Foster Parenting is Hard, but so is Parenting

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // January 17, 2018 // 14 Comments

I know I have a wide range of readers on this blog. Many of you read this because you are foster parents. Many of you read here because you want to become foster parents. Many of you read here because... Continue reading →

5 Things I’ve Learned by Letting Stranger Stay in My Basement

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // January 15, 2018 // No Comments

You Can Tell A Lot About Someone by their Trash. This one makes me chuckle every time I clean the apartment because I can tell so much about what someone did in the last 24 hours by seeing what is in... Continue reading →

Discipline For the Weak at Heart

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // January 12, 2018 // 7 Comments

Discipline. The word itself sends shudders of dread into every parent. Although I am known for being open, authentic and honest, having a conversation about our discipline strategies terrifies me. We are all so different. We all parent differently, and... Continue reading →

The Word of the Year

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // January 10, 2018 // 14 Comments

I used to frown upon people who picked words for the year. So cliche. But I did it last year, and I’m probably never going back. Last year I chose the word “Freedom”. I started the year off struggling with... Continue reading →

Life Lately December

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // January 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

December was quite the month! It seems to have gone by in a complete blur. I went through my pictures and found things that happened in December that I felt like were YEARS ago. Seriously. We kicked off December by... Continue reading →