Christian Monday

Well, it’s Monday again… but we can’t really complain because we love what we do every day, & anyway farmers don’t get weekends off. Still, Monday has meaning for a lot of people who do work regular hours we know. Sunday, is, of course, our favorite time of the week, when we get to gather […]

Ride ‘Em Cowboy

We love music… all kinds of music… & we bet you do too. Lately we’ve been listening to Cody Johnson. It’s really cowboy fair for those of us who maybe never grew out of our dreams of riding the range. He hasn’t visited Hawaii yet, but we can hope… In the meanwhile, if you’re on […]

Gathering the Sheep — Doing What Farmers Do

Twice a year here at Makanalani we gather our flocks. During this time we tag & sort them as well as, yes, counting sheep. We wanted to share this bit of Makanalani as a working farm with you. And, because we can’t resist, a picture of the shepherds, as well as the sheep… or at […]

An Inspiring Video to Share

We all doubt… if not doubting God or the Love of Christ, we can doubt ourselves, others, our purpose in life. Things go wrong. They just do. There may be a lesson we need to learn, something we need to be reminded of, something that we’ve overlooked… Sometimes we just don’t know why, but it […]

Princeville Library Book Sale March 5

If you’ve read much of our blog, you know we love books… Alas, bookstores on Kauai are rare & far away from the North Shore — but the Princeville Library comes to the rescue a few times a year with their used book sale. Since it doesn’t happen all the time, we wanted to give […]

Nature & Religion at the National Tropical Botanical Garden

A while ago we had a few posts about Christianity & caring for the environment. At Makanalani, we have the blessed to be so close to nature, since we feel that being close to nature is being close to God. If you would like to know more about what other people are thinking on the topic […]

Play at Kilauea School

For those of you not familiar with our location on the north shore of Kauai, our closest town in Kilauea, so we love to hear about happenings there, especially when it’s something the kids are doing, so… We’re excited to tell you about a production by the Kilauea School Drama Club. They’ll be presenting the […]

Island School Gala Auction March 19

We recently talked about charter schools on Kauai. Well, we also have many wonderful private schools, & Island School is one of the best. Not only do they have a great academic reputation, but they are very good at helping get scholarships for worthy students, so their fundraisers are important events. On Saturday, March 19, at […]

Risen

Have you seen the movie Risen yet? Well, don’t feel bad if not… neither have we. Films don’t always arrive right away on our little island. Anyway, we’re sure that you’re as intrigued by this new movie about the resurrection of Christ as we are. The idea of telling the story through the eyes of […]

Charter Schools on Kauai

Our great experience with Kanuikapono Public Charter School made us wonder what other charter schools there are on Kauai, so we thought we would take a look. One of the things that we found in our research is the Kanuikapono is one of the highest rated. After our experience with this, this comes as no surprise. If you […]