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Unexpected Turns

By: redtentwomen March 4, 2019March 5, 2019

Day to Day, FaithChange, Hope, Job loss, Mallory Redmond, Mothering, Writing3 Comments

I missed my deadline. The deadline set for this very piece you are reading—I missed it. I don’t have much of an explanation except that, lately, life has kind of been like a hail storm in August.

Darling Mom

By: redtentwomen January 11, 2019January 9, 2019

Day to Day, Femininity, relationshipsDarling Mom, Growing Up, Jill Dyer, Mothering, Needing a Mom14 Comments

“I don’t need you, MOM! I don’t need you!” I hear this screamed by a large, fit, and well-dressed man. He is a study in contradiction. He has a large pack which suggests to me that he could be homeless. He is huge, more than six feet tall. He appears mentally ill. He is screaming…

Home

By: redtentwomen December 7, 2018February 5, 2019

Faith, Monthly Themes, The HomeAdvent, Contemplative Prayer, Counseling, Faith, Home, Mothering, Rachel Blackston, Rest1 Comment

A Voxer notification appeared from my friend Mike: Hi Rachel, I’ve been thinking about you and wondering what you would think of spending a half a day or a whole day on a silent retreat away from social media and family and friends. We would be happy to help with your kids to make this…

Illuminating Faith

By: redtentwomen December 3, 2018December 3, 2018

Day to Day, FaithAnna Smith, Faith, Mothering, Mothering toddlers4 Comments

I’m familiar with waking up in the dark and walking through it. The concept illustrates my life both metaphorically and literally. The other morning, I arose in the dim light of 5 a.m. before the rest of my family. As I scurried to the coffee pot for medicine to aid in sleep deprivation, I heard…

A Bookend Journey

By: redtentwomen August 22, 2018August 21, 2018

Monthly ThemesBeth Bruno, Family, Foreigner, Memory, Mothering, Parenthood, The Passage of Time, Travel, Turkey9 Comments

Above my desk hangs a framed black and white photo of two sets of feet. I took it on our first vacation as a family of three. My husband’s feet are covered in white sand and my one-year-old’s chubby toes sit atop. The vacation was paid for by parents and preceded our move overseas by…

Wilderness Moms Club

By: redtentwomen June 11, 2018June 10, 2018

Day to Day, relationshipsBe Held, Christy Nockels, Hope, Kelsi Folsom, Mothering, River of Grace, Single Mom, Toddlers, Twins5 Comments

It’s been one month since he left. I stood in the airport taking in every detail of him that I would miss for the next seven months. We walked hand-in-hand from the check-in gate to security, marveling that once again we would be saying goodbye. Although we spent the year leading up to our wedding…

The Raw State

By: redtentwomen November 24, 2017November 24, 2017

Day to DayCreative Writing, Eric Carlin, Lyndsey Ribble, Mixed Up Chameleon, Mothering, Mothering a newborn3 Comments

My initial response to the question Where do I belong? was flippant. I’ve never really felt like I didn’t belong. My 20-year-old self wouldn’t have given this question another thought. But in the ten years since age twenty, I’ve started to recognize that when I give something a simple response, it’s usually because a more…