Restore One – Page 2 – Red Tent Living

Waiting in Hope

By: redtentwomen July 6, 2016July 5, 2016

relationshipsAnna Smith, courage, God, grant writing, nonprofit, Restore One, sex trafficked boys, Sex Trafficking, The Anchor House2 Comments

I’ll be brave in the waiting, As I hold hope for those I don’t even know.

One Day

By: redtentwomen January 13, 2016January 11, 2016

LiteratureAnna Smith, Poetry, Restore One, sex trafficked boys, Sex Trafficking, Sexual Abuse, The Anchor House, William Blake4 Comments

“One Day” is a refection of my work at Restore One

A Time to Dance

By: redtentwomen December 16, 2015December 13, 2015

Warrior, WholeheartedAnna Smith, Childhood, Dance, Homes of Hope, Insecurity, Isolation, Jazz, Jesus, Parents, Restore One, Sex Trafficking, Tap, Therapy6 Comments

During fourth grade, my Mom signed me up for an entire year of jazz class.

Uncanny Space

By: redtentwomen November 13, 2015November 12, 2015

Warrior, WholeheartedAdult Children, Anna Smith, boundaries, Childhood, foot-washing, harm, hospital, Jesus, Parents, Restore One, Sex Trafficking, Therapy2 Comments

I’m unsure of how to start the conversation about honor.

Unrooted

By: redtentwomen October 12, 2015October 11, 2015

Warrior, WholeheartedAbuse, Anna Smith, God's Calling, overwhelmed, Poetry, Restore One, sex trafficked boys, Sex Trafficking2 Comments

His name is who? Mine yours and ours mistaken toil stone still Yet He rolls on Dusky skin basking against roads of red silence.

Grounding Down

By: redtentwomen May 7, 2015August 2, 2015

Day to Day, WarriorAnchor House, Anna Smith, non-profit, North Carolina, Poetry, Restore One, strawberry picking3 Comments

Feeling the earth Wet Damp Present Alive

Roll Back Stones

By: redtentwomen April 8, 2015August 3, 2015

Warrior, WholeheartedAnna Smith, Compassion, Rescue, Restore One, Sex Trafficking in America5 Comments

Compassion is innate, not simply a spiritual sense.

Coronet

By: redtentwomen February 25, 2015August 4, 2015

Warrior, WholeheartedAnchor House, Anna Smith, least of these, recovery from sexual abuse, Restore One, Sex Trafficking in America, trafficked boys9 Comments

Boys and men are sexually trafficked, not just girls and women. If only we’d press up upon the gender-based glass ceiling, we’d offer boys a better chance at freedom.

Awaken

By: redtentwomen November 12, 2014August 21, 2015

Warrior, WholeheartedAbuse, Anchor House, Anna Smith, depression, Faith, Hope, Ministry, Restore One, Sex Trafficking, Sexually Trafficked Boys6 Comments

Am I awake? I open my mouth to scream. This is a dream, wait I can’t breathe.

Do or Die

By: redtentwomen October 15, 2014August 24, 2015

Intentional Living, Warrior, WholeheartedAbuse, Anchor House, Anna Smith, Faith, Ministry, Restore One, Sex Trafficking4 Comments

Do or die, just know this may cost your life.