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Homemade Christmas

Thursday, 06 December 2018 by TOSBlog

Its December now, and if you aren’t panicking thinking of all the people you’d like to give gifts to this year but really can’t afford to, then you’re probably in the minority. Christmas time has become so commercialized that we really believe that the amount we spend on someone equates with how much we

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3 Lifelong Habits – The Habit of Obedience

Wednesday, 05 December 2018 by TOSBlog

“Mom! Joleen stole something from the store,” yelled my older brother. My heart thundered in my five-year-old chest. I knew I was in trouble and would have to make it right. The funny thing is that despite a few isolated incidents, I was an obedient child. So why did I steal a pink bouncy

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Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, Articles, Blog

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Why Is Algebra II So Hard?

Tuesday, 04 December 2018 by TOSBlog

Your teenager has breezed through math all his life and suddenly he hits a wall: Algebra II. He is discouraged and doesn’t want to do math anymore. What can you do to encourage him? When I speak on high school at homeschool conventions and workshops, at least one parent confides in me afterward that

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Quitting December

Monday, 03 December 2018 by TOSBlog

I’m about to reveal some homeschool lessons I’ve had to learn the hard way. Never try and attend the cheap movie during the public school’s spring break…it is better when you get the movie theater practically to yourselves. Purchase your own copy of Cranberry Thanksgiving to read. It will never ever be available at