I got the first two posts in this series up quickly, almost as events were unfolding and then……silence. For nearly two months I left you hanging. Here is a small explanation of how my momentum was cut short. Unexpected Journey: Part 1 Unexpected Journey: Part 2 I woke early. It was my birthday. No matter…
…continued. As I hit send, I fully expected to get ”you’ve got to be kidding me, we can’t get you approved in time” or “Whoops, you weren’t supposed to get that email”. Instead we received a list of things we needed to do and Mark and I rolled up our sleeves. That day we completed our…
Mark and I have always been open to adoption. What Christian who has been blessed with enough wouldn’t want to share God’s blessing with the widow, with the orphan, with the least of these. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they…
Posted with Kaitlin’s (15) permission. For several years our goal has been for Mark to be more involved in homeschooling our children, specifically as they get into the upper grades. We’ve slowly and surely made progress in this direction and this year Mark is the primary homeschool parent for our oldest children. (He plans, gives…
After much discussion and prayer, Mark and I have decided that I need to take a small step back from the responsibility of posting once a week on a specific topic with the 4 Moms. My life is simply too full for that level of commitment at this time. Full of my crazy, amazing,…
Valor was born 5 months ago. Can you believe that, 5 months?? Valor continues to be a remarkably happy and content baby. He smiles easily and hasn’t met a stranger. Quite a contrast to little princess Bella who really wanted things exactly the way she wanted them. Valor laughs through diaper changes, baths, nursing and…
Two of Bella’s favorite things a book and a baby (and “Green Eggs and Ham” just happens to be her favorite book).
The week of chocolate milk, I’m pretty sure that is what this week will be called in our family’s history. Amber (16) and Kaitlin (14) left early Saturday morning for a week long cruise in the Caribbean with my parents and later that day we headed to the farmer’s market to pick up our raw…
Since Valor (or Nate, we’re still in talks about what we’re calling him) was born I’ve been re-learning the lesson of priorities. With Valor’s birth, our family took a break from our regular hosting responsibilities (6 gatherings each month), we cut back on other hospitality and we had no outside-of-the-house activities going on. Things were…
Last month Mark and the six oldest children ran the Marine Mud Run. It’s a 5K with lots of mud and water obstacles. Our oldest daughter, Amber (16), ran it last year and at that point we knew that we wanted to be involved again this year. Since it was only 4 weeks after my…
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.
