| Every summer our daughter goes to summer
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| | your child at camp, here are a few
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| camp. She looks forward
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| | tips:* If your children are young and
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| to it every year. I can't believe next
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| | this is their first time away
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| summer will be her last
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| | from home, make sure to send several
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| opportunity to go to camp before she
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| | letters to let them know
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| goes off to college.Our daughter started
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| | you're thinking about them and that you
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| going to summer camp when she was in
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| | miss them.* Have other family members
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| middle
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| | write to your child also. Kids love
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| school and has gone every year since.
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| | to receive mail.* If you have a child
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| She finally graduated from
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| | who would be embarrassed by letters from
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| camper and kitchen help to camp
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| | home, just send a care package with some
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| counselor this year. Every year I
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| | of their favorite candy
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| send her a care package with candy and
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| | or other small items. One year I sent my
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| other treats and she
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| | daughter a pair of
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| always looks forward to receiving it.Our
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| | Sponge Bob boxer briefs, and they were
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| daughter just returned from spending two
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| | the hit of the camp.* Be creative with
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| weeks on a ministry
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| | your packing. You can use a 2-liter pop
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| trip to Honduras, was home for one day,
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| | bottle
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| and then is going off to
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| | as a mailing container. Cut a slit in
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| church camp for a week. I knew we
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| | the side to place items in
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| wouldn't have much time to talk
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| | it and then tape over the slit. The kids
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| between trips, so I decided to write
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| | will get a kick out of
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| letters to her to send to
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| | seeing what's in the bottle.* Depending
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| her at camp.I wrote to her about some of
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| | on how long it takes the mail to get to
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| my day-to-day activities and about
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| | the camp or
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| what she was missing in the news. I
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| | how long your child will be gone, you
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| wrote about Hurricane Dennis
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| | may have to mail the
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| and how worried I was for her so far
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| | package the day your child leaves, or
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| away from home. I told her
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| | even before they leave.* If you know any
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| she was always in my prayers and how
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| | of the other kids at camp, like your
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| much I missed her.Just in the two weeks
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| | child's
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| she was gone she missed her baby
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| | closest friends, don't be afraid to send
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| brother's
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| | them a note or treat
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| hair falling out and her brothers' first
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| | too. I often send thinking-of-you cards
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| colds. I knew she missed
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| | to some of my daughter's
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| her baby brothers very much and missed
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| | friends, and I know they love receiving
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| their baby hugs and
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| | mail from people other
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| kisses. I told her about what they were
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| | than their parents.In this day and age,
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| doing and that they
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| | letter writing is becoming a dying art.
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| missed her too.Because we like to spend
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| | If
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| a lot of time talking about our
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| | my daughter keeps the letters I wrote
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| spiritual lives, I shared with her what
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| | her someday they will be a
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| I had been learning in my
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| | special keepsake for her, capturing an
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| daily devotions and shared what my
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| | exciting time in her life.We don't always
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| prayers were for her.I wrote three
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| | take the time to do little things for our
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| letters to my daughter to open on
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| | kids or
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| different days
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| | tell them how we feel about them.
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| and included pictures of her brothers
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| | Writing to them at camp is a
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| that she likes to carry
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| | great way to keep in touch with them
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| around with her wherever she goes. I
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| | while also sending them a
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| packaged up the letters with
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| | welcome treat.Rachel Paxton is a
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| some candy and sent her care package off
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| | freelance writer and mom of four.
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| to her today.If you decide to write to
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