by Dawn Camp | Jun 2, 2013 | a day in the life, Family, Favorites, Friendship, motherhood
Yesterday I commemorated the 7th anniversary of this little ol’ blog by celebrating life in the best possible ways with some of my favorite people. To be perfectly honest, I’d forgotten the significance of the day until one of my son’s best friends...
by Dawn Camp | May 30, 2013 | Family, motherhood
My third son, fresh from his high school graduation ceremony, spent last week on a South Carolina beach with parent chaperones and other graduates from our Classical Conversations program. We parents secretly sent letters addressed to our seniors, to be read as their...
by Dawn Camp | Mar 30, 2013 | a day in the life, Family, motherhood
Warm Brownies. The words jump off the page, memories of chocolate in the air, cravings satisfied, love and home, butter. Always butter. My mother didn’t cook much. Somehow I never really thought about this as a child, not until I was married with a family of my...
by Dawn Camp | Feb 13, 2013 | marriage, movies
After writing about date nights last week, I started thinking about those of you who don’t have easy access to (or funds for) babysitting, and decided to compile a list of great movies for date nights at home. I’ve included links to Amazon (to buy), Amazon...
by Dawn Camp | Feb 8, 2013 | marriage
I remember how surprised Bryan and I were when we realized we’d spent more of our lives married than not. Crazy. Not only have I been a wife and mother over half my life, but we still have six kids at home. My mother was an empty nester and a grandmother at my...
by Dawn Camp | Dec 29, 2012 | a day in the life, Family
On a late February day—the 27th, to be exact—my children found a small white mouse sitting in a cage at the edge of the woods at a local park. Although no longer wanted by his owner, his cage contained food and kept him safe from other animals and hunger until my kids...
