The Return Of Tron!!

It's me, Mom/Mussy/Big Mom. The long awaited day finally came. The return of Tron to Bellhops! I woke up this morning to the zinging sound of the Nutra Bullet. Yes, the new regimen is in full swing. Thanks to Billy and Mary Blount's sweet gift, Nathan was up and at 'um making his morning concoction to start the day off right. A concerted effort to shift his diet and think about nutrition is well under way. I suppose it's the end of Red Bull, Gatorade, and the like. Hello kale chips, almond milk and chia seeds. This is training folks and we, #teamnatedog are not kidding. Are you in?

Bearden High school Tron throw back!!

We arrived at Bellhops around 10:00, as planned. Apparently, everything had been staged by Cameron and the gang before we walked in. It looked casual, nothing out of the ordinary but this is how sweet they are. They didn't want to overwhelm him with the normal shenanigans Bellhops staff are known for.  Such as, clapping monkeys, beer pong antics, or indoor parades. Instead, the atmosphere was cool, calm, and all chill. Tron is in the house, folks!!!

The time with friends and co-workers was amazing. The love from everyone is truly overwhelming. Elizabeth and I toured the new digs with Hannon, (who decorated this amazing facility) had a cup of very strong coffee, (I still have a small buzz hanging on) and marveled at the huge operation. This place is something else. No wonder Nathan loves his job. It all makes perfect sense when you spend a morning with his team. 

While were were there, Nathan wanted me to tell the recent miraculous story that happened a couple days ago. It's not my story; it's Buddy Fogo's, Elizabeth's dads. This one is unreal, so grab a seat, possibly a tissue cause it will knock your socks off. Here we go:

Buddy Fogo set up a business meeting a couple of weeks ago with a client to meet at Starbucks. For some reason, instead of Starbucks the venue was shifted to McDonalds. The meeting was Friday, July 3rd. Buddy was running late and almost cancelled but eventually made it. He'd been there about thirty minutes when a lady came over to his table and interrupted him. She said God had lead her to come over to talk to him. She stated she had been hesitant to do so, but the nudging was too much to ignore. She said she knew he had been going through a hard time with his family.  The message God wanted her to convey to Buddy was, "Everything's going to be alright." (Can you believe this???)

Buddy started to cry. He'd never seen this woman before.  He told her about Nathan, explaining all that's transpired in the past month. She said she didn't know why she had been lead to McDonalds, but now it all made sense. After many tears were shed, she laid her hands on Buddy's head and prayed. Her only instructions were for him to come home, lay his hands on Nathan's head and pray as she had with him. Buddy did just that. As soon as we got home from Nashville, Buddy, Beth, and Jack came over. He shared what had happened. He laid his hand on Nathan's scarred head and prayed. We shed more tears. God showed up. God blessed us using a total stranger to rely a message because he wanted us to know that, "Everything's going to be alright." Granted, we don't know exactly just how but I, for one,  rest in the assurance of whatever that means. We are simply blown away with his love and mercy day after day. 

After sharing the story with the Bellhops gang we decided to eat lunch and one of their favorite spots in Chatty, Public House. It's been so good to get out and have a normal kind of day.

After a stop at Whole Foods, ($100 dollars later) to obtain all the crazy stuff he's trying to eat now, we made it home. I thought he'd be ready for a nap, I sure was. Nope, he went for a run. DID YOU HEAR ME? He decided he'd give it a shot. He ran 1.3 miles. I'm simply amazed. Afterwards, he said he was really sore but it felt good. I'm praying he will continue to press on toward the goal set before him. God has lot's for him to be about.

                                                                 
                                                                     Hebrews 12:1-2

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.