{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Road to Real","home_page_url":"https://roadtoreal.com","description":"Road to Real","author":{"name":"Road to Real"},"items":[{"id":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/there-is-still-gold-in-the-dirt","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b941103b-fef7-454b-93c7-1eaa07f9f728/1.webp\"/><p>How I Learned to Grieve Loss Without Losing Honor</p>","url":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/there-is-still-gold-in-the-dirt","title":"There Is Still Gold in the Dirt","summary":"How I Learned to Grieve Loss Without Losing Honor","date_modified":"2026-05-07T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/a-procession-of-light","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b941103b-fef7-454b-93c7-1eaa07f9f728/candle-in-darkness-stockcake.webp\"/><p>Several weeks ago, I had a dream that I’ve been processing with the Lord.</p>","url":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/a-procession-of-light","title":"A Procession of Light","summary":"Several weeks ago, I had a dream that I’ve been processing with the Lord.","date_modified":"2026-05-04T17:44:24Z"},{"id":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/%E2%80%9Cwhen-god-called-me%E2%80%A6-and-the-church-said-no%E2%80%9D","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b941103b-fef7-454b-93c7-1eaa07f9f728/download.jpg\"/><p>Falls Creek Baptist Church Camp was my summer haven as a child and a teenager. I look back on it with so many fond memories.</p>","url":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/%E2%80%9Cwhen-god-called-me%E2%80%A6-and-the-church-said-no%E2%80%9D","title":"“When God Called Me… and the Church Said No”","summary":"Falls Creek Baptist Church Camp was my summer haven as a child and a teenager. I look back on it with so many fond memories.","date_modified":"2026-05-04T17:41:47Z"},{"id":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/the-road-to-real-why-i%E2%80%99m-finally-learning-who-i-am","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b941103b-fef7-454b-93c7-1eaa07f9f728/IMG_3457.jpeg\"/><p>My name is Deborah Dawn Martin—but my friends call me Dawn.</p>","url":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/the-road-to-real-why-i%E2%80%99m-finally-learning-who-i-am","title":"The Road to Real: Why I’m Finally Learning Who I Am","summary":"My name is Deborah Dawn Martin—but my friends call me Dawn.","date_modified":"2026-05-04T17:31:58Z"},{"id":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/%E2%80%9Ci-walked-the-aisle-to-meet-jesus%E2%80%A6-and-was-told-to-sit-down%E2%80%9D","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b941103b-fef7-454b-93c7-1eaa07f9f728/Dawn%2011.jpg\"/><p>My story as a believer began in the summer of 1976 at Falls Creek Baptist Church Camp. I was 11 years old, and it had been a difficult year at home. One of my three brothers had become involved in drugs, and there were s...</p>","url":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/%E2%80%9Ci-walked-the-aisle-to-meet-jesus%E2%80%A6-and-was-told-to-sit-down%E2%80%9D","title":"“I Walked the Aisle to Meet Jesus… and Was Told to Sit Down”","summary":"My story as a believer began in the summer of 1976 at Falls Creek Baptist Church Camp. I was 11 years old, and it had been a difficult year at home. One of my three brothers had become involved in drugs, and there were s...","date_modified":"2026-05-04T17:18:17Z"},{"id":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/what-is-real","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b941103b-fef7-454b-93c7-1eaa07f9f728/velveteen-rabbit-and-skin-horse-discussing-REA.jpg\"/><p>I think it's important for me to define what I mean by \"real\".  My definition of real comes from the book, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams.  This is the part of the story where Rabbit learns the meaning of real ...</p>","url":"https://roadtoreal.com/dawns-road-to-real/f/what-is-real","title":"What is real?","summary":"I think it's important for me to define what I mean by \"real\".  My definition of real comes from the book, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams.  This is the part of the story where Rabbit learns the meaning of real ...","date_modified":"2026-05-04T17:05:33Z"}]}