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Saying Goodbye to a Great Man

Friday, 11 January 2019 by TOSBlog

I have always found hearing the horn of a train in the distance to be a lonely sound, particularly on a rainy and foggy day. This feeling was the same as I heard Engine 4141 draw ever nearer to the spot my husband and I had staked out across from the tracks on Wellborn

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Two Ways Children Can Help Create Homeschool Lessons

Thursday, 10 January 2019 by TOSBlog

Educating our children at home has given us the ability to have freedom and flexibility in choosing topics throughout the school year. In the beginning of our journey I took it upon myself to choose what we studied but over the past two years I have incorporated the children in those decisions. Though they

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Working the Wiggles Out When the Weather is Nasty

Wednesday, 09 January 2019 by TOSBlog

Winter is here. Temperatures are dropping, and in many places, it’s snowing or raining outside. Either way, the weather can make it hard to get outdoors this time of year. If your kids are anything like my kids, they’re probably bouncing on the couch or climbing the walls by mid-afternoon. While I want to

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A Gift Uncovered

Tuesday, 08 January 2019 by TOSBlog

Our story is of a forgotten teacher and his very famous student. We pick up the tale up when young William was sent to a boys’ school in the port town of Hull, taught by Joseph Milner. Frail, tiny of frame, and cheerful, both the physical and personal nature of the seven-year-old instantly set