I am Pam. I am a Christian, wife and mom. My husband, Kevin, and I were married in 1990. Eighteen years ago I was on the fast track toward career success finishing up my Master's degree and teaching school when a funny thing happened to me...motherhood. When this little girl(Katy) was placed in my arms I knew there was no greater calling in my life than making sure she knew Jesus. I realized quickly that my life would have to change to give this endeavor 100% of my efforts. After trying diligently to juggle my career and motherhood I decided something had to give in the Brown house. To my husband's dismay I confessed that I could not be the mom I needed to be and teach school full time. It took almost no time for Kevin to see that my being at home was an amazing blessing that money could not replace. Another girl came along in 1998 (Kandace). In 1999 I decided to spring another crazy idea on my husband...homeschooling! Well, again after much prayer and thought he agreed. That began another AMAZING and wonderful journey for our family. The sacrifices have been there but the benefits have been ten-fold. Some days I wanted to get dressed up, put on some make-up and leave the kids somewhere else but I knew my calling and I stayed the course (some days were/are hard like doing anything worthwhile). Kevin and I wanted more children so in 2000 we were expecting again. When I lost the baby at 3 months we were heart-broken. I had some health issues that were going to make it difficult to have anymore children so I felt like that was God's answer to that desire...no more kids.
As the next few years passed I kept hearing and reading about adoption. Articles and radio programs seemed to follow me everywhere. In 2004 I threw out another crazy idea to Kevin (he was used to them by now and so were our parents), adoption, international adoption to be more specific. My oldest daughter had been having dreams about this and she didn't even know that I was pitching this idea to Kevin at the same time. We prayed about this for 6 months before acting on it. During this process Kevin left his job as a business man to become a pastor. He took a massive pay cut during the adoption process but God is good and with the help of family and friends we were able to adopt Clara in 2006 and Andrew in 2008. Those two have brought untold blessings to our family in ways we would have never imagined.
We are still on the journey growing and learning each day! What an adventure it is! In this blog I hope to share some of the many things that have happened along this journey we call "life" in our home.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Time to BLOG!
Hello! After watching my husband and oldest daughter blog for a while now, I decided that it is my turn. I am always saying to myself, "I need to Blog about that!" and I finally broke down and got Katy to set up a Blog for me. Most of my musings will be about God, motherhood and life at home with my husband (a pastor) and my four kids who are 17, almost 14, 6 and 6. I hope to take you along with me on my journey. I believe that it is never too late to stop learning and I will share the things I learn. Hopefully they will help someone besides just me.
Keeping a blog is something I believe God is calling me to do in 2012. I love to read the Bible and all kinds of books and share things about them. I enjoy watching old and thought provoking movies. I am not really a fan of TV except for I Love Lucy, or some other old show that has been off the air for many years.
Galatians 6:9 is one of my favorite verses for obvious reasons, I suppose. It is a verse many Christian parents cannot live without. I have it posted in many rooms in my home. Raising children is often a thankless job for many years and sometimes the "harvest" comes long after the "seeds" have been sown. Many times people expect a harvest when they never planted the seeds. Maybe they handed the seeds to someone else...but did they get planted? You only know when the harvest comes.
Galatians 6:9 can apply in many areas of life, not just parenthood, but that is where I am right now. Many people can apply it in other areas. However we apply it. Diligence and perseverance are an important part of the Christian life. I give up a lot. I start many new projects and quit before I reap the rewards. I really want to finish strong in the important stuff and not major on the minors. That is my focus for 2012.
Keeping a blog is something I believe God is calling me to do in 2012. I love to read the Bible and all kinds of books and share things about them. I enjoy watching old and thought provoking movies. I am not really a fan of TV except for I Love Lucy, or some other old show that has been off the air for many years.
Galatians 6:9 is one of my favorite verses for obvious reasons, I suppose. It is a verse many Christian parents cannot live without. I have it posted in many rooms in my home. Raising children is often a thankless job for many years and sometimes the "harvest" comes long after the "seeds" have been sown. Many times people expect a harvest when they never planted the seeds. Maybe they handed the seeds to someone else...but did they get planted? You only know when the harvest comes.
Galatians 6:9 can apply in many areas of life, not just parenthood, but that is where I am right now. Many people can apply it in other areas. However we apply it. Diligence and perseverance are an important part of the Christian life. I give up a lot. I start many new projects and quit before I reap the rewards. I really want to finish strong in the important stuff and not major on the minors. That is my focus for 2012.
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