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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.
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…
Large family parenting style is today’s topic for 4 Moms, 35 Kids: How Moms of Many Manage This weeks topic came from a reader question. Do you have a particular parenting style you use? Has it changed as you’ve had more children? I do not believe that there is one right way to parent nor one correct parenting style. There are a lot of books and teachers who say the opposite,…
Many of you asked to see our list of ‘personal’ or ‘character’ books for the children. These are books that aren’t part of our ‘history’ or ‘science’ readings. These are biographies, historic accounts of brave deeds and the sovereignty of God and encouragement for becoming the young men and women God would have them to…
I’ve heard it and you probably have too, parents rejoicing and counting down the days until the children will be out of the house and back to school. They talk about time for themselves and the delight of projects without childish interruptions, but what message does this communicate to the children involved? I find…
Leila at “Like Mother, Like Daughter” offers this convicting post, Self-Control and Where to Get It. So many things to contemplate, implement and think about. If you don’t have time for anything else, go read this one. Hurry this sale ends today! A perfect family study for today’s times, save 35% on Understanding Economics: A Complete…
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…
One year ago today God gave us this precious blessing. How she’s changed. Happy birthday, Bella. Thanks to my friend, Lori, for the beautiful pictures.
We don’t buy baby food. Well, I did buy a couple jars when Bella (our 10th) was about 8 months old, but other than that we don’t buy baby food. We buy real food and prepare it for our baby. Cheaper, healthier and simpler well not more simple, but still fairly simple. I don’t have…
