How Do You Move On?

How Do You Move On?

I’m not asking you, I’m writing to tell you.  I suppose the title should say, “How WE’RE moving on.”  We’ve rested (some), we’ve grieved and continue to do so, we’ve established a bit of a rhythm, we’ve begun to...
How to (and not to) Parent the Bullied

How to (and not to) Parent the Bullied

So we all went through it “back in the day” and now most of us have had to experience the “bully” experience as a parent.  We in the Mitlo household are no different.  I spent the bulk of my 5th through 8th grade years trying not to get beaten...
Be Heard

Be Heard

It happened again.  I drove past a church that had a friends and family service planned.  I’m cynical…I get it.  Please understand I don’t say that flippantly like, “Yo, I’m just being real.”  No.  There is a fine line between...
Be Seen

Be Seen

So, you want to reach out?   You want to make a difference?  You want to grow “your” ministry or group?  You don’t want to just be the person who tells your members/regulars to “bring their friends?”  You’ve gone ahead and read...
Bring a Friend!

Bring a Friend!

The phrase started at the youth group at Bedrock Pres. Church lead by Og and Oog.  It has been re-uttered exactly 2.5 million times annually since then (6,000 or so BC).  It is the sloppiest way to “grow” a youth group and it is universally used and...
Many Thoughts, Feelings, Updates…

Many Thoughts, Feelings, Updates…

It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve given you a good list post.  So, here we go! 1.  Trey and Rachel are in Philly for another round of the mega radiation therapy. 2.  He will have surgery to place a catheter today (Thursday) and need to be mildly...