courage – Page 2 – Red Tent Living

“No…Thank you!”

By: redtentwomen November 4, 2016October 30, 2016

Intentional Living, relationshipsBecky Allender, courage, Dan Allender, Death, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Intercession, Legacy, Love, Prayer, Soul Mate, Thank you, vulnerability22 Comments

I had never heard an explosion like that on an airplane!

Ride Along

By: redtentwomen October 12, 2016October 9, 2016

LiteratureAnna Smith, can i come?, courage, eating disorder recovery, Poetry, Self Acceptance, self-criticism1 Comment

When I first read the question, “Can I Come?” the next phrase that carried into my thoughts was, “And Will I Bring Myself Fully?”

Accepting the Invitation.

By: redtentwomen October 6, 2016October 2, 2016

Intentional LivingAJ Keller, Community, companionship, courage, Dog-lover, Dreaming, Invitation, Risk, vulnerability, Wild at Heart5 Comments

Ten minutes before I am even aware of the darkening clouds outside, I feel his brown eyes seeking my attention.

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

Into Eden

By: redtentwomen September 16, 2016September 16, 2016

Day to DayAcceptance, Anna Hull, Church, courage, Death, Faith, Fear, God, Grief, Jesus, Love1 Comment

Think of the frustration that comes from listening to a dog constantly bark in the background while you’re trying to hold a conversation.

Allowing my Heart to be Refathered

By: redtentwomen September 9, 2016September 5, 2016

Day to Day, WarriorAnna Smith, courage, God, Jonah and the Whale, nonprofit, perfectionism, Reparenting, Restore One, self-criticism, SWOT analysis5 Comments

As much as I hate to admit, I dance in the fray of second chances.

Telling the Truth

By: redtentwomen September 7, 2016September 5, 2016

Intentional Livingcourage, Dan Allender, Grief, Healing, Susan Tucker, The Allender Center, The Seattle School, The Story Workshop, To Be Told, trauma, truth17 Comments

Everything about the place said “welcome”: the rich red bricks of the exterior, the scent and sounds of the waterfront only a block away, the warm light falling on worn hardwood floors inside, and couches and chairs beckoning me to make myself at home.

Resurrection Hope

By: redtentwomen August 4, 2016August 1, 2016

relationshipsChange, courage, Craig McConnell, Death, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Josh Garrels, Ransomed Heart Ministries, Resurrection, Susan Tucker14 Comments

[I begin by taking off my shoes, for this is holy ground.]

Currahee

By: redtentwomen July 21, 2016July 21, 2016

Day to DayAcceptance, America, Anna Hull, Band of Brothers, Conviction, courage, Death, Ending Violence, Faith, Fear, God, Grief, Jesus, Love, Psalm 275 Comments

I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! Psalm 27:13-14

Quiet Bravery

By: redtentwomen July 20, 2016July 17, 2016

relationshipsAdoption, Bravery, courage, God, Janet Stark, Motherhood, Parenting, Perseverance, Perspective, Provision, Sudan, The Lost Boys9 Comments

I sat with our son, Samuel this week, listening to him lament the busy schedule he keeps as a medical doctor in his 2nd year of residency.