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Prepare Teens for Marriage

Tuesday, 19 February 2019 by TOSBlog

When I was a young homeschool mom, a conference speaker encouraged us to not just prepare teens for college, but to prepare them for all of life including marriage and parenting. How could I do that? I wondered. I decided to have my children think about marriage before they fall in love. Crazy? There

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The Grass Is Greenest in My Own Back Yard

Monday, 18 February 2019 by TOSBlog

I planned to homeschool my kids before I even got married. I told my fiancé, he agreed. Why did I know it was what I wanted to do? I am not entirely sure, but I love freedom and in a way I think freedom was a calling to me. I also wanted an excellent academic

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When You Don’t Love Homeschooling

Friday, 15 February 2019 by TOSBlog

There was a time when I loved homeschooling. I loved researching ideas for lessons. I loved finding interesting books and creating unit studies. I loved spending time with my kids as they enjoyed learning new things. It was a lot of work, but it was fun and I loved it. These days homeschooling has become

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How the 5 Love Languages Can Improve Your Homeschooling Efforts

Thursday, 14 February 2019 by TOSBlog

When my oldest son and I walked into the American Science & Surplus store, he immediately found the kits section. He held up the trebuchet kit and frowned. “You said two years ago that you would buy this for me and you never did.” I stood there, flabbergasted. He had only mentioned it one