Art – Page 5 – Red Tent Living

Dancing with Dolphins

By: redtentwomen May 9, 2016May 8, 2016

Art, Day to DayAnna Smith, Creation, dolphins, God's presence, Poetry, Praise, Respite, Rest, The Sea4 Comments

Living a couple hours drive away from the Atlantic Ocean, I often take day trips to visit the coast.

Grime and Glory in the Silence

By: redtentwomen April 25, 2016April 24, 2016

ArtAnxiety, Darkness, Ellen Oelsen, Jesus, Nature, Sacred Space, solitude7 Comments

This is one of my quiet spaces: My green bench.

A dream born in suffering

By: redtentwomen January 29, 2016January 25, 2016

Art, Day to DayArgument, Change, conflict, Entrepreneur, God, Loonfeather Gathering, Marriage, Retirement, Valerie Avery5 Comments

“This isn’t what we planned. It doesn’t look like we hoped. We need to make changes in our budget and serious decisions about our finances.”

Journey to Someday

By: redtentwomen January 26, 2016January 25, 2016

Art, TravelAllison Johnson, Dreams, Europe, Girlfriends, iphone art, London, Paris, Someday, Travel Photography6 Comments

One day six women embarked on a journey to Europe. Each picture and its title represent an aspect of each woman’s courage to dream of “someday” in her own special way. What will your someday hold?

Learning to Trust

By: redtentwomen December 11, 2015December 7, 2015

Art, Intentional LivingAnger, Ballroom Dancing, Jean Masukevich, Jesus, Love, Marriage, Partnership, trust2 Comments

It takes tremendous faith and trust to follow.

The Nutcracker: Making Dreams Come Alive

By: redtentwomen December 2, 2015November 29, 2015

ArtBallet, Dance, Dreams, Grandchildren, Grandmother, Love, Mary Jane Hamilton, The Nutcracker6 Comments

I love to dance. As a 7th grader I took ballroom dance lesson where I learned the Cha-Cha, the Foxtrot, the Waltz and the Jitter Bug.

Lingering in the “not-knowings” and “in-betweens”

By: redtentwomen October 15, 2015October 15, 2015

Art, TravelChildhood, Fear, Grandmother, Gratitude, Hospitalization of a child, life threatening disease, Psalm 23, sick child, Valerie Avery1 Comment

The IV pole moved slowly, propelled by a pale child with sunken eyes ringed with dark circles.

An Invitation to Play with Rocks

By: redtentwomen September 10, 2015September 9, 2015

Art, TravelChildhood, jewlery making, Remembering, Rock collecting, Valerie Avery6 Comments

The water was warm for Lake Superior and felt good on our feet.

Will you color with me, Daddy?

By: redtentwomen August 10, 2015August 9, 2015

ArtArt, coloring, Divorce, drawing, Risk, Robyn Whitaker16 Comments

“Will you color with me, Daddy?” I simply adored coloring with my daddy.

Play? Craft Time?

By: redtentwomen June 3, 2015August 2, 2015

Art, Day to DayChange, Crafts, grandkids, invitation to play, Mary Jane Hamilton, Play, Recovery from Abuse5 Comments

Play hasn’t come easy for me. Some of you may be wondering how that is possible. After all doesn’t everyone like to play?