by Dawn Camp | Oct 6, 2014 | 31 Days of Daily Grace, faith
“I love how the light streams from behind the clouds,” I comment, admiring rays painted across the sky individually with a God-sized, fine-tipped brush. “Jesus Light,” says one of my teen daughters and the other confirms the name....
by Dawn Camp | Oct 5, 2014 | 31 Days of Daily Grace, faith
{This is day five of a 31 day series, 31 Days of Daily Grace. Find all posts in this series here.} I’d never heard this song until a few months ago when my son selected it during the song service at church. The words touched me and I hope they bless your...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 3, 2014 | 31 Days of Daily Grace, a day in the life, faith
{This is day three of a 31 day series, 31 Days of Daily Grace. Find all posts in this series here.} “What do you do with the journal?” she asks, nibbling a bagel and looking at me with sleepy eyes. My two youngest daughters and I eat breakfast...
by Dawn Camp | Aug 14, 2014 | a day in the life, faith, motherhood
We’ve been at Six Flags since noon on a perfect July day, but it’s dark now and we haven’t eaten in hours, the kids determined not to waste a moment when they can stroke the sky, inhale the wind, defy gravity, or test the limit of their fears. Food...
by Dawn Camp | Jul 25, 2014 | a day in the life, faith
18 days. For 18 days I couldn’t find my keys and then suddenly there they were, in a place we’d looked several times. When I offered a reward—a lunch date—everyone looked even harder, but that didn’t help. My 14-year-old daughter picked out a fancy...
by Dawn Camp | May 16, 2014 | (in)courage, faith
John chapter 13 tells the story of the last supper, when Jesus sat down with the disciples to prepare them for what was to come: His betrayal; His crucifixion; His glorification. Although this shouldn’t have been a surprise—He’d told them before—they’d never truly...
