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Suzanne Hines

Suzanne Hines
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Hi, I'm Suzanne! I am a Christian, wife to Theo, Mom to Tera Evelynne (18 months) and foster Mom to some of the most precious foster kiddos placed in our home. I grew up far, far away from Dayton as a missionary kid in West Africa. After graduating from my international high school, I attended Cedarville University. A few months into my freshman year, I met an incredible man named Theo. Although I had sworn off dating, there I was...dating him! We were married by my junior year and the rest is history! We stuck around the area and I am now proud to call the Dayton area home. Theo works for the Dayton Fire Department and I am a stay at home Mom. Most of my day consists of chasing children, feeding children, cleaning up after children and driving them all around to their various appointments (foster care makes for A LOT of driving!!). In my spare time (har har har), I love to cook, run, browse Pinterest and Instagram and read books and maintain my blog (www.suzannehines.org). My family loves to explore outside, to attend festivals and events and to find frugal ways to live in the Dayton area. My favorite thing about motherhood is watching my children develop their own little personality! How did I create this walking, talking, living, breathing, giggling, kissing human being?!? What a miracle!

Happy (Holidays) Flu Season!

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Halloween. Thanksgiving. Christmas. Candy and sweets and treats and bundled up for cold weather and fun and parties and gatherings and family reunions and germs. Wait, what? One of those things is not like the other. Germs. Before I was a...

Yes, You Can Still Have a Life After Children

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Hey, Mamas. This one is for you. The ones who don't yet have kids, but are planning to be parents one day. Our culture has done you a huge disservice.  It tells us almost constantly how difficult children...

When the Hustle is Too Heavy

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Hustle! Hustle! Hustle! If I had a dollar for every time I have heard that word, I wouldn’t need to hustle! Now, listen... this is actually not a post about how much I hate that word. Is it...

What is Hybrid Homeschool?

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Due to the unique dynamics of our family, we decided before our children were even in school that we would homeschool. Of course, there are many different reasons for a family to choose a...

Emetophobia

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A-what-a-phobia?  I know, I know. You probably just rolled your eyes.  I did, too, when I first heard about this supposed "phobia."  But let me tell you a little about myself.  I am a 28-year-old woman and mother...

Finding Joy in My Children

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Shortly after my third child was born, I began to realize that I was... frazzled.  Of course, this is to be expected. I have given birth to three children in four years and fostered two...

They Just Don’t Know HOW

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The other day as I sat down at the table to go about a certain task that needed to be done, my children came up to me. One needed water. One needed help getting...

Your Guide to Giving Advice Online

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I was recently scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across a post written by a first-time mom. In this post, she lamented how difficult it was to function when her sweet 7-month-old...

The Hardest Part of Working Weekends

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Yesterday was Friday. As I went throughout my day, I counted the number of times someone said (or posted) “It’s FRIDAY” or “Thank God it’s the weekend!” 35 times. 35 times I saw someone celebrating...

Help for the Family Facing a Hospitalization

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Earlier this year, we endured something that I would never wish on any mother - the hospitalization of our newborn. I realize that three kids in, I’m very blessed to have only one hospital stay...

You Are What You Bring to Snack

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This fall, one of my lifelong dreams came true. I became a soccer Mom. I’ve dreamed of this day since I was in high school, watching my friends on our school team play on our dirt...

Livin’ On Love: What I Want You to Know about Being Poor

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This is my story of poverty. This is what I want you to know about being poor.  When we got married at 21, I was still in school and my husband had just graduated from college.  When...

An Insider’s Guide to Charitable Giving

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Last year, Christmas was a challenge for our family. Not only were we juggling multiple schedules and lists of things to do on a budget, but we were also dealing with new and different...

I’m a TCK: A “Totally Confused Kid”

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I’m a TCK, and if you haven’t heard that word before, it means that I’m a Totally Confused Kid. Just kidding. It actually means that I am a Third Culture Kid. Most people have never...