Ahhh...home sweet home!
We had a wonderful time! We had a months' worth (Counting Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night) of sermons in less than 48 hours. And the singing, skits, etc... Just great! We had 4 teens, 2 young adults, 1 college student that goes there (but from our home church) and 3 chaperones that went from our church and it was just a great group. There were 9,000+ teens there altogether! Amazing seeing all those people there for the purpose of youth conference.
I am really glad that I went. Yes, the sermons were geared to teens, but, I think I really benefited from hearing them too. It brought me back to my own teen years and the struggles that come with it. Even though my teen is a pastor's daughter and has grown up in a Christian home, she still deals with the emotions of growing up. I was foolish to think otherwise. Especially being a pastors daughter, more people are watching her and sadly, some people are just waiting for her to mess up.
It is so easy to forget our own teen years (maybe we wanted to forget?!). I definitely have a bit more compassion for her and the other teens represented there. Kayleigh is my first teenager, we lovingly call her the test child :o) I have never had a teenager before but I was one many (many) years ago. I will try my best to be more understanding of her needs, without "loosening up" on my convictions. It is a fine balance, but well worth the effort!
Kayleigh and another teen on the way there
Kayleigh and me outside the hotel we stayed in. We were waiting for the van to get jumped :o(
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Outside the front of the church with Kayleigh and some of the teens in our group.
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