By: redtentwomen June 1, 2017June 2, 2018 Monthly ThemesJune 2018, What do I bring to the partyLeave a Comment

What do I bring to the party?

For June, Red Tent Living is reflecting on the following words, “What Do I Bring to the Party?”. We invite you to join us, or to consider exploring the idea further with a Red Tent Dinner.

Our Story

The idea for Red Tent Living started more than a decade ago with a book by the same name. The Rent Tent, the best-selling historical fiction novel by Anita Diamont, retold the story of Dinah from the book of Genesis.

Writing Guidelines

Red Tent Living is a community of women from across the world reading, writing, reflecting, and responding to one another daily as we reframe what it means to be feminine. We welcome you to join in the conversation and submit your own work!

Hosting a Red Tent Dinner

Purpose: Once a month gatherings for 6-8 women that include enjoying a meal together and taking time to share pieces of their lives with one another. It is a place where believers and non believers in Jesus can experience community as they find connection in unexpected ways with one another.

While I Wait

By: redtentwomen June 18, 2018June 17, 2018

Day to DayAnchor House, Anna Smith, Change, Moving, Restore One, Saying Good Bye, Transitions1 Comment

A few weeks ago I felt the Spirit’s prompting to make a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies. The invitation did not feel uncanny; I love nudges to create. Instead, I was curious about the message I would receive in the process. Baking chocolate chip cookies is a ritual I practice during seasons of the…

Only Crazy People Do This

By: redtentwomen June 15, 2018June 13, 2018

Day to Day, Intentional Living, relationshipsBethany Cabell, Dairy Free, Food Sensitivities, Gluten Free, Naturopathic Doctor, raising boys, Sugar Free, Toxin Free Home3 Comments

My son stood in the kitchen, yelling at me, “I just want to eat DAIRY!” His rage was unannounced, and I quickly attempted to figure out what he meant. As I asked clarifying questions, he only seemed to become more agitated until he finally broke down and started crying. While quietly comforting him, I understood…

In Celebration of Grief

By: redtentwomen June 13, 2018June 10, 2018

Day to Day, Faith, relationshipsClaudia Hauer, Death, Grief, Loss, Saying Goodbye4 Comments

We have had a terrible dry winter and spring in the southwestern desert. Day after day has dawned with clear skies and a relentless sun. The land has grown parched. The pine trees in our yard have turned brown, and the threat of fire looms across the mountains above our town. It has become a…

Wilderness Moms Club

By: redtentwomen June 11, 2018June 10, 2018

Day to Day, relationshipsBe Held, Christy Nockels, Hope, Kelsi Folsom, Mothering, River of Grace, Single Mom, Toddlers, Twins5 Comments

It’s been one month since he left. I stood in the airport taking in every detail of him that I would miss for the next seven months. We walked hand-in-hand from the check-in gate to security, marveling that once again we would be saying goodbye. Although we spent the year leading up to our wedding…

My Version of Magic

By: redtentwomen June 8, 2018June 6, 2018

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, Uncategorizedauthenticity, be yourself, Dinner Party, Generations, magic, Mallory Redmond5 Comments

Wear something you feel magical in. I read the invitation once more before blankly staring at my closet. Weeks away from graduating with my master’s degree, I was feeling physically exhausted and emotionally drained. There was very little I was feeling magical in, aside from, of course, my bed.

All The Words

By: redtentwomen June 7, 2018June 10, 2018

Day to Day, Intentional Living, relationshipsGift of Writing, Journaling, Julie McClay, Own Your Gifting, Personal Growth, Speak Your Truth, Writing4 Comments

Your story was so well-written! I smiled. It felt good to have my writing affirmed following the pain of sharing the words with my training group. The hard processing part was over, and we were relaxed, preparing to leave for lunch. I laughed and replied lightheartedly, I’m a good writer!

Bring Your Bathing Suit

By: redtentwomen June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

Monthly ThemesAdolescence, bathing suits, fitting in, God's Love, Identity, Janet Stark, Love, pool party, self-consciousness11 Comments

The year was 1980, and I’d been invited to my first boy-girl party with classmates from school. It was the end of my 7th grade school year and invitations to girls-only parties had been few and far between. The addition of boys to the mix only heightened my excitement and dread. Even more anxiety inducing, however,…

Rewriting the Refrain

By: redtentwomen June 4, 2018June 3, 2018

Faith, relationshipsCarolyn Custus James, Empowered Women, Leadership, relationships, Susan Tucker, Voice, Women9 Comments

“No one listened to me, so I stopped using my voice.” My friend’s words disappeared into the animated discussion filling the room, but I reached out to catch them. It was an honest admission that needed to be received by another. I’m listening, I thought. Yet, I knew she was referring to a historic dismissal…

Party Crowns

By: redtentwomen June 1, 2018June 2, 2018

Day to DayAmbivalence, Becky Allender, Birthday Parties, Introverts, My Little Pony, Party On, The Weight of Glory8 Comments

When I go to a party I bring enough baggage to travel Europe for a summer and never wear the same outfit twice. I am married to a man who is an elephantine party-pooper. Seriously, I married Eeyore when we attend a party.

Help Deferred Makes the Heart Sick

By: redtentwomen May 31, 2018June 1, 2018

Day to Day, relationshipsAccident Recovery, Accident Trauma, Friendships, Shame, Traumatic Brain Injury5 Comments

“I can only do it for $15 an hour and .25 cents a mile. At my age, what you are offering to pay me is really low and I could make more money doing something else.” The text came across my phone as I was on a date with my husband and immediately tears flooded…