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Winter Wellness

Friday, 27 December 2019 by TOSBlog

Shorter days and colder weather can lead to some bad habits. People who normally exercise and eat their vegetables may find themselves sitting indoors and eating junk food during the winter. Your health is important through each season of the year and even more so during the winter months. Here are five tips for

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Hey Mama Monday: Do Christian Kids Belong in Public School?

Monday, 23 December 2019 by TOSBlog

It may seem tempting some days. Why not send the kids on the public school bus and have the whole day (and the house!) to yourself? Or head off to a job where you can earn some respect and increase the family budget. Wouldn’t that be nice? But . . . wait a minute.

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How Exposure to the Arts Can Enrich Your Homeschool

Friday, 20 December 2019 by TOSBlog

This month, my daughter will be dancing in our town’s annual Christmas Festival presentation of The Nutcracker Suite. This is her fifth time participating in this ballet. Last spring, she also acted in a play based on the novels Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. Both of those experiences opened the door

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Christmas Traditions from England

Thursday, 19 December 2019 by TOSBlog

Our mother country England has given us a rich heritage of British Common Law, the Magna Charta, and the best literature in the world. In addition, many of our American Christmas traditions come from our distant relatives across the pond. Christmas caroling, mincemeat pies, ivy, holly, and mistletoe all are adapted from English traditions.