Throw Back Thursday This post was first published on February 21, 2012. At a retreat recently, we were challenged to take people off our hook and place them on God’s Hook. I can still see the speaker taking her hand and gesturing as if to be moving a coat from one hook to another. Oh…
Are you waiting?
Throw Back Thursday This blog was first published on July 16, 2014. Waiting for a doctor’s report? Waiting for a project to be finished? Waiting for a response via phone, text, Instagram or email? Waiting to see if someone is mad at you? Waiting for the right time to start the new health plan? Waiting…
Why My Daughter Didn’t Go to the Daddy Daughter Dance
Throw Back Thursday This post was first published on January 28, 2014. The past few years our church has held a Daddy Daughter Dance around Valentine’s Day. Getting dressed up and going on a date with Dad, hanging out and playing with friends, dancing and eating fun food is a dream for a little girl. …
Don’t Cling To Me!
#ThrowBackThursday This blog was first posted on April 21, 2014. “Don’t cling to me!” This feels like a strange remark coming from Jesus. It sounds more like something a mom would say to her kids when they have been wrapped around her legs sticking to her like a sheet of fabric softener. It also sounds…
A Day I will Never Forget
Throw Back Thursday This blog was first published on September 16, 2013. Large groups of people share monumental moments together, which become dates they will never forget. Where were you when you heard about the planes crashing into the towers of New York City, now known as 9-11? Earlier generations share similar memories with what…
How to Cut Strawberries
Throw Back Thursday. This blog was first published on July 22, 2014. Have you ever thought you knew how to do something until one day someone else points out how you have been doing it wrong? Humiliated or frustrated or maybe you are one who defends your ground feeling angry with someone who had the…
Home Again – A Camp Family Update
My last update, Learning to Live Settled, was posted 6 months ago, but it feels like years ago. In fact it was August of last year we moved into our second temporary home since moving to Cartersville. Having lived in that location longer than we ever imagined, here is an update on our family and…
2 Ways to Make Your INSTEAD Stronger
Have you ever seen a weaned child versus an unweaned child sitting in their mother’s lap? They provide two completely different images. For an unweaned child awakened in the middle of the night, momma is helpless to comfort, because the baby wants to nurse. The child would be restless and agitated in her arms. Dad…
Learning To Live Settled
Lately, I have coined the term “hard but good” for this new season of our life. In April of 2018 Tony joined the team at Crosspoint City Church in Cartersville, Georgia as the Kid’s Pastor. This set into motion major change for the Camp family. On the good side of things, Crosspoint is an amazing…
Breathe Mom, Breathe
Ever noticed when things are amped up in our lives we tend to hold our breath? Who has time to breathe when there are places to go, things to do, problems to solve and life altering decisions to be made? Upfront, over these past couple of months, our church was preparing for a 25th Anniversary…