Trey Tuesday - November 13, 2012

Pray again!

 

Be honest with yourself....

 

What just went through your head/heart/stomach when you read those words?

A heavy sigh as you now realize what you forgot to do this morning?

A major guilt trip from a long lost habit or relationship?

Dread for the drudgery you feel at the Thanksgiving family dinner table?

Fear of the unknown?

 

Or are you like Trey?

Jay wrote a few weeks ago:

Tuesday afternoon – I just put Trey down for his nap and prayed for him…as always. Before I was done he said “pray again.” So I did. I thanked God that so many people pray for him, that so many people love him.

I can just imagine the warm, fuzzy setting....

Trey trusting Jay trusting God.

Like a comforting back rub when you can't lift one more muscle...

Like the relief of finally making it home after a long day...

Like the warmth of a genuine hug...

Like a reunion with a long lost friend....

Trey sighs..."Do it again, Daddy..."
It's that simple.

 

This Trey Tuesday as we pray for Trey, try it.

Pray again!

 

"Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."

Revelation 4:8

Trey Tuesday - November 6, 2012

I am convinced...

I am convinced that...
Neither Obama, nor Romney,
Neither Ryan nor Biden...

Neither health care, nor budgets,
Nor high unemployment...
Neither campaign phone calls, nor electoral votes,
nor anything else in all things elections,
will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And as we pray for Trey this Trey Tuesday we can also say:
I am convinced that...
Neither neuroblastomas, nor surgeries,
Neither treatments, nor chemo...
Neither blood tests, nor CTScans,
Nor endless blood counts...
Neither fear nor doubt,
nor anything else in all things Trey,
will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future,
nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 8:38-39

Trey Tuesday - October 23, 2012

Turning the other cheek

We've all read the account in Matthew 5:39 or Luke 6:29:
"If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also."Ouch...both in pain and in pride!
What is God telling us here?  To  subject ourselves to abuse?
Hmmm...quite the opposite!
Think about what physically and emotionally must go on when you turn the other cheek.
First strike: your head gets whipped to one side.
ouch.

We know God tells us to turn the other cheek.
How can you prepare to be struck again?
You must face the opposition head on....face to face...looking it in the eye!
Second strike: your head whips to the other side
ouch.
Back to the beginning, eye to eye, expecting what comes next....more and more and more....
Fear and running away and anger play no part here, you see.

Just like Trey!
Strike One:  Cancer
Strike Two: Chemo
Strike Three:  Surgery
Strike Four: Weekly Treatments
and much more and many more in between!

How does Trey handle it?  With his usual charm and wit, of course!
Bathed in a generous dose of trust!
Rachel's post from yesterday:
Monday night update! Thanks for praying, everyone!

Today went very smoothly and as we left Trey said "The hospital is SO much FUN!" Bless his sweet soul.Humanly unbelievable!  :)
Keep praying, friends!
God hears!
"With God all things are possible."
Matthew 19:26

Trey Tuesday - October 16, 2012

Run vs. Grace

 

When I was in elementary school the teachers used a writing assignment as an in-school punishment.

For whatever misdemeanor, a student would have to stay indoors during recess and copy a definition from the dictionary.

Not just any definition...no...the definition of "run."

Check it out:  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/run

More than 100 definitions of the word "run!"

 

I recently have been studying "grace."

15 definitions:  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grace

or 7 definitions from a Bible dictionary:  http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/eastons-bible-dictionary/Grace

It's pretty amazing that a deep concept like grace can be summed up in such a small number of definitions!

 

Definitions are a tricky thing....especially when it comes to people.

Does cancer define Trey?  ABSOLUTELY NOT! 

Go ahead then - Try and define Trey!  :)

 

As we Pray for Trey this week, seek God's definitions and very best for Trey and his family!
Thank Him for His grace and mercy in the character of Trey!

And please pray for continued safe and effective treatments for Trey!

 

"Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever! Amen."
2 Peter 3:18

Trey Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Good job!

 

While we watched the Steelers rally to victory over the Eagles this weekend, my daughter and I noticed a peculiar tradition.

Anytime a player did a great job at scoring or tackling or moving the ball down the field or stopping the other team

from moving the ball down the field, the team mates gathered around to show their support!
How did these tough men encourage one another?
The traditional pat on the back side of course, or a more assertive slap on the back, or the silliest of all:

crashing their helmet into the other player's helmet!  "Good job!"  BAM!?

(Don't even ask my mom about the Miss America tradition of mauling the winner with congratulatory!? hugs!)

 

Trey had a rough day yesterday with a stomach bug/reaction. 

Trey had a BIG CT scan last week.

Joe and Bella live a unique life with a sibling with cancer, yet the very typical life of

being grade school kids with growing pains.

Jay and Rachel had decisions to make about surgery for a port for Trey.

 

How does Team Mitlo One rally?
With the same force as the Steelers, the same goal as the beauty contestants:

except in more spiritually acceptable ways!
* Storming the floodgates of heaven, praying for God's blessings over Trey!
* Encouraging Jay and Rachel with supportive texts and calls and messages!
* Showering the Mitlos with meals and gifts and hugs!

 

Thank you, for being a key member of Trey's prayer team!  Keep up the great work!  :)
And how amazing that despite geography or age or even political persuasion

we can all be on God's team!  :)

 

"Encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing."
I Thessalonians 5:11

Trey Tuesday - October 2, 2012

WWTD?

 

Yesterday was a long day.

- waiting for the results of Trey's CT scan

- wondering how one doctor's words could have such an impact

- worrying about Jay and Rachel and Joe and Bella and Trey and all that could happen next.

Yes, yesterday was a very long day.

 

And I should know.  I welcomed the day at 12:00:01a.m. with an inability to fall asleep.  Plenty of opportunity to

worry/pray for Trey.  Sometime after 1:00a.m. I fell asleep.  5:15a.m. wake up time came very quickly!

What to do today?  Hmmm...I know....worry and pray some more!

But I know myself better than that, so into the Word I went!  :)

 

My devotional yesterday focused on I Corinthians 16:13:

"Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong."

You see, worry had no place and I could no longer give it time.

I needed to be courageous and strong....dot dot dot....like Trey!

Trey knowing full well what he was going to be going through yesterday, faced it like a soldier!

He trusted his parents, his doctors, his nurses.  He was courageous and he was strong because of where he placed his trust.

gulp.

And, once again, the Young Warrior teaches me a lesson!  :)

 

Please wholeheartedly praise the Lord with us this Trey Tuesday for God's mercies in Trey's stable CT scan!

And thank Him that yes, in Christ we can be on guard!  Yes, we can stand firm in the faith!  Yes, we can be courageous!

And yes, we need to be strong!  Like Trey!  Like Jesus!

 

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

Joshua 1:9

Trey Tuesday - September 25, 2012

Inside on the Outside

Popular research indicates that our aches and pains can be caused by carrying grudges and bitterness for many years.  A nutritionist friend told me that our outer battles/sicknesses/maladies can be traced back to something going on on our inside.
Most of us, though, trudge through each day without taking/making the time to look that deep.
We treat the surface without looking within.

Trey's outer joy certainly portrays a trust-filled inner peace (except for when he is a Wild Young Warrior!)  :)
Yet cancer tries to wage a war inside him.
But>>>>>deeeeeeep inside Trey, by the grace and love of God, in Trey's tender, young heart he is strong and healthy and alive and well!  :)

How can we "get" that same peace?
Quit looking around you and at everyone else and look deep inside for that pure, clean heart of which the Psalmist, David cried:
"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me."
Psalm 51:10After you do that, all will not be well.
All will not go according to plan.
But...Christ our Healer, Redeemer, Counselor and Defender will take it from there!  :)
Release your cares - and Trey! and Trey's CT scan next week! - to His Supreme Wisdom!

"And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God,
to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul"
Deuteronomy 10:12