The Road To Magnalia
Snapshots of a Homesteader’s LifeSnapshots
On Floating Lanterns and a Hot Dog Truck
Jul 8, 2022 | EVENTS & PLACES, FAMILY & PEOPLE
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...
Gramps Said “A Little Dirt Ain’t Hurt Nobody”
Jun 20, 2022 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
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...
Holding on to Ancient Stones and Walking Ancient Paths
Jun 2, 2022 | HOMESTEAD LESSONS
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...
An Independence Day to Remember
May 27, 2022 | EVENTS & PLACES
This Memorial Day Weekend, Make Plans for Independence Day! As every patriot knows, and as Memorial Day reminds us, FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. So mark...
Babette’s Feast
Mar 11, 2022 | EVENTS & PLACES
From a fictional fjord community in Norway in 1871 to present-day North Carolina (and the world over), Isak Denison’s classic short story called...
Walking a Tangled Wood, Into a Painting Worth a Thousand Words
Mar 2, 2022 | HOMESTEAD LESSONS
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...
No Table Is Set Without a Team
Feb 5, 2022 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
After another special community dinner last week, celebrating the work of Mount Jubilee Ministries with guests from nearby and from as far away as...
Forged In Fire: Our Local Village Blacksmith Wins the Prize
Jan 6, 2022 | EVENTS & PLACES, FAMILY & PEOPLE
On episode 200 of History Channel's #ForgedInFire this week our friend, Chris Moss (fellow churchman at Christ Covenant Church Greensboro, NC...
A New Year’s Toast to Creating Community, Together
Dec 31, 2021 | HOMESTEAD LESSONS
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....
Christmas Auction Raises $8,200 for Jubilee Barn Art Studio
Dec 23, 2021 | HOMESTEAD LESSONS
Thanks to encouragement from many of you, our Magnalia Elves and generous donors worked together to help create community and make some gift-giving...
The Magnalia Homestead Christmas Auction is Now Live!
Dec 17, 2021 | HOMESTEAD LESSONS
Thanks to the encouragement of many of you, our Magnalia Elves (all of whom sport big, warm smiles and give lots of hugs) are happy to announce that...
After a Weekend with Babette
Dec 16, 2021 | EVENTS & PLACES, HOMESTEAD LESSONS
This past weekend we had the joy of hosting a Babette’s Feast at the Homestead. From a fictional fjord community in Norway in 1871 to present-day...
An Independence Day to Remember!
May 31, 2021 | EVENTS & PLACES
As we're reminded every Memorial Day, FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. So on this hallowed day, we invite you to mark your calendars to celebrate Independence...
The American Crisis
Dec 2, 2020 | EVENTS & PLACES
We're hosting an Adler Roundtable at the Homestead tonight, with high schoolers coming to discuss the U.S. Constitution. In reading the document...
Ratatouille
Jul 30, 2020 | EVENTS & PLACES
Family Movie Night Under the Stars, featuring RATATOUILLE! Join other families with your picnic blankets and lawn chairs under the summer evening...
Jefferson’s Monticello
Jul 16, 2020 | EVENTS & PLACES
We're still caught up in the afterglow of an amazing day yesterday at Jefferson's #Monticello, which captures so much of the character, brilliance...
A Homestead Fourth of July
Jul 4, 2020 | EVENTS & PLACES
Come one, come all: shed some sweat and join us in a merry protest in support of our great nation at the Homestead, from 6-10PM tonight. Don't be on...
Blessings Circling ‘Round
May 14, 2021 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
In 2004, we traveled to Ecuador with our two oldest children to participate in a gospel-based humanitarian relief project – serving warm Christmas...
Edison the Builder
May 5, 2021 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
He can be very patient, and very impatient. It depends on the day. Lol But when things "click" together, whether it's puzzle pieces or a model...
Start ’em Young!
Oct 24, 2020 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
Equal opportunity farming lessons on our WW2 (steel rations era) tractor at the Homestead this morning, with the precious grandkids of our USMC...
Patriotic Country Boys
Jun 29, 2020 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
Gotta love some good ol' patriotic country boys having fun. 🙂 I needed the sight of this tonight! Barefoot in the field, playing spike ball under a...
Sand in the Britches?
May 13, 2020 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
Li'l Mr. Sandman has no concerns when at the beach about sand in the pants and other such trivial things. It's just, well, ALL JOY. He reminds us,...
When Lumber Gets Expensive
May 22, 2021 | HOMESTEAD LESSONS
What happens when the cost of building an important building runs out of control? Well. Sometimes, you have to cancel your building project, no...
First It Gets Ugly
May 6, 2021 | HOMESTEAD LESSONS
My grandpa used to say that "sometimes things need to get ugly before they can be made beautiful." So, it is with clearing a pasture. Dirt, and root...
The Right Tools Help
May 6, 2021 | HOMESTEAD LESSONS
So grateful for friends who have the right tools for the right jobs. Also makes us appreciate those who did this work in generations past, without...
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