Female by Design

In This Episode Francie talks about:

• Ecclesiastes 4:12
• Season 2 Episode 29 - Dating During COVID and Great Date Tips
• The Strain the Covid Pandemic Is Putting on Marriages - Wall Street Journal
• Season 1 Episode 2 - The Science of Sex and God's Good Design
• Season 1 Episode 1 - Inner Healing, Sri Lankan Honeymoon, Sex for a Year

Prayer: Lord, we love you. We thank You for your good and perfect gifts. We pray that you would help us to remember that we are image bearers. We ask for your blessings over our minds to be renewed with your truth. We ask that our bodies will be filled with the love and power of You, the One who designed every fiber of our bodies. We invite you, Holy Spirit, to renew us with your truth. Give us courage to revisit your truth that goes back to the very beginning of your good design for marriage. We ask for renewal in our marriages during these hard times. We ask for healing from our wounds. We pray that You would be exalted and glorified in our marriages and in our homes. We pray for spouses that have wandered away from You. We trust that You are pursuing them, healing them, restoring them and bringing them back to You. We profess the hope we have in You, our Great Healer. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Resources:

101 Course: Strong Foundations to Starting Well: CLAIMING A HEALTHY VISION FOR MARRIED SEX

To build a love that lasts, you must begin with a strong foundation. Whether you're newly engaged or in need of a new lens, this course is essential. You'll be equipped to set a Biblically integrated and practically grounded vision for sex, marriage and the calling to steward the gift of pleasure and intimacy. This course is pivotal as you begin to unlearn unhelpful perspectives and sift through shame, lies and painful messages you've received over the years. Learn more here.

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In This Episode Francie talks about:

• James 1:2
• Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
• Acknowledge what is true about stress and unmet expectations.
• Know that this will pass.
• Ask God for a fresh vision.
• Practical Tips for Dating Your Spouse:
• • Date night every night.
  • Take walks in the evening.
  • Sit on the porch.
  • Deliver in food or dessert.
• THE BIG TIP for exhausted, tired marriages seeking connection.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for the gift of marriage and intimacy. Our hearts desire to truly know you. You are good and your unending kindness and goodness towards us brings us so much hope in this current season. We pray for encouragement over those who might feel weary. We pray inspiration over those who might feel tired. If we find ourselves in a time of wilderness or trial, or in a season of challenge, You are near and You are a very present help in times of trouble. Infuse our marriages with supernatural wisdom. Bring your joy, faith and connection to us. Give us courage to choose to lean in for deeper connection and not to lean out. We need you to be our cord of three strands that is not easily broken. We trust you. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Resources:

101 Course: Strong Foundations to Starting Well: CLAIMING A HEALTHY VISION FOR MARRIED SEX

To build a love that lasts, you must begin with a strong foundation. Whether you're newly engaged or in need of a new lens, this course is essential. You'll be equipped to set a Biblically integrated and practically grounded vision for sex, marriage and the calling to steward the gift of pleasure and intimacy. This course is pivotal as you begin to unlearn unhelpful perspectives and sift through shame, lies and painful messages you've received over the years. Learn more here.

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In This Episode Francie talks about:

• Season 1 - Rethinking Sex
• Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: Porn Proofing Today's Young Kids
• Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn Proofing Today's Young Kids (for big kids)
• Ephesians 1:2a

Prayer: Father, we have an enemy who seeks to kill, steal and destroy our families. We know the destruction that comes from pornography has in our culture hurts your heart. We ask for a cleansing for this sin that brings so much pain. Heal our homes, Lord. Restore our minds. Break the chains from this addiction for generations to come. We ask for a covering and protection for our children and our children's children. Guide us, Holy Spirit to walk in freedom. Give us the courage to tackle this important topic with our spouses and our children, as we seek to invite you in and host your presence in our homes. In your protecting and healing name, Amen.

Resources:

101 Course: Strong Foundations to Starting Well: CLAIMING A HEALTHY VISION FOR MARRIED SEX

To build a love that lasts, you must begin with a strong foundation. Whether you're newly engaged or in need of a new lens, this course is essential. You'll be equipped to set a Biblically integrated and practically grounded vision for sex, marriage and the calling to steward the gift of pleasure and intimacy. This course is pivotal as you begin to unlearn unhelpful perspectives and sift through shame, lies and painful messages you've received over the years. Learn more here.

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In This Episode Francie talks about:

• Matthew 5 - The Beatitudes
• Ephesians 1
• Practical Ideas for a sense of moving forward in your relationship with God when you have no margin.
• • Breathing
  • Stretching
  • Listening to scripture for mediation using Audible
  • Mediate on one verse and go deep with it and see how God is speaking to you about that today
  • Connecting to God with music
  • Sing over your children at night in worship
• Audible
• Maverick City Music
• Harvest & Jon Thurlow

Prayer: God, thank you that you are ever present. Thank you that you meet us right where we are, in the grind of our lives when we feel like we have no margin. We hunger for more of you Lord. We cry out to you with our needs, knowing that You are so faithful to come and comfort us and fill us. We trust that this season of struggle and difficulty are being used to host your presence in our home. Give us wisdom to see your hand at work, Lord. Lead us to victory in the daily battles as you bring your spirit of peace upon our hearts. Speak wisdom over us as we navigate the hearts of our children, seek to honor our husbands and grow our marriages. Expand our capacity to know you more and show you more, Lord. In Jesus name, Amen.

Resources:

101 Course: Strong Foundations to Starting Well: CLAIMING A HEALTHY VISION FOR MARRIED SEX

To build a love that lasts, you must begin with a strong foundation. Whether you're newly engaged or in need of a new lens, this course is essential. You'll be equipped to set a Biblically integrated and practically grounded vision for sex, marriage and the calling to steward the gift of pleasure and intimacy. This course is pivotal as you begin to unlearn unhelpful perspectives and sift through shame, lies and painful messages you've received over the years. Learn more here.

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In This Episode Francie talks about:

• There is a theology to your body.
• Psalm 23 - Passion Translation
• Jeremiah 17:7-8
• Three Practical Things to help you in a season of struggle.

Prayer: Father, you are our Good Shepherd. As your image bearers, we were designed for shalom - heaven in our home - for the fullness of God is in our midst. We confess our weariness and declare our trust in You. Hide us in the shelter of your wings. We want more of You Lord. Release a fresh measure of Your faith in our lives. Even when we are going in circular paths, we trust You, because we know that with You as our guide, we are making progress and that our pain will lead to purpose. Thank you Father, that you love us and lead us through heavy burdens and trials. Our confidence is not in our circumstances but in You, the anchor for our soul. In your precious name we pray, Amen.

Resources:

101 Course: Strong Foundations to Starting Well: CLAIMING A HEALTHY VISION FOR MARRIED SEX

To build a love that lasts, you must begin with a strong foundation. Whether you're newly engaged or in need of a new lens, this course is essential. You'll be equipped to set a Biblically integrated and practically grounded vision for sex, marriage and the calling to steward the gift of pleasure and intimacy. This course is pivotal as you begin to unlearn unhelpful perspectives and sift through shame, lies and painful messages you've received over the years. Learn more here.

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In This Episode Francie talks about:

• Reasons to consider homeschooling your kids
• Ephesians 2:10
• How to create family values for hosting God's presence in our homes together
• Tips for Homeschooling
• Resources:
  • How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare
  • The Nature Connection: An Outdoor Workbook for Kids, Families and Classrooms
  • Raising Little Shoots
  • Udemy - online courses
  • Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakeable Peace by Sarah Mackenzie
  • Voxer app

• Isaiah 40:11
• Isaiah 54:13

Prayer: Father, thank you that you are Immanuel, God with us. We can count on your evergreen truth that you are always with us, even in the middle of a pandemic. We know that we can find rest and peace in your ever present presence. We ask you to guard our hearts and guide our minds in this season of change and uncertainty. Give us a heaven's lens to see our circumstances through faith and not fear. We pray for a Holy Spirit school year. We trust you for a hope and a future for our family and especially our children in these coming days. In your precious name, Amen.

Resources:

101 Course: Strong Foundations to Starting Well: CLAIMING A HEALTHY VISION FOR MARRIED SEX

To build a love that lasts, you must begin with a strong foundation. Whether you're newly engaged or in need of a new lens, this course is essential. You'll be equipped to set a Biblically integrated and practically grounded vision for sex, marriage and the calling to steward the gift of pleasure and intimacy. This course is pivotal as you begin to unlearn unhelpful perspectives and sift through shame, lies and painful messages you've received over the years. Learn more here.

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Thanks for joining Francie on this episode of Heaven in Your Home. We hope you'll be inspired by this episode, and feel led to share it with someone you know would be ministered to by Francie's message.

In This Episode Francie talks about:

• Your kids are going by watching you learn, fail, win and over time they will find their confidence to step out and do it on their own.
• 2 Timothy 1:7
• James 1:22
• The core value of training our kids in discipleship is heart connection, and an overflow of the joy God has for us and we have in our kids.
• Episode 19: Enjoying Our Children with Wyatt Winslow
• Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton
• Core belief: God created the family to be a supernatural unit of His glory.

Prayer: Father God, thank you for how you actively pursue our hearts to be more intentional disciples of you. Because you love us and teach us, we can show more of you to our kids. Give us grace and courage to be real with our children when we have failed. We invite you into our family worship times as we practice your model of actively sharing your Father's heart with those we encounter. Lord, come and make our home a dwelling place, so that we can be propelled out to be a family on mission with you. Amen.

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In This Episode Francie talks about:

• It is our job as parents to disciple the hearts of our children.
• Fathers train your children. Ephesians 6:4
• Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton
• John 5:17
• Spiritual Principle: What you do as a father (parent) matters to your kids and they are going to mirror you.
• The key to discipleship is practicing the things of God while no one is looking and then doing these things out in the world to shine our light.
• Episode 22: Declarations, Super Powers and Eyes to See
• The living God of the universe lives in us and there are people out in the world that are desperate for a touch from Him.

Prayer: God, we praise you because you are the best disciple-maker ever! We thank you for actively pursuing our hearts and teaching us how to pursue our own children's hearts. Give us eyes to see the world who is desperate for a touch from you. Give us grace as we re-see family worship not as a requirement, but as a place where we can encounter your heart. We ask you to come and change us as we seek to know you more so we can show you more, especially inside our home and to our children. Give us courage to train our children up in the ways of your Father's heart. Amen.

Resources:

101 Course: Strong Foundations to Starting Well: CLAIMING A HEALTHY VISION FOR MARRIED SEX

To build a love that lasts, you must begin with a strong foundation. Whether you're newly engaged or in need of a new lens, this course is essential. You'll be equipped to set a Biblically integrated and practically grounded vision for sex, marriage and the calling to steward the gift of pleasure and intimacy. This course is pivotal as you begin to unlearn unhelpful perspectives and sift through shame, lies and painful messages you've received over the years. Learn more here.

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In This Episode Francie talks about:

• Ephesians 2:10
• God has a plan for every human on the earth developed in His image, designed on purpose to be indwelt by His Holy Spirit with certain gifts that will bless the world.
• Steve Backlund - Life is in the power of the tongue
• Our role as parents is to have eyes to see our kids and see what God has put in them.
• Ezekiel 37:1-14
• Speak words of life over our kids.
• As parents, we need eyes to see when our kids are fully alive in our home.

Prayer: Father God, thank you that you created us and our children in Christ Jesus to do good works. We trust you with your plans in our lives and our kids' lives. Help us discover the treasures inside the hearts of our kids, cultivate their hearts and guide them to develop their gifts for your divine purpose in their lives. Give us grace to speak life over our children's lives, declaring the goodness of God in our home. Give us eyes to see how you have created them and uniquely gifted them for your kingdom. Amen.

Resources:

101 Course: Strong Foundations to Starting Well: CLAIMING A HEALTHY VISION FOR MARRIED SEX

To build a love that lasts, you must begin with a strong foundation. Whether you're newly engaged or in need of a new lens, this course is essential. You'll be equipped to set a Biblically integrated and practically grounded vision for sex, marriage and the calling to steward the gift of pleasure and intimacy. This course is pivotal as you begin to unlearn unhelpful perspectives and sift through shame, lies and painful messages you've received over the years. Learn more here.

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In This Episode Francie talks about:

• The culture of heaven in our homes comes out of relationships.
• Feelings matter.
• Emotions are the currency of relationships.
• Our feelings open the door to encounter what is true about God.
• Jesus wept over Lazarus' death with Mary and Martha. John 11
• God the Father comes looking for us in the middle of our discouragement.

Prayer: Father God we thank you because you are such a good and perfect Father. We know that we are safe in your hands. Thank you for creating us with emotions. We ask that you come and fill our feelings with more of yourself. Give us courage to share our emotions with you so we can feel "felt", seen and known by you. We know you share our grief, our joy, our discouragement and everything we feel inside of our homes. Thank you for coming to look for us. Help us as we continue making heart connections inside our home and deeper heart connections with you. Amen.

Resources:

101 Course: Strong Foundations to Starting Well: CLAIMING A HEALTHY VISION FOR MARRIED SEX

To build a love that lasts, you must begin with a strong foundation. Whether you're newly engaged or in need of a new lens, this course is essential. You'll be equipped to set a Biblically integrated and practically grounded vision for sex, marriage and the calling to steward the gift of pleasure and intimacy. This course is pivotal as you begin to unlearn unhelpful perspectives and sift through shame, lies and painful messages you've received over the years. Learn more here.

Donate to the Heaven in Your Home Ministry:

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