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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.
Our purpose in homeschooling is to fulfill our God-given responsibility to raise our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. One vital aspect of this training is for our children to know the Word of God. One way we accomplish this is that we spend time every day reading the Word of God….
You’ve probably seen these delightful smelling cinnamon/glue/applesauce Christmas ornaments before. We’ve made them several different years. This year we added puff paint and Sharpies to spiff up our ornaments and to make them do double duty as adorable gift tags. Cinnamon Ornaments 1 1/2 cups cinnamon 1 cup applesauce 1/3 cup white school glue Mix…
It seems like the holidays are a time when every family has a plethora of special traditions. Here are some of our favorite, fun family traditions for the month of December: Marshmallow wars Christmas Mysteries- They keep everyone on their toes. Santa’ hats – All the children wear them whenever we go out. It brings…
Nearly a month ago I read about how Kristina celebrated her 38th birthday by spending the day demonstrating 38 random acts of love to others. She did things like passing out Panera cookies to strangers, writing notes and passing out treats to teachers, mailmen, firemen and paying for a stranger’s groceries. She did this in…
This week the 4 Moms, 35 Kids are discussing how to start home educating a large family after removing them from traditional schools. Please keep in mind that I have no personal experience with this. My parents began homeschooling me and my siblings more than 25 years ago and our family hasn’t been involved in…
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…
Teaching your children science can be daunting and over the past few weeks I’ve gotten a lot of reader questions about science and how we implement the specific science program (Apologia) that we’ve chosen for our family. So for today’s 4 moms question and answer post, I’ll be focusing on science questions. Here is a…
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…
Taking the responsibility to plan for and educate your own children is a huge commitment. I often think that it is a full time job, but in reality it is only a portion of the job to which God has called homeschooling moms. This week’s 4 Moms, 35 Kids topic is keeping up with housework in the…
