Grieving – Red Tent Living

Wisdom of the Collective Mother

By: redtentwomen September 13, 2021September 14, 2021

Faith, Femininity, Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationshipsCathy Loerzel, collective suffering, Grieving, heartbreak, receiving care, Redeeming Heartache, The Allender Center4 Comments

These past 18 months have been hard. Hard on a personal level, hard on a professional level, and hard on a collective level. The pandemic has disconnected so many of us from the embodied wisdom of community, friendships, and relationships. We have needed to be physically removed for safety, but also we have been separated…

Between Joy and Sadness

“Can I watch Joy’s movie, Mama?” “Joy’s movie?” “Yeah! The yellow lady with the blue hair!” Frantically searching my memory bank for the missing puzzle pieces, I stare confusedly into space until a bright light blinks into existence above my head. “Aha! Joy! You mean Inside Out.” My sweet boy, with swollen eyes and a…

Grief Suspended

By: redtentwomen December 30, 2019December 28, 2019

Day to Day, Faith, relationshipsBarbara Beecham, Faith, Grief, Grieving, Loss, trauma14 Comments

My husband and I watch a television show we’ve grown rather fond of called, The Good Doctor. In a recent episode, one of the young surgeons tragically loses her mom whom she’d just begun to get to know after years of separation. She immediately returns to work and gets on with her life without mourning…

I can’t get my arms around…

By: redtentwomen September 6, 2016September 5, 2016

relationshipsangry conversations with God, Death, Grief, Grieving, honesty with God, Loss, Mary Jane Hamilton, Seasons30 Comments

I can’t get my arms around August…there was so much loss I felt during that month. My heart is holding a great deal of what I have left behind but will never be forgotten.

Knowing in Full.

By: redtentwomen September 2, 2016August 30, 2016

relationshipsAging, aging gracefully, Becky Allender, Being a grandmother, Death of a Parent, Grieving, Hope, Legacy, Life after death, Loss, Self Kindness27 Comments

I was relieved that the first set of visiting hours had gone “well.”

Embracing the Blessing.

By: redtentwomen August 18, 2016August 16, 2016

Day to DayCelebration, Death, Delight, Faith, Friendship, Grief, Grieving, John Eldredge, Loss, Mystery, Natalie Sum, Struggle, trust, Wrestling with God2 Comments

I was in fourth grade when I first experienced the beauty of community.

Courage and Blessing

By: redtentwomen July 7, 2016July 5, 2016

relationshipscancer, Friendship, Grieving, living intentionally, Loss, Love, Madeline Bialecki, making the most of time, reconciliation2 Comments

An early life-lesson for me was that every curse has a blessing, and the sooner I accept the curse, the sooner I will know the blessing.

To love a friend.

By: redtentwomen September 21, 2015September 21, 2015

Day to Day, Wholeheartedchurch discipline, Divorce, good friend, Grieving, Kacy Davis, Loss, Marriage, wedding10 Comments

Four years ago, around this exact time, my then husband went under church discipline for reasons that don’t need to be brought to light, but they were crazy.