Risk – Page 2 – Red Tent Living

Dreaming With Hope

By: redtentwomen January 4, 2017January 4, 2017

Day to Day, Intentional Living, WarriorA New Year, A21, Dreaming, Dressember Foundation, Ellen Oelsen, Hope, Human Trafficking, Recovery from Abuse, Risk2 Comments

My friend called me after reading my last Red Tent Living Post. He is not just any friend, he is my friend whom I trust and love as a brother.

Reclaiming My Gusto

By: redtentwomen December 8, 2016January 3, 2017

Day to Dayconnection, Friendship, Hope, Natalie Sum, Risk13 Comments

“… and I can already tell I will adore you too.” Her words in an email caught me off guard since I had only met her once through a mutual friend, though nothing about her struck me as anything but sincere.

Five O’Clock Friends

By: redtentwomen October 21, 2016October 16, 2016

Literature, relationshipsAcceptance, authenticity, can i come?, Community, Elizabeth Kurz, Elton John, Friendship, Grace, Jazz, Moving, new beginnings, Risk, Rocket Man11 Comments

A few months ago my piano teacher asked me to pick out a song in the key of B flat major.

Accepting the Invitation.

By: redtentwomen October 6, 2016October 2, 2016

Intentional LivingAJ Keller, Community, companionship, courage, Dog-lover, Dreaming, Invitation, Risk, vulnerability, Wild at Heart5 Comments

Ten minutes before I am even aware of the darkening clouds outside, I feel his brown eyes seeking my attention.

Dating, Redemption, and Restoration

By: redtentwomen September 27, 2016September 25, 2016

relationshipsCounseling, Dating, Faith, God, Online Dating, Perspective, Relational roles, relationship, Risk, Romance, Sexual Abuse, Victory Suimara13 Comments

We sat across the table from each other in a quaint hole-in-the-wall Japanese restaurant.

Sex is as good as you fight.

By: redtentwomen February 9, 2016February 15, 2016

Day to Day, Intentional Livingconflict, Ellen Oelsen, Hope, intimacy, Marital Conflict, Marriage, Risk17 Comments

Whose car is that? I wondered silently.

My Ship Will Come In

By: redtentwomen January 21, 2016January 11, 2016

TravelDreams, Heritage, Loss, Madeline Bialecki, Poland, Retirement, Risk4 Comments

“One day…” is a great writing prompt.

Outlaw Fun.

By: redtentwomen January 15, 2016January 12, 2016

Day to DayCowboy Boots, Ellen Oelsen, Family, Hope, Prayer, Red Tent Dinner, Red Tent Weekends, Risk, Texas, Writing5 Comments

This Christmas, I was rifling through some drawers in my bedroom in search of a gift I must have ‘hidden too well’ when I found a plastic baggie full of small, brown cards.