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Friday, May 28, 2010

On our way to a conference in North Carolina, we traveled from Nashville through Asheville. 

Far from the spiraling ticket prices and salaries of the major leagues, there’s something very refreshing about a night of Single A minor league baseball…

The Art of Quilting - Now Shipping

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

NEW RELEASE NOW SHIPPING Homestead Blessings ‘The Art of Quilting’ Join The West Ladies—Vicki, Jasmine, Hannah, and Cecilia—in ‘The Art of Quilting’. This fun and helpful DVD teaches a host of rewarding quilting skills and techniques. Develop your understanding of quilting with the much-loved, practical teaching The West Ladies are known for, and apply helpful skills to your home as you make fun and beautiful quilting creations. Learn more and order now. Watch a preview of  ‘The Art of Quilting’: Watch the Trailer for ‘The Art of Quilting’ Buy at a Discounted Price and Create Your Own Pack You can purchase ‘The Art of Quilting’ for a limited time for just $15.95. Additionally, if you buy ‘The Art of Quilting’ at the discounted price you can also purchase additional Homestead Blessings DVDs for just $13.00 and create your own custom Homestead Blessings pack. Buy ‘The Art of Quilting’ and create your own custom pack with any combination that interests you from the entire Homestead Blessings Series—including bread making, candle making, soap making, canning, gardening, herbs, cooking, dairy, and sewing. These films provide valuable, real-world skills that will encourage people of all ages and aid in many homemaking endeavors. Learn More and Purchase Now “We love Homestead Blessings. Each film is produced so well, and the instruction is helpful and inspiring.  My daughters and I are learning so much from the West Ladies! Thank you!” - Des Moines, IA The Ultimate Way to Save on Homestead Blessings Homestead Blessings Ten Pack 10 DVDs for just $99 - Includes ‘The Art of Quilting’ Vicki, Jasmine, Hannah, and Cecilia West are back with their newly expanded ten-DVD instructional series—a fun-filled collection of homemaking skills presented in an educational and entertaining ten DVD set. And, for a limited time only, purchase Homestead Blessings: The Complete 10-Pack for only $99. That’s 50% off the retail price! The Pack includes The Art of quilting, sewing, bread-making, cooking, gardening, herbs, candle-making, dairy, soap-making, and gardening.   Watch a preview of the series: Watch the Homestead Blessings Series Trailer Purchase ‘Homestead Blessings: The Complete 10-Pack’ for $99

 

Africa Post #1

Monday, May 24, 2010

The real posts about Africa won’t start until later this year.  We’ll be sharing more about exciting developments there as the year progresses.

But we had an excellent tune-up last weekend, participating in Ellie’s Run For Africa - a 5K race that allocates proceeds toward important development initiatives in Kenya.  Ellie’s Run was started six years ago by then 10 year old Ellie Ambrose.  Now 16, her efforts have raised significant money to help the most needy in the slums of Kiberia.

After parents and older siblings labored through the 5K, the real fun began:  the kids’ one mile fun run.

The festivities were designed to give participants a real taste of Africa…

Kudos to Ellie for accomplishing so much Kingdom good at such a young age. 

Stay tuned for more about Africa…

CBN on GWC

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Here’s a new blog post on CBN about George Washington Carver and our new film on the life of this American hero:

Read the blog post here.

The Prequel

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

In many respects, our new film about family businesses is a prequel to The Venture Academy Entrepreneur Training Series.

The film examines the challenges and rewards of family-run businesses.  Today we gathered at the idyllic Lyric Springs Retreat Center above Leipers Fork to shoot Wade Myers’ host segments…

The make-up assistant doubled as a stand-in…

We were able to pull Mr. Myers away from his initial encounter with an iPad…

And we’ve had a rewarding day of shooting with our highly knowledgeable and inspiring host…

This exciting new film will be available in mid June.

That Was Easy

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Rachel Taylor signed up for the free giveaway at our display in Nashville; her Homestead Blessings Gift Pack is being put in the mail today…

Congratulations, Rachel.  Enjoy!

Voddie in Franklin

Monday, May 17, 2010

Dr. Voddie Baucham, Jr.,  narrator of George Washington Carver:  An Uncommon Way, will be speaking in Franklin this Saturday May 22nd.  This event, organized by our friend Julian Head, is sure to be an excellent opportunity for fathers and sons…

In Our Own Backyard

Friday, May 14, 2010

While on the conference trail our travels take us from North Carolina to Los Angeles, and many locations in between. This weekend we find ourselves in our own backyard exhibiting at a conference in Nashville. We are pleased to be a part of this conference… so close to home.

On The Air with GWC

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Here’s a radio interview about George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Way that aired recently on “Christian News Weekly:”

What’s In A Name?

Monday, May 10, 2010

The CNN headline said it best a few days ago:  The Volunteer State Lives Up To Its Name.

What’s now being called a 500 or 1,000 year flood ravaged the Nashville area May 1st and 2nd.  But what’s emerged as the heart of the story has been the response of Tennesseans. 

This weekend, countless numbers of volunteers fanned out across the area, helping friends, families - and strangers.  As ferocious as the storm’s torrent was, the subsequent outpouring of generosity and compassion has been stronger.

One of the many casualties of a flood of this magnitude is fences.  Here’s a portion of fencing that fared fairly well, but the accumulation of debris from flood waters rendered many fences beyond repair.

The cleanup involves lots of hauling away…

For farms that rely on livestock for part or all of their livelihood, fencing is critical…

On one farm in Centerville, a group of volunteers got after it…

They measured twice and cut once…

They threw everything they could at the cleanup effort…

It was a multi-generational effort…

Gardens that were washed away got replanted…

And by the end of the day, one of countless damaged homesteads had benefited from the good-spirited contribution of Tennessee Volunteers…