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.
Having a large family has taught me efficiency. One of my best ‘efficiency’ tips is to cook for your freezer. Bulk freezer cooking saves us money by allowing us to get discounted prices by purchasing in bulk (we purchase all of our meat by the case). It saves us time by enabling us to get…
Tiana @ God Made…Home Grown shares Why Not Public School? – The Real Reason. Nicki another second generation homeschooler made me laugh with her Proof You’re a Home School Family. My long time, real-life friend and kindred spirit Rachel wrote this beautiful post. The culture says you can’t do it (it’s too hard) and it’s…
The further I travel on this parenting path the more I realize my inadequacy. I can plan and schedule, I can train them and teach them everything that I know about homemaking. I can have the God-given goal of training these girls in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. I can do this with…
I’m tired. I know that most moms can relate to this. It seems that I’ve been tired since I started having children. I remember several years ago mentioning it to our family physician. He laughed and said, “Kimberly, you have 5 children under the age of 5, I would be concerned if you weren’t tired.”…
Dana keeps me thinking. She has faced the one thing that most parents pray they will never face. Now she wonders, Is God Good? Dana also has me pondering about how I can/should view the circumstances of life with her post, The End . Michelle shares, Too Many Children? It’s lovely. Congratulations, Michelle on the…
A few months ago I requested prayer for my friend Denise a homeschool mom of 8 who was facing cancer for the third time. (Some of you may be familiar with Denise and R.C. as they’ve written several books like When You Rise Up: A Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling (R.C.) and Tending Your Garden: Wisdom…
Early last evening in a glorious storm, we lost power. Currently half of our utility board’s customers are without power. We’re ill equipped and are praying to regain power berfore we lose all the food in our freezers. What do you enjoy doing/eating when your plans are changed by a power outage? Seriously, what do…
I was a regular Christian girl growing up in America. I did chores, headed off to school, came home, did homework, ate with my family and helped with the dishes. When I was 11, God loved me enough to turn my world upside down, to force our family out of our typical Christian life, to…
… take a moment to pray and leave a word of encouragement for the Sproul family as Denise prepares for a stem cell transplant in her continued battle with Leukemia. The road has been long and difficult with many days and weeks away from her children. And this Mother’s Day both Denise and her sister…
Edited to add: We’ve personally seen the damage, met the families and attended Christ Church which is the church responsible for distributing the money that is being sent. This is a very real and urgent need for which we can personally vouch. Below I’ve pasted an email that I received from a friend of mine. …
