Dawn Camp, Author at Dawn Camp

June’s Desktop Calendar & Thoughts on the Golden Rule

by Dawn Camp | Jun 3, 2020 | wallpaper

A few years ago we planted two magnolia trees, one on each side of our front yard. I remember the large magnolia whose branches hung low over the wooden fence of my childhood home and how people sometimes knocked at our door and asked to cut a few blooms for a...

DIY Insect Repellant

by Dawn Camp | May 26, 2020 | DIY, essential oils

Spring has arrived but unfortunately so have the insects! If you’d like to enjoy the outdoors with fewer pests, try this DIY insect repellent using natural, plant-based ingredients. No DEET! When I made individual spray bottles for my teens to take to camp one...

Going Through the Five Stages of Grief in a Global Pandemic

by Dawn Camp | May 6, 2020 | (in)courage

In the ten and a half years I’ve written for (in)courage, never have I thought so much about how the world in general — and admittedly my world in particular — could change between the day I submit my words and the day you read them. Life under a shelter-at-home...

May’s Desktop Calendar & Why You Don’t Have to be Ashamed of How You Feel Right Now

by Dawn Camp | May 4, 2020 | wallpaper

Chances are, some of you feel guilty about how you feel at this point in this global pandemic. We couldn’t have predicted it, we weren’t prepared for it, and it can feel like we’re winging it day by day. We know the stakes are high, but much of the...

Easter Dogwood Images for You

by Dawn Camp | Apr 6, 2020 | faith, holidays, photography, wallpaper

I photographed some dogwood blooms on at a local park on our last day before Georgia’s shelter-at-home took effect. When I uploaded the images to Lightroom at home, I rediscovered a batch of dogwood images I took in 2014 and added text for Easter. Honestly, I...