I love the real-life talks! I find much peace in them as I try to live out my own life with as much grace as I possibly can.
7 years ago | 3
I enjoy the Fouch-o-matic channel and the little house but this is the channel that speaks to my soul. Real and authentic. Would love to see more when you can. Love the idea of community.
7 years ago (edited) | 5
We so miss you Esther and your sweet hardworking family on the other family. Please come back
6 years ago | 31
I can only imagine how much your family has grown in changed in the time you have spent offline. I read a post (on FB or IG?) where you said that you weren't' really living the homestead life, and I think we are all okay with that. Just dropping in to let you know we all really appreciate what you contributed to the public; not just you, but your husband, and your kids too.
6 years ago | 8
I think I have watched every single video on your channel. You have been such an inspiration to me. I first watched one of your videos about a year ago and since then I have been inspired to follow your steps in being more aware of every aspect of my life. Finally after many month my husband agreed that a life of “off grid” or Self reliance “( I just call it living more aware and free) is the best decision for our family. We both disconnected from social media ( except for the occasional YouTube video) and we have slowly have been learning every skill we can muster until we are able to take the leap and find our “little house”. I so look forward to your skill of the month or your Thursday talks. Until then I will see ya on the impossible farm. 🙂
7 years ago (edited) | 1
I just found both your channels, and must say that you have been a balm to my soul. I miss you, but will find comfort is reading your book while I await your return.
6 years ago | 2
I love your talks and even if you only do one a year I am still a fan and find this channel worthwhile. 👍
7 years ago | 4
I for one really appreciate you and your family sharing part of your life with the rest of us. You and Nick have been inspirational. Looking forward to having you back sometime in the future.
6 years ago | 4
I look forward to a season in your life that affords you the time and opportunity to continue adding to this lovely community. Your insights and inspirations are missed. Until then, I wish you and your family much light and love.
4 years ago | 3
YouTube reminded me of you by showing a thumbnail. Your content helped me a lot in simplifying my life. I am now self employed and enjoy a free and simple life on my boat for some years now. Thank you for your part in that!
3 years ago | 3
I found this channel through your Fouch-o-matic channel. Originally I was searching for information about living in a yurt. I do enjoy your Thursday talks and I have to give credit to Nick and you for my biscuit and gravy skills! Thanks for sharing
7 years ago | 2
To be honest, just seeing others followign their heart is pretty powerful most of the time. You do what you do best. :D
7 years ago | 1
I'm new to your personal chanel, baking found you on fouch-o-matic. I admire your courage to walk away from your other life, to establish and grow in your new unchartered life. I look forward to reading your book next month, once I start my new adventure - retirement. Too old and tired to move off grid now. Sadly that wasn't really part of the possibilities when I was young enough. I will enjoy watching your family's journeys and will cheer you on in your succeses. I suspect that you will have patience and the fortitude to carry on when you have setbacks. Stay strong!
7 years ago | 1
Hi from Texas...my husband and I used to Love to watch you, we wish you were still on so we could watch your family grow up and also share your journey with all of us. Anyways we miss you and would love to see all of you. Godbless you.
6 years ago | 5
You do have a delightful way with words, a definite master of language :-) your dialogue resonates with My Soul. Happy thoughts from Alabama :-)
7 years ago | 3
It's always such great joy to hear you speaking. You have a great talent of sharing your words of encouragement and support to help others in such away that's inspiring!💓 Miss you' 🍃 and your words of insightfulnes. Come back soon.
7 years ago | 2
@NonSleeper_Occasional_Thinker
Thank-you for letting us journey with you on this incredible ride! Hugs from Canada!
7 years ago | 1
Got to thinking of y'all this past weekend (Homesteaders of America meet-up in Front Royal VA, I missed you were you intending to present again?) when at the Q&A a young family sought insights re: * self-build with children in tow. I managed to exchange emails with them in order to share your channel's URL re: wisdom of starting out in a yurt, also planning carefully around the land and its characteristics. Prayers that all is well with the wee ones and their cherished pa!
6 years ago | 1
Just a note to let you know, I still go back to your off-grid family channel and review videos. You are in our heart & mind frequently hoping you and your family are doing well. I know you are caring for family needs at this time and I look forward to when you can come back to making videos for you channels again as your experience is so valued and needed more now than ever. Wishing you & yours a properous & blessed year. Love from NE Washington State.
8 months ago (edited) | 0
I was researching your mom and came across your channel. Although I've watched a lot of the fouch videos, I didn't realize you had this channel. I wish you and Nick the best. It's hard to watch you and tons of other young homesteaders going through hardships and making mistakes that could be avoided if you had access to the experience of us oldtimers who have been there and done that and hopefully learned a thing or two. I grew up in the country where we produced all of our own food with the exception of flour and sugar. We didn't have an indoor toilet until I was about 13. I just wish I could share a lot of what I know with someone who wants to live a simpler lifestyle.
7 years ago | 1
Esther Emery
Hello from the Little House. This channel has been silent for almost a year. I left it in a shambles, the way you leave the house in the morning not realizing you're not going to come back. Today I did come back and I saw that there is some work to do!
The skill of the month thing that I had planned last year didn't work out. I just came up against all these real life limitations -- my time, my skill level in various things, and my ability to meet my own self-imposed deadlines.
But also I realized that one thing people really want from me is for me to be my very real, honest self. No more and no less.
Information and skills are very helpful, useful things. But also the Internet is DROWNING in them. What is also needed is the inspiration, and the calm and present "why," and also the connective tissue between skills and goals.
I haven't given up on making the skill-of-the-month club library of skills. If I can get a few more of those videos made and organized, I'll put them back up in some way that makes sense and is available to all of you. But I can't rush that. My "Impossible Farm" needs to be actually working before I do that.
In the meantime, I'm going to let this channel be a place for hanging out and talking about things. Little things, ordinary things, and things that matter.
I don't know that there are a lot of people who need that. But maybe there are. And I am absolutely sure that there are a few. If you are one of them today, you are welcome here.
I promise to be here as my real, honest self. No more and no less. And I'll do my very best to show up on Thursdays. :)
With love from the Little House,
Esther
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