"Trey Tuesday" - July 16, 2019

Watermelon in January?

There's no comparison - a January watermelon is NOT a July watermelon!  The flavor and aroma are sooooo much better in season! 

Trey would often eat the "filet" of the watermelon (and strawberry) - the most tender and juiciest tip!  Trey knew how to savor the moment and seize the opportunity!

How do you celebrate your season of life?

Savoring the season?

Or dreading the details?

Capturing every opportunity? 

Or enduring the mundane?

Come on!  It's July!  Go for the watermelon filet!

Jesus said, '"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

John 10:10

"Trey Tuesday" - July 9, 2019

Handicapped?  Disabled?

When you think of Trey running around heaven, does he still have cancer? 

What about your dear friend who is crippled with arthritis?  Will he/she be chasing after Trey?

And what about all the soldiers maimed in battle?

Will each of their broken bodies be made to look "normal"?  New?  

Honestly I wrestle with this.  I don't struggle with God's Word about Heaven.  I struggle with our culture's definition of what is good.  And what our goal is.

Those who are disabled accept help from others a lot of times.  They are also more open and honest about their disabilities.  They tend to live with a more vulnerable point of view.  

Those without disabilities tend to be prone to live private, proud, and self-sufficient lives.  

Hmmmm.....which life sounds more like God's plan for "loving one another"? John 13:34  Which life celebrates Psalm 139:14? "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well."

When you look in the mirror in the morning, consider who God Himself created you to be.  Disable yourself of your agenda and surrender your handicap - yourself - to the life God has planned for you!  

"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence." 2 Peter 1:3

"Trey Tuesday" - July 2, 2019

Sunshine

Trey sang a precious rendition of, "You are My Sunshine".  The words might not have been in the correct order - or intelligible! - but his sentiment was heartfelt!  :)  Hospitals, doctors, treatments, school - Trey brought his God given sunshine wherever he went!

Sunshine: brightness, warmth, strength, light, cheer, power, etc.

May your life, too, shine brightly with the love of God!

"But may all who love You, Lord,  be like the sun

when it rises in its strength.”  Judges 5:31

"Trey Tuesday" - June 25, 2019

Can’t Catch Me!

A dear neighbor pointed out this week that you can’t capture the beautiful dance of lightning bugs in a regular photograph.  Their tiny lights in the vast darkness just have to be admired with our eyes.

I experienced the same phenomenon yesterday while I was feeding my grandson a bottle.  I held him with one hand and I held the bottle with the other hand....And then his two sweet little hands grasped onto my fingers. Where was my phone!? How could I capture this precious moment?  I couldn't!  With no one else around, God reminded me to capture His gift in my heart and treasure it without a photo.

It might be roller coaster thrills or sweet strawberry aromas....or it may be something much bigger.....deep pain, intense fear, or endless anxiety....we just can't comprehend them with our human minds.  But please know that God's presence and provision surround you.  You cannot see them.  You cannot hear them.  But we can savor them.  Cling to Him.  Count on Him.

"No eye has seen,No ear has heard,No human mind has conceived”  —the things God has prepared for those who love Him—"  I Corinthians 2:9

"Trey Tuesday" - June 18, 2019

Caught Off Guard

I was soooooo excited for Father's Day this year!  My daughter and her husband just had a baby, so this was a first Father's Day for my son-in law!  And it was also a special day for my husband, the new Pop Pop!  Dinner plans and gifts and cards were all in place.  Until.....

A woman at church on Sunday morning asked me if I was going to see my Dad for Father's Day.  My world stopped spinning for a minute.  MY dad?  I was so excited for my husband and son-in-law, I didn't have a place in my mind for not seeing my dad for Father's Day!!!  You see, my dad passed away 2 years ago.  After a quick moment of awkward silence, my well wisher offered sweet condolences for my loss.  In my heart I then took a precious stolen moment of savoring sweet memories of my dad and honoring his fun and wacky ways!

Jay asked me a question today about a Trey memory.  It was breathtaking at first to receive a text with Trey's name in it....but then it was a sweet walk down Memory Lane!  Don't be afraid to mention the name of a loved ones who has passed away.  Ask a question.  Share a memory.  You are blessing those who grieve with the love of Jesus.

"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."  Galatians 6:2

"Trey Tuesday" - June 11, 2019

Team Mitlo One

We've all had some very emotion-filled days lately:  celebration, trauma, grief, anticipation, fear, relief, anxiety, desperation, and much much more!  

Throughout Trey's life and death and strong days and weak days and silly days and sick days and sad days and sweet days, God's presence and provision have been displayed through the love and support of Team Mitlo One family and friends.  

Who is your "Team"?  Who loves and supports you in your journey?

Team Mitlo One was created to unite the support of Trey and his family in love, prayer, and encouragement  How can you join - or create - a Team near you to love, pray for, and encourage someone with the love of Jesus this week?

"May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."  Romans 15:5,6

"Trey Tuesday" - June 4, 2019

Resolutions

How are you doing on your New Year's Resolutions?  Do you even remember what they are?

Some people chose a word for the year.....Mine this year is steadfast:  resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.  My instinct is to to try harder at being steadfast.  Focus better.  Worry about it more.  But being steadfast in seeking God is not achieved that way.  And trying harder is not how to receive a better prayer life, more trust, better health, deeper faith, genuine kindness, safer children, unconditional love and compassion, or greater peace and joy.  It's not about us......We need to ask Jesus how we can reach our goals:

How do Jay and Rachel and Joe and Bella live each day without Trey?

"Jesus answered, 'I am the Way", John 14:6

How can I love my neighbor better?

"Jesus answered, 'I am the Way", John 14:6

How can I find a better job?

"Jesus answered, 'I am the Way", John 14:6

How can I make my house sell faster?

"Jesus answered, 'I am the Way", John 14:6

How can I ____________?

Go ahead - fill in the blank with your goals, your aspirations and your hopes:

"Jesus answered, 'I am the Way", John 14:6