Anxiety – Page 3 – Red Tent Living

If God and I went to counseling…

“Theology is simply what we think about God and then living that truth out in our right now lives.” -Sarah Bessey

On Faith, Churches, and Never Becoming a Pastor

“Why wouldn’t you go for the M.Div?” McKenna asked.

Rising in the Flood of Goodness.

By: redtentwomen July 13, 2016July 13, 2016

relationshipsadult son, Anxiety, Celebration, Ellen Oelsen, God, Marriage, Mother of the Groom, Mothering, Prayer, wedding11 Comments

“Can you believe he will be getting married in one week?”

Always Kind

By: redtentwomen June 24, 2016June 23, 2016

Day to DayAnxiety, God, Janet Stark, Kindness, Motherhood, Parenting, self-care, self-criticism, Therapy20 Comments

I roll over in bed and grope in the dark for my phone, resting on my nightstand.

Where I need you.

By: redtentwomen June 20, 2016June 20, 2016

Day to DayAnxiety, Beauty, Belief, Change, Death, Faith, Friendship, Friendships, God, growing faith, Hope, Katy Johnson, self-care, Unexpected6 Comments

It has been 10 months since we last connected—10 months and a lifetime.

F*n

By: redtentwomen May 23, 2016May 22, 2016

Day to DayAnxiety, Beauty, betrayal, Death, Friendships, Hope, Introversion, Katy Johnson, quiet, Self Kindness, self-care8 Comments

I was speeding down the freeway, headed to a go-kart driving, laser-tag shooting, pizza place explosion of preteen entertainment. I was late. I was ambivalent.

Less of Me for More of You

By: redtentwomen May 17, 2016May 17, 2016

relationshipsadult son, Anxiety, Celebration, Comfort, Ellen Oelsen, graduation, Letting Go, Mothering, Prayer, Struggle, trust9 Comments

A celebration was necessary, or so I thought.

You Do You.

By: redtentwomen April 29, 2016April 27, 2016

Day to DayAnxiety, Beauty, betrayal, Death, Friendships, Hope, Introversion, Katy Johnson, quiet, Self Kindness, self-care15 Comments

“We haven’t talked in a while.”

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.

Learning to Breathe

By: redtentwomen April 29, 2015August 3, 2015

Day to DayAnxiety, Boston, breathing, Confrontation, Counseling, Divorce, Kacy Davis5 Comments

It’s been three years now, almost to the day, and I still remember the fear, anxiety, and just plain dread that clouded that day.