First Days of School

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // August 29, 2019 // No Comments

What a whirlwind this past week has been! If you had asked me six months ago, what Tera’s Kindergarten year would look like, I would have answered matter-of-factly that we would be homeschooling. It was the option that made the... Continue reading →

The Hines and the Sunflower Stalks (a rendition of Jack and the Beanstalk)

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // August 22, 2019 // 3 Comments

Once upon a time, on a bleak winter day in February, the Hines were shopping in the aisles of Home Depot. As they walked down an aisle, Suzanne spotted all the beautiful flowering seeds. The winter was SO bleak and... Continue reading →

Preschool at Home: The Supplies

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // August 14, 2019 // No Comments

Ok, friends…I have a confession to make. I’ve had these blog posts about preschool/homeschool in my drafts folder for ONE YEAR. One year that I have had them sitting here and I haven’t finished them. Why? I’m not sure, but... Continue reading →

Preschool at Home: The Goal

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // August 12, 2019 // 3 Comments

Exactly a year ago, I embarked on our homeschooling journey. A year ago, our oldest daughter turned four and I decided it was time to officially start some type of schooling each day. A year ago, I really thought that... Continue reading →

Dayton Strong

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // August 7, 2019 // 1 Comment

I don’t know where to begin this post, but I do know that I have to write about it. On Sunday morning, August 4th, we woke up to the news that there had been a mass shooting downtown in Dayton,... Continue reading →