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Rachel's Road...... Life if not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away.
Rachel lived a very big life.
Rachel Lynn Hansen April 20, 2000 - June 8, 2007
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Journal
Saturday, April 20, 2019 10:26 PM CDT Today is her 19th birthday. Nineteen years ago I was holding a short, fat, baby girl in my arms. She weighed 9 lbs. 10 oz. and was only 19 inches long. She had rolls everywhere! And lots of dark hair. She hardly grew after that.
In Rachel's seven years on earth, her top weight was 38 pounds and that was when she was on steroids and was retaining fluid. She was a tiny thing. At her 2-year-old check-up, she was in the 20th percentile for height and weight. She ended up in the negative 20th percentile for pretty much the rest of her life.
Tonight while sitting around the bonfire, we pondered what she'd be doing if she were still alive. She'd be finishing up her first year of college. We wondered if she'd be going to school around home or if she'd be in another state. We wondered if she and Lance would be rooming together or if they'd both be at home. Lance commented that no matter what, he would've smashed her face into her birthday cake because that's what big brothers are good for!
On one hand, it seems like last week that she died. On the other hand, it seems like a lifetime ago. So much has happened since she's been gone. Blake got married this past November. Our daughter-in-law is wonderful. We love her to pieces. Blake changed majors in college and ended up with a double major in English Writing and Biblical Theology and a minor in Biology.
Lance will graduate from college in a few weeks. He went into Electrical Technology with plans of becoming a journeyman electrician.
I am homeschooling the triplets who are currently in 3rd grade (and whom we formally adopted a few years ago). After pulling both of our oldest boys out of public school and bringing them home through their high school graduation, we knew we would continue that adventure with our youngest three. It's been the best decision for our family.
Life keeps rolling forward. Each day the sun rises and sets. Each day we give thanks for the blessings He has given us. Although our life plan may not have worked out the way we thought it would, God's plan has, and it is perfect. Although we miss Rachel dearly, it was not God's plan for her to live a long life. We have to be okay with that and find His blessings in the midst of trial and tragedy. They are there! Life is still rich. Life still has a purpose. Life is still full of blessings. Yes, we still carry around hearts with Rachel-shaped holes in them, but we choose to be thankful for the time we had with her ... it could've been shorter. We are thankful that He gave her to us at all. We can't imagine never having had her in our lives. We are thankful for who she was. We are thankful for the wonderful memories. We are thankful for the people God has molded us into during this hard time. We are thankful that God has given us more children. We are thankful God has been with us the entire time guiding us, holding us, giving us peace. I don't know how those who don't have a saving faith do this journey. I really don't.
Next year it will be Rachel's golden birthday. Ideas have already been flying around as to how we should celebrate it. We'll have to see ......
Specific Prayers: --Thankfulness for blessings even during trials and tragedies. --Thankfulness for God's peace. --Thankfulness for Jesus Christ, whose resurrection we celebrate in the morning. Because of His resurrection, those who have a saving faith will be reunited with Him for eternity.
Cancer SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hospital Information: There is no longer a need for a hospital As Rachel is currently living in the arms of Jesus
Links: http://www.umm.edu/bone/eweingssarcoma.html Ewings Sarcoma Description
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