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Longing for Home

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 by TOSBlog

My family has just ended a super busy season in our lives. Those of you with more than one child in more than one activity can relate, I’m sure. I’m not complaining. It’s been a good kind of busy with one child spreading her wings into the world of high school sports; while the

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Do You Have an Attitude of Gratitude?

Tuesday, 14 November 2017 by TOSBlog

What do you think of when you hear the word gratitude? I think of it as having a grateful heart for what we have been given. It’s more than just being thankful. It’s being content with what we have. I believe gratitude is a character quality that we all need to work on. We

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Dangerous Mentoring – The Bright Side

Monday, 13 November 2017 by TOSBlog

As a science teacher, I’m always checking the news to see if there are any new discoveries or items of interest for my science students. Recently, an article on WebMD caught my eye: “Is Dirt Good for Kids?” It’s a discussion of the “hygiene hypothesis,” which holds that children have fewer occurrences of allergies,

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Hey Mama Monday: Kids Can Be Terrible, but Even at Their Worst You Wouldn’t Give Them Up

Monday, 13 November 2017 by TOSBlog

Hey Mama, Even on the worst day, was it all worth it? Would you change a thing? Put those kids back where they came from and never look back? In the moments of frustration and even grief (and those moments do come) with our children, when they are being so foolish and illogical .