Just the Beginning

So I know that I've been neglecting my blog for quite some time. And honestly I'm ok with it. It's not that I don't love blogging, it's that I've had a lot on my mind and a lot going on in my life. Well, it's the start of a new year, and I thought I'd start it off right by getting back to my blog. :)


Christmas was good. We got to have a nice quiet Christmas here at home with just us and the kids. It was very relaxing and peaceful. We enjoyed Christmas eve service and a Christmas day service at our church which put us in the right mindset to celebrate the birth of our Savior.  


Yesterday was the start of Jon getting ready for the next deployment. :( He left yesterday for a month out at sea in preparation for their 6 month + deployment that is coming up all too soon. In reality (and this always sounds really depressing that I'm used to this) 1 month is nothing for us. It will fly by. And we are used to him being gone, but I wish we weren't used to it. The hard one will be the 6month deployment coming up so soon after he gets back. But, such is the life of a Navy family. 

Yesterday was also the start of Living Out Loud (yes, very much like the name of my blog). It is a part of our Fusion/757: Worship for the 18+ crowd. We are separated guys and girls and the girls are diving into some studies/testimonials about things women face, like purity, submission, hospitality, etc and how they apply to us as godly women. Last night went fantastic and we had around 75 women there! I'm so excited to be helping with this and speaking to these ladies. The next 12 weeks are going to be amazing! If you want to see what we're about check out  Living Out Loud.


With the start of the new year, comes the start to soooo many new things. I'm working out again (even if it's just a little bit at home, at least it's something), we've started some new material in our homeschooling, and I've also started on a year long program of memory verses with my wonderful husband (check it out, it's call "fighter verses"). God has some amazing things in store for me and my family this year and I'm so thrilled to be on this journey. I hope that you continue to follow along with me as I share what God is doing in my life and the life of my family. With every blessing He gives me, there's always a new challenge. And when you are doing things for God you are open to attacks from the devil. I have a big year ahead of me and I'm ready for whatever the devil throws at me, and even more ready for all the things God has for me. Are you ready for what God has in store for you this year? 


 Be blessed this year!
<3 Mya




And check out this song. It's quickly become a new favorite of mine. :)