Unless the Lord build the house…

The “New” Joseph House  As one of the top builders in the world, Habitat for Humanity knows a thing or two about building houses–the most important being that if the people who are going to live in it help build it they will live in it with greater dignity and appreciation. Why should people with intellectual…

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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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