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Hi, I'm Kimberly. I'm a homeschooling mom of 11 and here on Raising Olives I share about what I've learned; tips, ideas and some of the ups and downs of managing a home and raising children for the glory of God.
It’s that time of year when many are getting together and spending more time with unbelieving family members. Some must even deal with family that is critical and/or antagonistic of their faith or decisions about how to raise their children. This week the 4 Moms of 35 Kids are talking about how to prepare our…
Nearly a month ago I read about how Kristina celebrated her 38th birthday by spending the day demonstrating 38 random acts of love to others. She did things like passing out Panera cookies to strangers, writing notes and passing out treats to teachers, mailmen, firemen and paying for a stranger’s groceries. She did this in…
My God blessed a 100 year old man and 90 year old, barren woman with a baby. My God devastated the most powerful nation in the world in order to save HIS enslaved people. (Exodus) My God caused an entire army to flee a siege encampment leaving behind all their wealth, horses and certain victory…
The pagan seeks to save himself, to save his sense of his own h0nor. The believer trusts in God for salvation and even for daily bread and is willing to die rather than let God down. Thus, while the pagan seeks an honorable death full of glory, the Christian is ready for an ignominious and…
When Mark and I first heard Kevin Swanson from Generations with Vision speak on Raising a Mighty Man of God (This is well worth the time to listen. Kevin believes that our educational system, including homeschooling, is harming boys. The lecture begins at minute 12.), we knew that we wanted to hear more. Kevin is a fellow second generation…
Are you a mom who is discouraged, tired of the day to day, wondering if it’s really worth it? Are you looking for encouragement and vision? In a society that embraces abortion and fractures families, many women have no idea how true Christian motherhood should look. Mothers who seek to base their decisions on God’s…
I’ve posted some of the reasons that public schools are not an option for our family. We’re not alone. More and more people are realizing the damage that can occur when we choose to send God’s children to an institution that, by law, excludes God from all ‘education’, denying the very basis of wisdom in their pursuit…
This weekend we camped with this amazing group of people. Different families, different ages, different churches, different denominations, but one in Christ. Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity. It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down…
Memorization is something that I’m passionate about and something that I think is sorely neglected in today’s society. Memorization is an important part of our home school and one of our children’s first subjects. We work on memorization 5 days a week (except when we get lazy and skip for weeks months at a time, ugh) and…
The family today is in a state of crisis like never before and sadly we don’t have to look beyond our own four walls to see the results. Most of us have two incomes but we’re deeply in debt. … We consider it normal for our children to be best friends with their peers and…
