By: redtentwomen December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Monthly ThemesDecember, Monthly Themes, Theme to consider: Once And For All1 Comment

December Theme to Consider: Once And For All

For the month of December the women of Red Tent Living will be considering the theme, “Once And For All”. Please join us by reading the posts and also by gathering with some of your own women to share thoughts and stories around this theme.

Our Story

The idea for Red Tent Living started more than a decade ago with a book by the same name. The Red 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.

For Moms with Tears

By: redtentwomen December 7, 2022November 14, 2022

Faith, Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationshipsBeth Bruno, Motherhood, Mothering Adult Children, Mothering small children, Mothering teenagers, Wednesday in the Weeds1 Comment

I see you hovering at the base of the big slide, ready to catch your little daredevil as he proudly descends the last of the challenges this big kid playground has presented. And I am aware of your young mama heart, a little sad that he’s already conquering these obstacles.

Honoring My True Name

By: redtentwomen December 5, 2022November 15, 2022

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationships, WholeheartedAdoption, Identity, India, Name changes, Sandhya Oaks3 Comments

I grew up with the names “it,” “thing,” and occasionally “numb nuts.” These gruesome names marked me while simultaneously dehumanizing me within my home. I was given an American name when I was adopted from my orphanage to the U.S. I heard this name used mostly outside of my home by teachers and friends. There…

The Dragon Slayer

By: redtentwomen December 2, 2022October 14, 2022

Faith, Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, WarriorEvil, Good and evil, Jennifer Ownes, Legacy, Spirituality, Taking a StandLeave a Comment

In honor of the tenth anniversary of Red Tent Living, we are featuring a monthly legacy post written by one of our regular contributors from the past decade. Jennifer Owens joined us in 2015 with her signature winsome vulnerability. This post was one of her first as a regular contributor and originally appeared in October…

Anniversaries Are Invitations

By: redtentwomen November 30, 2022November 4, 2022

UncategorizedAnniversary, Choosing to Love, Christy Bauman, Marriage, Wednesday in the Weeds2 Comments

“Yes, Mrs. Bauman. Your husband called earlier and got you in with his appointment. We will see you in an hour.” My hand raises to my left cheek to comfort the ache as I smile, surprised I am not surprised by my husband’s provision for my tooth pain. Lately, I have been so frustrated with…

It Never Came

By: redtentwomen November 28, 2022October 23, 2022

Monthly Themes, relationshipsbroken relationship, Jenn White Jordan, Marriage, self worth3 Comments

You can’t say I didn’t try. I’m a fighter. I’m a good soldier. Everything in my life had prepared me for this. Growing up, fighting to shine bright enough to be seen by blind parents. Gritting my way through back pain and asthma as an athlete. Delivering four babies in four years, two of them…

Good Morning, Sister

By: redtentwomen November 25, 2022October 19, 2022

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationshipsFamily Relationships, Intentional Living, Jill English, sisterhood, Sisters, Unexpected loss7 Comments

My sister died a few months ago at the end of May. It was morning. She had been sitting in her chair, in her pajamas, and it seems, she simply passed. She had been having pain issues due to a recent series of falls. Even so, her death was unexpected. She was 59 years old. Truth be…

Bethany’s Thanksgiving Playlist 2022

By: redtentwomen November 23, 2022November 22, 2022

Art, Intentional Living, Monthly ThemesBethany Cabell, Gratitude, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving playlist, Wednesday in the Weeds2 Comments

November is here, and we have upon us another year, another holiday season. Coming into this season, my heart is tender and yet free and filled with love. Much has changed from the first year I created a list, yet there is a comforting familiarity to the remembering that this holiday provokes within me. Remember.…

The Next Chapter

By: redtentwomen November 21, 2022October 20, 2022

Intentional Living, Monthly ThemesAdventure, Madeline Bialecki, nonprofit, Retirement, TravelLeave a Comment

At seventy-one, I accept the reality that I am living the third third of my life. Sometimes the realization frightens me, but at other times, it brings me peace. There is nothing I can do about time marching on, so I may as well relax and enjoy. The realization that I am living the last…

The Same Dead End

By: redtentwomen November 18, 2022October 17, 2022

Monthly Themes, relationshipsAnger, difficult relationships, helplessness, persistence, StruggleLeave a Comment

I pound my fist against the chain link fence– Anger boiling up into a scream of rage. Again and again and again, I’m at this same dead end. It’s all familiar territory. We circle round and round, And it always leads here. I’m at this same dead end.

Still Soaring

Am I where I’m supposed to be? Do I have the inner strength, gentleness, and wisdom to venture out once again into the unknown?