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 Hey Mama, Homeschooling one child? Here’s some advice from TOS magazine: For more advice, just search the magazine free at www.TOSMagazine.com. Are you facing trials right now? Trials will come and go. Some last longer than others, and some are so painful you cannot breathe. It’s easy to ask, “WHY, God?” But really, does He owe us an answer? He’s given us one already, and it’s in His word. There are a vast number of passages that discuss trials and enduring until the end. When we give Him glory even during the hard times, we are passing the test at that time. Yes, He’s allowed to give us those tests and trials; we are to rejoice in them. They hurt, but believe it or not, these build character and make us more like Him. I want to be like my Father, and you do, too, Mama, even if the pain is great. Job 2:10But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
 Accept the good. Rejoice in it. Endure the trials, too, and praise HIS holy name during it all. Your children are watching. Model this to them, as hard as it may be. Yes, life is hard. Being a Christian is not a fluffy walk with Big Santa in the sky. No, you have a loving Father who has His hand on your head. I want Him smiling on me. Obedience is where our heart should be, Mama. Keep walking. He will never leave you. ~ gena |  |  |  
 
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Did you know? Every class is INCLUDED for members! No limits! What’s New on SchoolhouseTeachers.com? How does a chance to earn a free membership to SchoolhouseTeachers.com sound? We have more than two dozen Daily courses on our site and more scheduled to come this fall, but we’ve got dozens more we’d like to create. That’s where we need your help. Everyone who contributes regularly to SchoolhouseTeachers.com as a contributor earns a free membership to the site for their family for as long as they are part of the team. The deadlines are flexible (life interrupts all our plans from time to time!). The teamwork is rewarding, and the options are limitless. We’d like to hear your ideas, and we’d like to share some of our own. Could you help us create Dailies about: 
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Announcement Is Your Teen a Poet?   If you have a teenager that likes to write poetry, TOS would like to publish his/her poem in the 2015 Annual Print Book (Big Book). We are looking for poems that are 300 words or less about any of the following topics: 
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