cancer – Page 2 – Red Tent Living

An Unwanted Driver

By: redtentwomen April 5, 2017April 3, 2017

Day to Day, Intentional LivingAJ Keller, cancer, Chemotherapy, CS Lewis, Dying Well, Healing Prayer, Heaven, Mary Oliver8 Comments

“The bitter drink of death is still before you.” – C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce A late-stage cancer diagnosis has become an unwanted challenge inviting me and my friends to walk in a uniquely odd journey of hope through a minacious and evolving terrain.

Dear Cancer

By: redtentwomen November 11, 2016November 6, 2016

Day to Daycancer, Care, Jean Masukevich, Recovery, wellness3 Comments

Dear Cancer, I wanted to write a letter cursing you and erasing you from this world and from the lives of all those I love who are battling, beaten, or dead because of you.

Courage and Blessing

By: redtentwomen July 7, 2016July 5, 2016

relationshipscancer, Friendship, Grieving, living intentionally, Loss, Love, Madeline Bialecki, making the most of time, reconciliation2 Comments

An early life-lesson for me was that every curse has a blessing, and the sooner I accept the curse, the sooner I will know the blessing.

Memories with my Mother

By: redtentwomen June 3, 2016May 31, 2016

relationshipsAdult Children, cancer, Death, Grief, illness, Kindness, Love, Mary Jane Hamilton, Mother, Motherhood12 Comments

“I’ll always be with you.”

A Year of Kindness

By: redtentwomen January 12, 2015August 10, 2015

Day to DayACL knee surgery, Back Injury, Being Present, cancer, depression, Embracing Goodness, Janet Stark, Kindness, lumpectomy, New Year New You14 Comments

“New Year, New You!” proclaims everything from ads for fitness clubs and weight loss centers to books by health gurus claiming to have THE secret formula for a happy and healthy you.