Holding on tight to Jesus

In overwhelming times, I hold tight to my family and thank Jesus that He is holding us tight in His hands as well. I do not know how so many navigate the roads of sadness, tragedy, loss, and uncertain circumstances without knowing the love of Jesus Christ. How does one survive the emotions?
We have been in the depths with Riley and our battle will continue. So, we will hold tight to Jesus.
We are about to enter into a life stage in which we will rely on loans to keep us afloat. So, we will hold tight to Jesus. I am so thankful for a husband that is supportive and encouraging in my dream to finally become a nurse.
More situations will rise in which we are challenged spiritually, emotionally, financially....we will hold tight to Jesus.

Right now, in this moment, we are just living life. We are enjoying life. There is not too much stress, summer is fast approaching and it holds plans of camping, Disney, swim lessons, Hawaii, a family reunion, time with my sister, and lots of quality time as a family of four. We still hold tight to Jesus.

Because in an instant, life can throw you a curve ball.
I have been following this blog for years now and am journeying along with this incredible family as their 7 year old daughter, Kate, fights brain cancer.
Everything you own and love can be lost. This blog post by a friend of a friend brought me to tears.
Your beautiful, vibrant, healthy child, can be diagnosed with Leukemia. The little boy I watch, Jacob, his 9 year old cousin was diagnosed on Tuesday.
A devastating tornado can rip through towns and leave nothing you held precious behind.

Pray with me.

So, we hold tight to Jesus in the awesome and the yuck because we want others to do the same. We want others to see the constant in our lives.

We know that even in the fire, there can be good. There can and will be healing. And when you come out of the fire and are back to living the day to day life... it is that much sweeter because you can see how Jesus carried you.

A standstill

I have not blogged in over 2 months. I just do not seem to have the time to squeeze it in. I am running around after kids, changing diapers, breaking up fights, overseeing an almost first grader with her homework, in the 6th week of my ridiculous P90X workout schedule, and making sure I do have some quality time with the hub and some dear friends. I just cannot keep up.

I still have to remind myself every morning to not be anxious about this whole nursing school time line. Oh yeah, I have not blogged about that. :) Well, I am number 1 on the wait list and if statistics have shown anything it is that I WILL be starting school in August. Now, when will I get the actual call that says I am in? Who knows. It could be today, tomorrow, or five days into the semester. Please, Jesus, do not make me wait that long. I have such a hard time remaining content and in the process. But if one thing is true, it is that Jesus has the best plan in store for me and everything is done with His perfect timing to ensure success. We have seen this to be true time and time again in our lives and in the lives of family and friends. But, it still sucks.

In the meantime, I will be taking a break from the blog and only stopping in from time to time. Life is about to get insane.

We do have some wonderful things to look forward to this summer. We are taking our annual Hansen family camping trip, Jaron is heading off to Baja and then to New Orleans for an Athletic Training convention, and then Jaron and I will enjoy our first kid-free vacation to Kauai. Don't worry about our lovely Avery and Ry. They will spend that time with Grandma and Grandpa in Disneyland. They cannot wait!!!

We also have another MRI coming up for Ry. It is scheduled for June 17th. I will post her results, which will be given to us at her Neurology appt. on June 23rd.

Thanks for loving our family and following our crazy life.