Sexual Abuse – Page 2 – Red Tent Living

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.

The Work is to Believe

By: redtentwomen July 19, 2016July 18, 2016

Day to DayBelief, Counseling, Denial, Faith, Jesus, Laura Wade Shirley, Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, Sexual Abuse, Therapy13 Comments

One week after graduating from college, I met with a therapist for the first time.

Mason Jars

For me the first thing that comes to mind when I hear “always” is a marriage vow: God’s blessing on the sanctity of that union, and the concept of forever united as one.

The Woman Who Held My Face.

By: redtentwomen June 1, 2016May 31, 2016

relationshipsBecky Allender, Care, Dan Allender, Glen Eyrie, Marriage, Memory, Pamela Reeve, Sacrificial Love, Self-Doubt, Sexual Abuse, Tenderness37 Comments

There was a flurry of excitement with people arriving at “The Castle” in Glen Eyrie in Colorado Springs.

Neyse Ne

By: redtentwomen May 11, 2016May 19, 2016

Travel, WarriorAcceptance, Growth, Neyse Ne, open hearts ministry, Process, Sexual Abuse, Tracy Johnson, Turkey, Turkish Coffee12 Comments

The call to prayer echoed down the canyon between Istanbul and Ankara as we sat in our circle high in the mountains.

Hard on Self…Hard on Others

By: redtentwomen March 4, 2016February 29, 2016

Day to DayAddiction, apologize, Eating disorder, forgiveness, God, Marriage, Mary Jane Hamilton, Self Acceptance, self-criticism, Sexual Abuse5 Comments

“Forgive me.” Ugh…I will admit that I have not practiced the art of asking for forgiveness.

Sex: A New Conversation

By: redtentwomen February 19, 2016February 15, 2016

The Homebenefits of sex, Family, God, intimacy, Janet Stark, Marriage, Sexual Abuse, sexuality, sexually healthy, staying sexually active15 Comments

“What are you working on over there?”

Sex, Faith and Shattered Glass

By: redtentwomen February 12, 2016February 15, 2016

Day to DayAdolescence, Faith, intimacy, Marriage, Sexual Abuse, Tracy Johnson17 Comments

The tires of my car slid just a bit as I pulled into the driveway.

Sex…for what is good today.

By: redtentwomen February 5, 2016February 15, 2016

Day to DayAdolescence, Childhood, Marriage, Mary Jane Hamilton, Sexual Abuse12 Comments

There is a sense of anticipation and hesitancy as I toss around the topic of “Sex”.

It’s a girl!!

By: redtentwomen February 4, 2016January 29, 2016

Day to DayBeauty, Childhood, Fear, Femininity, High School, Mother, Sexual Abuse, Style, Valerie Avery10 Comments

In the era of my birth babies were turned upside down and spanked on the bottom to get us breathing.