by Dawn Camp | Apr 1, 2014 | motherhood, reading
I don’t remember dreaming of my wedding day as a child, but surely I shared the same fantasies as most little girls. By high school, my focus shifted to academics. What college would I attend? What job would I choose? Marriage and motherhood simmered on a back...
by Dawn Camp | Mar 30, 2014 | (in)courage, Friendship
I love conferences. Last weekend we attended the Great Homeschool Convention and I’ll be at Photoshop World in two weeks. Later this year I’ll go to my high school reunion, our annual (in)courage authors’ retreat, and Allume. As much as I enjoy these...
by Dawn Camp | Feb 13, 2014 | marriage
I don’t blog much about marriage, although not intentionally—my two most popular posts last year were Movies for Date Nights at Home and 5 Ways to Nurture Your Man and Your Marriage, published the week of Valentine’s Day—but I left Fawn...
by Dawn Camp | Jan 25, 2014 | a day in the life, Friendship
My youngest stands and waits for her first softball tryout on this cloudy Saturday morning, windchill 20 degrees. I turn my back to the wind and hold her close, my body a physical shield for hers as we shiver in the cold. The newness of her pink-trimmed cleats and...
by Dawn Camp | Jan 20, 2014 | motherhood
In November my two teen daughters and I attended Girls of Grace, an event put on by speakers and musicians who have a heart for teen girls. I’ve worn the title of mommy, mama, mom—it differs depending on the child who speaks it and the mood they’re in—for...
by Dawn Camp | Jan 15, 2014 | a day in the life, Friendship
Registration is now open for the 2014 (in)RL conference-that-isn’t-a-conference on the weekend of April 25 & 26. Every year I try to explain it to my friends and I’m not sure if I succeed, so I’m going to recap what (in)RL is and what it...