As a new week in a New Year dawns may we all have courage and faith, like our three-year-old grandson John-Henry Pierson Van Eerden, who decided to do this. 😮 Reminding us that enjoying “the long view” requires courage and faith….
One of the (few) things we like about the co-ooold is the nightly Snuggle Fests with the sheep in the barn. They almost all want to cuddle. And their expressions, when they hear a shepherd’s voice! My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me....
In the 17th century, the English diarist and naval leader Samuel Pepys wrote this: Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody. Pepys was right. And it’s still true. We need to reclaim community tables. And toward that end, we are excited...
Here’s the view on a crisp winter day over Magnalia’s Walden Pond. One couple visiting had the idea and matched us to bring it to life. https://magnalia.betterworld.org/campaigns/magnalia-partner-projects-page Why? So thousands of guests here might know...
A beacon is regarded by many people as a symbol. But it’s more. If it does its job, it’s also functional in the way it warns and welcomes travelers. It’s inspirational, in that it can be a harbinger of hope. And it’s motivational, too: those who have been helped by a...
Our daughter Elizabeth has blessed us by helping to coordinate guest logistics at Magnalia. What a joy it has been to host people from near and far, carrying with them stories and points of view very different from our own: people of many colors, creeds and...
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