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A Way Through

By: redtentwomen July 25, 2019July 20, 2019

Day to Day, Faith, Intentional LivingBody image, Cathy Buckland, David Emerson, Recovering from Abuse, Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Yoga4 Comments

“97, 98, 99, 100.” I pull my exhausted, 8-year-old body out of the pool, and collapse onto the warm concrete patio. Through the haze of chlorine fumes and low blood sugar, pride at my accomplishment revives me. Later I speak to my father, who is on a business trip, “I swam 100 laps”, I declare.…

What I Didn’t Expect When I Was Expecting

By: redtentwomen March 11, 2019March 12, 2019

Day to Day, Faith, FemininityAslan, C.S. Lewis, Jessie Filicicchia, Mothering, Pregnancy, Prince Caspian, Recovering from Abuse, Recovering from Trauma, The Chronicles of Narnia7 Comments

“It is hard for you, little one,” said Aslan. “But things never happen the same way twice.” —Aslan, the Lion, to Lucy, the child, Prince Caspian, C. S. Lewis Things never happen the same way twice, dear one. I am a thirty-one year-old woman (Jessie), I have been married to my husband (Mikey) for almost…