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Hey Mama Monday: You Don’t Always Have To Feel Like Ruth

Monday, 03 September 2018 by TOSBlog

Hey Mama, You are like Ruth, faithful. You are like Esther, courageous. You are like Martha, a servant. You are like Mary, a student of the Lord. You are like Deborah, brave. You are like Eve, fruitful. You are a Mama and a wife. A care-taker, cook, teacher, lover, tear-wiper, heart-keeper. It’s a complex,

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Tips to Plan and Initiate Your Homeschool Schedule

Saturday, 01 September 2018 by TOSBlog

Many who know me, know I am a planner. So, it is very easy for me to plan our homeschool days. But many have asked how I plan and initiate our homeschool schedule. Allow me to share three tips that have worked for our family. 1. SCHEDULE YOUR SCHOOL TIME I write everything down

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Sight Word Driving: An Active Reading Game

Friday, 31 August 2018 by TOSBlog

The ability to decode words you don’t know is an essential part of reading. That’s why children need a basic understanding of phonics. But you can’t sound out every word, and you want to get to the point where you can read fluently without stopping to sound them out, so your child must also

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The Great Commission for Homeschool Moms

Friday, 31 August 2018 by TOSBlog

As Moms, we, like all Christians around the world, are called to make disciples. 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father

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Focus

Friday, 31 August 2018 by TOSBlog

I was just reading in the Book of Mark, Chapter 2, this morning, where Jesus healed the man with palsy. Afterward, some people were murmuring and He poses the question to them: Which is harder; For a man to heal the body or to forgive sins? That really hit me. In our world, we

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Brotherly Love

Thursday, 30 August 2018 by TOSBlog

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard parents say, “They’re siblings; they’re supposed to fight.” This statement is not true! God commands us to love one another. Siblings are not exempt from this commandment. As a matter of fact, I believe we should treat our family members with even more love and

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Teaching on Historical Figures Like Scripture Does – Part Four

Wednesday, 29 August 2018 by TOSBlog

In closing our case study on the life of Moses, one final analysis remains: what was the impact of his life on history, and how are we to remember him? As you can probably guess, the Bible gives us a pattern for how we can accurately and truthfully judge the merits and follies of