Francine Rivers's Blog
September 27, 2025
Life Can Thrive in a Small Group
Over forty years ago, Rick and I were struggling in our marriage and close to divorce. We knew we needed to do something to change the road we were on. Moving and starting a business seemed to be a good idea. (Talk about stress!!) Only one house was up for rent in the small town ...
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September 12, 2025
High School Class Reunions
I’ve been told most high school graduating classes get together every decade or so. Some never get together. They “move on”. We were blessed to live in a small town (Pleasanton) and had a small class that doubled overnight when San Ramon/Dublin was added to the school district. A lot of us grew up together. ...
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June 28, 2025
Lessons My Parents Taught Me – Part Two
Both of my parents practiced Clean as You Go. This can apply to anything from making dinner, keeping your room tidy, the car clean, the house and yard in good order. Wash, dry and put away whatever you can while cooking a meal. Pick up, fold, or hang clothes you’ve tried on (including in a ...
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June 2, 2025
Lessons My Parents Taught Me – Part One
My mom died from cancer in 1994, and I still miss her, as I do my dad who preceded her by five years (also due to cancer). They both inspired me in many ways. Mother’s Day has passed, but gratitude is never limited to one day a year. We have had an influx of family ...
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April 11, 2025
From Gophers to Moles to Voles – Oh, My
A few years ago, we were invaded by gophers and a mole or two. I think the moles left when the gopher mounds began multiplying. We had over a dozen mounds on our front lawn at one point. Argh! We put a trap in one hole and the next morning five more mounds had erupted ...
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March 28, 2025
Spring and God Green
According to Siri, California drought conditions started in 2000. I’m not sure I agree with her because I remember intermittent wet years that were not that long ago and wearing goloshes to muck around in our flooded backyard. I remember joyous frog song in the growing pond behind our fence and muddy dog prints on ...
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March 14, 2025
Collections
I didn’t realize I was a collector until I started looking closely with an eye to purging at what we have around our house. Alas, I do collect things! It became clear that my eyes are drawn to the same things. For example, whenever we travel and I look for a souvenir that represented the ...
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February 28, 2025
A Confession
I confess. I’m a Trekkie. I became one in 1966 and still am one today. I was in college when “Star Trek” came on television – the original with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Oh, that enticing call of “Space: the final frontier…to explore strange new worlds…to boldly go where no man has gone before.” ...
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February 14, 2025
How Redeeming Love is Connected to the Fight Against Sex Trafficking
Over thirty years ago, when I was writing Redeeming Love, I had no idea of the story’s connection to sex trafficking. I wanted to share my new-found faith in Jesus Christ. Soon after I became a Christian, Rick and I had opened our home to a Bible study and our pastor began teaching the life ...
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January 31, 2025
Human Trafficking Prevention
This month is Human Trafficking Prevention month, though there should never be a time limit on awareness. ICE reported that 291,000 unaccompanied migrant children (as of May 2024), and more than 32,000 received notice but failed to appear. The notice, of course, does not go to the child, but to the sponsor who was “vetted” ...
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