Marisa Becker

We admit it, we’ve been a bit fixated on shoes the last few days. Except for fashion considerations, most people don’t really think much about shoes & here in the islands perhaps even less than most other places. Here we feel like we’re being formal if our slippers (flip-flops) match. But we’re farmers too, so […]

Our recent experience with the very great & much appreciated charity of Craig R. & his donation of shoes & sock to the kids who visit Makanalani made us think about charity & what it means as a Christian. Of course Christians have always been known for their charity, following the example set by Jesus,

Makanalani recently hosted 9th graders from Young Life Oahu. We always have such fun with this group & this year we got a bonus. After the 9th graders, we we treated to a visit from Young Lives — teen moms & babies. This is a group of amazing young women. They were able to learn

Last summer around 4th of July weekend we found a wallet outside JoJo’s Shave Ice when we were down there working.  I was concerned about getting the wallet back as soon as possible to the owner so that he would not have a problem with ID and traveling back to the mainland, so I went

We’ve talked about Earth Day as a celebration of God’s creation in previous posts. We also found this article on crosswalk.com which we think is worth a read. It talks for four specific reasons that Christians should support Earth Day: We are called to connect to our neighbors. We are called to demonstrate our thankfulness. We

In keeping with our Earth Day theme, we found this excellent book that will help you Go Green, Save Green by Nancy Sleeth. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start on these things. Of course we recycle & turn off the lights when we’re not in the room, but what more can you do?

Of course for us here on the farm every day is Earth Day, but it is nice to have that one day a year when everyone thinks about the wonderful gift our earth is. This year it’s on April 16, so we thought in leading up to the day of celebration we’d give some insight

Angela Hoffman, a Certified Integral Coach will be holding a workshop on April 9 for women. It will be at the Kapa’a First Hawaiian Church from 10am to noon & only costs $20, but space is limited to 25 participants, so sign up now if you’re interested. The workshop will teach practical ways to gain personal power

No, we’re not going to fool you, but we thought it would be fun to trace some of the history of April Fools day. Did you know that the day can be traced back to Pope Gregory XIII? In 1582 he decreed the adoption of the Gregorian calendar which moved New Year’s Day from the

Thinking more about our role as Christian farmers & looking around the net, we came across Joel Salatin who describes himself as a “Christian-conservative-libertarian-environmentalist-lunatic-farmer.” Well, he pretty much had us there, so we wanted to find out more. What we found is this article from The Red Carpet. His words say a lot & much of