Michigan Vacation: Days 1 & 2 Up North

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // August 22, 2018 // 1 Comment

8 days 1200 miles logged in the van 5 beds slept in 6 destinations/outings $770 spent 1 family vacation to Michigan. It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a week since we have been back from our family vacation!... Continue reading →

FOUR

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // August 21, 2018 // No Comments

My baby girl, my firstborn, turned FOUR years old on August 8th. I know this post is “late”, but I had to get it out there because I just cannot believe that I have been a Mom for FOUR years... Continue reading →

Disrupting a Placement: the Post I Never Wanted to Write

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // August 1, 2018 // 12 Comments

I’ve had this post sitting in my drafts for a while now. It’s a post that I feel I need to write, but one that took a lot of courage to write. In the foster care world, especially the Christian... Continue reading →

Day Trip to Colombus

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // July 27, 2018 // 1 Comment

This summer for us has been all about spending time as a family. We have loved going hiking, exploring all the parks we have around here and taking some day trips. I’m SO excited that my kids are finally at... Continue reading →

AirBnB Supplies and Cleaning Checklist

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // July 26, 2018 // No Comments

When I was starting out with Airbnb, I searched high and low for some blog posts on what I would need to furnish our apartment in order to make our place appealing to the out of town guest. Spoiler alert:... Continue reading →