This is a podcast to bring hope and attention to the works of God in the everyday lives of people just like you!
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Join Hopin's Julius Solaris as he taps trusted subject matter experts and seasoned industry practitioners to share their hard-earned secrets and experiences in all facets of the events industry. This is the 2022 Event Trends Report you need.
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A brief introduction to who I am and where I want to inspire change for the future. If not now then when?
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Intentionally Hoping is a podcast about my journey of change. Change needs to be transparent. My willingness to be vulnerable about my journey of change, will hopefully give my listeners the permission to do the same. I would like to create an environment for others to experience transformation, empowerment, self awareness, love and forgiveness to be able to elevate in all areas of their lives relationally, financially, spiritually, mentally and physically. What I have overcome and been thro ...
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Every person has a unique perspective. Join me as I explore the different and unique ways people find inspiration during the journey through their lives: what inspires, what challenges, and what encourages people along their paths. With topics ranging from mundane to sublime, encouragement and inspirational, heartfelt and humorous, each episode will provide a slightly different glimpse of how we move through life. Join me & my metaphorical octopus of curiosity as we begin a new journey of ex ...
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This is the first of two episodes I recorded at Hope Heals Camp in Nauvoo, Alabama. Hope Heals is an amazing place full of hope, acceptance, inclusion, and God's love. It is where the lines blur between serving and being served, ability and disability. It is like a week of heaven practice! If you are interested in learning more about Hope Heals Cam…
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In this episode I share another way that God has taken care of me recently. I call these "God hugs" and they are so precious to me as they are constant reminders of how much God cares for me (and all of His children) and takes care of even the small details of our lives. Enjoy!Want to tell me your God story? I'd love to hear it and share it on the …
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In this episode, I get to chat with my pastor, Dr. Tim Riordan. Dr. Tim is the lead pastor at Sonrise Baptist Church in Newnan, GA. He is also a father, grandfather and an author. Pastor Tim has written several books, both non-fiction and fiction. I think my favorite is Songs from the Heart: Meeting with God in the Psalms. You can learn about him, …
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I recorded this episode while my daughter, Sarah, was away at a respite house and it reminded me of respites/breaks I used to get when my roommate, Natasha would watch Sarah while I went and stayed in a hotel for a weekend. During one of those stays, I wrote Sarah a letter detailing her early life and all the amazing, miraculous things God had done…
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Have you ever found yourself in a deep darkness? A time when you felt defeated, lost, hopeless? This episode discusses the value of the darkness in the way it helps us notice and appreciate the goodness of God when we see it. I hope you will listen and think about what God has been doing in your life. Want to tell me your God story? I'd love to hea…
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Sometimes God gives little gifts along the way and I've been fortunate enough to receive many of them! Have you noticed any of these in your life? They might come in the form of a text from a friend when you needed some encouragement, or maybe it's a miraculous healing of some kind, or a bill that gets paid unexpectedly. This episode tells about tw…
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Coffee shops have always been my happy places, no matter where I’ve lived. And crafting this imaginary coffee shop has been one of my greatest discoveries, and I’d like to be doing this for many years yet to come. Today, Kathrin shares a life update about the future of Here's Hoping: Conversations with Kathrin, as sharing a glimpse into the origin …
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**Please note: this episode contains foul language.** Kathrin talks with Sunflower about how a parent can break the cycle of family dysfunction and trauma with their own children. Sunflower, along with their three partners, Sage, Iris, and Foxglove, host And They Were Roommates, produced by the Quaple Network a limited-run advice podcast about LBGT…
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Cara Lewis is from Mobile, Alabama and is married to Jarvis, a firefighter. Cara and Jarvis have one son, Asher, who is 4 and such a little charmer! In 2020, after some devastating medical crises with Asher, Cara went from working as a medical assistant in a hospital and doctor's office to becoming Asher’s full-time caregiver. God has now shifted h…
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Here’s Hoping: Conversations with Kathrin When we think about talking to our past self, context matters. Today, we share a string of pearls from my conversation with Joanna Basile: if you could fold time and space and tell your past self something, what you say to your past incarnation? Here’s Hoping. Some links to share Joanna Basile, writer, podc…
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Hope Heals Camp is part of the ministry of Jay and Katherine Wolf. It is a sacred space of "belonging and belovedness" where our good, hard stories come together to blur the lines between heaven and earth and hardship and hope. I have never felt closer to God than at that camp. I encourage all of you to check out the ministries of Hope Heals, inclu…
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When Joanna Basile and I shared a conversation together, I asked her a question that’s become a favorite among all my guests: If you could fold time and space and tell your past self something, what you say to your past incarnation? Here’s Hoping. Some links to share Joanna Basile, writer, podcast host, and yoga teacher, blends movement and philoso…
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I shared a cup with Alice Kitchel in my imaginary coffee shop, in February 2021. Remember what was happening then? What was happening in your life during 2021? And, during the conversation that I shared with Alice, we found this remarkable pearl of wisdom about something unexpected yet incredibly beautiful: resilience. Here’s Hoping Postscript: Ple…
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Today’s menu includes a small and powerful pearl of wisdom from Dr. Jen Pratt about the impact hope can have during a difficult time. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share You can read about the Make A Wish in the United States of America as well as the Make A Wish International. You can read also about the Impact of A Wish here. Interested in learnin…
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Why do I always immediately go to worry and "figure things out on my own" instead of giving the situation to God? You would think with all the podcasts I have done, talking about the big and small things I have seen God do in my life, I would learn to trust Him to take care of what I need! In this episode, I am going to tell you about some more ins…
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Anthony Monti was one of the first visitors at my imaginary coffee shop, and although we don’t stay in contact as much as we might like, I remain grateful for every pearl of wisdom he’s shared with me along the way. Today’s menu at Here’s Hoping features Anthony’s reaction to my question, what does hope mean to you? followed by a description of fer…
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Life’s been A Lot lately. So today, you have Just Kathrin. Let’s share a moment together. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share You can start to learn more about Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan on her official website as well as this Wikipedia page: enjoy and be inspired by her incredible work. If you liked this episode of Here’s Hoping: Conversatio…
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How does hope unfold in a person’s experience? In different ways depending on the person, the situation, or the day. Dr. Jen Pratt shares her own experience with how hope unfolded in her life. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share You can read about the Make A Wish in the United States of America as well as the Make A Wish International. You can read …
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In this episode, I revisit my divorce and the ways that God works through our "messes" to draw us through to His plan. For the full episode about my divorce, see episode 3 God Shows up in Divorce. About 18 or 19 years after my divorce, my ex-husband reached out to ask me to call him. I did and after the call I realized just how much God had redeeme…
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There’s a lot that happens in our imagination, in our mind… But how does making a wish affect our body? During my conversation with Dr. Jen Pratt, she shared a surprising pearl of wisdom. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share You can read about the Make A Wish in the United States of America as well as the Make A Wish International. You can read also …
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Dr. Jen Pratt shares a remarkable pearl of wisdom that inspires a rediscovery of the word, Wish, and blows my mind. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share You can read about the Make A Wish in the United States of America as well as the Make A Wish International. You can read also about the Impact of A Wish here. Interested in learning more about Dr. J…
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Sometimes when we are looking for what God is doing in our lives and the world around us, we are so focused on looking for the big things -healings, monetary provision, etc- that we miss the small things along the way. I like to call those God-hugs. The little provisions; maybe an answer to prayer or maybe you hadn't even thought to ask. That was m…
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I ask Sage a challenging question, and his insight opens windows in my mind for empowering awareness. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share Sage is part of The Quaple Network’s limited-run podcast, And They Were Roommates, an advice podcast on life, love, and everything in between. From the Talmud - Pirkei Avos (Ethics/Chapters of the Fathers) 2:16. F…
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Every day in some way, we may be surprised by connections undiscovered until an inspiration ignites our imagination. Today’s episode is dedicated to a connection discovered within a Peace of Thread. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share Peace of Thread was founded by Denise Smith in 2012 with a mission: to empower refugee women to become economically …
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There is a lot happening in the world. And there’s inspirational hope persevering. This episode is dedicated to Peace of Thread, which grew from a seed of hope in Clarkston, Georgia, and extends roots of empowerment and inspiration. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share: Peace of Thread was founded by Denise Smith in 2012 with a mission: to empower re…
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Sometimes God gives you a calling/promise and you don't even realize when He brings it to fruition. At least that happened to me and in this episode I tell you about it. When God let me know He was going to start the blessings flowing after I received "an offer of space", I couldn't have imagined that would have resulted in all the wonderful things…
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Ian Macdonald is the pastor of Anamesa Christian Church in Sherman Oaks, California, and also the author of the blog, Jesus not Jesús: Finding the Diving in the Space Between Us. You can learn more about Lenny Bruce on Wikipedia. And you can also review a whole slew of Lenny Bruce quotes here on Goodreads. There are a lot of quotes attributed to Ar…
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Our lives are formed by the experiences throughout our lives: Pat shares two completely different experiences in the world that leave ripples in our lives... Here’s Hoping. Some links to share Maya Angelou. Enough said. Learn more about her and let your life become enriched through the knowing. Maya. Angelou. I often return to the 2005 film, Consta…
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In this first episode of 2023, I tell a friend's God story. The reason for telling it and not interviewing my friend is that it revolves around foster care and I wanted to protect the children from any kind of unwanted attention as much as possible. My friend heard God in a dream tell her to say yes to a foster placement that was out of her comfort…
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There’s always something happening in the world, isn’t there? Once upon a time, two friends shared a cup together while they talked about the world. The conversation turned to the legacy each of us leaves behind… Here’s Hoping. Some links to share You can learn more about Roberta Damon on her website. Her books are amazing and include: A Voice Beyo…
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Today’s menu presents a nugget from Gianni Neiviller, restauranteur, musician, and founder of RespirOSpace which focuses on breathwork, an alternative healing practice. At the time we talked in 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic had been raging for over a year, with upheaval and division present nearly everywhere. Our conversation led us to The Breath… He…
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My imaginary coffee shop is on the road so the audio quality isn’t as great as usual because I recorded the intro & reflection while in an airport waiting to being a new chapter. And, as this year comes to a close, Barbara Daggett’s pearl of wisdom seemed particularly appropriate: If you were to tell your past self something, what would you say? I …
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This episode recaps some of the big things I have seen God do in my life this year. I am so grateful for the many blessings He has brought about that can't really be explained in any other way! He has begun fulfilling dreams and promises that He showed me in 2017. The blessings are so far beyond anything I could have asked or imagined that I can on…
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What takes you off guard? I ask Sage a challenging question, and his insight opens windows in my mind for empowering awareness. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share Sage is part of The Quaple Network’s limited-run podcast, And They Were Roommates, an advice podcast on life, love, and everything in between. You can learn more about John Kenneth Galbra…
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Life has a way, doesn’t it? Joanna Basile, yoga teacher, writer, podcast host, and I shared some moments in September of 2021. Our dogs were close beside us when we spoke, their wisdom resonating with us in the space between us. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share Joanna Basile, writer, podcast host, and yoga teacher, blends movement and philosophy …
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In this time of Covid… In this time of change… In this time…where do you find the sacred? Deborah Cautela and Kathrin shared some thoughts. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share Deborah Cautela, massage therapist and founder of Massage Therapy & Movement in Camden, Maine, believes a respectful touch creates the foundation upon which all body work deve…
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I am cutting back on the frequency of podcast episodes released to (hopefully) one per month. Things in my life are really blooming right now and the amount I am planning for and organizing has increased A LOT in the past month or so. This episode explains some of that and the feelings of overwhelm that have been threatening somewhat lately. Becaus…
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Kathrin is still in the grip of post-Covid-19 fatigue so today’s menu presents a full conversation Kathrin shared with her friend, Roberta Damon. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share If you liked this episode, please leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts; reviews help other people find their way to this imaginary coffee shop. Share us with a…
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Episode 10 WHY ME? IT' OK! SERIES 3 Episodes about being kind to yourself learning its is ok to experience feelings and emotions. Learning self awareness and self regulation to empower yourself to have empathy for yourself and others to change and be free. Topics that explore the lessons I have learnt in different seasons in my life. Today's Topic …
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This episode is exactly what the title says: Closed Due to Covid. Remember, you can find more of Kathrin’s conversations on the menu at Here’s Hoping as well as at the Friends for the Journey podcast. If you liked this episode, please leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts; reviews help other people find their way to this imaginary coffee s…
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Episode 9 UP IN MY FEELINGS! IT' OK! SERIES 3 Episodes about being kind to yourself learning "It is OK" to experience feelings and emotions. Learning self-awareness and self-regulation to empower yourself to have empathy for yourself and others to change and be free. Topics that explore the lessons I have learnt in different seasons in my life. Tod…
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I actually recorded most of this episode in April when God was first showering me with amazing blessings. I hope listening to this will give you hope and encouragement that God really can do as Paul promises in Ephesians 3:20, “immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine.” These blessings were totally unexpected and are still continuing to unfold.…
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The question we stumbled across left many of us scratching our heads, wondering how we can bridge the gap left in the wake of so much polarization. Today in our imaginary coffee shop, we get to hear Pat Parker’s answer to this question Here’s Hoping. Some links to share If you liked this episode, please leave a review wherever you listen to podcast…
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Episode 8 IT'S OK! SERIES 3 episodes About being kind to yourself learning it is ok to experience feelings and emotions. Learning self-awareness to empower yourself to have empathy for yourself and others to change and be free. Topics that explore the lessons I learned in different seasons in my life. Today's Topic is ITS OK! Join me as I share my …
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Tracy Hokanson is wife to Jeff and mom to Zeke, Nate and Mabel. Through her kids, Tracy’s eyes were opened to the need for inclusion. Helping her daughter navigate the world with her disabilities ignited Tracy’s passion not only for inclusion, but education and disability advocacy. While people might say she is the perfect mom for her kids because …
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We can really only know what we’ve experienced. But what happens when we meet someone who’s experienced something completely different? While I shared a cup with Pat and Ken Parker, we gathered around this warm nugget of golden thought, discovered something wonderful, and stumbled upon a question. Here’s Hoping. Some links to share If you liked thi…
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Episode 7 I am so grateful for you joining me on this journey, This is the end of our 5 part series of discovering 'Who am I'. 5episodes Topics that explore the lessons I learned in different seasons in my life. To live with intention every day. New episodes will now be every other Tuesday, I will be returning on the 4th of October 2022 Please like…
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Kristi Damron is a new friend from Hope Heals Camp this past summer. She is a former nurse (25 years) and lives on a working farm/ranch in the small town of Carter, Oklahoma. Kristi is married and has 3 children and 2 grandchildren. In January 2019, Kristi suffered a severe stroke at 44 years old. After a 6-8 hour surgery, a week in a coma, a week …
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Episode 6 This is a series of 5 episodes . Topics that explore the lessons I learned in different seasons in my life. Today's Topic is Relationships Join me as I share my experience of how improving my mental and emotional wellness helped me to start positively moving forward in my journey to being stable and grounded. Book of the month - What Happ…
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Living includes every feeling. Every experience. Every Season. Every Thing. Roberta Damon brings a golden nugget of wisdom by which we warm ourselves. Here’s Hoping Some links to share Roberta’s Website: RobertaDamon.me Books authored by Roberta: A Voice Beyond Weeping Dear Mrs. Noah: Letters to Unnamed Women of the Bible Roberta’s Introduction to …
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