Merry Christmas From Our Family To Yours!

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
Luke 2:14

We have had another whirlwind of a year. We feel so blessed to have been given the opportunity to live in Coronado. This is not a place we would have ever chosen to live, yet God's plans are always greater than ours. Though our hearts are always yearning to be closer to our family on the east coast, God has given us a wonderful church family and dear friends in this community. Coronado is by far the most beautiful place we have lived. We are cherishing our time here, yet praying that if it be God's will, that we will get orders back to Jacksonville at the end of this tour.

Matt is enjoying flying the MH-60 Romeo. He finished his training in March and was thrown right into the fire of the new squadron. He will be deploying early next year and is expected to be gone for around six months. He is deploying on an Aircraft carrier, so this will be a whole new experience for him. This will be our first deployment with kids. We would covet your prayers for peace and perseverance during this time. We know from past experience that deployments are times of great spiritual and relational growth for us, so we are excited to see how God is going to work on our hearts during this time of separation.

I have been staying busy with our two little boys. Andy started preschool two days a week for just a few hours. Zach is staying close to home and enjoying a little one-on-one time with Mommy. Both boys are full of energy and growing fast! Island life is perfect for burning up all of this extra energy. Our favorite places are still the park and the beach. Although our newest activity is riding our bikes for hours!

We try to keep the blog up-to-date, so keep checking back for updates throughout the year. Thanks for checking in with us! Our prayer is that you and your family will have a very Merry Christmas and a year filled with blessings.