by Dawn Camp | Oct 24, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life, faith
I started my morning worrying about three aspects of our Relevant trip: a sponsored car, two pair of pants I should have had hemmed before now, and something I needed to pick up in Atlanta (not a quick, easy drive). I needed to be “on” and productive, but...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 23, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life
While driving into Atlanta for Bloggy Boot Camp, I had the thought that I “represented” (in)courage there. One thing I’ve learned in blogging is never to assume that another blogger has ever heard of or read you or any site that you’re...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 22, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life
Tonight at the pre-conference party for Bloggy Boot Camp Atlanta, I enjoyed hanging out talking with Meghan and Bernice. Meghan is a relatively new Atlanta blogging acquaintance—so sweet—and Bernice is an old friend from pre-blogging days. Another lady, alone, walked...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 20, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life, homeschooling
Do you realize that those crazy rugrats running around your house have an amazing capacity for memorization? Don’t squander it! I wrote about it almost exactly 2 years ago, but the lesson was driven home to me again today by an example from my own childhood. I...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 19, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life
I’d be lying if I said blogging doesn’t make me feel like I’m still in high school sometimes. Not the good parts—being young and healthy and able to eat whatever I want without gaining weight—but the ugly stuff: insecurities, doubts. Documenting...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 18, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life, faith
One day a week I teach five subjects to a class of homeschool sophomores. This is my second year so I’ve done it all before, but sometimes things still slip up on me. On the way to church I realized that we’re studying mold—bread or cheese—under a...