How To Grow Up After High School

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I can’t believe how fast our kids have grown up. I am so proud of all of them. Since we moved out here to Colorado at the end of 2010, the kids have done well with school, sports, music, church ministries, and other extracurricular activity. But, most importantly, they are all career oriented and all have a thorough plan to immediately attend college after high school and earning a degree in their respective career interest.
So, with that said, the next 4-8 years are going to be challenging for the kids as they finish high school and enter college. The expectations will be demanding of their time. Through college, they will also be working part-time jobs to help offset the cost of living.
Because we do know what the future is going to look

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