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Honoring Life: Moments of Grace

By: redtentwomen August 14, 2024August 12, 2024

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationships, Warriorcancer, Friendship, honoring relationship, living intentionally, Struggle, Tina Huey4 Comments

About a year ago, my literary soulmate, Bridget, who had moved away, was struggling. A close friend of ours, Julie, was facing a cancer recurrence, and the prognosis was grim. Torn about returning for a visit, she recalled a quiche she had once made that Julie had loved—it was the only thing Julie could eat…

The Same Dead End

By: redtentwomen November 18, 2022October 17, 2022

Monthly Themes, relationshipsAnger, difficult relationships, helplessness, persistence, StruggleLeave a Comment

I pound my fist against the chain link fence– Anger boiling up into a scream of rage. Again and again and again, I’m at this same dead end. It’s all familiar territory. We circle round and round, And it always leads here. I’m at this same dead end.

Embracing the Blessing.

By: redtentwomen August 18, 2016August 16, 2016

Day to DayCelebration, Death, Delight, Faith, Friendship, Grief, Grieving, John Eldredge, Loss, Mystery, Natalie Sum, Struggle, trust, Wrestling with God2 Comments

I was in fourth grade when I first experienced the beauty of community.

The Courage to Wrestle.

By: redtentwomen July 14, 2016July 13, 2016

Day to DayCelebration, disappointment, Faith, Mystery, Natalie Sum, Sickness, Struggle, trust, Wrestling with God10 Comments

The date had been on the calendar for months. My oldest nephew and his soon-to-be-bride were celebrating with an engagement party at my sister’s house.