by MAGNALIA | PLACES, REFLECTIONS
I saw a now famous American speak at a youth entrepreneurship summit years ago. I won’t soon forget it. A student stood up and told the speaker he wanted to “change the world” for the better, like that man, and he wanted advice. The older man sparked some laughter and...
by MAGNALIA | EVENTS, PLACES, REFLECTIONS
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so...
by MAGNALIA | PLACES, REFLECTIONS
One of my favorite quotes from Henry David Thoreau is about the connection between dreaming and doing. “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost: that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” Thoreau knew something about...
by MAGNALIA | PEOPLE, PLACES, REFLECTIONS
For almost 20 years, our Kubota 2250 and the bushhog that came with it has served us well. That was to be expected. We bought it from one of our good neighbors, which tends to mean good things when you are buying things — because what good neighbor would sell...
by MAGNALIA | PLACES, REFLECTIONS
In 2004, we traveled to Ecuador with our two oldest children to participate in a gospel-based humanitarian relief project – serving warm Christmas meals to children living in the dumps of Quito, the country’s capital city. It was a life-changing experience for all of...
by MAGNALIA | PLACES, PLANTS & ANIMALS
Every Homestead must have its official greeter and mascot. Here she is: Bella June, our black lab who inspired the Magnalia logo with her sense of wonderment, fidelity and delight in little things. She’ll be waiting for you when you come visit. : ) ...
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