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A Change of Heart

By: redtentwomen March 3, 2017February 28, 2017

Day to Day, relationshipsCataract Surgery, forgiveness, Love, Mary Jane Hamilton, Renewed Vision6 Comments

For me, having my cataracts removed and replaced with clear lenses appears to be a miracle.

Come play.

I’m not particularly self-contained when I am happy. “Graceful” would not be the word of choice. At my brightest moments, I tend to jump, bounce, giggle, fling, or shout.

A First Christmas Together and Apart

By: redtentwomen December 29, 2016December 29, 2016

Day to Day, relationshipsAnna Hull, Change, Christmas, Grief, heartache, Love, Recovery from Eating Disorder3 Comments

As I decorated for Christmas this year, I cleaned and put up the lights, mason jars of holly and frosted tree branches thinking about the juxtaposition of all the places my heart could choose to land.

More.

If I were asked to pick a single image that captures my heart concerning Christmas, I would pick a scene from one of my earliest holidays—you know, something that really set the tone for how I’ve held Christmas throughout my life.

You belong.

By: redtentwomen November 16, 2016November 15, 2016

Intentional Living, relationshipsAcceptance, Beauty, Belief, belonging, Faith, Hope, immigration, Inclusion, Katy Johnson, Love, Social Justice, The Election, the safety pin movement7 Comments

3 months ago, in the sunny warmth of August, I blindly agreed to speak at youth group for the month of November.

“No…Thank you!”

By: redtentwomen November 4, 2016October 30, 2016

Intentional Living, relationshipsBecky Allender, courage, Dan Allender, Death, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Intercession, Legacy, Love, Prayer, Soul Mate, Thank you, vulnerability22 Comments

I had never heard an explosion like that on an airplane!

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.

This will not end well.

By: redtentwomen October 27, 2016October 23, 2016

relationshipsbetrayal, blended family, Death, Divorce, God, Grief, Healing, Hope, Love, Marriage, remarried, Renee Wurzer, true love, unexpected death6 Comments

We met in a bar after midnight.

I love you.

By: redtentwomen October 10, 2016October 9, 2016

relationshipsAcceptance, Beauty, Belief, Change, Death, Faith, Friendship, growing faith, heartbreak, Honesty, Hope, Katy Johnson, Love, loyalty15 Comments

I am not always great at asking for care. I think some of that lingers from childhood, growing up in a house where not making a mess or being a mess was considered a strength.

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