EP #36 - Jerry D. Miller: Getting Through the Hardest Days on the Homestead

In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast, Marlin sits down with his longtime friend and neighbor, Jerry Miller.

Jerry shares his life on the family farm in Holmes County, 173 acres that have been in his wife Gloria’s family since the late 1800s. He talks about raising five boys and now enjoying five grandchildren, milking 60–70 Jersey cows, and operating a certified organic, grass-fed dairy.

The conversation turns to the deep grief Jerry’s family has walked through. Jerry was the youngest of 11 children when his father died by suicide when Jerry was only four. He reflects on his mother’s strength and the way she never spoke harshly about his dad, protecting her children from bitterness.

Years later, Jerry and Gloria lost their oldest son Kevin in a farm accident at age 15. Jerry also shares the ongoing health challenges their daughter Lisa and son Micah face.

Through it all, Jerry emphasizes the power of community, the hands and feet of Jesus shown by neighbors who stepped in during their hardest days, and the importance of allowing God to deal with the roots of bitterness so that healing and fruitfulness can come.

He speaks honestly about the need for believers to move beyond simply believing to actively doing… serving, showing up, and carrying one another’s burdens in tangible ways.

This heartfelt conversation is filled with hard-won wisdom, deep faith, and a quiet call to live as true doers of the Word.

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