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To experience what’s next, you must leave what’s now

    Happy New Year! I pray you had a wonderful holiday season and are expectant of what God is going to do in and through you in the year ahead! As for me, there are some new things on the horizon. Although they are not 100% clear, God has illuminated the...

Star Struck

   I saw this image on a friend's FB post a few weeks ago and was star struck--truly. She mentioned that years ago her brother replaced a traditional Christmas tree with this simple wooden fixture to represent the manger scene. I absolutely love the...

Hanging by a thread?

  This time of year can add extra stress with "to-do-lists" aplenty, but thankfully even when we feel like we are hanging by a thread, if it's attached to the right robe, you will be safe and sound. Hold on, dear one--healing and wholeness are in His hem.  ...

Jesus is in the room

  As we walk through December and anticipate the coming of Jesus, I invite you to close your eyes and visualize for a minute: If Jesus walked into the room and approached you, what would He say to you? Write the first thing that the Holy Spirit reveals to you....

Y O U are the gift!

Instead of buying Christmas presents this year, how about simply being present!?!? In the most recent Shine with Frannie Show podcast, I share 5 quick tips to make the most of this Christmas with simple reframes like this one. Tune in to episode 172 today!  It's only...

Brighter days ahead!

    I just absolutely love this time of year!  There is just something about the festive lights that lift my spirits and warm my heart! As we head into this most wonderful time of the year, it truly is, as we enter the season of Advent and a new month on the...

eating disorder v. disordered eating

Solomon, the author of Ecclesiastes, writes this in chapter 3: For everything there is a season, a right time for every intention under heaven — a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to...

There is a NOT a season for this…

Solomon, the author of Ecclesiastes, writes this in chapter 3: For everything there is a season, a right time for every intention under heaven — a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to...

lying has 5 letters; so does this word

Life has two sides; which will you choose? Hate has four letters; so does love. Enemies has seven letters; so does friends. Lying has five letters; so does truth.  Cry has three letters; so does joy. Negativity has ten letters; so does positivity.  LIfe is two-sided....

pray it forward

Allow His light to shine through!   I posted the picture of the leaf above in Shine's private Facebook group with a related message and a dear sister, Melissa, shared this sweet story. It moved me to tears, as I could relate with so many of the life...

in case you feel like you are “not enough”

M O R E is who you are!  I pray this makes you smile, but also reminds you that you are MORE than enough--whatever "enough" is... Pretty "enough" Thin "enough" Smart "enough" Talented "enough" Anointed "enough" How do I know? Because God's Word is filled with...

Joyce Meyer 10 Takeaways

Refreshed, recharged, reenergized and ready for what's next! Y'all know that I am LIVE-in-person-conference-retreat-workshop-obsessed, so this past weekend, I traveled to St. Louis with some of my "sisters" for Joyce Meyer's 40th anniversary Love Life Women's...

100 Days Remain

How will you remember '22? It is hard to believe that summer is officially over this week. We will usher in fall and our Jewish friends (and perhaps some of us) will celebrate Rosh Hashanah (one of 4 New Years in the Hebrew calendar.) Pumpkin spiced everything,...

No Regrets-Spiritually Flabbiness

outsourcing won't work  I hear it all of the time-- I don't have time. I don't like to sweat. I just really don't enjoy it. My favorite spin teacher left.  I start strong, but don't have the motivation to keep going!  In summary: people find excuses not to exercise. ...

God’s answers

You've likely heard that God's answers are: Yes! NO. Wait. I've been spending quite a bit of time studying and learning (and unlearning quite a bit, too) about the full, abundant and healed and whole life that Jesus died for us to have. What I've gathered and am...

The “secret” is out

    Here's the "secret" to not regretting your food choices this holiday weekend: stop eating crap! A holiday weekend is not an excuse to eat “whatever-I-want-&-worry-about-it-on-Monday!" (Note: our holiday happens to fall on Monday, so you're delaying...

decree & declare with me!

Speak life! I have been studying much about the importance of decreeing with God's promises and declaring them aloud. As I reflected upon this new month, I drafted some declarations that I am agreeing with in God's Word. I invite you to join me in declaring the...

Your dreams are better than this!

As we get ready to flip the calendar to September, I want to encourage you with this: ​ In 1975, Gary Dahl created the pet rock. If you have no clue what that is, it's simply that--a rock that came packaged in a box that you pretended was your pet. Google it. I'm...

A midweek laugh!

As we wrap up the final chapter of Ruth in our study this month, I couldn't help but use the above message about Boaz's relatives in the most recent podcast. I am sure you've seen or heard this elsewhere, but I pray it brings a smile to your face today! (Feel free to...

40 is the Biblical number of victory!

 In the Bible, the number 40 is mentioned 146X in scripture, or 149 depending on the translation. The number generally symbolizes a period of testing, trial and then, finally, victory! Through hardships lasting 40 days like when Jesus was in the wilderness or 40 years...

Your blessings are not just for you

I have seriously had this song on repeat for the last week. I must've listened to it 1,012 times. No jokes Here are a few reasons I love this song so: "Bless Me" was a joint project between the oh-so-talented Maverick City and Kirk Franklin. I love them independently...

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