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Such Beautiful White Hair

By: redtentwomen November 6, 2020November 4, 2020

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationshipsAging, Celebrating, Family, Honoring the past, Maryhelen Martens, Remembering1 Comment

It’s Halloween. The sun blinds me on this brisk fall morning as I fill bags with candy for the trick-or-treaters who will come by for our neighborhood candy hunt. I set with care the individual bags on our stoop, flanking the iron jack-o-lantern decoration we have enjoyed for years. I feel a tinge of grief…

Falling Short

By: redtentwomen November 16, 2015November 15, 2015

The Home, WholeheartedAddiction, alcoholic, authenticity, brave, Divorce, Honoring the past, Jennifer Stamness, Jesus, loss of a parent, Parenting, self-care4 Comments

Three days after Christmas in 1999, I found out that my mom had died her in sleep.

The Dragon Slayer

By: redtentwomen October 16, 2015October 16, 2015

Day to Dayauthenticity, brave, Honoring the past, Jennifer Stamness, Jesus, make believe, mothering young boys, Parenting, self-care, superhero3 Comments

There is always a bad guy in my house. Light sabers, guns, swords, bows and arrows are often found on my living room floor.

Knit Together

By: redtentwomen September 30, 2015September 27, 2015

Day to Day, Travelauthenticity, broken relationship, Church split, Honoring the past, Jennifer Stamness, Jesus, Messy living, The Church, vacation2 Comments

We were young when Sarah and I first met. I was 15, boy crazy and attempting to emulate my life from the movie Clueless.

Suitcases and Shelves

By: redtentwomen August 31, 2015August 25, 2015

Day to Day, Travelauthenticity, broken relationship, Church split, Honoring the past, Jennifer Stamness, Jesus, Messy living, The Church, vacation9 Comments

I’m fairly certain I would make a lousy world-traveler.