We had visions of building a barn, first. But, in the months since, we’ve learned more about the principle we’ve had preached to us, which we’ve then preached to others (mostly our kids). First things first. Because before you build a barn, there are things to do....
July 4 of 2022 at the Homestead was an Independence Day to Remember for many reasons. We can eat and watch fireworks at a myriad of places. But to celebrate the American Ideals intentionally — and in community, with a throng of grateful people — is a...
Growing up as a boy, some of my favorite memories came from times with my Grandpa. Gramps VE was a hard-working, kind man. A proud Dutchman and a grateful American, he was a “draftsman” by trade, helping to engineer projects (including bridges) for a firm called...
One of our crazy sons Johnny Van Eerden was playing daredevil recently as the sun set at a local park. His mother did not like the photos. But it wasn’t as bad as it looks, I assured his mother: Because he’s got a very good hold on that ancient metamorphic quartzite....
We know the days are waning when we still can walk my way through the densest sections of our forest – with the trees and bushes nearly leafless and the thorn briars less resilient (and with no worry of creatures underfoot). The ripping thorns and the twist of vines...
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