Thank You for The Tea Cozy Club and Horse Club…

The Tea Cozy Club and Horse Club are always available, so order a subscription today and begin receiving them on a monthly basis!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for the tea cozy’s that you put out as we use them as part of our homeschool lessons.  As they are full of wonderful information. I have learned a lot as well.  And then I want to say THANK YOU to your daughter for writing the happy trail horse club.  We have a 12 yr. old morgan.  That we just LOVE!  Both my daughter & I have really enjoyed each one.  And again as a homeschool mom it turns into more learning.  Her first one was about Sparks & Dr. Lew.  Well after reading the lesson we went to his website to learn more about him & his ministry.  Well come to find out a friend of mine is on his board for Sermon on the mount.  Of which I did not know until we were talking one day about our lesson.  Then we checked his calendar & found out he was going to be here in Oklahoma on 5-13 of which was my daughter 11th birthday.  So she and I went to see his awesome show and we even got a chance to meet him in person which really made her birthday.  THANK YOU THANK YOU for touching our lives!

Susan Devine

Forget-Me-Not Contest Winners

Thank you for all who participated in the April giveaway. Isn’t God good? It was so encouraging to read your stories of faith and victory in Jesus. Thank you for sharing your testimony with every one.

The winners will each receive the Forget-Me-Not-Faith workshop CD by Jill Novak and a beautifully designed Forget-Me-Not-Faith bracelet by Donna Jones.

However, everyone who participated this time is a winner. We want to bless  you all with a free mp3 download of this inspiring workshop.

We will upload it this weekend and contact you on Monday the 24th by email to give you the link.

The winners are Lori, Meredith and Malori.

They said,

Dear All,
God has granted me the requests of my heart with a precious baby boy. Each day his life is so precious. This gift, my heritage from the Lord, wouldn’t be so precious without walking a terribly, difficult journey of loss. It represents the contrasts in life. Dark, light, night day. Without the pain on the journey, the joy wouldn’t be so great. After being told I would never again have a baby without the help of an egg donor and choosing not to accept this option, I was devastated to think that I may never have any more children and that in some way my gift of being able to give life to another child was gone. It is so hard to walk this road without feeling that in some way my worth as a woman was affected. It was in walking this road to discover God’s truth found in His word, to embrace and walk this by faith, that I found victory in knowing His love for me. My worth was not based in whether or not I would be having any more children, rather in His love for me. Then as I walked through 2 subsequent losses of miscarried babies, truly miracles to me, after being told I could never have any more children, my faith was tested supremely. As I chose to not believe the lies of the enemy that God had somehow forgotten me or why had these things been allowed to happen to me, rather that God loved me and had a plan beyond what I could see, I would CHOOSE to believe HIS TRUTH. In the midst of accepting my circumstances I found peace in my circumstances, but I also was granted the gift of my baby boy. The Healing for my Heart was the greater gift I would say. Amazingly within my circumstances today, I still struggle to rest in Him and His plans. I am thankful for the opportunity to remember this journey and His faithfulness, to hope and believe, to let my faith grow deeper to result in a deepened faith and surrender to my Heavenly Father. – Lori

As an overseas missionary a few years back, we had experienced a drop in support and a weakening of the dollar and things were really tight. I was nursing a little one and desperately needed meat protein in my diet–as well as wanting to feed the rest of the family well. During a six week period of leanness of support, we watched God supply everything we NEEDED at just the right moment. Whether it was someone reimbursing me for Bible study materials (the equivalent of $10 or $20) or someone blessing us with a bag full of chicken and even some ground beef! God provided over and again and allowed us to experience that leanness for HIS glory…so we could also experience His blessing! – Meredith

For most of my life, I’ve always dreamed of getting married and being a mom. As I grew up, I dreamed of that special guy who would one day be my husband, and I began begging God to send him to me…sooner rather than later! I’m still very young, 23, but at times it seemed like He was going to make me wait FOREVER. But in the past month, I have been discovering God’s faithfulness in a new way…He has been so good to me and has sent me an amazing, Godly young man, with whom I am growing in friendship and in faith. Seeing the Lord’s plans slowly unfold has been so beautiful, as Christ is the center of this relationship and I firmly believe that He brought us together. I am eager to see what He has in store for our future! – Malori

Lori, Meredith and Malori will each receive our Forget-Me-Not-Faith CDs and our Forget-Me-Not-Faith Bracelets!

Blessings,
Jill and Eric Novak

Update on The Spring 2010 Issue of The Girlhood Home Companion

The Spring 2010 “Secret Garden” issue has been delayed in production. We will keep you posted when it goes to the printer and is ready to be mailed.

This delay is due to our family taking care of my 89 year old father full-time since January. Grandpa has Parkinson’s and limited mobility, so we are moving at a much slower pace taking care of him. It has taken many months since first taking him out of the nursing home (October 2009) to adjust to our new responsibilities, but we thank God for the opportunity to care for him and bless him with the security and love he needs in his old age.

Last August, my father became ill and ended up in the hospital, over drugged and dehydrated. We really believe he wouldn’t be here today if my younger brother and I had not stepped in to bring him home for good.

We are very sorry for this delay in production, but as the saying goes, “Life is what happens when you are making other plans!” The Lord has been faithful and we are learning to take life one day at a time.

In the meantime  until the new issue is done…

If you are a new customer and are ordering a subscription to The Girlhood Home Companion for the first time, you might want to receive the two current print back issues we have in stock right now to start your subscription (Between Friends-summer 2009 and Comfort and Joy-Christmas 2009 ). Or you can start your subscription with the Spring 2010 issue. Personally, I suggest getting the current print back issues while they’re in stock.

Contact Eric at publisher@remembrancepress.com if you decide you want the back issues to begin your subscription, otherwise  we will begin your subscription with the Spring issue when it is becomes available .

Also Available:

Don’t forget we have all of our current back issues (seven since 2007) available in digital format. Plus you won’t want to miss our wonderful Tea Cozy and Horse Clubs and companion workshops for mothers and daughters on CD. We also have printed copies of  The Girlhood Back Issue Album originally published from 1998-2001(13 delightful issues in one), so visit our store and see all the products to choose from to keep you busy until the Spring issue of The Girlhood Home Companion is available.  http://www.remembrancepressbookstore.com/servlet/StoreFront

If you have any questions or comments email us at publisher@remembrancepress.com.

Blessings,
Jill and Eric Novak

Spring Giveaway!

In case you missed the January giveaway, here’s your second chance! We’re giving away 3 more issues of the 2009 Spring Edition of The Girlhood Home Companion (Make It Lovely) and the Mother/Daughter workshop cd’s that go along! Contest ends midnight March 31st, 2010.

To enter this giveaway, please suggest The Girlhood Home Companion facebook page to your Facebook friends (see “suggest to friends” under the page image). Then post here to tell us what you appreciate the most about your mother!

Oh, and tell a friend to enter the giveaway too!

Blessings to you,
Jill and Eric Novak

Week Five Shopping Spree and Giveaway!

This has been so fun! Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments on the last post. We are privileged to be a part of your lives!

Eric and I were trying to decide what to give away when he said something about a shopping spree. I said, “Yes, that’s it!” So here we go again.  We’re giving two “blessed” participants a $50.00 shopping spree each on Remembrance Press products, plus we’re giving away four more “Comfort and Joy” Christmas Issues.

The contest starts  12/17/2009,  ends midnight 12/20/2009.

Here are the rules:

Leave  a comment here about a favorite Christmas experience you’ve had (past or more recent) and tell a friend about this giveaway.

Blessings one and all,
Jill and Eric

Remember, leave us a way to get a hold of you if you don’t have a blog.

Week Four Contest Results

Dear Mothers and Daughters,

Contest number four was such a blessing to us personally. We have been overwhelmed by your comments – 166 of them -  about what The Girlhood Home Companion means to you! Thank you for your sweet spirits and thank you for taking the time to express what’s on your hearts. It means more than you will ever know. We are thankful that the Lord continues to touch your lives in such a profound way and on such an individual basis – Praise God!

We gave away four copies of the Christmas Girlhood – Comfort and Joy and two holiday bundles with all our current CDs.

The blessed winners are Robin, Lori, Jennifer, Jenny, Karen and Terri.

You said,

“Your magazines are beautiful and glorify God. They are wonderful resources my daughter can turn to and learn from. Thank you!” – Terri

“Hi! I receive your emails and would love to win your Girlhood Giveaway!” – Karen

“We love the Girlhood Home Companion, as it helps to bring my 11 & 13 old daughters together. My mom bought our first issue and we enjoy learning new skills as well as what it means to be a true lady. I’m not on facebook, but we have loaned out our issues to our friends and family, who all truly enjoy!
Thanks for our entry” – Jenny

“I am a subscriber and customer and I enjoy all your products. I am impressed with the beauty and simplicity of the magazine and would love to win a bundle.” – Jennifer

I had received your magazine awhile back and really enjoyed it, I do plan on ordering a subscription but am waiting for are finances to grow a little. – Robin

I am an email subscriber and a fan on Facebook! I did try to write this up the day I got the email, but for some reason I don’t think it went through. Anyways, I think your magazine is great, I’ve seen a friend’s. I would love to be able to share them with my daughter. We talk about how God desires us to be beautiful women for him. The key verses for the two of us (and the ones I tell the boys to look for in a future wife) are Proverbs 31 and Titus 2. I love how your items celebrate that! – Lori

Robin, Jenny, Karen and Terri will be receiving a Comfort and Joy issue.

Lori and Jennifer will be receiving the holiday bundle and CD’s.

Blessings,
Jill and Eric Novak

The Christmas Girlhood Goes to Tea! (is at the printer)

The Girlhood Magazine was uploaded to the printer early this morning (while you were probably sleeping, LOL).  Even though our printers are busy, they are hoping to turn it around quickly, so for now we are hoping for the 23rd-25th.We will keep you updated. In the meantime, feel free to pre-order your beautiful edition now. The Girlhood will minister not only to your daughter’s heart, but yours as well.

Blessings,
Jill

The Girlhood Home Companion’s Mission

It is so wonderful to hear from “our” girls! We know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Girlhood has a very special mission in their hearts and minds. This lovely note says it all.

Dear Mrs. Novak, Claire, and everyone else at The Girlhood Home Companion

Hi! My name is Abigail… My grandma gave me a gift subscription to the GHC print magazine and the clubs for my 16^th birthday this summer. I wanted to tell you how much I LOVE the magazine and what you are doing! I am sure God will bless you for encouraging so many young ladies and their mothers this way. The “Make it Lovely” issue was lovely, and it inspired me to do some sewing (I am not normally very fond of it) for my baby sister. And I got one of Anne Shirley’s “thrills” to see the “Between Friends” issue in my mailbox! It has to be the best yet! All the articles were very uplifting and interesting. I especially enjoyed “Searching for Sea Glass” and the L.M. Montgomery journals, and seeing photos of my dear friend Ashley (who I have not seen for two years) in “An Ice Cream Social”! And Breezy Brookshire’s sweet paper dolls…oh, I cannot say enough about them! I also like the Tea Cozy and Horse Clubs (I love horses!!!)…I was also wondering if you accepted poetry or short story submissions from your readers. I love to write both kinds, and if you would like, I can send you some.

Thank you again for publishing the GHC! I am really looking forward to getting the next one. Keep up the good work!

Sincerely,

Miss Abby S.

From Our Kindred Spirits

Comments from Our Readers

“I just received our first copy of the magazine!!!…I’ve only flipped through it and I’m LOVING what I see!!! It’s lovely. Oh, my word! If you have girls and are raising them to be Christian women – you should get this magazine. And I’ve only flipped through it!
Debbie

Hi Ladies!

“This is a fabulous magazine…It is a wonderful magazine for your girls and you! I love it and this edition is FABULOUS! It has a whole section dedicated to Anne of Green Gables! Loved it! Plus a beautiful article with Prairie Flower Linda and her girls! It’s great!”

April

“My amazingly beautiful copy of The Girlhood Companion arrived safe and sound. I might add that it is INCREDIBLE! I simply am drooling over every nook and cranny of it! You have rekindled the kindred spirit, red-headed girl in me and renewed my fervor for my romantic inclinations. I may not be Anne Shirley, but there are days when my red-head and freckled face has felt exactly like her! Now that I am 35, I still feel like that character and am inspired by her zeal for life. Thank you for breathing life into the cobwebs and seemingly foggy (at times) mind, where I’ve forgotten to embrace Anne with an “e” or Katherine with a “K.” I can’t wait to share the amazing stories with my 2 daughters and explore all the fun nuances of her character.”

April

The Girlhood Home Companion Goes to “Tea”

Welcome Mothers and Daughters,

It’s good to be back to blogging again. I’ve pretty much been on a break ever since we started The Girlhood Home Companion back up in December of 2006. I’ve wanted to reach out and touch our Girlhood audience in a more personal way for a long time, but laying out The Girlhood Home Companion has taken up most of my time. The more issues we do, however, the more organized we become in the production department. When we decided to redo our website, I asked my son Eric to include a blog. Now I’ll be able to keep you updated on Remembrance Press happenings, including when the new issue of The Girlhood is ready to ship.

The Spring 2009 issue of The Girlhood Home Companion went to “tea” today (that’s what we say when it goes to the printers). It will be about ten business days before I see it on my doorstep. Hopefully, we will begin to mail it around the 27th of April. This issue is so lovely (that’s our theme: Make It Lovely!) and I pray that it will be a real blessing to you and your daughters.

The passage of scripture we concentrated on for this issue is found in Philippians 4:8:

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

Every time I finish an issue, I marvel at how the Lord weaves the artwork and articles together to reflect the theme we are studying. Well, this issue is no exception. It’s very lovely to look at and hold, but more importantly it’s lovely for your spirit. I can’t wait until you receive your copy.

If you have any questions about your order contact us at: publisher@remembrancepress.com

In Christ,
Jill Novak