Koinania Valley Ranch Family Resort

09/12/2026

This post has been a long time coming. ❤️

As many of you know, we were ready to call it quits after the 2025 season. But when the time came to close the doors, we just didn’t have peace about it. So, we decided to stay open for another year and try to find a better balance between family life and the business.

We called it our “Year of Balance.”

We gave it our very best shot, but reality has shown us that balance just isn’t possible in this season of our life.

So, at the end of October 2026, we will officially be closing Koinania Valley Ranch.

It is bittersweet, to be sure.

We have been incredibly blessed to carry on my mom’s legacy for these past five years. What an honor it has been to welcome so many of you onto this little piece of heaven that meant so much to our family.

But I know that if my mom were still here, she would be encouraging us to put our family first. These years with our kids at home are going to be gone before we know it, and we know it’s time to make space for what God is calling us to in this next season.

We have met some amazing people along the way, and we will miss you all so much. I know Koinania Valley Ranch holds a special place in many of your hearts.❤️

We will continue to offer our shuttle service to Ozark Trail hikers, as that is much easier to fit into our schedule and allows us to still be a small part of the trail community.

To everyone who has stayed with us, returned year after year, shared memories with us, recommended us to friends, or simply supported our little ranch—we are so incredibly thankful.

If you’ve been thinking about squeezing in one last visit, we still have a couple of openings before we close. Just send me a message!

Thank you for being part of the Koinania story. It has been quite a chapter, and we will forever be grateful for it.

Now on to the next chapter. ❤️

07/16/2026

We are blown away by the way our guests have loved on us and our community during this time. You all are amazing and we are so very thankful for your generosity and care. It means the world to us! 💖

Here also are some photos of our new swimming hole. Another blessing amid tragedy.

07/15/2026

Jason took a video of driving our car to the rentals so you can see the current condition of our road. It is tougher than usual, but definitely passable by car.

Apart from seeing the community pull together in a mighty way, the other silver-lining is our swimming hole is now exponentially better. Deeper AND wider. 😁

07/15/2026

Thank you to everyone who has reached out to check on us. We are good and have not suffered near as much damage as many in our area. Our houses were situated high enough to have very minimal water come in.

We had guests arrive here the day before the flood and they sent us photos that they took. (I'm happy to say that once the water receded we were able to safely get them all out that afternoon.)
Here are those photos.

07/11/2026

This has been a crazy time today. I've never seen this much flooding here! We are safe, but without power. Thankfully, we have a generator and some wonderful friends brought us some more propane to keep it going.
Please pray for all the Rescue workers and everyone working hard during this flood as well as all the victims.
This video was from this morning. It has receded enough to carefully get out if you go slow.

06/06/2026

Color-coded categories for the movies to be more easily found and outside games organized and now have a home for everyone to enjoy!

06/06/2026

We finally got the DVDs categorized and all the games into the new DVD/Game room!

05/19/2026

Just a heads up everyone, we will be closed from May 23-31 for time for our family to have fun. If you call, text or email know that I will respond to everyone in the order that they are received after that time. Thanks for understanding!

05/05/2026

We have officially opened our calendar for 2027 reservations! So if you are planning a vacation, reunion or just a getaway, give us a call! We are open year round!

04/17/2026

OZARK TRAIL Shuttle Service

Hey everyone, we will be unavailable this weekend due to celebrating my nephews wedding. If you leave a message I will get back with you after the weekend. Thanks!