Janet Stark – Page 5 – Red Tent Living

Remember

By: redtentwomen March 22, 2017March 22, 2017

Day to Day, Intentional LivingJanet Stark, Lent, Little Norway, Prayer, Recovery Week, The Allender Center14 Comments

One of my most loved, and at the same time, most hated parts of the experiences I had at Recovery Weeks was the excursion at the end of the week.

A Red Tent Dinner on Radical Hospitality and Belonging

By: redtentwomen March 2, 2017February 28, 2017

Red Tent Dinner, Wholehearted100days100dinners, belonging, Community, connection, Friendship, Janet Stark, Red Tent Dinner3 Comments

When I signed up last fall to host a Red Tent dinner, all I was sure of was my desire to step outside my comfort zone as I began to make plans for what the evening would look like.

Well Formed Love

By: redtentwomen February 17, 2017February 14, 2017

Intentional Living, relationships, WholeheartedJanet Stark, Preemptive Love Coalition, President Trump's Executive Order on Immigrants, Refugee adoption, The Lost Boys of Sudan, World Relief Organization11 Comments

On Friday, January 27, the president signed an Executive Order halting the refugee program, and barring entrance to the US from 7 specific countries. As I read through the list, I could feel the ache begin in my body as I braced myself, and then my eyes focused in…Sudan.

A Hello Kind of Girl

By: redtentwomen January 13, 2017January 12, 2017

relationshipsDivine Love, Janet Stark, Live Fully, Marriage Struggles, relationships, Thomas Edison11 Comments

Before meeting my husband, Chris, I was not in the habit of initiating “hello’s”, other than the necessary ones when answering the phone.

Here

By: redtentwomen December 19, 2016December 19, 2016

Day to Daychristmas traditions, Counseling, gift giving, Janet Stark, Mary Oliver, Recovery from Abuse14 Comments

“To Matthew, from Santa.” “Here!” His little boy face lit up with excitement, he reaches eagerly for the present his dad holds out.

An Unexpected Invitation

By: redtentwomen October 28, 2016October 23, 2016

Intentional Livingbeing enough, Brené Brown, church politics, Counseling, FOMO, Healing, Janet Stark, Kindness, Love, New life, open hearts ministry, scarcity, self-care, Shame, solitude11 Comments

I sat at the table on the lawn outside my door, the warm October breeze ruffling the pages of my journal as I filled page after page.

Love Believes in Second Chances

By: redtentwomen September 23, 2016September 20, 2016

relationshipsChurch Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Counseling, Healing, Janet Stark, Love, New life, Second Chances, The Princess Bride4 Comments

Thursday morning, I sat in my sunroom with my first cup of good coffee in what felt like a lifetime.

Welcome and Invite Them In

By: redtentwomen August 26, 2016August 26, 2016

relationshipsAdult Children, Counseling, Empty Nesting, Janet Stark, Motherhood, Parenting, Perspective, Rumi8 Comments

Thursday we moved our oldest son Tim to Chicago, where he will be student teaching this year in an urban high school – the culmination of his preparation for the calling he feels to teach in the inner city.