Sunday, March 21, 2010

Faith and Pizza {Grand Rapids Children's Photographer}

Usually it's "mamma" or "dada" or sometimes even "truck" or "ball". For Trey it was "pizza".


At 30 months Trey's first word is pizza or "tee-ahh" as he proudly says. Every little milestone that Trey reaches is a huge celebration in our house, I mean huge. You should have seen Joe and I shouting and jumping for joy when pizza came out, it was almost ridiculous how we acted. Our celebration was not complete without cheering, high fives, clapping and endless hugs for our little man.

When we first heard it we were all around the dinner table eating an on sale, taste like cardboard, frozen $3 pizza. Joe and I have gotten in the habit of talking about everything with Trey even though he doesn't talk back to us. When "tee-ahh" came out we both sat there stunned. After a minute of collecting ourselves, shouts of celebration rang loud in our house. It's a huge milestone for Trey. It was just so exciting to see Trey "get it" something we've been looking forward to hearing him do for so long now.

Since October when our family received Trey's diagnosis, I've been searching for comfort and the meaning of all of this. After the whole "tee-ahh" scene I've had a revelation and a strong one. I can imagine that when we do something right that our Heavenly Father feels a lot like Joe and I did at Trey's monumental moment of his first word. Can you imagine God doing the same thing when we get something right, when we "get it"? Angels dancing, music playing and God's big smile of approval. Like He's breathing a sigh of relief when we finally understand, when we realize that the bigger picture is not what's here on earth but when were looking onward and upward.

Since "tee-ahh" we've added apple, waffle and hot dog. Pizza is good, but faith is even better.





Whenever I get discouraged I listen to this song by NeedToBreathe (one of my favorite
Christian bands).




7 comments:

Julie Wagoner said...

Your post, the song, and Trey's accomplishment was just what I needed to hear tonight. Thank you for sharing your family's joy with us! Here's to many more words and small victories for Trey.

One Red Arm said...

Kerry, we are so excited for Trey! What great news to start the week and a huge lesson for us all. Can't wait to see you guys again!

- Owen

[e]liz said...

AMAZING! So happy for you & your family Kerry. God is good, all the time.

Eric, Lori, Zach and Maddie Fox said...

Hi Kerry,
Love your post. What a milestone and so exciting. I can feel your love for Trey. Love that song too. Saying a prayer for your family right now.
Lori Fox

Anonymous said...

What a testimony, Kerry.
The Lord is going to help Trey do great things...just wait and see !
Love you!

mt

Anonymous said...

Hi Kerry, such a pleasure to meet you today and your lil' blessing named Trey! What a testimony your blog is! LOVE it! I can't wait to continue to see and hear the GREAT plans God has for Trey and to possibly have the priviledge to be a part of them! "Miss Joy" from Countryside

Pam Austin said...

Beautiful!