Literature – Page 9 – Red Tent Living

Beauty in the Mirror

By: redtentwomen September 4, 2014August 24, 2015

LiteratureBeauty, Becky Schulthess, mirror, Poetry, reflecting beauty4 Comments

Looking in the mirror a reflection staring back

For Avolyn

By: redtentwomen July 18, 2014August 25, 2015

LiteratureGenerations, Hope, Melanye Wrighton, Motherhood, needs of a child, Neglect, Poetry3 Comments

T’is a mother in my life who feels all alone waiting for something completely unknown

Home

By: redtentwomen May 16, 2014August 28, 2019

Literature, The HomeColorado, God, Home, Jan Meyers Proett, Lazuli Bunting, Moving, Wild Jesus20 Comments

We moved over the weekend. This means, of course, that I do not know the location of my favorite brush, or the mustard.

You are Worth More

By: redtentwomen March 27, 2014September 14, 2015

LiteratureBeauty and the Bitch, Dignity, Heart, Jan Meyers Proett, Jesus, Sex Trafficking, Sexual Abuse, WorthLeave a Comment

In the Near East, a person suffered total degradation when slapped by someone’s left hand, the hand that no Hebrew would use to touch another because it was the hand for wiping at the toilet.

The Doll Store

By: redtentwomen March 12, 2014September 14, 2015

LiteratureHM Baker, Innocence, Mary Oliver, Motherhood, Sexual Abuse6 Comments

“For a while I could not remember some word I was in need of, and I was bereaved and said: where are you, beloved friend? ~ Mary Oliver

The Very Thin Veil: Midori, Bono and Dad on Earth as in Heaven

By: redtentwomen February 24, 2014September 14, 2015

Day to Day, LiteratureBono, Death, Glory, Heaven, Jan Meyers Proett, Jimmy Fallon, Midori, The Thin Veil, The Tonight Show25 Comments

A few nights ago I sat, mesmerized, along with Steve and my nephew Andrew, as we watched the violinist Midori float above the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.

Choosing a Deeper Desire

By: redtentwomen January 30, 2014September 14, 2015

LiteratureBeauty, Beauty and the Bitch, desire, Dreaming, Heart, Jan Meyers Proett, Jesus3 Comments

You have to become an honest dreamer in order to have an honest thirst for God.

Cleaning Chalkboards

By: redtentwomen January 17, 2014September 17, 2015

LiteratureChalkboard, Elementary School, Growing Up, Inspiring Teachers, Janet Stark, Love15 Comments

I read the Red Tent Living themes for January, sure they would be about new beginnings and starting over; something in my heart rebelled against what I thought I would see.