Jan Meyers Proett – Red Tent Living

You Are Worth More

By: redtentwomen February 3, 2023February 2, 2023

Femininity, Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, WarriorBeauty and the Bitch, courage, Human Trafficking, Jan Meyers Proett, Legacy, Nepal, Taking a StandLeave a Comment

In honor of the tenth anniversary of Red Tent Living, we are featuring a monthly legacy post written by one of our regular contributors from the past decade. Jan Meyers Proett is one of the original ten writers. The presence of her words, both here and in her books, has been life giving and restorative…

Throwback Thursday: Home

By: redtentwomen August 29, 2019August 28, 2019

Day to Day, FaithHome, Jan Meyers Proett, Moving, Roots, The Dogeagram5 Comments

We moved over the weekend. This means, of course, that I do not know the location of my favorite brush, or the mustard.

The Wink

By: redtentwomen December 10, 2015December 11, 2015

Day to Day, TravelDeath, Final Judgement, Freedom, Fugitive, Jan Meyers Proett, Jesus, Parking Ticket, Shame2 Comments

Today, I ran the vacuum cleaner close to where my nephew Andrew was reading, in my own house, at mid-day. I had every right to clean, but what tumbled reflexively from my core was, “Oh, I am so sorry.”

Tell Me a Story

By: redtentwomen July 8, 2015August 2, 2015

Day to DayAmos Lee, Being Alive, Being Present, Bring me your story, Death, Falling Asleep, Jan Meyers Proett, Pat Conroy, Red Rocks Amphitheater12 Comments

The girl was fifteen and had on a summer Poplin jumper and Sperry Topsiders (for which I was envious).

It’s About the Beach

By: redtentwomen February 24, 2015August 4, 2015

Day to Day21 Coptic Christians, beach, Death, Gandalf, Jan Meyers Proett, Nation of the Cross, Return of the King, Sexual Abuse, Water6 Comments

God evidentially loves to hover over water; like a soft comforter – literally.

Turning the Page to Fifty – Part One

By: redtentwomen September 26, 2014August 24, 2015

Day to DayAging, Aging Well, Grey Hair, Jan Meyers Proett, Turning 50, Wisdom7 Comments

Time makes you bolder, even children get older and I’m getting older too. – Stevie Nicks

Home

By: redtentwomen May 16, 2014August 28, 2019

Literature, The HomeColorado, God, Home, Jan Meyers Proett, Lazuli Bunting, Moving, Wild Jesus20 Comments

We moved over the weekend. This means, of course, that I do not know the location of my favorite brush, or the mustard.

You are Worth More

By: redtentwomen March 27, 2014September 14, 2015

LiteratureBeauty and the Bitch, Dignity, Heart, Jan Meyers Proett, Jesus, Sex Trafficking, Sexual Abuse, WorthLeave a Comment

In the Near East, a person suffered total degradation when slapped by someone’s left hand, the hand that no Hebrew would use to touch another because it was the hand for wiping at the toilet.

The Very Thin Veil: Midori, Bono and Dad on Earth as in Heaven

By: redtentwomen February 24, 2014September 14, 2015

Day to Day, LiteratureBono, Death, Glory, Heaven, Jan Meyers Proett, Jimmy Fallon, Midori, The Thin Veil, The Tonight Show25 Comments

A few nights ago I sat, mesmerized, along with Steve and my nephew Andrew, as we watched the violinist Midori float above the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.