Motherhood – Page 5 – Red Tent Living

No Second Chances

By: redtentwomen September 30, 2016January 3, 2017

Day to Day, Intentional Living, relationshipsBeing Present, Endings, Job loss, Motherhood, nonprofit, relationships, Second Chances, Tracy Johnson20 Comments

The air has a bit of a chill in it, the first leaves have started to change on our trees, sprinkling the yard with crimson, gold, and amber. Summer has past, and fall is upon us.

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.

Class of ’96

“In ten years, she sees herself working as a physical therapist and married, with two children.”

Quiet Bravery

By: redtentwomen July 20, 2016July 17, 2016

relationshipsAdoption, Bravery, courage, God, Janet Stark, Motherhood, Parenting, Perseverance, Perspective, Provision, Sudan, The Lost Boys9 Comments

I sat with our son, Samuel this week, listening to him lament the busy schedule he keeps as a medical doctor in his 2nd year of residency.

Always Kind

By: redtentwomen June 24, 2016June 23, 2016

Day to DayAnxiety, God, Janet Stark, Kindness, Motherhood, Parenting, self-care, self-criticism, Therapy20 Comments

I roll over in bed and grope in the dark for my phone, resting on my nightstand.

Mason Jars

For me the first thing that comes to mind when I hear “always” is a marriage vow: God’s blessing on the sanctity of that union, and the concept of forever united as one.