Monday, October 31, 2016

Music Monday: Funky Jesus Music by TobyMac

So for those who know me, music is a big part of my life.  So as we have started going through the process of adopting, I have actually created a play list for me to listen to when I'm up or down about the whole journey. 
Today is Funky Jesus Music by TobyMac

Hope you enjoy!

Cana
#FindingOurCrayons

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

No Shirt, No Service

As you know (or if you don't, you will learn very soon), we are trying to adopt.  And you know that we are trying a lot of things to try and raise money.  

One of the things we are doing is selling t-shirts that Mike has designed (Yep, my awesome, talented husband designed these lovely shirts!). 

  

Not only are these shirts beautiful, but I think they are a great way to tell our story.
Our Family is more than blood, because our friends are our family just as much as the family we were born to.  


And just to give you a close up of the heart, look at those words.  This is what adoption means to us.
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The shirts are available in multiple colors and sizes at http://www.cafepress.com/thebrownsadopt, will be available as long as we are trying to raise the money. 

Please consider purchasing one of these shirts to help us reach our goal for the adoption.

Cana
#FindingOurCrayons

Monday, October 24, 2016

Music Monday: Hope Is Rising by Downhere

So for those who know me, music is a big part of my life.  So as we have started going through the process of adopting, I have actually created a play list for me to listen to when I'm up or down about the whole journey. 
Today is Hope Is Rising by Downhere

Hope you enjoy!

Cana
#FindingOurCrayons

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Update: Yard Sale

So, as you know, we had our yard sale on Saturday.  

This is about 2.5 hours into the yard sale... a few things sold

We didn't sell much by the end of the yard sale, but we did make about $64 day of.  Plus with a few things sold outside of the yard sale, by the end of the week, we should have over $100.  

Not bad for our first official adoption yard sale!  Especially when you consider how we live in a rural area.  

Rest assure, we will be having more yard sales.  We still have a lot of items still left over from this yard sale, and we will be continuing to sell all these items until we either get the money together or we sell it all.  Whichever happens first.  

We really appreciate all your help, prayers, and donations.  We couldn't have done it without y'all!

Mike & Cana
#FindingOurCrayons

Monday, October 17, 2016

Music Monday: Love Never Fails by Brandon Heath

So for those who know me, music is a big part of my life.  So as we have started going through the process of adopting, I have actually created a play list for me to listen to when I'm up or down about the whole journey. 

Today is Love Never Fails by Brandon Heath



Hope you enjoy!

Cana
#FindingOurCrayons


Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Pass It Around: Brown Family Yard Sale!

THIS SATURDAY, 10/15/2016, 7AM to 1PM
We are having a YARD SALE**!  

We are selling everything from appliances, wedding decor, clothes, dvds, blu-rays, and sooooo much more!

Below are some pictures that are just samples of what we are selling.







So, come on out, send your friends and family. We greatly appreciate all your help with pulling this off! 

**All Proceeds go towards Mike & Cana's Adoption fund**


Mike & Cana
#FindingOurCrayons

Monday, October 10, 2016

Music Monday: Drops In The Ocean by Hawk Nelson

So for those who know me, music is a big part of my life.  So as we have started going through the process of adopting, I have actually created a play list for me to listen to when I'm up or down about the whole journey. 
Today is Drops In The Ocean by Hawk Nelson


Hope you enjoy!

Cana
#FindingOurCrayons

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

While Waiting To The Fullest

Life Quotes // Enjoy live:

We wait a lot in life.  We wait at traffic lights, for vacations, holidays, and even bathroom breaks at work.  And in the everyday, mundane waiting, we still live our lives.  What becomes hard is learning to live life when you are waiting on something special.  

In my case, I have been struggling to live life while waiting for us to get to our child(ren) through adoption.  There are some days that my life is completely consumed with the hows, whens, and wheres with the adoption.  There are some days that I try to avoid human beings and their families because it just reminds me what we are trying to get.  There are days that I question using our paychecks to pay for things that are necessary, but not necessarily exactly what we need.  And there are days I wish everyone would just stop living life with me.  

Yes, I have gone to the grocery store and figured out what a month of nothing but ramen and tuna would cost so I could put the rest of the grocery money towards the adoption...  Now, I haven't gone that far yet, I really like food, and I really don't like ramen.  BUT, I have considered it. 

Trying to live life is hard when the one thing that you desperately want seems so far out of reach.  So how do you learn, or re-learn, how to live in the waiting?  I mean, there is no real, easy answer.  It something that you have to decide to do.  Put the other thoughts on the back burner, and focus on those you love.  Find those activities that you loved to do before the whole waiting started.  Plan vacations.  Plan parties.  

And that is hard.  Trust me, I am preaching to myself as much as I am hoping to give hope to those of you who are in the waiting process.  It isn't easy.  But it will be worth it.  Because your friends, your family, your world will not stop living while you do.  

So, wherever you find yourself today in the waiting game, and for whatever you are waiting for, don't forget to keep living life.  

Cana
#FindingOurCrayons

Monday, October 3, 2016

Music Monday: Beautiful Day by Jamie Grace

So for those who know me, music is a big part of my life.  So as we have started going through the process of adopting, I have actually created a play list for me to listen to when I'm up or down about the whole journey. 
Today is Beautiful Day by Jamie Grace
Hope you enjoy!

Cana
#FindingOurCrayons