Team Mighty Miggsy - Joshua's Journey

03/09/2026

Mighty Miggsy Monday: Living a Story Worth Retelling

(Not a memory today, but a chance to be MIGHTY and help in a tangible way!)

Some people leave behind memories.

Joshua left behind a story.

If you knew him—even a little—you know exactly what I mean.

Joshua had this way of bringing joy into a room that had nothing to do with circumstances.

It didn’t matter if he was having a good day or a hard one, if he was running (wheeling -lol) around with friends or sitting in a hospital room.

Joy was just… who he was.

Even when life became incredibly hard for him, he still found ways to encourage the people around him.

Nurses would walk in to care for him and somehow leave feeling cared for themselves.

Friends would come to visit and leave laughing.

And more than once, someone pulled me aside and said something like,
“That kid just has the joy of the Lord in him.”

That’s exactly why the Joshua Alton Memorial Scholarship exists.

Every year we award it to a Mid-Atlantic Nazarene senior who lives the kind of life Joshua did — someone who carries the joy of the Lord, someone who serves others, someone who is LIVING A STORY WORTH RETELLING.

Because Joshua’s story shouldn’t end with his life here.

It should keep being told through the lives of students who carry that same joy, courage, and faith into the world.
And that’s where you come in.

When you give to this scholarship, you aren’t just making a donation.

You’re helping a student step forward.

You’re helping Joshua’s story keep going.

You’re becoming part of something beautiful that is still unfolding.

If you’d like to be part of this year’s scholarship, you can donate at the link:

https://www.cognitoforms.com/midatlanticdistrictchurchofthenazarene1/joshuaaltonmemorialscholarshipdonationportal/1-all-entries

Thank you for continuing to love our boy and the story God wrote through his life.
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03/02/2026

Miggsy Monday Memory

This picture was taken on a Monday in 2018.

Jason was working overseas. Jayden and Brian had just started dating — so Brian was brand new to our crew. And I was “single parenting,” which honestly wasn’t unusual for us in those years. If you knew Joshua, you know loving and guiding him was a full-time calling.

The Sunday before, after church, he wanted to go out to lunch. I said no. It had been a long couple of days and I was tired. We had food at home.

In front of everyone he said,
“Mom, you’re so lazy.

Um…

The anger rose fast. But instead of reacting, I calmly said,
“Okay. Let’s see how lazy Mom can be.”

And I stopped.
No cooking. No cleaning. No dishes.
And I told Jayden and Brian they couldn’t step in for him either.

This picture is him a few days later — cooking salmon he bought with his own money after convincing his sister to take him to the store.

Meanwhile? The dishes piled up. Laundry multiplied. And because I would vacuum daily, Golden Retriever fur was everywhere. With my very clean tendencies, it nearly took me out 😅

By Thursday, he came to me. He apologized. He understood. He helped clean it all up — and continued helping after that.

I share this because when someone we love is gone, it’s easy to polish the memories and make them saint-like. But we had hard days too. Boundaries. Lessons. Growth.

I love my sweet Joshua more than words can hold.
But we were a real family, figuring it out together.

Even in the mess… there was growth.
Even in the tension… there was love.
And yes — even then — there was JOY.

02/16/2026

Miggsy Monday Memory

This is five-year-old Josh on the beach in the Bahamas—soaking up the warm sunshine with one of his big, unforgettable smiles.

It’s a gentle reminder that even in the coldest days of winter, warmer spring and summer days are on their way.

Until then, let’s Find The JOY—just like Joshua always did.

02/14/2026

02/02/2026

MIGGSY MONDAY MEMORY

Just a little reminder to rock on this Monday!
💙🧡💛

01/05/2026

Miggsy Monday Memory

Just a sweet post of Joshie and Dad. This is at one of his favorite places, Animal Kingdom, taken 11 years ago today.

He always wanted to dress just like his daddy.

💛💙🧡

12/22/2025

Miggsy Monday Memory

Eleven years ago today, Jason walked back through our door after being gone for six long months.

The last time we’d seen him was in London, in June.
Joshua had missed his dad in a way only a child can—full-bodied, wholehearted, relentless. Just like I wrote in the caption of this photo, he barely left his side for days.

Grandma and Papa were there. Laughter filled the house. And for a moment, the world felt whole again.

That memory carries a familiar ache now.

Because our hearts still wait for another door to open.
Still imagine Joshua walking through it.
Still long for the sound of his voice filling the room.

And while that reunion hasn’t come yet, we hold onto this truth: he’s celebrating. He’s whole. He’s preparing for Christmas in the most beautiful place we can imagine.

One day—oh, one day—we’ll celebrate together again.

Until then, we keep choosing to —through the tears, the longing, and the sorrow—just the way Joshua would want us to.

12/15/2025

Miggsy Monday Memory

A sweet Christmas memory—
our boy and his dog.

Taken twelve years ago today,
when Chewie was one
and Joshua was nine.

Rarely apart. Always together.

This year, they’re spending Christmas together again—
just not here.

In heaven.
Where love hasn’t changed,
only the place.

12/08/2025

🎄💛 ONLY 4 ITEMS LEFT!! 💛🎄
You all have BLOWN US AWAY — thank you!!

We are SO close to finishing these stockings for the caregivers who loved Joshua like family.

Can you help us cross the finish line?

Amazon list here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RWWAS6WOVI68?ref_=list_d_wl_ys_list_1

DM for Venmo

12/08/2025

Miggsy Monday Memory

This was our last Christmas Jammies picture before Joshua’s cancer journey began… and it is everything we want to remember about him.

The silliness.

The laughter that came so easy.

The way he could turn any moment into a memory worth keeping.

Our arms tangled, our faces goofy, our hearts full — completely unaware of how precious that ordinary December day would become.

If we could go back, we’d freeze it.

We’d hold onto the sound of his joy just a little longer.

But today, we’re grateful… grateful for the gift of this moment, this picture, this boy who brought so much life and love into every room he entered.

Forever our Mighty Miggsy.
Forever loved.
Forever missed.

12/07/2025

🎄💛 CAREGIVER STOCKING UPDATE:
ONLY 19 ITEMS LEFT! 💛🎄

I can’t believe how far we’ve come…
and I really can’t believe how close we are.

Because of this community — because of YOUR love for Joshua’s legacy —
we are down to ONLY 19 ITEMS left on our Mighty Miggsy Christmas Stocking list.

Nineteen.

That’s it.

Nineteen more acts of kindness standing between us and blessing every single caregiver who became Joshua’s family.

And oh… they really were family.
They weren’t just nurses and techs — they were the ones who lifted us, held Joshua’s hand, cheered him on, and carried us through the moments we never thought we’d survive.

They loved our boy like he was their own.

So here we are — 19 items away from showing them that his JOY still spills forward.

That his love still ripples out.

That his dream of giving back is still alive and moving through all of us.

👉 Would you grab one item today to help us finish?

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RWWAS6WOVI68?ref_=list_d_wl_ys_list_1

Just one.

If 19 people step in, we cross the finish line in JOY.
And if you’d rather donate directly,

DM us to give via Venmo — even $5 helps us knock out those last items.

Let’s do this for Joshua.

Let’s do this for the caregivers who poured everything into our boy.

Let’s finish these stockings with the biggest, boldest, gold-ribbon JOY.

Mighty Miggsy forever.

12/06/2025

🎄💛 UPDATE: 41 of 74 Stocking Items Purchased — We’re So Close! 💛🎄

Family… you’ve absolutely blown us away.
Because of YOU, we now have 41 of our 74 Mighty Miggsy Christmas Stocking items purchased — and every single one feels like a hug straight from heaven.

Your love, your shares, your generosity… it continues to carry Joshua’s dream farther than we ever imagined.

These caregivers weren’t just nurses and techs — they were Joshua’s people. His comfort. His joy. His family.

And together, we’re honoring them with the same love they gave our boy.
But we’ve got work to do.

We still need 33 more items — and we have ONE WEEK to get this done.

And I fully believe we can finish strong. Joshua-sized strong. JOY-sized strong.

👉 If you haven’t yet, would you grab just one item from our Amazon list today?

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RWWAS6WOVI68?ref_=list_d_wl_ys_list_1&viewType=list&filter=all&sort=date-added

It doesn’t have to be big. It just has to be from the heart.

Every single purchase brings us one step closer to filling all 4 East stockings — every hero, every shift, every caregiver who carried us through the darkest days.

And if you’d rather donate directly,DM us to donate via Venmo — even $5 helps us keep moving toward the finish line.

Let’s do this.

Let’s overflow the stockings.

Let’s show these caregivers the Mighty Miggsy JOY they poured into Joshua.

Let’s finish this week stronger than ever.
Mighty Miggsy forever. 💛✨