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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.
I can relate to the title of this post and if you’re a mother I’ll bet that you can too. Kelly at Generation Cedar recently came out with a devotional eBook to encourage and help moms through those days and times that just seem too hard. When Motherhood Feels Too Hard is full of help,…
As you live your life and make those day-to-day, routine decisions are you self-consciously acting as if you are a servant of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, or are you thoughtlessly serving the ruler of this world? Nothing is neutral. We are either serving Christ in any given decision or action or…
My sweet friend, Denise Sproul, entered into the full glory and presence of God yesterday morning. Words fail, but I do not mourn for Denise. I mourn for those who are left behind. Denise was a faithful friend and encourager to me. When I was overwhelmed with many little children, Denise came alongside, willingly gave…
Congratulations to the winners of the Vision Forum gift cards. I pray that these gift cards will be a blessing to you and your families, I just wish that everyone could win. The winner of the $100 Vision Forum gift card is… Steph Leppard The winner of the $200 Vision Forum gift card is Jeanine…
The girls in our family love Lilla Rose hair clips. These stylish versatile clips work in all hair types and are so comfortable that you can wear them all day. I sometimes even forget and sleep in them! You can see my complete review here. Lilla Rose is a great gift for the girls on…
If you haven’t yet entered to win a $100, $200 and $300 gift card to Vision Forum here are Raising Olives, you should, but Raising Olives is not the only place to win big with Vision Forum. As a matter of fact Vision Forum is giving away $3600 in gift cards right now. Visit these…
We’re finishing up the final preparations for Thanksgiving dinner (my parents, grandmother and two of my siblings with their families will be coming this year). The decorating committee, headed by Alyssa (11), is nearly finished painting, drawing, gathering, crafting, drilling, sawing and arranging. The food committee, headed by Amber (15), is finishing up the Pumpkin…
Several years ago, Mark and I purchased the Kit and Kaboodle from Vision Forum. It was a large collection of audio messages on sale for more than half off. We have thoroughly enjoyed our collection of CDs, several have been listened to multiple times (this is where we were introduced to What to Expect of…
“Not Me” – Bravely confessing some of my (or my family’s) faults, failings and quirks by denying them. It has not been more than 5 months since my last ‘not me’ post, even though I know that some people, who call themselves our friends, (I’m not naming names here ’cause I’m just that nice) ONLY…
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Christine H. who won the Sam’s gift card. Yogurt is a terrific option for breakfast or snack time. It’s convenient, healthy and a nice source of protein and calcium. We try to include yogurt in our menu several times a week and it’s one of my favorite options…
