title: The Gift of Friendship: Stories That Celebrate the Beauty of Shared Moments
author:  Dawn Camp 
description: Whether next door or in the next time zone, our friends are some of our most vital relationships. We cherish time spent together and look forward to the next time we can solve the world's problems over coffee. There is something about a true friend that no other relationship can touch.<br /><br />Collecting over fifty true stories from some of today's best writers, Dawn Camp offers you a chance to sit back and experience the gift of friendship. With its beautiful photographs and poignant prose, this collection is the perfect pick-me-up anytime you need a boost.|<b>Dawn Camp </b>is the camera-toting, homeschooling mother of eight children and the editor of <i>The Beauty of Grace</i>. She is also a featured blogger at (in)courage, and her beautiful photography previously graced their monthly calendar and currently decorates the desktops of women around the world. Camp blogs at MyHomeSweetHomeOnline.net and is a featured photographer on Adobe's website for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software. She lives with her family in north metro Atlanta.
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  Copyright
  
  
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  2013 by Ann Lister
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This book is a product
  
  
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  # Acknowledgments
  
  
  and Dedication
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  I have so many people to thank
  
  
  for keeping me inspired with new ideas and motivated to work my craft
  
  
  on a daily basis. Without each of them, I'm not sure I'd be where I
  
  
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  I also want to give a special
  
  
  thank you the many new friendships I have e