life changes – Red Tent Living

Growing Wild

By: redtentwomen July 25, 2018July 24, 2018

Day to Day, Monthly ThemesAnna Smith, Cultivating Peace, life changes, Moving, New Chapter, sabbatical2 Comments

Chris and I began our summer with a move across the country, relocating our family from Eastern North Carolina to Colorado. Chris and his dad drove the U-Haul, packed with all our belongings and our two dogs. Asha and I traveled by air, with the help of Chris’s mom, sister, and cousin. After enduring disruptive…

Risking Play

By: redtentwomen June 28, 2018June 29, 2018

Day to DayAimee, Having Children, Learning to Play, life changes, Newlywed, Physician, Pregnancy, Relinquishing Control6 Comments

The perks of getting married later in life are that you get to watch your friends do it first. I watched my friends one-by-one, get married and start families. They have kindly invited me into their homes and into the lives of their precious little people. This honor holds a deep, aching place in my…

My Life on Paper

By: redtentwomen April 4, 2018April 3, 2018

Day to DayAimee S, Asian American, Career Changes, Curriculum Vitae, CV, life changes, Marriage, Physician3 Comments

Curriculum Vitae, or CV, loosely translates into “the course of my life.” It serves as the equivalent of a resume in the medicine world. It feels like an answer to the question, “Who are you, and why should we hire you?” In this season of change, I am provoked to consider the story of my…

Returning

By: redtentwomen January 24, 2018January 21, 2018

Day to Day, Intentional LivingAdvent, Attitude Change, life changes, Loss, Madeline Bialecki, processing grief, Returning Home3 Comments

My life took an abrupt turn on July 8, 2011, when my friend Jim had a seizure and was diagnosed with a very aggressive brain cancer. After surgery, he moved into my home, and I cared for him until he died nine months later.

On the Receiving End

By: redtentwomen January 19, 2018January 18, 2018

Day to Day, relationshipsEmpty Nest, Janet Stark, life changes, Mothering Adult Kids12 Comments

I dislike the term “empty nester.” I understand the idea—I just don’t like referring to the space I’ve raised my family as a “nest,” which inherently makes me some kind of “momma bird.” In my mind, tacking a cutesy name on something sacred minimizes the significance.

The New Dance of Motherhood

By: redtentwomen January 15, 2018January 15, 2018

Day to DayAnna Smith, embracing change, life changes, New Mother, Pregnancy, Restore One, The Anchor House8 Comments

I stood there baffled as two blue lines appeared on the Walgreens pregnancy test. I struggled to find words as I called Chris into the bathroom. About eight pregnancy tests later, I poured out my beer, over ate pizza and spent the night on the couch. To my disbelief we were now a party of…