Hello Jael, Several years ago, I had an experience that highlighted how commercialized Christmas has become. As a result, my celebrations are typically solitary, but I still maintain a sense of gratitude towards God.
Amazing farm you have. Here in west Africa we cook it or grand it to make porridge to drink. GOD bless you with your good heart. Christmas was amazing here in my country. Don't worry because the rain is a GOD'S blessings upon the land
You did the right thing, Jael. It is never wise to expose the vulnerable. God has recorded your kind and generous deed in the books above. Jesus considers your kindness done for Him and that's what counts. Happy New Year, our village girl.
Oh, Jael, bless you! First of all, I appreciate you for having your community at heart and for thinking about others with needs even as you tackle your own. That is very generous of you. Thank you also for being sensitive to their feelings even as you help them. Secondly, I always look forward to your videos and I never want them to end but when you said in the beginning that you did not celebrate Christmas the way you had hoped to, I held my breath and prayed that all was well with your family. I was tempted to first forward to the end to get to know what you were referring to but I resisted the temptation. I am sorry about the weather and that there was no gift under the Christmas tree; times are hard everywhere. But I pray for you and all your loved ones to have good health and to achieve your goals in the coming new year, 2024. I also look forward to more of your videos detailing your life in the village and your journey as you build your own home. Blessings to you and yours. 🙏🙏
Hi Jael, your videos are so encouraging! Always looking forward to the next one. Happy New year! Wishing you a healthy and amazing 2024. Keep bringing us those beautiful videos. Blessings
Fun fact about carrots: 1st time harvest is usually great but they drain soil of nutrients so fertilize the soil(organically if possible) or rotate the spot next season. Storage, short-term, you can store in the crisper wrap them in paper towels or tea towels. Long term, chop and freeze or pickle them. Great vdo as usual, stay blessed!!
Oh dear it rained the whole day in most of the eastern and central parts of South Africa as well. Last time it rained like this was 2017 and we were all at my aunt's house in the village and my brother's car got damaged because he got ito a deep pothole, water got into the engine and it ceased. It actually got written off. This year we didn't make plans with anyone so thankfully we were at home. Maybe you could do a fundraiser here on RU-vid too help the family with roofing. You know how some channels jave tjat "buy me coffee" just below the video. With that said Happy New Year🎉 i hope the new year comes with many more blessings so you can continue to be a blessing to all of us around the world and especially to those in your village ❤
Your Christmas was just fine, the rain was just blessing you and your daughter to bond and being safe. Most individuals would to have PEACE during such holidays. You blessed the underprivileged by what you did for them, I am very sure you felt very satisfied by that. We (my wife and I) have been helping the underprivileged for over 20 years, keep positive and blessings to you and keep bringing your journey to us.😇😇
We're in Nashville in the U.S and we also had a lot of rain at Christmas. Every so often we get snow, but not this year. We spent the day at home but made the best out of it. Happy new year to you and your family ❤
Thank you Jael for another great Video. I like boiled corn 🌽 or maize. I agree with you for not showing their photos. Some of the tips I learnt from buying fresh vegetables from the Farmers' Market are as follows: 1) Cut off the green stalks with either a pair of scissors or a sharp knife. 2) Do a gentle rinse to get off the major dirt but no scrubbing in order to prevent any bruising or scratching. 3) Put them in storage bags then store in the fridge. Otherwise, you do the usual freezer option which I don't like because I prefer to grate my carrots 🥕🥕for salads or feel the crunch when cooked from fresh. I hope you found these tips helpful.
Jambo Jael🥰I believe Christmas celebrations are not like they use to be in years past for many. Being thankful and grateful for life is the blessing. In regards to the family in need may I suggest you setup a way for us your subscribers to donate. A little from many can become much! God will open doors and make ways for that family. I am not sure of the money exchange value at this time but the dollar can triple in shillings! I am praying 🙏🏾🫶🏾. You continue to be blessed. You are just a beautiful soul with a giving heart. Mungu akubariki 💜🥰🙏🏾🫶🏾🌺🌹🙋🏾♀️
Rainy christmas, its a blessing for sure. Am happy to have connected with you and to get to enjoy your beautiful content ❤looking forward to more enjoyable content coming year. Be blessed and happy new year ✨
I store my carrots in 64oz glass jars filled with water and covered with a lid. I refresh the water periodically so it doesn’t get dirty. This helps the carrots to last for a few weeks. I think freezing is good if you want them to last even longer.
Also had Christmas alone for once and it was stressless. My kids are all grown up now and each one of them had their own plans, which I respected as a sign of their independence, and the reality of Empty Nest.
Best way to store carrots is to peel, cube them and saute ( slightly boil them) store in ziplock bags anf freeze. You can use them for a very long time
Wow Jael, beautiful channel and great heart..God bless you. Hey, next time you are boiling maize, could you leave some cover on the maize and then cover the sufuria with banana leaves during the steaming process...
Blessing someone who needs support is exactly the kind of Christmas spirit that is needed. So lovely to hear you were able to do that! Your healthy organic style of eating is excellent and inspirational.
@@jaelofthevillage Happy New Year Joel! May you continue to live your life to the full and enjoy every minute with Lexie - and may 2024 bring you every success and much, much joy! 🤗🤗
Carrot cake is great. Also, organic carrot juice mused with lemon/Lime and sweetened if desired. To freeze: wash, peel and dice and put in freezer bags. When time to cook, boil the water and place carrots for a few minutes. It was very cold but I cooked and enjoyed my meal with my son and his friends. Happy New Year and many blessings for 2024. 🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊
Hi Joel it wasn't Christmasing this year we had rain from that sunday24till 26 bt Iwas at church it's was a conference so I enjoyed myself with my two daughters compliments of the New year family ❤❤🇱🇸back to work on the 4th in 🇿🇦
Bonjour Jael. Gods blessings for you for the help you are giving others. If you can plant your own vegetables and fruits and enjoy eating them is the best. It was beautiful looking at the rain and the hail falling. Here we have also a lot of rain during these holidays, but we are used to it . Jael all the best wishes for you and your family for the New Year.
Hi Jael, you can peel the carrots skin and store the carrots in a glass jar with water & arrange them in an upside down position then store in the refrigerator....thank me later 😂
Jael what you did is what really should happen as the Bible says when you do something for charity your left hand should not know what your right hand has given out. I applaud you ❤
We thank God for the rains its a big blessing and a Christmas gift I wish you could send me those maize😄I really miss them yes you can store the carrots on the freezer just cut them into small pieces you'll just removing the amount you need I wish our girl all the best as she go back to school wish you all happy new year in advance.
Lexie is a breath of fresh air 😄 I wonder what she was trying to communicate / the facial expressions when you mentioned she's joining grade six 😁 Nobody wants a wet Christmas, hope the new year will have a nice weather.
Hi Jael.. it's good you shared with the less fortunate in your community that's the best Christmas.. Happy new year and blessings be upon you and your family too..i will miss Lexie too
My sister the Bible teacher us that we should give in secret, and as we give in secret GOD will bless us openly. You never have to blow a horn, when you give, let GOD get the GLORY from you, and the people you gave to. Amen
We don't need to quote the bible everytime she gave in good heart even though she tells us how she spent her Christmas and how she gifted her neighbours nothing wrong with that
Hello Sister Jael, First of all... congratulations big time!!! You've done us proud!!! Through you am proudly looking for a Farmland to buy in your Village. You are simply living my dream....🙆🏽♀️ I hope to get a nice piece of land there... incase you hear of anything my dear sister... I'll be greatly thankful!!!! Keep inspiring us...❤❤❤ S. Akinyi.
Hi Jael. We also had rains on Christmas day and were forced to be indoors the whole day. We tried to make the best out of the situation we had. Thank you for the great content as usual, my regards to Lexie. Happy New Year, my dear.
Hi Siz Jael, thank you very much for having a heart of blessing others in your community. May God remember you and your family. I wish you happy new year 2024. Thank you for encouraging us, l love your videos nice time thank you.
Hi Jael, woowww, we need a lot of raining days here in Catalonia, Spain, because there are restrictions of water. It would be a nice Christmas gift if my country received a nice rain. I wish you a Happy New Year.
I think I should learn to be grateful for the little things I take for granted, like a cosy rainy day. I wish you all the best in the new year,darling. ❤️
Hi Jael, Chuck here. Just want to wish you the very best of God’s blessings in 2024. Keep up the good work, friend. I hope I get to meet you in person sometime and get some farming wisdom from you. Blessings to you and your family.
Hi Jael, Happy new year! Enjoying your channel. For the carrots, my mom just chops them up and freezer packs them. It will be easy when you come to cook as they are already prepped ... hope this helps?
I looooove your plants, they are very nice, green, leafy and colorful👌God bless you for helping the needy, it was actually your Christmas gift❤ One thing i plan on doing once i start setting up my homestead at the farm is to build an indoor outdoor so that even when it rains i can enjoy the outdoors. Being stuck in the house isnt pleasant😊 Sorry dear you had your Christmas plans disturbed❤
Hi Jael, good that you didn’t expose the private life of that family, and sorry that you didn’t enjoy the Christmas. My Christmas was okay though, but I thank God no complaining. I like also boiled maize it’s really yummy or roasted mmhh 😊 May God bless and protect Lexie when she goes back to school ❤ Stay blessed dear ❤️😍
Exactly my thought. Go in for it on our behalf. I think most of us are in to support you. Following we asked you to bless a family during Christmas and you to know of one who needs much more support. I am in for it
Greetings from malta i am just reading the comments about Christmas well first of all we know that jesus wasn't born on the 25th of December . What you did means what jesus wants us to do love each other ❤❤❤ good day
Please share how we can help improve their lifestyles however little, I'm sure this little can go a long way. It's sad if our neighbours do not have the privilege of basic needs. May God bless you abundantly nyamin Erick.
Hi Jael, for your carrots 🥕 get an ordinary plastic container that has a proper lid. Clean your carrots and peel them, in your container add some water and put your carrots in the container with the water and put your container in the fridge. Change the water as often as you use the carrots. That will keep them fresh and crunchy.
Hi Jael, I am in US and for many years went to college in states that have so much snow in December but many Americans who live in these states have fantastic Xmas celebrations indoors. There is of course a constraint on number of guests, but many American homes in these "cold winter states" have finished basements and attics which makes a an ordinary home have 3 floors (main house, basement and attic), plenty of room for guests. No outside barbecue though! Last year, I went to an American family friends house for Xmas and his basement was like a second house. He had a small gym, an office, a living room, two bedrooms a full bathroom and a stage for a band to play music, all in the basement! I know you mentioned you have friends here in the US. Have they mentioned basements? I find them really cool. Basements are however prohibited in States like California due to earthquakes.
Oh... I also thought you might enjoy this story about this African American woman that has relocated to Ghana after getting a free plot from the Ghanaian President (he set up a repat program with a path for citizenship for returning African Americans - this is just awesome!). She's built a beautiful 4bdrm hse for about 7million shs. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LX1eWsZ6QE0.html
It has been raining in Holland aswell!! I loved to see how many carrots you harvested. Have you made carrot pineapple cake already? Its sooo delicious!
You can safely store the carrots for upto 3 weeks in the fridge, perhaps longer if you wrap in cling films. We had rain on Christmas day and it continued upto 28th. 29th was first day we saw the blue skays again. It's OK on Christmas day but after that it lowers moods a little 😅. By the way maize can also be boiled in it's jacket. It keeps the kernels away from direct boiling water but l think our corner of the world love cooking everything in its jacket including sweet potatoes, pumpkins, groundnuts etc etc 😂😂❤
Hey Jael, I had promised to make bread with the recipe you shared. I bought all the ingredients but lost the recipe. Do you mind sharing it with me? My 14 year is the baker in the house..she's looking forward to making bread 😊
Hey jael, i love your channel so much. You inspire me so much as i really want to eventually have a village home of my own not the city. Am currently living in 🇬🇧 but my heart is home 🇰🇪. Each time i come i enjoy most being in the village our farm my granddads. I want to have my own just how to start and learn farming. I love your home… just beautiful n relaxing…. I am actually just wishing i was there 😢…. I love farm life been my dream future home
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Jael, you are on the right track. Research the origins of Christmas. Even if Christians and the whole world celebrate it, it is a pagan holiday. The Messiah was not born on Christmas day. What you are doing to help the less fortunate is more valuable and you will be blessed for it. Sending much love your way and may YAH continue to grant "shalom" to you and your precious daughter and all your family. I admire your way of life.
