by Dawn Camp | Oct 20, 2014 | 31 Days of Daily Grace, a day in the life, marriage
It wasn’t my intention to start a 31 days series and let it fizzle after 10, but keeping up with that schedule showed me what I’d otherwise missed: I’m burned out right now—physically and mentally—and the late nights spent writing made it worse. I...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 13, 2014 | 31 Days of Daily Grace, a day in the life, Family
My hometown hosted the Arkansas Oklahoma State Fair, one of my fondest childhood memories. My family owned a piano company and my daddy tuned the pianos for the acts that performed when the fair came to town. If it was open, we were there. As a teen I was too cool for...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 2, 2014 | 31 Days of Daily Grace, motherhood
{This is day two of a 31 day series, 31 Days of Daily Grace. Find all posts in this series here.} Last night I took my two oldest daughters to the One Direction concert here in Atlanta. When an event generates this kind of anticipation—and I’m talking...
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 | May 17, 2014 | holidays, motherhood
It’s been almost a week since Mother’s Day and advertisers have shifted the focus to fathers. So, how did you fare? Was the day fabulous or a fail? Mother’s Day can be rough. Don’t let the snapshots of cards and flowers and big smiles on...
by Dawn Camp | May 8, 2014 | motherhood, movies, reviews
To every mom who’s convinced she’s messing up her kids. To every mom who serves cold cereal for supper. To every mom who hides in her closet. From her children. To every mom who keeps the local pizza joint on speed dial. To every mom whose cooking,...
