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Here’s a special deal in honor of Sanctity of Life Month, offered exclusively to our Facebook and blog readers! Until February 4th, use coupon code FBFHB7 to take $7 off of our encouraging film A Full House of Blessing: The Inspiring Story of the Nicklas Family, hosted by acclaimed author and speaker Joni Eareckson Tada. Watch the trailer and read more about the film here.
Happily for her, it worked. Crisis solved.
Be on the lookout tomorrow for the DVD/Blu-Ray release of “Courageous”, the latest film from Alex and Stephen Kendrick and Sherwood Pictures. The film surpassed their last picture (“Fireproof”) at the box office; we wish them the best of success in reaching many homes with the vital message of “Courageous”.
We just put the finishing touches on a project with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute in Washington, D.C., who asked us to produce a music video for the song “Just May Be” by Karyn Williams.
The very talented Karyn (who just signed with Inpop Records) has a remarkable story: the daughter of Orlando Magic Sr. Vice President Pat Williams, she grew up in a family that eventually adopted fourteen children from around the world.
CCAI (www.ccainstitute.org) is a bi-partisan organization advocating for children in need of families around the globe. We traveled to Uganda with them and U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu on an unforgettable trip a few years ago to visit orphanages in that part of Africa.
Karyn’s “Just May Be” is a stirring call to action. We’re happy to have partnered with her and CCAI for this project.
We’re now glad to be sharing them with people across the globe:
I just wanted to let you know that the DVD’s I ordered have arrived here today in Australia and I can’t wait to watch them.
I now have quite a few of your DVD’s including the full Homestead Blessings series. The DVD’s have bought such joy to me and especially with the Homestead Blessings series I have gained numerous skills. For Christmas my family and friends received handmade gifts that I learnt from the West ladies.Thank you so much.
Melissa S.
The course wound through scenery that included distinctive architecture…
The event was marked by abundant Southern hospitality, along with revelry related to the event’s moniker…
We stood at the finishing chutes and watched person after person completing the equivalent of their Tebow-esque 316 (3:16) yard, first-play-of-overtime touchdown pass (another highlight of the weekend!). The tone and atmosphere at these road races is nothing other than triumphant. To watch people succeed at achieving their goal of finishing strong - or finishing at all - is truly inspiring. To share it with family is especially rich…
The Old Schoolhouse magazine will be publishing a review of the Homestead Blessings Collection, Volume 2 in their March issue. Here’s part of what they’ll be saying:
“With these DVDs, you too can learn about growing herbs, gardening, and canning while enjoying some homespun hospitality and southern charm with Vicki, Jasmine, Hannah, and CeCe West, a delightful mother/daughter(s) team from Tennessee.”
“Their obvious love for family and home is truly a blessing.”
“The DVDs are well worth the money for what you get—a storehouse of knowledge and practical skills that can be used for a lifetime. Priceless.”
“I already own and have enjoyed the Homestead Blessings Collection: Volume 1 covering bread baking, candle making, and soap making. Now I am thrilled to have Volume 2 on my shelf as well as a resource that I can use over and over again. Highly recommended!”
To that end, we want to share 14:00 minutes with you.
A few years ago, we were producing a television series with Joni Eareckson Tada. Joni asked us to do an episode entitled “When Disability Hits Home”, featuring her friends Charles Colson and R.C. Sproul, both “titans of the faith” who are grandparents of children with disabilities. This assignment took us to Washington, D.C., coastal Massachusetts, Orlando, and yes, to southwest Virginia, to the home of R.C. Jr. and Denise Sproul.
Here is a link to that episode. The segment on the Sprouls begins at about 14:00 minutes (although you may also be encouraged by the Colsons in the first half of the episode).
http://www.joniandfriends.org/television/when-disability-hits-home/
The Sprouls are, simply, an encouragement to those of us who hope to walk well when we face life’s inevitable hardships. Our friend Mickey Sobeski (the father of Hannah, whose story we’re preparing to tell in a feature film) says often that we all need to be prepared for life’s storms - that Hannah was prepared for the storm she faced.
We are saddened by the loss of Denise. But we are encouraged by her, and by her family. We hope the words of R.C., R.C. Jr., and Denise Sproul in this short television segment might help strengthen each of us today.
Make any purchase at our online store through Monday night and receive the Eden String Quartet DVD free (with free shipping). Use coupon code esqgift-freeship at checkout. Merry Christmas!
