by Dawn Camp | Oct 8, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life, a day in the life, it's all about me!
When I made the last-minute decision to join the other 31 Dayers for October, and the even more last-minute choice of “real life” as a topic, I was concerned about having enough blogging material. Would my life—my. real. life.—be interesting enough to fill...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 6, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life, a day in the life
I begin some mornings by finishing the previous day’s work: emptying or filling the dishwasher; sponging the counters; clearing the dining room table; cleaning the stove. It feels good to start the day fresh. This morning the pie holders, pans, bowls, and spoons...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 5, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life, photography
(If I write in parenthesis am I not really being less-than-wordless on Wordless Wednesday? This is real life: stalking a rooster who’s protecting his hen and giving me the evil eye every time my shutter clicks just to get the shot. Two days in a row. Look at how...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 4, 2011 | (in)courage, 31 Days of Real Life
Behavior driven by conformity is the exact opposite of conviction-driven behavior. Conformity says, “I’m acting this way because of external pressure. This is what you expect or demand of me, but I don’t necessarily believe in it or give it freely.” Conviction-driven...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 3, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life, a day in the life, faith, family & friends
When Lionel Richie sang “Easy like Sunday morning,” he obviously wasn’t referring to a typical family getting ready for church. Not ours, at least. Misplaced clothing, lost shoes, sleepy-headed stragglers, flaring tempers: all this and more fight...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 2, 2011 | 31 Days of Real Life
When I became a parent, I slowly quit allowing myself the freedom to let go, to run, to explore, to see through the eyes of a child. Caring for small children takes time and responsibility. It’s only been recently—realizing that my youngest is six and no longer...
