Long time no see! We missed you in April, but we’re back and happy to share some fun updates and introduce you to some new faces! April and May Groups From a day on the farm with a homeschool group, to a women’s tea party, to a 6th grade graduation party, we’ve definitely been keeping […]
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Where do we even begin?! March was an amazing month for us at Makanalani! We officially launched a few projects we’ve been working on for awhile and, of course, hosted Spring Break at the Kids House! Introducing, Our New Website! Clearly, you found our new site! Welcome! We can’t even begin to explain how excited
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OK, we know that people are not really angels… but sometimes someone comes so close that the word seems appropriate. One such person is Marty Burbank. This attorney has pledged a cool million dollars to put an entire class of kindergarten students, 26 students in all, all the way through college. For most of the
We all know that we are promised that the Lord will once again come to earth, but many of us wonder how will we know when this glorious time is nigh? As always, we can look to the Bible for the answer… & really, it’s been there all along from some our earliest Sunday school
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In the past the Bible has sometimes been used to justify the mistreatment of animals. We believe that this has always been a false interpretation & nothing godly. We submit this bit of verse from Proverbs 12:10 which says all that needs to be said about the care of our animal friends: The godly care
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There is so much wisdom & so much joy in the Bible. We love Psalms for its beautiful poetry & also as a starting point for prayer. When looking for verses that include animals, we found this passage, which eloquently encapsulates our humility before the Lord who supplies us with all the good things of
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The last couple of days we talked of Noah & his abiding faith, but perhaps no one in all the Bible was tested as Job was, & yet he remained steadfast through all his trials, always trusting in the Lord. The passages of Job give us some of our favorite verses about animals & for
Yesterday we talked about how God made all the animals, every one, the fish, the birds, the mammals, the insects & every other sort of creature. Today we would like to present a few other passages from Genesis that talk about animals. We left off yesterday with Genesis 1:25… just before the big moment when
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As you may know, we keep sheep at Makanalani. Being close to the earth & all the wonders that God has provided through nature is very precious to us. So what exactly does it mean to be a shepherd? It is, of course, caring for the physical needs of the sheep. Making sure they have
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Sometimes the best way to get closer to God is to get closer to nature. At Makanalani, we practice this daily in our farming activities, but it is also good to get out & see more of our beautiful island. If you are on Kauai, you are lucky in that the Sierra Club offers many
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