08/09/2026
Green Acres wasn’t the Destination - it was a Doorway
We have an important update to share with all of you who have been following, praying, donating, and getting excited with us about bringing Maria and Linda home to their new sanctuary.
As many of you know, we had found a beautiful property on Green Acres Road in Colfax and were in escrow. We truly believed this might be the land.
But today, we unexpectedly fell out of escrow.
Some of you will naturally want to know what happened, and because we're committed to being transparent throughout this journey, here's the story.
During the purchase process, the property appraised at $480,000—far below the agreed purchase price of $639,000. The appraisal was affected by some unusual county records that classified the home as a one-bedroom duplex, which dramatically changed the comparable sales used to determine its value. Unfortunately, that appraisal made it impossible for our lender to finance the purchase as planned.
We all worked hard to find a solution and truly believed we would meet somewhere in the middle. In the end, however, we simply couldn't reach an agreement, and today escrow came to an end.
Of course, there is disappointment. We had already begun imagining Maria and Linda there, the horses settling in, and this next chapter of the work taking root. We'd even started planning all the details of the move!
But we also know something deeper.
Green Acres was not the destination. It was a doorway.
It showed us what is possible. It clarified exactly what this sanctuary needs. And perhaps most importantly, it brought this community together around a shared vision.
Our initial shock and disappointment quickly gave way to openness, curiosity, and renewed trust in what Spirit has in store. Our prayer has always been for the Most Benevolent Outcome, and we're already seeing signs that prayer is being answered.
Almost immediately, new possibilities began appearing.
In fact, another property has already emerged that may be an even better fit—more private, more land, no road or neighbor noise, beautiful space for the work and the horses, and possibilities we hadn't even imagined before. We're exploring it now with open hearts, careful eyes, and great anticipation.
So please don't lose hope. Keep dreaming with us. Keep praying with us. Keep holding the vision.
Your generosity—through your prayers, donations, encouragement, and offers to help—is still carrying us toward exactly the same destination: bringing Maria, Linda, the horses, and this sacred work to their forever home. Nothing about the vision has changed.
We just don't know the address yet.
Thank you for believing in this with us. Taanaashkadaa is so much bigger than any one property. Spirit has already shown us that when one door closes unexpectedly, another often opens in ways we never could have planned.
We'll keep you updated as new developments unfold—and, before long, we'll be sharing a new moving date.
