Hocking Hills Day Trip

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // November 18, 2020 // No Comments

Last weekend, the weather was supposed to hit 75 degrees in November! Now, the Hines family LOVES warm weather and we LOVE hiking. So I knew that there was absolutely no way we could stay indoors over the weekend. We... Continue reading →

Favorite Advent Resources

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // November 16, 2020 // 2 Comments

Listen, friends. The meaning of Christmas is Jesus Christ- his birth. He came to earth as a human- and a baby, no less. Helpless. Born in the most humble of all circumstances. In this day and age, we have to... Continue reading →

Sweater Weather

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // November 13, 2020 // No Comments

When I first moved back to the States after spending almost my entire life in Niger, I struggled to figure out how to stay warm in the winter. It’s taken me YEARS to figure out that wrapping my entire body... Continue reading →

Favorite Etsy Finds

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // November 7, 2020 // No Comments

I am very much a “wait until after Thanksgiving” type of Christmas girl. It honestly makes it seem a bit more magical to me when we only have a limited amount of days of Christmas festivities. BUT! One thing I... Continue reading →

It Felt Like A Responsibility, Not a Privelage

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // November 4, 2020 // 4 Comments

All right, fellow empaths- where you at? How are you hanging in there on this election week? I know I’m feeling a bit crumbly inside. I just wanted to share a few of my thoughts and I’m hoping that it... Continue reading →