless you and your wonderful children ❤
Oh, Miss Kneady, what a BEAUTIFUL video this is. I KNOW this recipe book will be a BLESSING to your daughter, and probably to generations to come. It’s funny that I saw this video tonight because, well, first of all, I never had a daughter. I have two sons. I only have one granddaughter and now she has a son and two daughters (my great grandbabies!!! All of her life I have always told her that God blessed me with the SWEETEST, MOST CARING, LOVING granddaughter he could find!!! I have an OLD recipe box that is jammed full of recipes, and I have recipes in drawers, and in my notes on my iPad and iPhone. Just last night I was thinking I was going to redo all my recipes and I purchased two beautiful recipe boxes with beautiful recipe cards…one for my granddaughter and one for me. I’m 78 years old, and I know it’s about time I did this. TY for sharing your heart, Heather…you are ALWAYS a blessing and an inspiration to me!!! Love you sooooo much!!! 💕🙏🏻💕
Dearest Heather, My sister-in-law was a stay-at-home mother who learned to cook on her own. Over the years she made wonderful meals for her two children. They loved her meals and she made a cookbook for each of them. In a binder, each page sealed in plastic with a photo at the top of each, not necessarily of the food itself, but of a family memory. Being an aunt and uncle, we were even included so they would think and remember us. So very special. Yes, do this for you daughter and family!!
I’m a single mom on food assistance and this video definitely spoke to me! I love cooking for my family and I hope to continue learning more from your content. Love the special recipe book! My grandmother gave me a little recipe starter binder she made me for Christmas last year and I’m excited to add to it. Thank you so much for this special video. Message delivered!
God bless you sis. When i started cooking from scratch i had 5 sons, 4 were hungry teenagers and was on food assistance and they gave me like $640/month. I couldn’t do it. I HAD to cook from scratch! Thats what propelled me into this! That was back in 2012. So you spoke to my heart!❤️
Oh Heather, this is so special!! I was fortunate enough to get my Mom's recipe card box after she died and I need to put all of that in a book somewhere. This is beautiful and Mina will treasure it forever!
Heather you said the book had traveled so far, my dear so have you and your children. The book is beautiful and such a wonderful treasure to give to your daughter, it will be a book of shared love and joy. You are are an amazing soul and have been through so much but you are an inspiration to everyone. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR FAMILY
I can’t imagine who would ever not like you or put mean things on your video. You seem like the sweetest person. You were one of the first people that I watched on here about canning. I appreciate everything you have shared. God bless you. I’ll keep praying for you. Your a beautiful person. ❤
I feel very blessed to have found your channel! My mother- in- law was such a wonderful woman who taught me so many different life skills. It is a gift to have women in our lives that teach, share, and encourage. You are a gift to all of us and I thank God for you. 🥰 I have made cookbooks for my girls as well and they love them. 💘
I want to thank you. I only found you several months ago. What a wealth of knowledge that you have. I was already making homemade bread (but I use a bread machine as my hands can't knead myself) and water can jellies. Today I did my first two batches of no-soak bean pressure canning. Definitely a learning experience, especially when to actually be able to open the canner - first one I opened exploded a bit, scared me and reminded me why I was afraid to use the canner and one seeped - refrigerated when it was cool) but I knew I had to continue. The second batch turned out so well. God bless you! Thank you for your encouragement to step out of my comfort zone and doing this.
As a mom of 6 boys, I certainly had to learn how to cook from scratch, bake bread and can food. It was a journey and I am so grateful for the skill set. Today, at 75 I find I am doing more of the same to ensure my husband snd I can eat and I have food for my grand babies. I love your channel and you have helped me so much. Your walk has been such an inspiration. I started on a cancer journey right before your accident. Your strength has been a true blessing and you bring a lot of joy to those of us who truly love you. ❤️
Heather..you are an anchor for me in a world that often seems chaotic and scattered with negativity. I have faith in God, but your beautiful faith makes my heart crave the closeness you have with Him! What an amazing servant you are.. and witness to your viewers! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for grounding me to know what’s important.. Who is important.. look forward with joy to all that you share… praying for you! ♥️
Your daughter will cherish every word and recipe. God has brought you so far. My life has taken me down some very dark roads and God has always been there to gently pull me closer to His heart. God bless you!
I'm so excited for you Heather. God bless you and your family. I would love your recipes. When I was 17 I tried canning green beans from my grandma's canning book. It told me all the wrong things to do. Not knowing any better I added the huge amount of salt it called for and then I put it in the water bath canner like it said. The results were salty moldy green beans. I thought that it was just me and that I should never try canning again. But one day I found your chanel and you gave me the confidence to try again. The first couple of times I was shaking so bad I didn't know if I would make it through. But I was playing your video and canning with you and it worked and I've never looked back. You are a sweet dear friend. So with tears streaming down my face as I write this I want to thank you. God has blessed me with you. Love you Heather.
Oh my gosh what a beautiful idea. That book is beautiful. You do inspire us always. Your sparkle and faith and will are very supporting. We love you and thank you for still being here for us after what you have been through. I very needed a lot of your words tonight. It makes me smile seeing you so excited. That is really the sad part of our world. To many people are bitter and angry and forget to smile. You cheer me up sweetheart. Your voice always soothes me. Hugs and love.
You are blessed, and through you we are blessed. Your heart is kind and full of love, thank you for all you share, cooking, your faith, your love for others.
