I remember coming to Camp as a teenager. What??? I do! It wasn’t that long ago really. And upon arrival, almost immediately, my friends and I would begin to size up the other girls. I knew I was being sized up, as well. Comparing big hair, clothes, suitcases…and, yeah, even
As a young teenager, I wanted to fit in and impress everyone at school. I can remember going shopping and wishing for designer brands and styles that were ‘in’ ~ and incidentally, right back ‘OUT’ as fast as they came in! Wanting the newest Vans or Jams and tickets to

As time continues, young women are becoming less aware of their value. Our worth is not tied to what we have been conditioned to measure it by. God places tremendous value on us. It’s each generation’s challenge to remind each other who HE says we are. Perhaps, we have forgotten,
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