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Class Act

By: redtentwomen November 5, 2021October 24, 2021

Faith, Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationshipsBreast Cancer, Children, Kindness, teacher, Wendy Lipham6 Comments

I watched from the car. First a trickle, then a stream, and finally, a sea of maroon-and-gray plaid poured from the elementary building as I patiently waited in the carpool line. How many times had I strained to find my daughter amid the end-of-the-school-day chatter? I learned years ago that my best chance of locating…

Look to the Children

By: redtentwomen June 15, 2020June 14, 2020

Day to Day, relationshipsChildren, Janet Stark, Play3 Comments

Wonder is such a strange word to consider in the midst of a global pandemic. And yet, how much more do you and I need to feel wonder now, more than ever? For me in this time, children have been my gateway to accessing wonder, hope, joy, laughter, tears, feeling human. I don’t have children…

Freedom is Never Free

By: redtentwomen July 11, 2014August 25, 2015

Day to Day, Wholeheartedbeach, bicycle, Children, Family, Freedom, Tracy Johnson16 Comments

The first time Elly straddled a bike she hoisted herself onto the seat with Mark holding onto the bike and said, “I can do this Dad.”

Coffee, Complexity and Conversation

By: redtentwomen October 31, 2013September 18, 2015

Day to DayBig Families, Children, Coffee, Coffeehouse, Empty Nesting, Family, Home, Menopause, Tracy Johnson8 Comments

In downtown Kalamazoo there is an odd little building nestled on a triangular piece of land where we could meet and share a cup of roasted goodness inside the Water Street Coffee Joint.