Our Story

About Keep the Heart

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Published Works

Books / Booklets:

CD Sets:

  • The Titus Woman
  • Homemade Happiness

About Us

Our Story

Keep the Heart is a teaching ministry and small press publisher with a big-hearted founder, Norman Henderson Taylor. At the end of the conference season in 2011, Norm listened carefully as his wife told him, “Women keep asking if I’ll ever have a website.” One day, as he was sitting in the home office paging through his Bible Norm landed on this verse:

“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23)

The website for Keep the Heart was born that day.

Founded in February 2012 in chilly Minnesota, and now headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, Keep the Heart LLC is a thriving small ministry business. Norman passed away on September 15, 2017 from two aggressive forms of cancer. During his final weeks, he carefully instructed Francie how to continue the ministry business of Keep the Heart. One of his last instructions was this: “Keep teaching and writing.”

Originally, the website was just a landing spot for Francie’s conference calendar and blog. Today, Keep the Heart has a vigorous online shop, along with the Conference Event List, Podcast, Blog, and more. Keep the Heart has a team of extremely talented people working behind the scenes, helping Francie to do more with their gifted assistance than she could ever do alone.

Many people knew and loved “Norman H.,” as Francie called him. To say that he is missed is an understatement. The English language is too limited to describe the hole that Norman’s absence has left, but Francie is following his final instruction: “Keep teaching and writing.”

This page is dedicated to our founder, Norman Henderson Taylor. August 21, 1951-September 15, 2017.

“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.” (Psalm 116:15)

Her Story

Testimonials

““My listeners always enjoy hearing from Francie, who has been a frequent guest on my show. She is always helpful with her soundbites of biblical wisdom.”
- Janice Wolfe, Host of eleven2one, Faith Music Radio

Testimonials

“Francie Taylor is unapologetically biblical, but also seasoned with grace, balanced with authenticity, and practical for every listener. God has taken Francie through many life-shaping seasons that have shaped her faith and her influence, and she stewards that influence to magnify Jesus Christ in the hearts of ladies around the world.”
- Pastor Cary Schmidt

Testimonials

“A widow who hasn’t allowed her deep loss to make her lose her passion for serving the Lord and helping ladies. Francie has a gift to connect biblical truth to ladies of all ages who are dealing with the difficult issues of today.”
- Dan Wolfe, Vice President, Faith Broadcasting International

Testimonials

"Mrs. Francie Taylor was such a blessing to us at our womens' conference! Her practical lessons about applying biblical truth to our everyday lives were just what we needed. Francie is down-to-earth and engaging, and her servant's heart shines through, helping women to connect with her in a special way."

- Kay Messer, Pastor's wife, Emmanuel Baptist Temple, Hagerstown, MD

Testimonials

I had a hard time putting Francie Taylor’s book, “Apply” down. Francie shares Gods Word with us in a very practical way that we may apply our hearts to instruction and our ears to to the words of knowledge. I enjoyed the Journal prompts each day, as well as the encouragement to read a Proverb a day. I will share this book with others and plan to use it in my Ladies Sunday School Class.

- Patty Boyle, Pastor's Wife, Faith Baptist Church, Spokane, WA

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