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.
Do I really have to talk about patience? Often when people hear that we have ten children they say, “You must have a lot of patience!” I’m sure there are a lot of reasons that God blessed us with a large family, but I can say with a good bit of confidence that it was…
Previous posts in the Large Family Logistics series: Interview with author Kim Brenneman Laying the Foundation: Goals and Self-discipline Managing Your Week Managing Your Day Since I’ve been struggling with exhaustion (thank you for your prayers, information and encouragement), these appendices in Large Family Logistics were encouraging and applicable to me. This is where Kim offers some…
With this recent talk about churches and family integration I wanted to share with you this beautiful picture of Christian community. It’s something that we’ve seen and been blessed to be part of in the past. It is the vision of what we want to be part of once more: “What is a Missional Community?”…
For the next four weeks the 4 Moms (or rather 5 Moms, thanks to the addition of Large Family Logistics author, Kim Brenneman) will be covering some of our favorite topics and ideas in LFL. (You can still get 40% off Large Family Logistics by using promo code 4MOMS at Vision Forum through today.) This week…
Last week I posted ‘Is Modern Youth Ministry Multiplying or Dividing the Church?‘ I want to clarify one point on this topic and that is that, while it is a beautiful blessing to be part of a family-integrated church, family-integration is not the be-all and end-all of a church. Apostate churches can be family-integrated and…
We’ve talked about it before, whose standard we are going to use to rule our lives. Am I going to seek to bring every thought captive to Christ as He is revealed in the Scripture or am I going to run my life the way I want and occasionally make sure I’m not violating anything directly forbidden in…
Congratulations to Betsy Cross for winning the ‘Large Family Logistics‘ giveaway here on RO. Be sure to join the 4 Moms every Thursday starting in August as we blog through this practical resource for families. This week the 4 Moms, 35 Kids: How Moms of Many Manage are talking about teaching children diligence, specifically in…
Simplify. We say it over and over again, simplify. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:31-33) Simple, but our lives are complicated. We have huge homes filled with things to make our lives easier, more comfortable, happier, do they? It used…
In a discussion here about life choices, a commenter recently related that she wants to show her children “that there are many happy ways to live life”. But is ‘happy’ the goal? If Thou shouldst give me choice to live in pleasure and keep my sins, or to have them burnt away with trial, give…
As I go through each day walking hand in hand with my six daughters, watching as they grow into the young ladies that God created them to be, I realize that the one thing that is vital to being a successful homemaker is something that is out of my power to give. For what is…
