Frat house to Barnabas House: Not as scary as it sounds

Zach Pace, RA of Barnabas House “Hey Zach,” I said as I passed Barnabas House yesterday evening on my way to Martha House.  “I need to come over in the morning and get a picture of you and your guys.  I want to do a profile on you for the blog.” “Cool,” he said. We…

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With St. Francis in the Fields

Rejoicing in the beauty of the world Yesterday afternoon Fr. John Williams, aka Rebekah’s dad, came out to the Ranch for our annual Blessing of the Animals. People were pretty tired from haying in the morning, but a good contingent trooped off in seach of those creatures great and small for whom Down Home Ranch is…

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Praise on the Porch

Thursday evening we heard music coming from across the Village in the direction of Barnabas House, so we drove down to see what was going on.   Rebekah was in the front yard with her prayer flags, and Charles and a gaggle of Ranchers with guitars were holding forth on the front porch.  Diana was…

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