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I Was Here

By: redtentwomen August 15, 2023July 17, 2023

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationshipsAvoiding Pain, doing hard things, Ending Well, Endings, Mallory Redmond, Saying Goodbye3 Comments

I love a big entrance. Boisterous hellos, tight hugs, chatter on top of chatter. I’m great with an enthusiastic greeting. But I’ve also been quick to look for the back door. I haven’t always given quite as much drama to the goodbye as I do with the hello. In fact, I’ve been known to slip…

No End in Sight

By: redtentwomen March 29, 2021March 24, 2021

Faith, Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationships, WholeheartedCounseling, Danielle Castillejo, Endings, Pandemic, The Allender Center, Therapy, Trauma RecoveryLeave a Comment

Weeks before the collective pandemic upheaval in March 2020, I found myself stepping off the Seattle-to-Bainbridge Island ferry. I am carrying a backpack chock-full of books. Some of the books are mine; others are not. Books are friends, holding words I want to remember. Piles of them are stacked in both my home and therapy…

Thoughts on Leaving and Blessing and Endings

By: redtentwomen May 18, 2017May 18, 2017

Day to Day, relationshipsblessing, Dan Allender, Endings, Intimate Mystery, Janet Stark, Leaving and Cleaving, Liminal Spaces, Mother of the Groom, Richard Rhor15 Comments

Last week I was talking with our daughter, Katie, about my desires for Mother’s Day. I made a remark about planning to ask our son, Tim, if he could be here for at least part of the day as it was ‘the last Mother’s Day.’

No Second Chances

By: redtentwomen September 30, 2016January 3, 2017

Day to Day, Intentional Living, relationshipsBeing Present, Endings, Job loss, Motherhood, nonprofit, relationships, Second Chances, Tracy Johnson20 Comments

The air has a bit of a chill in it, the first leaves have started to change on our trees, sprinkling the yard with crimson, gold, and amber. Summer has past, and fall is upon us.