authenticity – Page 2 – Red Tent Living

No room in the inn or my heart

By: redtentwomen December 21, 2015December 14, 2015

Day to Day, The HomeA New Year, authenticity, Christmas, Creating Space, Holiday rush, Jennifer Stamness, Jesus, Joy to the World, quiet1 Comment

I have to confess that the holiday-version of me is intense.

Falling Short

By: redtentwomen November 16, 2015November 15, 2015

The Home, WholeheartedAddiction, alcoholic, authenticity, brave, Divorce, Honoring the past, Jennifer Stamness, Jesus, loss of a parent, Parenting, self-care4 Comments

Three days after Christmas in 1999, I found out that my mom had died her in sleep.

It is Better Together

By: redtentwomen October 22, 2015October 20, 2015

Day to Dayauthenticity, Community, Growth, Jean Masukevich, Yoga4 Comments

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down one can help the other up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

The Dragon Slayer

By: redtentwomen October 16, 2015October 16, 2015

Day to Dayauthenticity, brave, Honoring the past, Jennifer Stamness, Jesus, make believe, mothering young boys, Parenting, self-care, superhero3 Comments

There is always a bad guy in my house. Light sabers, guns, swords, bows and arrows are often found on my living room floor.

Knit Together

By: redtentwomen September 30, 2015September 27, 2015

Day to Day, Travelauthenticity, broken relationship, Church split, Honoring the past, Jennifer Stamness, Jesus, Messy living, The Church, vacation2 Comments

We were young when Sarah and I first met. I was 15, boy crazy and attempting to emulate my life from the movie Clueless.

Suitcases and Shelves

By: redtentwomen August 31, 2015August 25, 2015

Day to Day, Travelauthenticity, broken relationship, Church split, Honoring the past, Jennifer Stamness, Jesus, Messy living, The Church, vacation9 Comments

I’m fairly certain I would make a lousy world-traveler.

Let go of the parachute

By: redtentwomen November 17, 2014August 21, 2015

Day to Dayauthenticity, Change, Contingency plans, disappointment, Katy Johnson, Love, surrender17 Comments

I’ve always been a big believer in contingency plans.

A Church Lady’s Freedom

By: redtentwomen May 9, 2014September 1, 2015

Intentional Livingauthenticity, Childhood Abuse, Freedom, Jesus, Juvenile Detention, Robyn Whitaker, Sexual Abuse10 Comments

There I was. There we were. Four women squeezed into an elevator with 7 young men and two guards.

Release

By: redtentwomen April 16, 2014September 9, 2015

Day to Dayauthenticity, Beauty, God, Growth, Hope, release, Sandy Jenkins, tears7 Comments

Release…… Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.