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Colleen Kessler

Colleen’s homeschool day in the life (with a 7-, 10-, 12-, and 17- year-old )

January 28, 2020 //  by Colleen Kessler

Written by Colleen Kessler of Raising Lifelong Learners Scritch... scratch... scratch... I pull the comforter up over my head, hitting snooze on my phone alarm while simultaneously knocking the puppy's scratching paws off my chest. And roll back over. The puppy is relentless, though, and I …

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Category: organizationTag: day in the life

Staying sane during the holidays with intense kids

December 3, 2019 //  by Colleen Kessler

Written by Colleen Kessler of Raising Lifelong Learners I'll never forget the first few holiday seasons after we had our oldest. Planning whom to see and when was something like triangulating the troops to hone in on exactly when and where each needed to be in order to win a war. We were on high …

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5 simple strategies to combat anxiety

October 8, 2019 //  by Colleen Kessler

Written by our newest contributor - Colleen Kessler of Raising Lifelong Learners (Welcome, Colleen!) "But what if the sun explodes while we're still living? It's old, and stars eventually die a fiery death, taking everything in their path along with them. That means the Earth -- and us -- will die …

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Colleen’s homeschool day in the life (with a 5-, 8-, 10-, and 15- year-old )

January 30, 2018 //  by Colleen Kessler

Written by Colleen Kessler "Mom! Mommmmmmmmy! I want to show you what I did!” Come on, Mom! I have a cool story to show you.” Logan (8) and Isaac (5), my two early birds, are snuggling up to me in my nice warm, cozy bed. And I sigh, “don’t you guys want to cuddle for a little bit?” I pull …

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