Grace – Page 3 – Red Tent Living

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.

Who would we be if we were a People of Grace?

By: redtentwomen April 25, 2017April 23, 2017

Day to Day, WarriorA Face to Reframe, Beth Bruno, Education about Sex Trafficking, Grace, Prevention of Sex Trafficking, Stumbling4 Comments

If we agree on one thing, perhaps it is that we’re all human? Since nothing else approaches unifying these days. Perhaps there is that?

Five O’Clock Friends

By: redtentwomen October 21, 2016October 16, 2016

Literature, relationshipsAcceptance, authenticity, can i come?, Community, Elizabeth Kurz, Elton John, Friendship, Grace, Jazz, Moving, new beginnings, Risk, Rocket Man11 Comments

A few months ago my piano teacher asked me to pick out a song in the key of B flat major.

The Gift of a Second Chance

By: redtentwomen September 14, 2016September 11, 2016

Literature, Monthly Themes, relationshipsaccident, childhood accident, Close Call, Elizabeth Kurz, Grace, guilt, near death experience, Nearly loosing a child, nursing, OR, Poetry, Second Chance, trauma6 Comments

If it weren’t for second chances we’d all be alone. –Gregory Alan Isakov

Treasure in Second Chances

By: redtentwomen September 12, 2016September 11, 2016

relationshipsBack to School, Ellen Oelsen, Grace, Letting Go, Mothering teenagers, Parenting mistakes, Parenting young adults, trust, Trusting your teenager13 Comments

One of my daughter’s favorite things to do as a little girl was to dress up as a princess and discover new treasures.

Father Forgive for I Have Sinned

By: redtentwomen March 24, 2016March 20, 2016

UncategorizedCatholic, confession, Faith, Gayle Manske, Grace, Jesus, religion, Resilience, Shame, spiritual harm5 Comments

Forgive me Father for I have sinned. My last confession was….

Silencing the Shame

By: redtentwomen March 7, 2016March 6, 2016

Day to Day, Intentional LivingBrené Brown, empathy, God, Grace, jr. high, self-care, Shame, Susan Tucker, William Paul Young16 Comments

Here’s the truth: no one is harder on me than me.

Music and My Heart

By: redtentwomen February 26, 2016February 25, 2016

Day to Day1970s Music, Casting Crowns, Gayle Manske, Grace, judgement, music, sexual revolution, the Church and sexuality2 Comments

I am a person who has a deep love for music.

Bottled Beauty

By: redtentwomen February 18, 2016February 14, 2016

Day to DayAnna Hull, Christianity, Femininity, Grace, Jesus, purity, Rape, Sexuality and God, Shame, Virginity, Waiting Till Marriage8 Comments

“Wanna come up?” “Netflix and chill tonight?” “What about friends with benefits?”

The Talk

By: redtentwomen February 3, 2016February 15, 2016

Day to Day, Intentional Livingcouples, Dating, God, Grace, intimacy, jr. high, purity, relationships, sex and the church, sexual awakening, Spiritual Abuse, Susan Tucker, Waiting8 Comments

I don’t recall any conversations about sex during my formative years.