Well I hope this new year is a good one. Last year Mike and I said that 2011 was going to be our year. Yep, we said it was but it wasn't. With the difficult times we experienced it made us drop to our knees and just give it all up to God. And that is exactly what we did, that is all we could do. The month of December we really had a hard time with money, kids, family, and our own inner battles. I'm praying we rode out the storms (thanks to God), and won all those battles.
The things our family went through are truly unbelievable. I suffered 3 concussions from Feb. to Dec. My husband went through 3 jobs until the one he has now. And luckily, it is for more pay and he likes it. Sarah-Kate had to go through Hell in the month of December. But the outcome was so worth it. Allie is starting to have that peer pressure to drink and boys. She is staying strong and true to her values. Joe still is battling Marfan Syndrome of course. He had 2 laser eye surgeries in November, and now he is having trouble with his lungs. This is such a horrible disease. He loved to skateboard, I took him and his friends to different parks in the Kansas City area. But his synthetic lenses are now dislocating again and he is not able to skateboard any longer. And then there is Nate. All I want to say about that situation is we no longer speak to him until he makes some lifestyle changes.
But with all that crap we went through there is always things that went well. There were no divorces, we have our health, we all have made new friends, we found a new church, Life Church, and we all love each other. Plus, Mike and I are back on our routine of praying together everyday. The most important thing is I'm closer to God than I was at the beginning of the year. When things are going well in your life you say a real quick "Thank you" and think very litle about Jesus. But when things are bad you honestly realize and reflect that you have not had your alone prayer time with Him, you're not reading your Bible, the music you were listening to had nothing to do with God, and you just kind of let "things" happen. Well none of that for the Hansan Crew, and that makes everyone happy.
I have a feeling that 2012 is going to be a GREAT year!
