The Kneady Homesteader

Welcome to The Kneady Homesteader!
I'm Heather ~ A Mom of 6, a widow who has joyfully remarried, a homesteader, bread baker, canner, gardener, chicken mom and a follower of Jesus. Here you will find laid back tutorials on how to make homemade bread, preserve food through canning and dehydrating, prep your pantry for life's emergencies, and live a faith-filled resilient life with joy and glory of the Lord as the center.

I also share heartfelt reflections on grief and healing after loss, and invite you to walk with me in both the joyful and the hard seasons of life.
Let's bake, can, grow, and walk in grace....together.

Topics I Cover:
Homemade Bread | Small batch canning | Pantry Prep | Homesteading | Food Preservation | Faith and Grief


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Sharing is caring and I have to share the good people of Kalkaska County as these neighbors to my north take real issue and a hard stand against the damage and potential harm that could be done by this facility. Spring-fed lakes. Michigan holds 6 quadrillion gallons of fresh water, that’s 21% of the world’s fresh water supply. We must protect it at ALL costs!

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“Grief isn’t proof of what I lost ~ it’s proof of what remains ~ a tether that ties me not in pain, but in presence and love.”
~Heather
Tonight I finished a three month, intensive Certification program to become a Trauma Informed Grief Coach. A calling the Lord laid on my heart 3 years ago. It was finding the right program, the right teacher, at just the right time. I cannot thank @blythelandrycoach and her team enough. I have met the most incredible human beings through her program and my life is forever changed. All glory to God who heals, redeems and restores. HalleluYah!🙌🏼❤️‍🩹

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In case you missed it, my Leftover Makeover Enchilada video is posted up here on YouTube for your viewing enjoyment! 😆👏🏼 Love you guys! 😁❤️

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Wanna hang out with me? While I save some pennies? 😆👏🏼

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Go check out ‪@BibleNerdMinistries‬ and Faith’s new book! I bought my own copy, she doesn’t know me. 😆 But I love her channel and she has taught me so much about studying scripture. So go check out her channel and tell her Kneady sent you! 🥰

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Mina and I would live to show you some of the fun Thanksgiving-themed gathering games we plan on playing with our family this holiday. Does your family play games when you get together?

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Shabbat Shalom and have a blessed Saturday!!!!

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3 months worth of work into my Grief Coaching Certification program along side the weeks of work for my Pantry Peace Workshop. So much of me pouring into these stacks of papers. This is your morning reminder that our God is so good and He has a purpose and a calling on your life. Nothing is out of order. Everything is divine timing and preparation. 🙏❤️‍🩹

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What an honor it is to be included in a lineup of absolutely incredible human beings. Go to @kalebhouse_official and make sure you register and save your seats now! I look forward to meeting so many of you. See you soon, Bear Nation! ❤️ #kalebhouse #refugerukus2026 #refugemedical #bearindependent #bearnation

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NEW VIDEO!!!!! Week 3 of our Pantry Peace Workshop series and this week, and our focus word is PRESERVE! So, if you have a few minutes to spend with me, I would love to talk to you about preservation and our pantry.

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