When Calls The Heart: It Begins With Heart

Looking for something that the entire family can watch that has a great lesson, keeps to moral integrity and is a fun way to spend the evening as a family? Then look no further than When Calls the Heart, a series based on the novel by Janette Oke and produced by Michael Landon Jr. for the Hallmark Channel. Now in its third season, this series follows the life of Elizabeth Thatcher, a school teacher for Hope Valley that leaves her life in Hamilton to help teach the children of a mining town that there is hope for a better life out west.

In the DVD, When Calls the Heart: It Begins With Heart, this opens Season 3 with some changes for the towns residents of Hope Valley as they are beginning plans for the New Year's Eve celebration. For cafe owner Abigail Stanton(Lori Loughlin, Full House), she plans on investigating who is stealing the food from her kitchen and winds up with two orphan children in need of a family. Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow) vows to prove herself worthy of earning the trust of Rip, a dog owned by Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing), who comes between her and Jack as he is jealous of their romantic relationship. Sometimes the best way to a dog's heart is through his stomach, but unfortunately Elizabeth is not the best cook in Hope Valley.

Rosemary is bound and determined to use her literary skills to win a contest about real life on the frontier with the San Francisco Herald and it seems she has managed to fabricate things a bit which will pose as Lee Colter's wife when they come to see things in person. Bill Avery (Jack Wagner) is still trying to convince Jack that he is innocent in the counterfeiting ring and two visitors arrive in town to cause problems for both Jack and Pastor Frank just as he is beginning to start building a relationship with the town as pastor and win the heart of Abigail.

I received When Calls the Heart: It Begins with Heart compliments of Word Films and Edify Media Inc for my honest review. I did not receive any monetary compensation aside from a free copy of the DVD in exchange for my honest and personal opinion. I only wish there were more shows like this on television especially for the entire family to enjoy. This is truly a great series that every single member will enjoy and for fans of the television show Little House on the Prairie, this one will make you feel right at home. It will make you laugh, cry and cheer for your favorite Hope Valley residents and well worth 5 out of 5 stars in my opinion. This is Dove Family approved for all ages!

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When Calls the Heart: It Begins With Heart by Word Films

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Miracle Maker

I love it when I find true movies that inspire and leave you with a great feeling and most of all that are suitable for all ages. Mainstay Productions has launched an incredible movie, Miracle Maker that I am sure that you will want to add to your family's DVD collection and I know it has made its way into mine. This movie is perfect to begin the celebration into the holiday season.

It conveys the story similar to A Christmas Carol of sorts, a town that is hit hard not by financial issues, but simply struggling to make ends meet to pay the rent to Mr. Booth, the man who quite literally owns everything in the small town. It makes things downright difficult as some families struggle to put enough food on the table and still try to make the rent. One thing is for certain, Mr. Booth does not need the money. He is a selfish and stubborn old man, who is bound up by an event from the past in which his daughter Lily is almost killed in a buggy accident. He trusted her care into the town's preacher, Thomas Keating who brought her back that fateful night but was also forbidden to have any more contact with her.

Now Pastor Thomas tries hard to convey his feelings to Lily, who remains confined in the house, while he tries to find ways to make amends to her father. His own mother has been confined to her bed since the death of her husband and now relies on Tom to help her out. The town desperately needs a miracle and soon a mute boy takes it upon himself to send a message of help for a miracle maker. What arrives in town is nothing short of a miracle as they soon discover that miracles don't come from any one person, but from the hope the town provides to those in need through what they can offer one another. As one seed of love and hope is planted, soon an abundance springs forth and restores the town to it's former glory.

I received the opportunity to view Miracle Maker before its release compliments of Mainstay Productions for my honest review. I did not receive any monetary compensation, aside from a link to watch the movie in exchange for my honest review. This is such a great family film because it shows how we can all begin planting our own seeds of love in a world that so desperately needs hope and faith. The DVD release of this movie is November 3rd nationwide and I hope you choose to add this to your DVD collection. For me, it will find a lasting home among mine and thus the reason for rating this movie a 4 out of 5 stars.

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Old Fashioned DVD Movie Review

The movie Old Fashioned debuted in theaters during Valentine's day this year at the same time as Fifty Shades of Grey. Coincidence, I don't think so. They are polar opposites and Old Fashioned, it one movie that you will want everyone who is considering dating to watch. It outlines exactly the premise behind 1 Corinthians 13 about love. What it is and what it isn't.

After watching this even my 16-year-old daughter who is considering dating was floored and moved by the movie. I only wish I had watched it during my teens but then again it wasn't available at that time.

Clay Walsh is a former frat boy who has reconsidered the ways of his past and is seeking to start over in the way he views women but in how he handles himself when it comes to dating and even the roles men and women play in the world today. Clay has theories that he holds true to, one of them being that he is never alone with a woman inside a home or apartment. No ifs, ands or buts! He meets Amber Hewson who is looking to rent an apartment, just perfect because he has one for rent, directly above the Antiques Store he runs. She is someone who is running from her past as well, but not in the same regards as Clay is.

Amber only moves when she has enough money saved in the jar she keeps on top of her refrigerator, a sign that it is time to move on. Unfortunately for her, she didn't move quick enough with the last guy she was with who broke her wrist for wearing nail polish. As she and Clay come to an understanding of simply trying to be friends, they have to come to terms with a past neither of them wants to revisit but necessary if there is any hope for a future with the two. How it ends up will require a box of tissues but so worth it in the end.

I received Old Fashioned Movie compliments of Propeller LLC and Pure Flix for my honest review. I did not receive any monetary compensation for a favorable review and the opinions contained here are strictly my own. The current running time on this DVD is 115 minutes and is suitable for family members 13+ due to the nature of subject matter in the video. This is such an incredible movie to watch with your teens who are considering dating because it opens up a conversation about what it means to date and to wait for just the right person. Ideas of respect and how that is important between men and women is conveyed as well. It highlights the nature of chivalry in light of what the world is promoting today and how the natural progression of love is supposed to take place and how issues with our past in regards to dating and sex can impact our futures. Well worth every 5 out of 5 stars in my opinion.

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