In the beginning, God had a garden dream.

He had such a profound love to share with the world he made that he imprinted his beautiful nature on the body of a man and a woman.

He called them good, then commissioned them to become one flesh, to live meaningful, powerful, purposeful lives together

from a place of loving oneness. While things have gotten pretty off course in the world since then,

Jesus came to reconnect us back to God's divine design of intimacy, to reform our hearts, relationships, and loves, to bring

heaven to earth, starting right in our homes and right in our bedrooms.

I'm Francie Winslow. Welcome to the Heaven in Your Home podcast. As a wife and mom of six,

I long to dive deep,

theologically, and practically, into what this possibly could mean for our hearts, our marriages,

our bedrooms, and beyond, starting in the most intimate places, flowing to the most public spaces.

We are asking God to renew our vision of his plan for sex, marriage, and heaven coming through it all.

And I have to tell you, friends, it's more beautiful, more meaningful, and more powerful than we may have ever been told.

It's good news. I'm so glad you're here with me.

Hello, friends. Welcome back to another episode of the Heaven in Your Home podcast.

This is Francie. Today we're going to have a fun conversation about the fun and power of

initiating intimacy as a wife.

You know, guys, I just have to tell you, I feel like I run the risk every time I post or write

about sex of offending someone, of saying the wrong thing to someone, because I probably will.

And the reality is we are all on a journey. And I don't know your story and I don't

know what you've been through and I could never even begin to give enough honor to your journey

and the things you've gone through. But I do want to be a place where we can start conversations

that need to happen in the church. And so just know

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