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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.
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From now until November 19, Vision Forum is offering 20% off your entire order plus $5 flat rate shipping with coupon code ALLEXTRA20 Each year I have people ask about Christmas in our house and how we handle gift giving. We prefer to have a few, nice quality, versatile toys and games that we use…
Congratulations to Julie who won two amazing Flexi-clips from Lilla Rose. If you didn’t win, don’t worry there is another opportunity to win at the end of this post. These hair accessories make great Christmas gifts and are already on my gift-giving as well as receiving lists. Here are a few of my favorites: …
Hi, this is Amber (I’m 15 and the oldest “Olive”). Normally my mom posts, but since Lilla Rose is my venture (along with my sisters, Kaitlin (13) and Alyssa (11)), mom is making me write about it. Our family was introduced to Lilla Rose recently and we love it. I have always enjoyed having my…
I need to collect more quick, easy recipes, like these sausage balls, that call for simple ingredients that I generally have on hand. House Staging on a Budget - for anyone else who’s trying to sell a home. Several months ago our family discovered these beautiful, versatile hair clips from Lilla Rose. Ideal for Amber’s (15) long,…
A list of historical movies in chronological order, it’s a homeschool mom’s dream! (Thanks Nicki.) Love this simple tutorial to make your own non-petroleum jelly from A Delightful Home, it’s inspired me to make more everyday things from scratch. A Perfect Birth Story I appreciated these quotes about the economy from KimC. Rachel hits another…
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 film is worth your 33 minutes. We had several of our children watch this and it has sparked some wonderful conversations. We recommend that parents preview this to decide if it’s something that you would like your children to watch.
I loved Connie’s “Do You Have 5 Loaves and 2 Fish?“. This idea for Game Storage = Wall Art is much better than my stack of broken game boxes in the closet. (You store all the game pieces behind the board.) If you have your thinking cap on and a few minutes you will enjoy, “The Liberal’s Dominion…
My parents will have 23 grandchildren by 2012. That’s a lot of birthdays to keep up with. My sister and I were recently talking about simplifying their life (and giving them a nice keepsake) by having photo calendars printed for Christmas. We thought our parents and grandmother would appreciate having all the important dates already…
