Christmas Letter 2015
Dear Friends and Family-
In a world where we move almost as frequently as we buy new shoes, it seems to get harder and harder to stay in contact. We have met so many awesome, fun, or otherwise “interesting” people and families in our short lives that we want to stay in touch with (if you do not know which one you are, it’s “interesting”). Since we have failed you in consistency, we will make up for it in a concise note, the dreaded CHRISTMAS LETTER!
So the big news is that this year after years of trying, testing, and fertility procedure-ing we are expecting our first monster/child in January. To say thank you to the many who have prayed for us in this journey does not really feel like enough. The process was a dark place for us for the last couple of years and a very sore point of contention when discussing our lives. Thankfully God heard our cries and now we are completely overwhelmed with the idea of parenthood (I guess this is where you say be careful what you ask for). We have decided to wait to find out the sex, though we do have an envelope on our refrigerator that has the answer in it. I can proudly say that my self-control with not peaking in the envelope is much higher than my self-control to not eat an entire box of Cheez-its. Please continue to keep us in your prayers as new parents, as I know that Heidi’s stubbornness and my good looks will make for many interesting experiences in the next few years.
In other news, it looks as if I have one more pain tour in the Navy. I have verbal orders sending me to Bahrain for a year starting in April. The logistics are still in flux but we are expecting Heidi and our monster/child to move back to Dallas while I spend a year unaccompanied in the small island country on a staff tour. It certainly is not ideal, and it was not our decision, but we will attempt to make the best of it. After returning, I plan to move back to Dallas and leave the active duty Navy. Currently I am exploring joining the reserves and going full time in real estate.
This year has been a blur. Heidi has been a Nursing supervisor at her practice and still enjoys writing policies and procedures, which is a little sick and twisted, but that is my beautiful wife for you. I have been a helicopter instructor for over two years. I have now taught 40 people to hover and will pass 2500 hours in the next few weeks. We decided to get serious in real estate this year too and drove around all year with yellow signs on our cars that say, “We buy houses”; we even bought and sold a few. Heidi also became a trailer queen as we purchased our first mobile home park and small apartment complex. We also finished leading our sixth round of Financial Peace University.
I think this is the part where we normally would tell you about all our awesome trips. Oops, we should have done more of that. Well besides some awesome lake weekends and a family cruise, we went to Dallas. Therefore, if you have any questions on where the police hang on I-10, let me know. If you want to know about exotic locales, google it.
If you are reading this we would love to know what is going on in your life too! We really like you. Please stay in touch and have a blessed holiday season.
Sincerely,
Jeremy & Heidi Hans
“Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” Ephesians 3:20
