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Dear Teens, You’ll Make Mistakes–But What Will Your Recovery Be?

Posted by dataperk on August 31, 2020

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    A new year brings excitement…and uncertainty. Wi A new year brings excitement…and uncertainty. Will we like the future? Will we embrace our new beginnings or wish to go back? New on my Substack, temporarily free, are thoughts to help you navigate new circumstances. Comment 2025 and I’ll message you the link ⭐️ “Change is uncomfortable, and when we’re forced into a sudden change, it’s tempting to cling to the past. To fight the change and romanticize what used to be, wishing we could go back. While it’s healthy to reflect and reminisce to help us grow, see our blessings, and praise God’s faithfulness in bringing us this far, dwelling can keep us stuck. It can prevent us from seeing His hand in our lives as we walk into a new beginning. Faith is a forward journey, and we can’t grow backward. While we need time to grieve and mourn the life we miss, making peace with new beginnings means trusting God with the future. Channeling our momentum forward and rejecting the lie that our best days are behind us, never to be recaptured again. Because of Jesus, the best is yet to come. Paradise awaits us in heaven, and with every faithful step we take, we arrive one step closer to that destination.”
    Last September, as I flew home from a Young Life P Last September, as I flew home from a Young Life Palm Beach County event, I glanced out my window and saw this. Let it remind you that our God is the Great Creator, the Maker of heaven and earth, and the same hands that crafted this masterpiece also created you🫶🏻
    Christmas 2024🎄🎄🎄 Christmas 2024🎄🎄🎄
    Merry Christmas from the Kampakises!🎄 Merry Christmas from the Kampakises!🎄
    Happy 15th birthday to our Christmas baby, Camille Happy 15th birthday to our Christmas baby, Camille!!!🎄She brings tremendous joy and light to her family and friends, and we thank God for her life!! I never imagined myself as a mom of 4 kids, and my pregnancy with Camille was hard because I felt so overwhelmed already. I couldn’t foresee the new blessings to come, and one night as I struggled with adding another child, I remember my mom telling me, “You’re going to be SO glad you have Camille, especially when your older girls go to college. I don’t know what I’d do without you and Krissie.” (Krissie and I are #4 and #5 in our family). Well, it turns out my mom was right, and I’ve thought about this statement repeatedly this past year as we prepare to launch our 3rd daughter and just have Camille at home. She’s been a blessing since day one, and I don’t know what I’d do without my Christmas baby who is living proof that God’s plan is always better than mine. Camille, you are kind, tender, intuitive, joyful, optimistic, funny, smart, and beautiful inside and out. You always see the best in people and love making new friends. Daddy and I are so proud of you and we can’t wait to see what #15 has in store. We love you more than you’ll ever know and feel very grateful to be your parents!!!❤️
    Merry Christmas to me!🎄My early copies have arr Merry Christmas to me!🎄My early copies have arrived of my new teen devotional for teen & college-age girls, and they are gorgeous!!! I can’t wait for the Jan. 21 launch date of #yoursnothersdevo 🚀 This is my first hardcover book, and my first teen girl book release since 2016. Back then, my oldest daughter was barely a teenager, so I hadn’t lived through all the teenage experiences. Writing this book was different because I knew exactly what I hope to prepare girls for, moments not even on their radar yet. My heart was bigger as I’ve spent 10 years in the trenches myself raising 4 teenage daughters. So many of you have pre-ordered, and I’m SO thankful!! Pre-orders are the best way to support an author and ensure you get a copy hot off the press. You can pre-order through my bio link or comment DEVO and I’ll message you the link. Pre-order before Jan. 20 to receive the bonus of “9 Prayer Cards for Your Daughter” also in my bio link. And, if you’re a Birmingham friend interested in getting an early copy as a Christmas stocking stuffer for your daughter, text or message me🎄 Either way, I’m excited to share this new devotional with your girls, and I hope you love it as much as I do! Big thanks to my publisher @tommynelsonbooks @thomasnelson for bringing it to life!
    What a blessing to celebrate my dad’s 89th birth What a blessing to celebrate my dad’s 89th birthday today!!! He is the BEST, and I still call him for advice all the time because he’s so wise and full of love and clarity. Thank you, Lord, for giving us Papa!!! We adore him and feel incredibly lucky to know and be loved by him!!
    Merry Christmas from the Kampakis family!🎄We di Merry Christmas from the Kampakis family!🎄We did cards for the first time in 4 years(thanks to a summer photo shoot with the amazingly talented @heatherswannerphotography) and I get nostalgic as I look back and realize how much our family has changed over 20+ years. It’s true that “babies don’t keep,” and I still remember taking that first Christmas photo with baby Ella like it was yesterday. What a gift to see our babies grow up and watch their sweet evolution - and to get Christmas cards from friends whose kids I’ve watched grow up too😍 Whatever season of life you’re in, we wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas and many blessings in the new year!
    As moms, we expect our daughters to master many of As moms, we expect our daughters to master many of the skills that grown women haven’t mastered. We get frustrated with their conflicts, yet more often than not, we fail to give them the tools to respond maturely when a conflict occurs. We can’t rely on the world to teach these skills because the world is training them to have disposable relationships - to write people off at the drop of a hat, which is creating an entire generation of young people who will have no long-term relationships, no relationships that last and go the distance. Little girls who don’t get along become big girls who don’t get along, so let’s coach our daughters on this crucial skill. Let’s remember that being able to resolve conflict is the #1 predictor of success in marriage (according to America’s top couples’ therapist) and when we teach this skill, we set our daughters up to win in their friendships, their career, and even their future marriage. On my Substack, for paid subscribers, is my advice for how to deal with conflicts in your daughter’s friendships. Comment DRAMA and I’ll send you the link🤍
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