faithfulness – Red Tent Living

Bleached

By: redtentwomen October 17, 2016October 16, 2016

relationshipsComfort, Eating disorder, eating disorder recovery, faithfulness, God, heartbreak, hiding, Hope, Jennifer Stamness, Romance, self violence, trauma6 Comments

I knocked on the door of my parent’s house, tears streaming down my face one dark February night.

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.

Class of ’96

“In ten years, she sees herself working as a physical therapist and married, with two children.”

For Always

By: redtentwomen June 30, 2016June 26, 2016

Art, UncategorizedCare, Emotional Needs, faithfulness, Healing, Jean Masukevich, Poetry, trust3 Comments

Always tuck me in at night To show me that you care

You are Always: A poem

By: redtentwomen June 27, 2016June 26, 2016

Artfaithfulness, God, Healing, Kacy Neinast, Poetry5 Comments

There is never a moment where You don’t notice me

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.

Always…

By: redtentwomen June 22, 2016June 20, 2016

Day to DayBethany Cabell, Change, daily living, faithfulness, Family, Hope, Motherhood, optimism, pessimism, realism, Remembering, the past3 Comments

Always be yourself unless you can be batman, a mermaid, a unicorn.

Always here.

By: redtentwomen June 8, 2016June 7, 2016

relationshipsAnniversary, Childhood Trauma, faithfulness, Family, Generations, intimacy, Legacy, Marriage, Valerie Avery, Vows, wedding4 Comments

God always comes through for me. Not always when I think I need Him. And certainly not always in the ways I ask or demand.

I Do.

By: redtentwomen June 6, 2016June 5, 2016

relationshipsAndrew Peterson, faithfulness, Heritage, Legacy, Love, Marriage, Susan Tucker, wedding8 Comments

There’s something about a wedding—something so hopeful as the wide-eyed bride and groom stand face to face, hand in hand, and declare, “Until death do us part.”

Sealed with an Embrace

By: redtentwomen May 5, 2016May 1, 2016

relationshipsAnniversary, Childhood Trauma, faithfulness, Family, Generations, intimacy, Legacy, Marriage, Valerie Avery, Vows, wedding10 Comments

I was in my wedding gown, veil in place, bouquet in hand, just minutes from my walk down the aisle when Mother entered my dressing room.