We hope Hideaway Point will be a place where people enjoy food and transfer their love and knowledge of it. The preparation and sharing of meals is a foundational part of who we are as a family and community.
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We bought this property so that lots of different people could experience a similar sense of restoration in a beautiful place. We named the largest house “the holiday house” with a cheeky nod to our favorite little vacation rental at Hot Water Beach.
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This is a story about the professor and his wife - Dr. Rick and Susan Goodgame. Written by Dr. Matthew Dacso, first published in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲.
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Hospitality is a multi billion dollar leisure and entertainment industry - fueled by consumer trends and a well oiled marketing machine. It is easy to forget that it is actually about making other people feel loved and welcome.
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We are well past the season of carrying squirmy babies and extra gear. On this trip I had the lightest pack. I am thankful for the gift of time that we got with these amazing humans. What a privilege it is to be a parent.
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Things are never as simple as they seem on the surface. This 2018 trip was the catalyst for the marriage breakdown that eventually prompted us to “hide away” in New Zealand. It is also the trip that prepared us to jump when we had the opportunity to buy Euchella Sports Lodge in 2020.
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Every year I spend a week serving as camp mum on Ponui Island. The pace and schedule of high school summer camp is not slow, but it’s where my brain slows down and I get the most clarity and direction.
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So much of my life and faith is linked to visual imagery. I can see and then feel the presence of God in the beauty of creation. There is almost no image that is more meaningful to me than the rock.
One of my favorite ways to “mark time” every year is by serving as the camp mum at a Scripture Union High School camp on a private sheep farming island in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf.
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When I was 17, I was searching for a life full of rich purpose and meaningful experiences. In 1997 I was introduced to an idea that changed the way that I thought about our world and my place in it.
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“Getting to the Point” is our Hideaway Point blog - and the place where we will share our larger vision for this special property in the Nantahala Gorge.
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