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The Ministry of Proximity

By: redtentwomen March 21, 2019March 20, 2019

Day to Day, Intentional LivingBeth Bruno, Dismantling Privilege, Homelessness, Hospitality4 Comments

I sit between two tables covered with butcher paper. On my left are my own girls, laughing and playing hangman with a family of 4. The kids are little and they are delightful; well-behaved and contentedly eating dinner. Their mom is shy and preoccupied, but their dad is friendly. He wants to talk. He just…

You Are Welcome

By: redtentwomen September 24, 2018September 23, 2018

Day to DayHospitality, Hosting Friends, Jill Dyer, Welcoming Guests10 Comments

Hospitality: The friendly and generous reception of guests. I have a love/hate relationship with hospitality. It feels formal with the connotation of performance and I feel unnatural and fake. When I first had children, hospitality was a strange cocktail. I really did want friends in my life. But I also felt pressure to have the…

Wine and Inquisition

By: redtentwomen June 27, 2018June 27, 2018

Day to DayBarbara Walters, Dani Shapiro, Entertaining, Hospitality, Libby Kurz, Meaningful Conversation, Women's Luncheon16 Comments

Several months ago I received a text from my friend, Christina, inviting me to a Mother’s Day luncheon at her home. The word “luncheon” immediately conjured images of ladies dressed in lace, pearls, and hats belonging to British royalty. After a lengthy career as a military physician, Christina now has the time to pour her…

I’m so glad you’re here.

By: redtentwomen August 31, 2016August 28, 2016

Day to Daychildren with disabilities, God, Hospitality, Kacy Davis, parenting a child with disabilities, special education teachers3 Comments

Tomorrow I open my classroom door for another year.

Make Yourself at Home

By: redtentwomen August 17, 2016August 16, 2016

The HomeAdair Swayze, Beauty, Belief, Faith, Home, Hope, horse farm, Hospitality, self-care, Singleness, Unexpected, welcome4 Comments

There is a place near my home that I am drawn to on days when I am in need of respite. It is a place that feels sacred to me, hidden as it is in a sprawling neighborhood.

The Open-Door Policy

By: redtentwomen August 15, 2016August 14, 2016

The Homeauthenticity, church hunting, Church split, Friendship, Hospitality, host, Jennifer Stamness, welcome6 Comments

It’s one of the first things you see when you walk up to my door.

Friend or Stranger?

By: redtentwomen September 11, 2015September 7, 2015

Day to DayAngels, Becky Allender, Dan Allender, Hospitality, Moving32 Comments

Hebrews 13: 1-3 (NIV) “Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.