Enter to win our current giveaway "The Christian Philosophy of Food"
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.
The little ones are fighting, the big ones ‘never’ obey, you’re struggling physically with another pregnancy, hubby is stressed about work, the house is a disaster and one of your friends just sent you a note requesting that you no longer contact her because of something that is beyond your control. Sometimes it’s just too…
When we moved to Knoxville, God blessed us with a beautiful, large home. At the time we prayed that He would enable us to use it for His glory. We prayed that, if it was His will, He would fill the house with children (we had 7 at the time) and we prayed that we…
Does God care what we eat? Should the Bible effect a Christian’s choices about food and nourishment? How do we apply biblical principles to food, one of our most basic daily needs? Our family has been specifically asking these questions for the past 6-7 months. We’ve always made an effort to feed our family whole…
It’s time again for the 4 Moms to answer some reader questions. In this post I’m answering questions about beginning homeschooling, the first few weeks with a newborn, keeping the car/van clean and potty training. Maria wondered about potty training and how to prevent the process for dragging on for years. Bella (22 months) is…
One morning last week Mark said, “Hey, let’s go camping…….today.”. Five hours later we were packed and on our way Yes, we’re last minute like that and, trust me, 5 hours is pretty good for all the laundry, packing, shopping and food prep we had to get done, not to mention the fact that our…
Vanilla extract is super simple to make at home and it’s more economical to make than to purchase at the store. This is all you need: Homemade Vanilla Extract Ingredients: 6-12 high quality vanilla beans (We purchased our from saffron.com) Bottle of vodka Simply split the vanilla beans in half length wise Place them in…
Leftovers? What leftovers? While it’s true that our family rarely has leftovers, it does occasionally happen, and being the incredibly creative cook that I am (go ahead and laugh), I do one of four things with our family’s leftovers. If there is enough leftover from one meal to feed our family another full meal I:…
Welcome to this weeks edition of 4 Moms, 35 Kids: How Moms of Many Manage since all of us are bloggers we’re talking a little about blogging today. For us the purpose of Raising Olives has always been clear: Offer practical help, advice and encouragement to younger moms. (Titus 2) Tell a little of our…
My brother-in-law gave us the idea for this simple DIY compost bin in a trash can. Since we had just put our house on the market, and since the compost pile out back was less than desirable, this contained option seemed like a good solution. The trash can keeps the compost contained and “neighbor friendly”. …
Menu planning and cooking for a large family, keeping up with the laundry and housework, homeschooling and being a wife and mother, when does a busy mom of many find time to balance the budget? In our house the answer is simple, I don’t. For the first several years of our marriage I was responsible…
