missing Pops today! sometimes he hits so tangibly! it's like i can see in my mind's eye details about his face and voice and hands. funny how those impressions kinda suck your breath out... i don't know if it's the 'slow train' album i've been listening to lately or what... but anyway, i can't wait to hug him again; sometime soon! :D..
the Word says that "blessed are they that have not seen Him and still believe." i pray that that same feeling we get with Pops overwhelms us about Christ. i pray that He puts in our hearts a 'missing' of Him more and more until we finally get to BE WITH HIM! :D because if it weren't for Christ's blood for us we'd never have a hope of seeing Him or Pops.. GOD IS GOOD!
love you all!

To Cali and back...

Hey guys!

Sorry I've been so quiet on the blog lately! I just got back from Cali and it was a whirlwind trip to say the least. I flew out Thursday afternoon (thanks Coog for doing such a great job watching the kids!)and was supposed to start working at the Disneyland Hotel Convention Center on Friday morning at 6:30 am. The flight really took it's toll on my body and so I ended up not starting work until around 2:30 in the afternoon. I ran camera for a dance competition called Showstopper's which is the premier dance competition company in the country. We worked 16 hr days and I worked right up until I had to fly home Sunday night. It was very tiring but also a lot of fun. Each act did a 2 to 3 minute routine and their was only about 15 seconds between acts so you can do the math and see how many acts I saw! The competitive acts were amazing, even some of the 7 and 8 yr olds would just blow you away. On the other hand, we also did a lot of recreational acts that were just there to have fun. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to do anything fun in Cali or see any friends or family because the schedule was so brutal! I was hoping to at least make a Dodger game but there just wasn't time for it. The money was good though so I can't complain. We shot one team in the recreational 7 and 8 category that had the daughters of Ricky Schroeder, Cindy Crawford, and even one of the "Hilton" kids. Guess that was to be expected with the competition being in LA. Anyway, I just wanted to hit the blog up with some love and tell each and every one of you that you're in my thoughts and prayers! If you haven't checked out the Shack yet, check it out! I shared one copy of it at work a while back and it's been like starting a wildfire! That one copy has turned into several dozen, if not over a hundred and it seems to have touched many lives in a positive way. I know it touched mine!

Peace and love!

Tuesday morning....

Hi Family,
Everyone's been so quiet lately. I know that grieving can cause withdrawing from each other but I hope you're talking to each other on the phone or in person. You all need each other at this time especially. You're all in my prayers and on my mind a lot. I love you guys and hope that God's peace that passes the understanding that the world has is filling your homes. Please take just a moment to pop on the blog and say "hi". Let's keep this site active and not let it just it here. It's an awesome way to stay in touch. Gare sends his love to you too.
Have a "Kingdom" week!! All my love to you........Mom / Nana

Good news

Hey family,
I turned myself in this morning on the bench warrant and went before the judge. It was a little scary and i had to wear the orange jumpsuit with my hands and feet handcuffed. About a hour later i walked out with the warrant dropped. Thank you Jesus!! and thanks to my awesome family for the prayers.
These past few weeks ive really pulled in close to the Lord and have felt him right next to me comforting me and whispering his love to me. Ive also starting having dreams about dad that are a blessing to me (Ive been praying and asking God for them)
Anyway, just wanted to keep everyone up to date with me. Hopefully we can all see each other soon and you guys can meet Missy.

Sunday evening...

Just a quick "pop in" to say I love you!! We're heading out early tomorrow morning to see the specialist in San Francisco. We should be back sometime late Tuesday. I just wanted to touch base to let you all know you're always on my mind and in my heart. I thought that if someone were to call and we didn't answer or get back they'd wonder what was up so just wanted to let you know we'd be gone. May God's peace fill your homes........love you, Mom

Nino's song

Hey Nean,

Your song is a total blessing. I listen to it at least twice a day. Lately really missing Dad. Not looking forward to fathers day. I think I will buy his movie passes anyway. I dont know what I will do with them after that, but it won't feel right not buying them. I bought those as a gift for him for every occasion. Anyway, enough feeling sorry for myself. I love you all.

Pete

Happy Mother's Day!!!

As the Mishler family grows I wanted to wish all of the many Mishler women, Happy Mother's Day! And of course, especially to my beautiful own Mother I wish many blessings and strength! You've endured your own fair share as a mother and now it's time to just enjoy it as God intended! So be free!!! We love you!!!!!

Patty's mother's day was also nice although what she ended up getting was a new flat iron and a new curling iron! Hey, I guess we all know what we want and need, right? Unfortunately for me, my wants and needs usually ending up being expensive gadgets! haha

allow me to Introduce!!!!!....

NINO!!!!!! THE GRADUATE! ... graduating with honours, Cum Laude!!! enjoy the photos! what a blessed day!
LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!
ps.. MAx, how do i upload a short video?
lovlove!

It's Saturday again....

Hi Family,
I'm trying to touch base at least once a week to let you know that I'm thinking about you, praying for you and that I love you very much. This week has been quite a bit more hectic than most others and I hope your week has gone better. For some reason that I totally can't understand....I've been asked to bring the message tomorrow at church and I can't believe how much pressure this is bringing. I love everyone at church and I love talking to people about the Lord and I haven't had "stage-fright" for many years but all the same.......this is different. If you think of me today would you please pray for me that I would hear His voice and say the right things tomorrow. I'm thinking I'll be speaking His Words a lot. Especially the "red letter" of the Word. You can't go wrong there.
Anyway.....thanks. I love you guys so much and think of you all the time. Have a great weekend!! . . . . . Mom

Nino and friends

Hey everyone.
just a quick note to say that we love and miss you all!!

A glimpse of heaven from a Chevy...

So I was cleaning Pop's car in preparation for finally putting it up for sale after being approved by the judge as the personal representative of the estate. As I drove it through one of those automated car washes and had a few minutes to just sit there, it occurred to me that I was sitting in the same exact spot where he was when he passed. A flood of emotions came over me (and Patty too who was in our minivan behind me) and it was very, very surreal. It got even harder as I was going through the glove box and coming across little things of his (he had a thing about keeping reading glasses with only one arm on them and wearing them that way too! haha). So, as I went to work that night I was just in a weird mood to say the least. I told Rita Gumm about my day and she immediately put a different perspective on it that kind of woke me up from my melancholy slumber. She said, "ya know Max there's a completely different way you might want to consider thinking about it. Instead of pondering the thought of it being where he died, consider the fact that it was a place where someone was sitting when they caught there first glimpse of heaven. What an awesome and mind boggling thought! He may have very well looked out that car window, across the front end of that Malibu and saw Angels descending with smiles across there face because they were bringing a loved one home!

I can only imagine...

Saturday Evening . . .

Hi Family, it's been awhile since I blogged and I apologize for the lapse. It takes a lot these days to keep up the ministries I'm involved in and before I know it another week has gone by. I imagine you're all very busy too and can relate. I just wanted to take a moment to let you know that I love you with all my heart and think of each and every one of you every single day. You're also in my prayers all the time. Gare's too. It didn't take but just a minute to let you know that. I'll try to touch base at least once a week because you're all very important to me and sometimes we need to say that. Have a great weekend. All my love......Mom