Heart of Whimsy

02/06/2024

Happy Birthday Fran Thomas!! We are beyond blessed to do life with you and we hope you have the very best day!! 💕🎉🥳

07/19/2023

God is indeed good!

Here are a few pictures of the girls in the DR learning about their identity in Christ through a bible lesson, games, crafts, coloring pages within the Whimsy coloring book, reading the story of Whimsy, and EVERY GIRL receiving a doll!! 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

Thank you to everyone who sponsored a doll. The girls were absolutely thrilled! What a gift you were to these girls. Truly. Thank you.

What a sweet day.

Seeds were indeed planted and watered.

07/10/2023

Hi 😊

It’s been so long since we’ve been here, hasn’t it? We are dusting off this sweet page in order to give you a ministry update.

Most of you know so much has happened in our individual lives and in the world (hello COVID) so being on the mission field simply has not occurred. It’s been a long 3 years since we traveled with her.

We miss Kenya deeply. We miss sharing the gospel, and we definitely miss sharing Whimsy with girls who are bright-eyed and eager to feel known and loved by God. 💕

But the wait is now over!!

We are so thankful to be heading out on July 15th for the Dominican and can take our beloved Whimsy with us and share her with some precious girls there! HALLELUJAH AND THANK YOU JESUS!!

💕As we prepare to head out, we would love your support and of course every prayer you have to give.

We are looking for 30 people to sponsor 30 dolls for $30!! If you are willing to do that, message or text one of us and we will take it from there.

We can’t wait to share the journey of that week with you. These girls are facing extremely difficult challenges and we are anxious to share with them who they are in Christ while asking the Lord to do immeasurable things over them.

Thank you Fellowship Bible Church for this opportunity to serve.

02/06/2022

We’re celebrating you BIG today Fran Thomas 🎂🎉🎁🎂🎉🎁🎂 Happy Happy Birthday to the one who always encourages us to press on !!!! We love you and are so thankful for the day you were born ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

12/09/2021

You don’t have to hustle, work, or perform for your worthiness.

You are loved by God just as you are.

11/14/2021

It’s been a little bit hasn’t it?

So much is the same yet so much has changed in our lives. Do you ever feel that way? Change is oh so difficult, painful at times. But change is also beautiful and hopeful.

The last several months have reminded us just how much we have missed ministry on the mission field.

The sights, sounds and smell of Kenyan soil runs deep in our veins and we miss it.

We were made to go and once you quit going, the ache settles in. Our hearts are aching.

Sometimes the Lord simply pushes pause because of a global pandemic.

Sometimes the Lord ends a season only to begin a new season.

So maybe this season was a pause, an end, AND a new beginning all rolled into one.

We are believing this new season is just that. It’s new.

We sure aren’t afraid of new. You don’t need to be either, ok? Just follow where He leads. Where is he leading you?

We had a sweet time encouraging some middle school girls this weekend to know who they are in Christ and then serve Him in all they do! Those few minutes with them reminded us the Lord is not done with us yet. He reminded us of the new.

Hold on, sisters. The Lord loves to take old things and make them new again.

07/01/2021

I'm sorry but you don't get to determine your value.

God has already determined that.

And you don't get to determine the value of the person next to you.

God has already determined that too.
{Heather Thompson Day}

05/31/2021

The last time I was in Kenya was January of 2020. It has been almost 18 months. The day we landed back in the U.S. was the day Kobe Bryant died in that horrific helicopter crash. It seems like 100 years ago.

I have been watching a documentary on Apple TV called, The Me You Cannot See. It is a gorgeous documentary on mental health and wellness. I wish I could make it mandatory viewing.

Anyway, the most recent episode told the story of a beautiful woman in Zimbabwe. They called her Granny. Women would come to her anytime and she would listen to their struggles, their pain, their heartache. She simply loved them where they were. She was a safe place to sit and be seen and heard.

Every now and then I can smell the country. I can see clearly the roads and people and schools and remember vividly where my heart aches to go back.

I don't know about you, but I'm ready to be about the Lord's work. I pray you are too. I'm ready to GO! I'm ready to see the faces, hold the hands, teach the lessons, and share the gospel.

Kenya, we will come back soon. We promise you that. In the meantime, let us all ask the Lord to show us where and how to serve right we are.

He is faithful. He wants nothing more than for us to share the good news to all.

Sister, your life matters and has great value NO MATTER WHAT. We need to be telling all the girls about Jesus and love them right where they are just like Granny.
Love,
Fran

02/06/2021

WooHoo !!!!!! Y’all, TODAY is Fran’s Birthday and oh how we love her so !!! What a blessing she is to us and we are more than thankful that she made her way into this world some 51 years ago today !!!!!

She keeps us encouraged and presses us to pursue Jesus like no other. Her gifts are many and Heart of Whimsy wouldn’t be complete without her ❤️❤️

We love you so much Fran and we hope you have the happiest of days today 🎉🎂🎁🎉

01/19/2021

Anyone in need of some wisdom from a darling 20 year old? Enjoy this week's podcast episode titled "Bake the Cake!"

Another giveaway is coming! Stay tuned. We'll share all the info soon. We will be giving away the two books mentioned below: Have you joined our Maybe is your thing. Follow us there too!  Great Quotes from Mary Helen: "There is such power in an invitation. Who are you extending an invitation to?"...

01/12/2021

Sit back and soak in the wisdom of this wise friend, Dr. Dub Oliver. Thankful for his practical wisdom and encouragement as we move into 2021.

Leadership book recommendations from :   Prayers that are perfect for a sticky note: "Lord have mercy on me, make haste to help me."

01/06/2021

We aren't afraid to dive into the deep end with Ashley! Sit back and enjoy the swim! Thanks so much for listening to this week's rambling with Fran and Angela.

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