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February 2011

Adoption FAQ #4: Now that you’re pregnant, why are you STILL adopting?

February 25, 2011

There is no doubt in my mind. God told us to adopt. We listened and answered this calling. Then, and only then, did we get pregnant. Yes, I feel like God waited for us to follow His calling before He blessed us with another pregnancy. Sorta like when He asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac and [...]

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Jonah Says…

February 23, 2011

Jonah: “When does Ethiopia open in the morning? I’m ready to go get my baby.” Mommy: “Me too, buddy. Me too.” Unfortunately, our adoption journey has only begun. It will be a while. Plus, there’s this whole surprise pregnancy thing we’ve got going on. Yep, it will be a while, but the wait is so [...]

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Top Ten Favorites From The Archives…

February 22, 2011

It’s always interesting to me to look at the stats for my blog traffic. Even though I haven’t been posting very much lately because of my sickness during this pregnancy and Zofran pump, there is still plenty of traffic coming through. According to Google Analytics, here’s what people are searching for on the Happy Brown [...]

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Mommy & Me: Parking Lot Game

February 21, 2011

Jonah and I have been slowly, but surely getting ready for my next post on Totally Tots. (It goes up on Thursday, but every day is full of pure preschool awesomeness around there!) One of the things we’ve been playing often is the Parking Lot Game! It’s fairly simple, but Jonah loves it! Parking Lot [...]

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Love Notes Journal

February 14, 2011

**FYI: I’ve posted twice today–Don’t miss Jonah’s Homemade Valentine Tutorial** When I was a little girl, my mom and I had a journal that we used to write notes back and forth. It was used during a difficult time for me as a child when I didn’t know how to express things that I was [...]

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Jonah’s Homemade Valentines 2011 & Tutorial

February 14, 2011

I am SO excited about Jonah’s valentines this year! I’ve seen this idea all over blogland, so I can’t claim any crafting genius. I’ve joined the ranks of craft copycats with this one…but they are OH SO CUTE!! What? Don’t believe me? Take a look at this and tell me it doesn’t make your heart [...]

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When Mommy Gets Sick…

February 11, 2011

The first time I was pregnant, Hyperemesis Gravidarum impacted my life greatly. I missed a LOT of work and people just didn’t understand why I couldn’t cope with my nausea. (Hello…I was in the hospital 5 times!) Work was the thing that was the most negatively affected by my illness. Ray had a hard time [...]