Dawson Cooper
Dawson Cooper lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, Wil, and three boys (ages 7,10, and 15). She graduated from Wake Forest University. While at Wake Forest, she began freelance writing for a local magazine. She has been writing for Rooted Ministry since 2017. She also works as a lead floral designer with Marigold Designs. Dawson and her family attend Covenant Presbyterian Church where she is involved with leading a youth small group. When she isn’t at or driving to her boys’ various games, school events, or activities, she enjoys reading, playing tennis, and enjoying a good meal with friends. 

Resting in Him Because I Can’t Do It All

Freedom in Christ looks like resting in the limits God placed upon man from the very beginning of time, relying upon Him to fill the gap where I cannot meet an expectation, and seeing that God is God and I am not.

Waiting on God in the Days of Amazon Prime

“Mom. I want ankle weights. I need ankle weights. My friend has ankle weights, and I need them to be faster and jump higher,” my son explained to me at approximately 6:21 am while I packed lunches and…

The “S” Word: Submission

To submit, according to Merriam- Webster, is to “yield to governance or authority” or “to yield oneself to the authority or will of another.” I could talk how difficult it is for a self-centered toddler or teenager to…

Jesus for the Weary Mother

Perhaps it was another end-of-the-year party, a night with two events when there was only time for one, another recital, or that last round of signed papers that broke this mother’s back. May had kicked me to the…