Rambling Through Everyday Life Podcast

Have you ever felt underestimated?? Mary Marantz joins us to discuss the surprisingly simple shift to quit playing small, NAME the fear, and move forward anyway.  Mary helps us overcome perfectionism, procrastination, people-pleasing, imposter syndrome and overthinking (whew!).  Mary has advice for anyone who feels like they aren't enough, their dreams are too big, or they don't know where to begi...

In this week's rambling, we have some life updates for y'all (including Fran's new hair and new house!) plus our thoughts on Holy Week and Easter Sunday.  Fran has a great book recommendation and we wrap it all up with 1 Corinthians 13.  We love y'all and hope this conversation encourages you today!  Remember Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."...

In this conversation, we are rambling about the weather, sports and Jesus.  We share how we were personally affected by last week's storms including the damage at Union University and an update on Baby Brownie.  We also talk about March Madness including the coaches and players we love and what we are learning from them.  We wrap it all up with encouragement straight from scripture.  We love y'all...

In this week's conversation, we share what we are loving lately including the recent bible reading on Union University's campus.  We also talk about Leadership Union and a recent session we had with students on failure and how it can ultimately lead to success, plus the one surprising question we should ask our children (and ourselves!) each week.  We wrap it all up with some encouragement straigh...

In this conversation, we update y'all on the sad thing that happened to both of us on the exact same day.  We never know what life may bring, but we do know we are always better together, and and we are so grateful the Lord goes before us every step of the way!  We love y'all and love rambling with you each week.  Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the bo...

We have lots of fun rambling for y'all this week!  This is one of those conversations that will make you laugh and smile, plus Fran has a sweet update from her Union University GO Trip to Clarkston, Georgia. We also recap Gather 2025 and Angela shares her new favorite way to memorize scripture with Dwell Differently.  As Fran reminds us, "To be a true disciple of Christ in unhurried culture, it wi...

Our beloved Grace Valentine is back with a brand new book "The Better Friend: 12 Truths to Shift from Shallow and One-Sided Connections to Vibrant Friendships." Grace helps us rethink the way we connect with others and shares her wise and relatable insight on belonging, comparison, gossip, and the scriptures that equip us to be a better friend. We talk about the different types of friends and why...

In this episode, we ramble about new things (do you have milk standards?), new discoveries, and old reminders that are perfect for self-reflection as we begin Lent this Wednesday. We wrap it all up with a short, powerful prayer and beautiful reminders from Psalm 34:4-5: "I sought the Lord and he answered me; and delivered me from all my fears.  Those who look to him are radiant. Their faces are ne...

Well, this conversation was fun!  Angela just got back from her first trip to New Orleans, and we have lots of details.  We talk about the food, the culture, and our thoughts about it all.  In classic Rambling fashion, we also made it spiritual, and Fran wraps it all up with a mic drop moment you don't want to miss!  We sure do love y'all and love serving you through this podcast.  We hope y'all h...

Thank you for joining in our rambling this week!  Remember Proverbs 16:24 "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."  We love y'all, and we are so grateful for you!  We LOVE connecting with you!  Join our Facebook group • Follow us on  Instagram & TikTok     If you want to learn more about Union University, check out the website  www.uu.edu or emai Fran at fthomas@uu....

We are full of life updates this week! This conversation isn't super serious but will certainly entertain you and make you smile.  Let us know how y'all are doing.  We love hearing from you! Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body." We LOVE connecting with you in our  Facebook group & on  Instagram &  TikTok        

This conversation is straight out of Proverbs 16:9 because "we can make our plans, but the Lord determines out steps."  We have quite the story for y'all along with an incredible recap of HOLDFAST Dyer County's Women's Conference.  We wrap it all up with an update on all the bird shenanigans. As always, we hope this episode encourages you and puts a smile on your face.  We sure do love y'all and h...

In this episode, Susie joins us for a full recap of Fran's fabulous birthday celebration at Walt Disney World!  We share all the details including where we stayed, what we ate, and what we did each day.  As always, Susie has the best recommendations including what to wear and how to pack.  We loved including y'all on this adventure and hope our shenanigans put a smile on your face today.   Susie's...

Well, this morning we are headed home from Fran's fabulous birthday adventure. If you missed it, we saved a highlight of our stories on Instagram and will have a full trip report next week. In the meantime, please enjoy this conversation filled with life updates, things we bought on TikTok shop, new book recommendations, and our journeys toward finding and maintaining supernatural peace.  As alway...

This week's conversation has us pondering some serious (and not-so-serious) topics including whether we need chore charts for grownups and our low level goals for 2025. Angela shares how she overcame a bad mood with Jesus, chicken, and some really cute Target boots.  We discuss the new year and why we prefer rhythms and habits over resolutions (Did you make any resolutions?  Send us updates if you...

Happy New Year!  The rambling is back and full of adventure :) We reflect back on our holiday season and look forward to all that 2025 has in store for us.  We share highlights from our Christmas breaks with our people including Fran's cinnamon roll mis-adventure and our favorite Christmas gifts.  Angela shares her Poppi soda review and ponders new hobbies (sourdough bread, anyone??). We hope this...

Merry Christmas, everybody!! Our final conversation for the year is packed full of holiday goodness including elf shenanigans, naked Christmas trees, new birds, Christmas movies, and stocking stuffers.  We also talk about all the Christmas food we love and get a little reflective as we begin thinking about a new year.  We hope this episode puts a smile on your face and joy in your heart!  We are s...

This conversation was so fun!! We are rambling about so many random things including weighted vests, Fran's word aversions, Angela's new Hallow-Thank-mas tradition, and Fran's housing update.  We also talk about Make-a-Wish flights to the North Pole, easy plants, and gas station chicken.  Angela shares her favorite soup recipe, Fran has an update on Atlas' book about the turkeys, and we wrap it al...

It's finally time to talk about Christmas!   Y'all will love this conversation with our dear friend Marcy Simpson, known to locals as the owner of Hattie's.   Marcy has fun Christmas gift ideas and helped us mark several things off our Christmas lists.   She also shares her story and what the Lord taught her as she took a giant leap of faith and opened her own small business.   We loved our time w...

In this conversation, we discuss the upcoming holidays, easy ways to feed all the people when they come home, and a silly new tradition that involves costumes.   We marvel over how the Lord is bringing revival through our college athletes and reflect on how God prepares us for each new season.   Fran reminds us why it's important to consider the definition of leadership and provides a great questi...

This is a fun conversation full of the easy listening we all need after surviving Halloween, a time change and the election. We laughed our way through most of this episode and think you will, too.  We begin AND end with Fran sharing wild adventure stories that will surprise and entertain you.  Then you asked and we answered your questions including the five things we are loving right now.  We had...

This conversation has the fun encouragment we all need to get us through election week.  We ramble about Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, Union Homecoming, Athena the owl, and Christmas tree cakes.  Our spiritual segment includes a recap of Amy Ragon's episode and the power of noticing.  We sure don't want to miss what the Lord is doing in our lives!   We pray this conversation will put a smile o...

Our precious friend Amy Ragon is back by popular demand!  We love Amy for many reasons, especially her ability to have the deepest, richest conversations in the most relatable way. We talk about what it means to leave a legacy (shoutout Reading Rainbow!) and how to evaluate who we are becoming.  Amy shares what the Lord is teaching her, including some powerful encouragement for anyone in a waiting...

This conversation is all about our recent trips, sports and Jesus!  Fran shares details from her Fall Break trip to the Big Apple and Angela recaps her trip to the mountains.  We talk Tennessee football (Go Vols!), the adorable kid who danced his way into our hearts, plus our favorite ways to support disaster relief from the horriific flooding in East Tennessee and North Carolina.  We wrap it all...

If you need a little comedy in your life, parts of this conversation had us laughing until we cried.  We ramble about a lot of things including our fall break adventures and whether we are prepared for a natural disaster.  Hilarity ensues midway through this episode then we transition into the spiritual segment where we discuss how to be vulnerable and authentic as we pursue the Lord.  Who do you...