Fabulous Wedding Photography for a Christian Photographer

There are so many talented people on Kauai & so many who identify as Christian. We are truly blessed. One of those businesses that we just ran across is Dianne Reynolds Photography. She does fabulous wedding photography, plus portraits & more. Please enjoy a sample of her work here & check out her website for […]

Christian Music for Youth

There is so much fabulous music out there for everyone. Today we would like to introduce you to some of our favorites that are specifically targeted to youth. The first is a live performance by Lauren Dangle that we think addresses the angst that is part of growing up in an inspiration way. It’s called How […]

Beautiful Piano Music

We hope that you had a blessed Sunday with family & friends. Yesterday we told you about the Christian Music Daily channel on YouTube. We’ve really been enjoying the many options on this channel & we hope you are too. Okanokumo means “clouds on the hills” in Japanese. These beautiful pieces certainly reflect that & it’s […]

Books for Young Adults

If the children you know are an voracious as readers as the ones here, you are always looking for new & worthwhile books to keep them entertained (& we hope enlightened too!). We recently found these recommendations from Christianity Today & wanted to share them with you. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson is […]

After School at Hanalei Watershed Hui – Ahupua’a

We love the many after school programs that are offered for our young people here on Kauai & one of the best is the Hanalei Watershed Hui – Ahupua’a Explorations. It’s a place based watershed science and learning program. Upper elementary and junior high students explore aspects of natural and cultural resources of the Hanalei watershed. They […]

Hula at Crossroads Christian Fellowship

Hula is, of course, synonymous with Hawaii & there are many places on Kauai where you can enjoy wonderful dancing. One we just found out about is at Crossroads Christian Fellowship. They have hula every Thursday at 4pm… a great way to learn more about the art & to meet new people. So if you’re […]

Exercise & the Bible

As our regular readers know, one of the things we enjoy doing on this blog is researching what the Bible says about various subjects. Lately we’ve been thinking about exercise… perhaps because during Spring & Summer we get a little too much of it sometimes here on the farm. 😉 So what can we find […]

Do you Zumba?

We get plenty of good, healthy exercise here at Makanalani just taking care of the farm… but we all know that it is important to take care of our God given bodies & one fun way to do it is through Zumba. We think the idea of dancing your way to fitness is just, well, […]

A Theatre Internship Opportunity for Kauai Youth

The wonderful Hawaii Children’s Theatre has a new youth internship opportunity for this who have outgrown the Summer Stars program. This is for you who want to give back & help train other young actors. Youth in the program work one on one with the instructors & gain experience in their chose theatrical specialty. It’s a […]

Documentary About the Ancient Israelites

History is a subject of endless fascination to us, particularly the history of Christianity & the Bible. We recently came across this documentary about who wrote the Bible & the people of ancient Israel that we thought you might enjoy. It is a fascinating look about how we came to know God & how we […]