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3 Keys To Motivating Teens

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 by TOSBlog

Are you struggling with how to motivate your teen? Are you tempted to send him off to school to get some discipline? That might not work, either. Maybe he sleeps half the day or falls asleep in the middle of your co-op class. Maybe he doesn’t seem to put much effort into his science

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Trusting God’s Plans for My Children

Tuesday, 16 January 2018 by TOSBlog

This is my daughter’s third year studying classical ballet, and she loves it. After her first year, her teacher decided to keep her in level one. I agreed that if she hadn’t mastered the basics, it made sense for her to remain there until she was ready to move on. After all, as a

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Hey Mama Monday: If Your To-Do List Is Overflowing, It Doesn’t Mean You’re Failing.

Monday, 15 January 2018 by TOSBlog

Hey Mama, Was your week perfect? Did you fail at all? Even once? Were there any meltdowns (from you and/or the kids)? How about grief or pain… any of that? Some of the kids run away or starve? Did the house burn down? Another week in the life of a Mama. A family who

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Combining Science and Life Lessons

Saturday, 13 January 2018 by TOSBlog

As a homeschool mom I try my best to make sure my kids are learning every day. Some days the learning is less focused on Math and Language and more focused on life lessons. In my opinion, these lessons are just as important – maybe more important – than the three R’s. Josiah recently