Franklin Springs Family Media

Five Years Later

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

March 31st will mark the five year anniversary of the death of Terri Schiavo.

While the subject matter of our films is generally of an encouraging and uplifting nature, we are very happy to have had the opportunity to have told The Terri Schiavo Story through a collaboration with Joni Eareckson Tada, who serves as the film’s host.  While the topic is, yes, difficult, we believe that it’s critically important that families know the facts surrounding Terri’s life and death.  The film helps equip viewers with pertinent perspectives related to the battle on behalf of the sanctity of life.  And ultimately the film celebrates the value of life, and the valor of those who fight in its defense.  The film earned the Jubilee Award at last year’s San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, and if you haven’t already, we hope your family will add this film to your DVD library.

We’re running at special through the end of this month, making the film available for $10.95 through March 31st.

Watch a trailer for The Terri Schiavo Story, then order, and in so doing, we hope your family will stand stronger in the defense of life.

The Big Bash

Sunday, March 7, 2010

A 16th birthday party Friday night for a special young lady was cause for great excitement, especially for certain younger family and friends, who thoroughly enjoyed the festivities - as long as they could…

Outdoors Again

Monday, March 1, 2010

The weather is finally breaking, and the warmth of yesterday’s sun beckoned two six year old cousins to venture outdoors…

Sure, they enjoyed the atypical number of sledding days this year, but enough’s enough…

There may be a few more flurries before this Winter is behind us, but these two know that Summer’s comin’...

She Saw Something Special

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

A few years ago, she learned about a special young man as she watched a film entitled A Journey Home.

One thing led to another, and yesterday she and her leading man brought by their beautiful baby girl…

Congratulations to the happy young couple!

Many Hands…

Thursday, February 11, 2010

...make light work.

Well, lighter work.

Our winters in Tennessee are generally relatively mild.  We’ll remember 2010 differently…

Goodbye, Friend

Monday, February 1, 2010

He wrote the first music for Franklin Springs, and he wrote the most recent.  And now he’s gone home to his eternal reward.

Tom Howard, our longtime friend and frequent collaborator, died of a massive heart attack on Friday while on a walk with his wife, Dori.

We expected to awake today to great excitement at the prospect of releasing our George Washington Carver film, for which Tom wrote the music (see our blog post ofJanuary 20).  Now, as we look ahead to his funeral on Wednesday, we wrestle with the loss of a friend who contributed so much to our work.

In addition to the Carver score, Tom wrote our music for A Journey Home, The Stonewall Jackson Story, and An American Adventure (the Jimmy Gentry film).  For our films that are more story-oriented, there was never much question as to where we would turn.  While Tom was widely regarded as one of the very brightest talents in Nashville, we had the benefit of a longstanding friendship and working relationship that started twenty years ago in Los Angeles.  We were fortunate to have Tom involved in our projects, and we knew it.

Our sadness is tempered, however, by the knowledge that Tom’s life and artistry touched so many people.  Read more at the following Facebook page:  In Memory of Tom Howard. 

If you are among the people whose lives have been impacted by A Journey Home, it’s likely you’ll remember fondly Tom’s incredible musical contribution to that film.  We’ll always treasure what he brought to A Journey Home (and the other films). 

Here’s the closing music from A Journey Home:

We’re better for having known you, Tom.  The heavenly anthem is that much more melodic now that you’re home…

The Headmaster

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Carson Sensing takes seriously his role in the education of his children.

He recently took his two oldest, Elizabeth and Wil, to the Olde World to show them firsthand the sites where centuries ago, brave men and women stood courageously for the faith.  Their stand would ultimately play a key role in helping to give birth to the vision of the New World.

At Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland, the Sensings and a group of friends listened to Dr. Joe Morecraft describe the covenanters courage in the face of tyranny and oppression.

They stood at the gates of The Covenanters’ Prison in the Greyfriars Churchyard, where many of the covenanters lost their lives…

Thank you, Mr. Sensing, for inspiring others by the way in which you serve your family.

RC, Jr. on Nathan Clark George

Thursday, January 14, 2010

In his “Kingdom Notes” email yesterday, RC Sproul, Jr. had this to say about the uniquely talented Nathan Clark George:

As always, the music of Nathan Clark George is the very soundtrack of my life. As he sings I remember the grace of God, and the beauty of the life God has given to me and my family.  

Watch the trailer from our Nathan Clark George Pull Up a Chair DVD here:

Early On One Frosty Mornin’...

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

...a little lady bundled up and headed into the village of Franklin.

But it was, as the song says, a chilly Southern morning.  So she turned to an old favorite…

Merridee’s on a cold Franklin morning.  Never fails…

Crossing the Creek

Monday, January 11, 2010

We shared this shot of the creek up the street in a post earlier this year.

Here’s what it looked like as we drove through yesterday afternoon.

We don’t have to go this way to get to Franklin.  But after years of sitting in Los Angeles freeway traffic, we choose this route more often than not.