Orion Daniel: His Name

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // March 27, 2023 // 1 Comment

The story behind Orions name is honestly kind of funny to me. I had always dreamed/planned to name my first daughter Tera, after the village in Niger where I grew up. I had also always loved the name Hezekiah and... Continue reading →

Introducing Orion Daniel

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // March 24, 2023 // 2 Comments

He’s here! He’s finally here! He was 6 days overdue and took his sweet time coming into the world, but I am so excited to finally officially introduce our Orion Daniel to you! Orion Daniel Hines Born 3-16-23 at 8:56pm... Continue reading →

Spirit Squad Season

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // February 17, 2023 // 1 Comment

Our school is just now wrapping up their basketball season, which means that Tera is also wrapping up her first season on the Spirit Squad, which is basically a junior cheerleading program. This is the first year that she has... Continue reading →

January Reading Recap

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // February 15, 2023 // 1 Comment

Well, better late than never, right? I just wanted to real quick recap the books that I read in January! Stats: 11 books read 4 Nonfiction 7 Fiction Tears of the Giraffe This is the second book in the No.... Continue reading →

A Little Life Update

by sdevalve@cedarville.edu // February 11, 2023 // 2 Comments

I had fully intended to blog all throughout February… I even had a great posting schedule all set up. And then life happened, guys. Some good, mostly hard. At the end of January, Theo started a new work shift. It’s... Continue reading →