Have you recovered from your celebrations? Are the wrappings all cleared, the dishes done, the turkey sliced ready for those delicious sandwiches to come? We aren’t either… There is a certain reluctance to let go of Christmas. It is such a special day & like little children, we find ourselves pining for the day past […]
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May this day bring peace & love to you & your family as we celebrate the birth of Our Lord & Savior. Remember the humble beginnings of He who would save the world & reflect upon all of the blessings that we are given, not just today, but every day. It is a beautiful world
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All is peaceful here at Makanalani. Even on Kauai, we have a winter or sorts & it seems to calm the animals. Even the wind whispers quietly & the rain falls as a blessing upon us. As we enjoy our family & friends, we wonder what it must have been like for Mary on this, the
Earlier we gave you some suggestions for Keeping Christ in Christmas. If you missed them, you can catch up by clicking here. We love this subject, so we thought we’d give you a few more ideas. Bake a birthday cake for the baby Jesus. OK, everyone loves cake & sure we have plenty of sweets
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Art & children just seem to go together. Especially now that the holidays are upon us, since there is nothing more special than a hand made gift from a loved one. As you know if you read our blog, one of our favorite Hawaiian artists is the fantastically talented Patrick Ching. We ran across this
The Hawaii Community Foundation Giving Grove is a project of our friends at Malama Kauai, just down the road from Makanalani. It is part of the Hawaii Community Foundation, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. The Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) supports more than 700 charitable funds throughout the islands, & they have planted a
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We were honored to recently host Surfing the Nations Oahu at Makanalani. The group makes the trip to Kauai each Fall for about 10 days to serve our communities & churches. We are so grateful for their efforts for our island. The youth come from all over the USA as well as Sweden, Canada &
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[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text]One of the delightful things about living in Hawaii is the number of very talents musicians we have in the islands. Over the next few days, we’d like to share information about
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This year seems to be filled with joyful sing along events. Today we have another to share with you. This one takes place on Saturday, December 5 at Church of Pacific just down the road from Makanalani, & also on December 6 at St. Michael and All Angels Church in Lihue. Both events start at 7pm.
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October is National Farm to School Month. This program works to provide schools with fresh, healthy food from local producers. Of course, we at Makanalani think this is a wonderful idea. Our friends at Malama Kauai are celebrating with a Halloween Party Fundraiser & a big school garden installation at Kawaikini PCS in Lihu’e. You can
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