A practical, Christ-centered guide that helps older teenagers and emerging adults identify the distance between appearing independent and becoming prepared, then take responsible action without shame. It offers a whole-life readiness framework spanning education, work, money, daily competence, relationships, health stewardship, family boundaries, and personally rooted faith.
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Life Prep Series · Volume 1 of 7 · Catalog 43032
Grown But Not Ready
Why College Kids Still Struggle with Life
A practical, Christ-centered guide that helps older teenagers and emerging adults identify the distance between appearing independent and becoming prepared, then take responsible action without shame.
Bourne Again Living Library · Catalog 43032
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The primary audience is older teenagers and emerging adults, especially those preparing to leave home or already carrying new responsibility. I wrote broadly because adulthood does not begin only on a college campus. Readers may be entering work, a trade, the military, entrepreneurship, caregiving, community college, a university, or a season at home.
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A practical, Christ-centered guide that helps older teenagers and emerging adults identify the distance between appearing independent and becoming prepared, then take responsible action without shame. It offers a whole-life readiness framework spanning education, work, money, daily competence, relationships, health stewardship, family boundaries, and personally rooted faith.
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Develop practical competence without separating ordinary responsibility from faith, dignity, and wise support.
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