Seasons – Red Tent Living

Color

By: redtentwomen February 10, 2023February 10, 2023

Art, Intentional Living, Monthly ThemesDreaming, Grace Brindle, longing, Poetry, Seasons, Winter4 Comments

February hits in muted grey Paired with sunless mornings. We beg for reds and pinks In heart-shaped clouds And warm winter drinks.

Finding Shalom in the Seasons

By: redtentwomen March 15, 2019March 14, 2019

Monthly ThemesChanging Seasons, Janet Stark, Seasons, Shalom, Storytelling, wholeness3 Comments

Never have I known more clearly that I am a lover of changing seasons than the Christmases we lived in Northern California. Everything I loved about the season seemed intrinsically tied to cold and snow, which makes sense, given my Michigan upbringing. The flocked trees available at the local Christmas tree stand were nothing like…

Narrative in the Seasons

By: redtentwomen March 12, 2019April 1, 2019

Monthly ThemesBirth, chapters, Grief, Infertility, Mal Arnold, Motherhood, nursery, Seasons, Writing4 Comments

I have always viewed each passing season in my life as chapters in my ever changing, ever growing “Book of Me.” Each chapter tells stories of joy, pain, loss, curiosity and progress. Some of these chapters are filled with angst and ennui, some chapters are full of new found passions, others speak of various heartbreak…

Something Always Shifts

By: redtentwomen October 15, 2018October 14, 2018

Day to DayBethany Cabell, Change, Discontentment, Grief, Loss, Moving, Seasons5 Comments

Shards of glass rage against my vocal folds as I slowly swallow to lessen the pain. Lymph nodes appear to be working overtime as swelling and tenderness make me want to wrap a warm compress around my neck. I awoke days ago to a raw, scratchy feeling in the back of my throat. Sickness has…

Dreaming Again

By: redtentwomen November 2, 2016October 31, 2016

Intentional LivingAging, Dreaming, Faith, forgiveness, God, Grandmother, loving your grandchildren, Mary Jane Hamilton, Ministry Burnout, Reconnecting, Seasons10 Comments

After spending time with my grandchildren and my brother I am finding my heart to be more tender than I had known previously.

Tenderness Born in Grief

By: redtentwomen October 7, 2016October 2, 2016

relationshipsAging, forgiveness, God, Grief, Grown Siblings, Mary Jane Hamilton, Reconnecting, Seasons8 Comments

My life has definitely changed course over the last few months.

I can’t get my arms around…

By: redtentwomen September 6, 2016September 5, 2016

relationshipsangry conversations with God, Death, Grief, Grieving, honesty with God, Loss, Mary Jane Hamilton, Seasons30 Comments

I can’t get my arms around August…there was so much loss I felt during that month. My heart is holding a great deal of what I have left behind but will never be forgotten.