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Long Forgotten Dreams

December 24, 2019 / by Kathryn Redman posted in Life with Jesus, Personal Reflections

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“…Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard...”

Those few words in Luke 1:13, spoken by an angel to Zechariah, a priest. Nice words. Encouraging words. Hopeful words.

But the remainder of the sentence was jaw dropping. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear a son, and you are to call him John.

Meet Zechariah and Elizabeth, relatively small players in the larger Christmas drama. They are described in a way that is enviable in verse 6 - Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.

Blameless. Righteous. Obedient. A powerful couple in their community with enviable heritage and a faithful relationship with God.

But. Always a but.

But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.

Very old.

So how many years has it been since Zechariah stopped praying for a baby? How many suns have risen and set since that request, that pleading, left his lips? Ten years? Twenty years? Thirty? More?

Very old. Clearly well past childbearing years. Monthly cycles ended. All hope ended with them.

“Your prayer has been heard.”

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Vulnerability is the gift

September 24, 2019 / by Kathryn Redman posted in Business, Life with Jesus, Personal Reflections

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I just sat with a friend who is asking himself some hard reflection questions.

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13 Feet Under...

September 03, 2019 / by Kathryn Redman posted in Life with Jesus, Personal Reflections

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Some days are just hard.

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Why I like Hope

August 05, 2019 / by Kathryn Redman posted in Business, Personal Reflections

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In our house there is a regular interaction between Michael and I. Most often it goes like this:

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Lessons from 6th Grade

July 20, 2019 / by Kathryn Redman posted in Life with Jesus, Personal Reflections

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I've been thinking a lot lately about the topic of worry. Life is so full of opportunities to step into it, and sometimes to stay there for far too long.

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Let us be like buffalo...

July 05, 2019 / by Kathryn Redman posted in Life with Jesus, Personal Reflections

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Walking down the street in Truckee California on a warm Thursday evening during Farmer’s Market, Michael and I came across this unique offering.

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Trafficking in Truth

June 10, 2019 / by Kathryn Redman posted in Life with Jesus, Personal Reflections

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“I can’t get away with anything.!”

That is what our daughter Jenna would say growing up. She knew that if she did something she wasn’t supposed to do she would absolutely get caught.

It wasn’t a matter of if, just when.

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Life is a series of moments

May 31, 2019 / by Kathryn Redman posted in Personal Reflections

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Life is a series of moments. Time moving forward relentlessly, minute by minute, day by day.

Many go by unnoticed.

Then suddenly one moment jumps out. An observation made. Sudden clarity. A conversation that leaves a mark. A song that will forever conjure up place, time and circumstance.

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Hard Truth & Ridiculous Grace

May 18, 2019 / by Kathryn Redman posted in Life with Jesus, Personal Reflections

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Every once in a while, a song comes along with a lyric that moves you deeply.

It winds its way into your heart and soul. It seeps in and saturates.

It changes you.

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On Being a Mom

May 12, 2019 / by Kathryn Redman posted in Life with Jesus, Personal Reflections

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Last week I had the privilege of having coffee with a woman in my church who reached out to me so she could ask my advice on parenting.

Nice.

Unusual. But nice.

As a full-time working mom of an only child, let's just say that the moms who have asked for my advice have been few and far between.

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