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On Girls and Small Stories

By: redtentwomen September 19, 2016September 18, 2016

WarriorBeth Bruno, Body image, Breaking the Cycle, Change, child sex trafficking, Cycle of Abuse, Faith, Hope, Perpetrators of Abuse, Sex Trafficking, Sex Trafficking in America, Sexual exploitation, Shame, talk to your kids, Victims of Abuse9 Comments

Four girls gaggle in the back of our van as I eavesdrop. They discuss Donald Trump, Miley Cyrus, the status of their braces, and length of their earrings.

My Gut.

By: redtentwomen May 4, 2016May 1, 2016

Day to DayBody image, Bulimia, Eating disorder, intimacy, Kindness, Marriage, Mary Jane Hamilton, Self Acceptance17 Comments

There is a place in my body that feels in ruins.

Bebbie

By: redtentwomen July 6, 2015August 2, 2015

Day to DayBeauty, Body image, Childbirth, Kindness, Laura Wade Shirley, Seattle School of Theology and Psychology13 Comments

My 21 month old is drawn, like a magnet, to our bellies– if he sees a bare belly he runs to pat it and say “bebbie.”

Mae: Downright Shocking!

By: redtentwomen August 8, 2014August 24, 2015

Day to DayBody image, Femininity, Grandmothers, Mary Jane Hamilton, memories, Nostalgia, roses8 Comments

Probably the most normal things about my grandmother Mae Odell Kingsford were: the piano, the violin, The Wizard of OZ and roses.

“I’m OK, My Jeans Still Fit!”

By: redtentwomen October 1, 2013September 22, 2015

Day to DayBody image, Casual, Clothing, Denim, Eating Disorders, God, Jeans, Mary Jane Hamilton, Shopping, skinny jeans7 Comments

Each year I have used my denim jeans as a right of passage into a new season.