The Day I Was (Almost) Scammed

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // September 27, 2017 // 3 Comments

It started out as a crazy, eventful day. Theo headed off to work and Heavenly to school. The two little kids ran around the house destroying everything that I cleaned. And clean I did because we had tons of family... Continue reading →

Planning Special Events with Basic Invite

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // September 25, 2017 // No Comments

Let’s be real…Kiah is turning one in just three weeks, and I haven’t even thought about his birthday party. #ThirdChildProblems Thankfully, Basic Invite reached out to me and asked me if I would be willing to work with them. As... Continue reading →

A Marathon with No Finish

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // September 21, 2017 // 8 Comments

  On May 14th, our precious daughter came to live with us. At first, the case seemed simple and the quoted 3-6 months seemed completely doable. We put our feet to the pavement and began 100% supporting reunification. For those... Continue reading →

Hezekiah James: 11 months

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // September 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

Hezekiah James is 11 months old!!!!!! One more month until this goober is ONE! The poor thing lives his life as a typical third child. He gets tossed around by his sisters, his toys always get taken away, he frequently... Continue reading →

Cookie Cutters Hair Cuts

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // September 18, 2017 // 2 Comments

If you know the Hines at all, you know we are always looking for a bargain. If it can be DIY’ed, we DIY it. I always joke that we are frugal to a fault, but in many ways we have... Continue reading →