BIG News! {The Sweet Salute}

As you can see, the blog has taken on a new look and I'll explain why. There has been a topic floating around our household for a few months now, and we're finally ready to share with all of you some big news!

After 10 years of being in the Marine Corps, we have decided it's time for a change! Sometime this year, Stuart will be getting out of the Marine Corps and we'll be moving back to TEXAS! We are excited, nervous, scared, and pretty much any other emotion you can throw in there. This is a huge decision for our family. I could think of a lot of reasons to complain about the military lifestyle, but the Marine Corps has given us everything we've ever needed. We honestly wouldn't be where we are today without the Marine Corps, and we will forever be grateful for that! The benefits are amazing, the job security is amazing, living in California is amazing....but there is a major part that we are missing. And that's our family. Stuart and I started this journey into the military before we were even married, I couldn't wait to get out of Texas and live in a new place! But now we have these 3 little girls and would give anything for them to grow up near their family! You really don't realize what you're missing until you don't have it anymore. We don't know anything different than living this lifestyle, so it's going to be a really big change for us. We don't have many details about the future (which is the scary part) and we know it'll definitely be a challenge, but we're giving it all up to God and know that it's the best decision for our family. We cannot wait to be back HOME in Texas for good! We would appreciate any prayers you could give us along the way!

So with that said, this is our "sweet salute" to the Marine Corps and this season in our life. It's bittersweet, but we couldn't be more excited about what the future holds for our family!