I saw these videos on Jen's blog (Jen is expecting her 8th baby at the same time we're expecting our little one, hi Jen!) and just had to share perhaps it's because we have a Savannah who is 5 years old or perhaps it is because the Savannah on these tapes is simply ...
There have been two short posts that I've read in the last few weeks that have given me a lot of food for thought. Amy points out that what we consider trials are 'problems' that many people pray for and would consider an amazing blessing in Somebody Wants What You Have from Amy's Finer ...
4 Moms, 35 Kids will be talking about menu planning and budgeting for food this Thursday. This is simply a continuation, so if you haven't read Your Child's Heart: How do you Find the Time? Part I, please do so to understand the context. Having a priority of building strong, solid relationships with ...
When our oldest son Matthew was four years old, we read about the desperate condition of abandoned and orphaned children in India who must live on the streets and struggle for survival. At that point, Matthew declared that he wanted to go to ...
Raising our children to change the world! More information to come. Did you recognize some of those kids?
There is an interesting discussion going on in the Raising Olives Community about celebrating Advent. Our family is just learning and deciding what and how we want to celebrate this special time of year, so I'd love to hear your input on how you celebrate the coming of Jesus, our Lord and Savior ...
I know that I'm about a month late on this video that has been sweeping the internet, but in case you haven't seen it yet, I thought that I'd share it with you. Be prepared for a laugh or at least a chuckle over this 3 minute video.
Have you read about this amazing woman who deserves to be honored? She has been called a female Oskar Schindler, but she saved twice as many people from the Nazi's. Irena Sendler died last May at the age of 98. In 1942 she joined the Polish underground and began rescuing Jewish children. During her time of ...
If you haven't already read Disagreeing with Love, please read that first. Homeschooling is not the norm. It is not the easy educational choice. So why have we made the decision to go against the grain and homeschool our children? I've been pondering how to blog about our reasons for homeschooling and I think the best ...
With Obama touting longer school days and an extended school year as a way to cure our academic woes: "We can no longer afford an academic calendar designed when America was a nation of farmers who needed their children at home plowing the land at the end of each day. That calendar may have once made ...
