Changing Seasons – Red Tent Living

Letting Tears Speak

By: redtentwomen May 16, 2024May 20, 2024

Day to Day, Monthly ThemesA.C. Grace, Anna Seiple, Changing Seasons, Endings and Beginnings, Gratitude, GriefLeave a Comment

One recent Thursday, after wrapping up my work sessions for the week, I checked my phone. A thoughtful message from a friend pierced a pain that had been simmering inside, prompting instant tears that melted me into the ground. My head had been hurting for days. I was exhausted, and I knew there were emotions…

The Long Goodbye

By: redtentwomen August 2, 2023July 27, 2023

Day to Day, Intentional Living, Monthly ThemesBeth Bruno, Changing Seasons, difficult seasons, Letting Go, life's seasons2 Comments

I could list the number of friends I’ve driven away from; the number of car (or airplane) windows my slobbery nose has pressed up against; the times I’ve been the one left, particularly by my own children at this stage of life. If not people, I could name the habits I’ve attempted to say good…

All Shall Be Well

By: redtentwomen June 16, 2023June 14, 2023

Faith, Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationshipsAging Parents, Caregiver, caregiving, Changing Seasons, Empty Nest, Mother Daughter Relationships, Susan Tucker7 Comments

Last month my 88-year-old mother moved into an assisted living facility located 4.5 miles from my house. This is four miles further than we’ve lived from each other for the past nine years. While it may sound like a negligible change, it feels much more significant, for this half-mile has been traversed far more often…

Finding Shalom in the Seasons

By: redtentwomen March 15, 2019March 14, 2019

Monthly ThemesChanging Seasons, Janet Stark, Seasons, Shalom, Storytelling, wholeness3 Comments

Never have I known more clearly that I am a lover of changing seasons than the Christmases we lived in Northern California. Everything I loved about the season seemed intrinsically tied to cold and snow, which makes sense, given my Michigan upbringing. The flocked trees available at the local Christmas tree stand were nothing like…

Season’s Call

By: redtentwomen March 14, 2019March 12, 2019

Day to Day, FaithChanging Seasons, Freedom, Growth, Julie McClay, Spring3 Comments

I exit an evening exercise class to daylight. Contrasted with the darkness of prior weeks, the streaks of pink in the sky invite me to hope. I feel a brightening in my spirit. The light always returns! This season, my soul mirrors the winter weather pattern of the valley where I live. One day all…

Labor Pains.

By: redtentwomen October 5, 2016October 6, 2016

Intentional LivingChanging Seasons, College, courage, Empty Nesting, Firstborn to College, Grief, Growing Up, Letting Go, Susan Tucker14 Comments

“Life is a balance between holding on and letting go.” ~ Rumi

I was lost

By: redtentwomen August 14, 2015August 9, 2015

Day to DayAmazing Grace, Changing Seasons, God's faithfulness, Joseph, Madeline Bialecki, Moving8 Comments

The caller asked for me by a name I have not used in almost forty years—definitely someone from my past, I thought, but I did not recognize the voice.