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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Here’s an excerpt from yesterday’s inbox, commenting on the Venture Academy Lecture Series:

My husband is really enjoying the Venture Training Videos . . .  such wonderful information as we work to try to transition someday to him working on his own.

Thank you for such wonderful videos that continue to inspire us and point us to our Savior.

                                              — Kristi G.

Let us know what you think!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Have you ever wanted to let others know about how our films have encouraged or entertained you? Feel free to take advantage of our new Review Feature on our product pages. It’s a great way to help others learn more about each of our titles, and let us know how we can better serve you in the future.

Small Businesses Inspired by ‘Family Works’

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

We’ve been getting lots of positive feedback on our most recent film, Family Works: Inspiring Profiles of Family Business. We received this encouraging note in our inbox earlier today:

I just wanted to write a quick note and tell you how much I have enjoyed your newest title “Family Works”. It has been a great source of information and encouragement to my family and I. It was great to see profiles of other businesses that share the same beliefs we do, as well as learn how to better our business. I’m looking forward to future installments of “Family Works”!

Sincerely,
Molly P.

Keep your eyes peeled for Family Works Volume II in late-summer!

 

Top Training Now Online

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

We’re happy to report that our co-collaborator on the Venture Academy entrepreneurial training program, Wade Myers, has been readying the Venture Academy for online delivery at his New Venture Lab website.  You can review this exciting new way of accessing the Venture Academy material here:  http://www.ventureacademyonline.com.

Here’s a testimonial from that site:

“I learned more from the Venture Academy than I did in my $35k MBA program. My family worked through the videos together and much of it applied to our publishing business and our training ministry. We’ve come a long way since just last year.”

— Chris J.

We’ve also taken many of the core lectures and made them available in the new Venture Academy Lecture Series.  And what we’re calling the prequel to the Venture Academy, the first installment in our Family Works Series (also hosted by Wade Myers) is available now.

We’re very pleased to have partnered with Mr. Myers to provide these outstanding entrepreneurial training materials.  We pray they’re a great benefit to you and your family.

Feedback on Family Works

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Feedback is starting to come in on our newest title, “Family Works:  Inspiring Profiles of Family Business”.
This one arrived this morning:

This is a great show and I believe is perfect for the times that we are in. I believe it will encourage families in faith toward starting a new business. And I love the stories of these entrepreneurs who share their faith in God.

From Today’s Email…

Friday, June 4, 2010

We really do appreciate the encouraging notes that come our way.  Here’s one from Deborah M. today:

Thank you for such wonderful programs!  I just purchased Homestead Blessings’  The Art of Quilting.  We now have the entire 10 DVD series.  My three daughters and I really enjoy watching the West ladies work together and they have encouraged us in so many ways!  We have made our own butter, bread, skirts, grown herbs and can’t wait for some quilting tips!!  In a time when so much on television and in the movies is NOT family friendly, your productions are!  Again,  thank you for offering God and family honoring programs….. I wonder what the Wests’ could possibly come up with next…...

Deborah, please stand by for an answer to your question about what’s next in the Homestead Blessings Series; that’s under wraps for now.  We can, however, tell you that we’ll be back in production with them this summer, and we’re planning on having another new title available soon.  Thanks for your kind words!

From Today’s (e)mail Bag

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Tammy M. sent us this note today:

Blessings to you and Franklin Springs Media!  We all anxiously await any and all new videos from you. Our all time favorite is still A Journey Home. Would love to see a follow up film on their ventures as I know several other people would too.

Tammy, we’d love to do a follow up film on the Waller family.  They’re still traveling back and forth to Israel.  Perhaps one of these days we’ll have the opportunity to return to Israel and provide a filmed update on their family journey.  We enjoy connecting with Tommy and the family whenever they’re stateside.

If you haven’t yet seen it, we invite you to experience the special story of the Tommy Waller family…

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.

From Today’s Inbox

Saturday, March 6, 2010

I love these DVD’s!  We just received The Art of Sewing and it is wonderful.  This was such a great idea to film these ladies.  They are great.  My three year old loves CeCe. We have all of these except the dairy one and hope you have more in the series.  These are great for everyone. Especially people who are unable to live the homesteading lifestyle at the moment, they can watch these and live it vicariously.  Thanks again for all your hard work on these DVD’s.  May the Lord Bless you.

Difficult Decision

Thursday, February 25, 2010

There were numerous excellent entries to our Homestead Blessings “What Have They Meant to You?” contest.  After reading the many nice tributes to the West Ladies, we wish we could reward everyone who entered with a complimentary DVD.  But then it would be a giveaway, not a contest. : )

Here are the winning entries:

ADULT

I only discovered Homestead Blessings this past winter.  Already, the West Ladies are such a blessing to our family.  As a new homesteading family, we have enjoyed learning new skills to help us reach our goals of getting back to simplicity.  In fact, we’ve used The Art of Gardening video to supplement our homeschool Agriscience course.  We’ve already implemented some of the new skills and have built a compost bin.  As well, we have begun saving our kitchen scraps to use for our spring compost pile.  I just love that we can watch the videos again to reinforce our newly learned skills.

As a mother, I sometimes just watch The West Ladies for encouragement.  In this age, when so many hearts are turned away from the home, I find comfort in knowing there are others out there who still cherish and desire to the nurture the home.  The West Ladies are kindred spirits who encourage me as a Keeper at Home.  I am so thankful to have discovered them, and even my husband is so pleased to own a series of DVDs that supports the values that we hold dear.

                                                                    - Delinda B.

YOUTH

We had to award two in this category…

Without a doubt we have most benefited from the West Ladies in the matter of inspiration. We already made bread and gardened, but they inspired us to go “above and beyond the Call of Duty”.

As we watch them make everything beautiful we are inspired to do likewise. We always made bread, but they made it lovely. They made gorgeous sweet rolls and pizza crusts.

The movies are filmed so well and the dialouge is so clear, we felt like we were right there with them. When we finish each movie we always go try to make our own “Homestead Blessings”!

                                                                      - Jessica P, age 16

Clean clothes were already on our clothesline, but thanks to the charming West ladies, we’ve been inspired to increase our homesteading skills, right here in the city!

The West ladies do a wonderful job giving easy-to-follow instructions, and are really fun to watch! Since seeing their DVDs, I have dipped nine lovely beeswax candles, and I hope to make a bunch more! I have baked every recipe on “The Art of Bread-making”, and we have loved them all! Their recipes for bread, meal-in-a-loaf, pizza, and cinnamon rolls have become favorites. 
                                                                       
After watching “The Art of Canning”, my mom and I felt confident to do some ourselves. We canned several jars of peach jelly and we hope to do more this summer. We will soon be experimenting with their idea of planting potatoes without dirt; I’m eager to see how that goes. I have not learned how to make soap yet, but this is something I really want to do soon. 
I have been thankful to learn useful skills which help me as I seek to serve God, my family, our church, guests in our home, and as I prepare to be a homemaker. As Mrs. West says, “It’s a blessing!” and we agree!

                                                                      - Mary Pate H., age 12

CHILD

I really like the West Ladies videos.  They are packed with great ideas and good recipes.  I have made their pizza sticks and also cinnamon rolls.  This summer we plan to try their potato planting idea.  The videos are very fun to watch because they are a good encouragement for my family.  Another thing I like about the DVDs is some of them have songs that the West Ladies have written.

                                                                        - Julia P., age 8

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who sent the many thoughtful entries.  The Art of Sewing releases next week.