As a viewer for over 10 years, I have been bummed & missing more vlogs per week for awhile now but now I totally underatand!! Your happiness matters more, but know that we do miss you! ❤

Bonnie, please take the time you need to heal from the trauma that you and your family have been through. Your true friends /viewers will be here supporting, praying , and sending you all the love you need. I know from experience that the older your children become the more your life changes and it’s hard to let them go. Enjoy these last years with them being home. Sending you all my love. 💓

Bonnie, I’ll never be able to express to you how much you and your family truly changed my life. I’ve been watching your channel for gosh 10 years? Maybe a little bit longer? I’m 36 years old and my children are now ages 8, 13 and my oldest will be 18 in a week. Your family taught me so many values and skills that I had never seen before in my personal life or during my upbringing. Your family‘s cookbook is my most used cookbook ever lol. Even though you aren’t able to be as transparent as you once were, you are still impacting my life to this day. I thank you for that.

I would love to see an updated Q&A or something like that. Maybe it will invoke thought or spark some inspiration for you.

I also highly want to suggest therapy. It will help you in ways that you probably don’t realize right now. Talking about things helps you process. It sounds to me like you have depression and I hate to hear it because I do too. Last year, my sister-in-law, my husband’s sister took her own life. October 3, 2025. She left behind two beautiful daughters ages 11 months and a 3 1/2 year old. My husband and I took custody of those girls for several months until their biological father got his life together in order to raise them. We went through a very complicated and expensive court journey. So aside from grieving in the loss of my sister-in-law in such a gruesome manner, our family also went from being a family of five to a family of seven overnight. We lost upwards of $30,000 in court fees only for the Missouri court system to decide that they go back to their father who had a history of abuse and at the time of my sister-in-law’s death, he had a restraining order against him. It was a mess and now that it’s been a year I am just starting to process what happened. It does not happen immediately, and you will continue to process and grieve everything that has happened to you in the years to come.

So much love for you and your family. I can’t believe how big the kids are. They are just as wonderful and beautiful as I imagined they would be!

Bonnie you are my comfort creature! I just love hearing story’s from you. Your testimony. Your fun times with Joel! I literally would watch anything you make! ❤️ I’ve watched you since i was 18 you feel like a second mom to me! You’re truly a light on this app. ❤️❤️❤️

Hugs. You are not alone. Everyone is going through something. ❤

I’ve very proud of how much you’ve family has grown i grew up with you’re channel and I adore your family so much

As a viewer from the very start...you have nothing to worry about.  I'm just glad you are still willing to share pieces of your lives with us.  Your videos have always been a place of calm and recentering for me.  Stay true to you, and count your blessings.  Love and peace to you all!

Bonnie, we love you please do what makes you happy. If you choose to keep showing up here I would love to see you . I have been here for soo many years.

My family went through major changes and relationships were ended and changed. While our situations weren’t public like your family’s, I understand what you mean by saying years later, you’re coping. It’s been almost 15 years since the first major event, 9 since the last major event, and I still process it DAILY. It is HARD grieving living people and their decisions! ❤
I also have the feeling periodically where I’m telling myself, “I’m not unhappy but I’m not happy…..” and feeling in a limbo.
Thank you for sharing with us and please know you’re not alone ❤

What you are describing is the epitome of grief. We are forever changed by it and it takes years to find a new happiness amongst it all. There's no right or wrong really, but focusing on the happy things, as well as giving yourself grace to grieve and process the losses can only help xx

As much as I will miss you and your honesty, your family and everything about you, I support everything you choose to do! Whatever you need to do to find peace and happiness in your life, I support! I’m lucky I got to watch you for so long and your wonderful husband and kids.

Hi Bonnie! I am a silent viewer I have watched literally from the beginning with Ellie and Jarrod and honestly the whole family. This is the vlog this is the feel I think you’re remembering/missing. Life is hard for everyone and this is the relatability I think everyone craves right now. 💕 your family!

Sending love, gratitude, and support to you, Bonnie.

Hi beautiful  Bonnie , no matter how tough things get if you have Joel and your gorgeous children you have the world ❤ your family has been through so much in the last few years . Take time to just let things be ❤

I’ve been going back and rewatching some of your vlogs from the very begging and your vlogs have evolved in a beautiful way! Your kids have gotten older and your life has changed but no matter what we support you and miss you😊

Take time if you need it! You’re the only vlog I watch now because it’s real and relatable. I don’t care if it’s c,earning and cooking vlogs.

Oh Bonnie ❤ sending you lots of hugs and support from England ❤ we all love you and your lovely family ❤

I feel you. Baby steps everyday.

Bonnie I’ve been watching your channel since the beginning. Take the time for you. You have rest, heal and reset ! Love you ❤

Much love for you and your family, Bonnie.  God bless you.❤❤❤