Divorce – Page 2 – Red Tent Living

The Casserole Rules

By: redtentwomen September 13, 2019September 20, 2019

Day to Day, FaithBreast Cancer, Church, Divorce, Jill English, Shame231 Comments

Unless you air your laundry, divorce in the church is as isolating as a child’s temper tantrum during the Sunday morning service. When my husband of 27 years suddenly and unexpectedly left, it was weeks before my large-church-pastors noticed I was missing from Sunday morning services. And even weeks more before someone called to check…

Anger Unpacked

By: redtentwomen May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

FaithAnger, Divorce, Faith, God, Marriage, Natasha StevensLeave a Comment

Sitting in between half packed boxes and newspaper crumbles, tears flowing for what felt like an eternity, I began my tirade: God, I am SO ANGRY with You. You don’t love me at all. So instead of me following anything You have to tell me, I am going to ignore You and anything and anyone…

Grace Is

By: redtentwomen May 11, 2017May 10, 2017

Day to DayDaughters of Worth, Dillustionment, disappointment, Divorce, Drug Addiction, Grace, Liz Liles, mental illness, The Blind Center in Washington N.C.7 Comments

In fairy tales, the endings were always my favorite. You just knew that the miracle would happen. True beauty would be seen and love would overcome. Good would prevail.

Big, Little, Often

By: redtentwomen April 26, 2017April 25, 2017

Day to DayDivorce, Kacy Davis, Marriage, Prayer4 Comments

When I was in fifth grade, my parents separated. My mom picked us up from school one day, she took me to the doctor (I had strep) and then my two sisters, my brother, and myself went to the park.

But You Are Still Good.

By: redtentwomen March 23, 2017March 23, 2017

LiteratureAnorexia, disappointment, Divorce, Kacy Davis, Poetry, Psalms, Re-Marriage5 Comments

I’m in a bible study this semester and one of the assignments was to write a Psalm. We had to think about who God is, who we are, and the things we are thinking about God.

This will not end well.

By: redtentwomen October 27, 2016October 23, 2016

relationshipsbetrayal, blended family, Death, Divorce, God, Grief, Healing, Hope, Love, Marriage, remarried, Renee Wurzer, true love, unexpected death6 Comments

We met in a bar after midnight.

Recommit and go again

By: redtentwomen September 26, 2016September 25, 2016

relationships10 year anniversary, Anniversary, Counseling, Divorce, faithfulness, God, Jennifer Stamness, Marriage, marriage on the rocks, Marriage Struggles, Romance, seperation, trauma5 Comments

Our first year of marriage wasn’t what I’m assuming many newlyweds experience.

Mason Jars

For me the first thing that comes to mind when I hear “always” is a marriage vow: God’s blessing on the sanctity of that union, and the concept of forever united as one.