Yours Not Hers by Kari Kampakis

 

Yours, Not Hers by Kari Kampakis is a teenage girl devotional that I think could benefit pretty much every teenage girl out there.

Yours, Not Hers includes 40 devotions encouraging girls to stop comparisons and love their own life. In the introduction, Kampakis shares, as a speaker, how she meets lots of teen girls. She is also raising 4 teenage girls. She said she thinks the world today is harder and darker than in previous generations. Teen women need a lot of support and encouragement to make it in this world today. This book can be a source of encouragement. 

I like that Yours, Not Hers is an guided journal. I think many of us can discover more about ourselves when we pour our words on paper and reflect on them--more so then when we just sit and ponder ideas. Each day's reading starts with a Bible verse, then a story related to the verse that young women can hopefully relate to, space to write and answer questions, and then a final thought on the issue of the day from the reading. This book is also eye-catching and I think it is one that could actually help women of all ages even though it is directed at young women. I think Yours, Not Hers could also help moms of teen girls relate to their girls even better, if they read it along with their girls. As the author said, things were hard when we were teens but they may be even harder now, so encouragement is always a good thing.

I received a copy of this book from Tommy Nelson. All opinions within this review are my own.